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Oooh sorry, this weekend's not great for me. Friday I'm gonna be unclenching my jaw from *this* week, Saturdays are only 45 minutes long now, and Sunday I'm totally tied up having a series of little panic attacks about *next* week so

Mr. Darcy & Mr. Bingley on their way to get engaged to the Bennet sisters #PrideAndPreJUSTICE

I said Wonder Woman would welcome ALL women and for once they correctly interpreted that as including trans women.

Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing:

"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"

Facebook decided to suspend my account because of a piece (below) I wrote Monday about violence which in no way advocates for it (but does point out who is violent in the current ruckus).

Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊

“This is not right or left, it is right or wrong,” Mr. Booker said on Tuesday afternoon, his voice still strong. “This is not a partisan moment, it is a moral moment. Where do you stand?” Keep it up @booker.senate.gov

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

More of this, please. A LOT more of this, please.

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

This is a coup! U.S. Institute for Peace called the DC police on the Musk team members in an effort to stop them from trespassing because the institute has control of its own building and the land it sits on. But instead, the DC police allowed them to enter and kicked out the institute’s officials.

Looks like I made somebody big mad over on Meta. I can’t comment on Insta and can’t post or comment on threads after a post went low key viral and made some men angry. 🙄

Women are “the weaker sex” until we say something that hurts their feelings on social media then the report and shout Witch.

Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e…

So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy

Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.

We need Dems to use every procedural maneuver to grind things to stop and every media tool to raise alarm and allow public pressure to build.

Shut it the fuck down.

A democracy if we can keep it. This is where we try to keep it.

Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121.

We aren't surprised.

Trans rights are human rights!

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Maria Ressa says profit wins over safety as Meta ends fact-check program in US The Rappler CEO and Nobel laureate pushes back against Mark Zuckerberg’s use of the word ‘censorship,’ emphasizing the need for platforms to protect its users

#FactCheck: The Rappler CEO and Nobel laureate pushes back against Mark Zuckerberg’s use of the word ‘censorship,’ emphasizing the need for platforms to protect its users #FactsFirstPH

If it wasn’t as dark and cold, I would have found a way to live in a Scandinavian country years ago.

For the love of cute senior dogs, like Olivia, people at bus stops, mail carriers, and everyone else that uses a sidewalk, please clear them!! Help your neighborhood out. ♥️ #peopleinyourneighborhood #shovel #snow #helpout

"Aubrey Plaza’s husband dies and she trends because men are “excited she’s single”.

This is why we choose the bear. Every time.

Aubrey, we are so sorry for your loss. 🫂❤️ "

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Today in the #FucktheZuck exodus we have gained @catnoir4.bsky.social, another of the co-founders for the theatre troupe I worked with and previously involved with IndyReads as well.

Nothing Special Volume 3, Pride and Pompousness coming this year!

Ten Speed Graphic coming in hot with so many books that will look so nice on your shelf from @wendylianmartin.bsky.social, @mirandamundt.bsky.social and @thepurpah.bsky.social as well!

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