Alaine Kristy

The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.

Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.

Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.

Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.

I spotted him out of the corner of my eye last night.

While the team operated on 5 dogs today and saved several lives this was the one that felt super gratifying to me! Instant change in his quality of life!

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

It's perfect against the gray sky!

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

You need to see this…

Just so we’re all clear on the gravity and historical significance of what Trump has done to the East Wing of the People’s House.

This is beautiful 😍

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

Simple: they’ve broken the law for four years:

This is gorgeous 😍. The leaves are like a golden halo, making the red even more striking. This makes me want to go walk in nature.

This is awesome!

Marvelous! Hang on!

Hello! I came across this post on bluesky and I fell in love. I cannot, for many reasons, adopt Glizzy,

BUT I figured we can all help Glizzy get adopted along with some other loving pets!

animalcaresociety.org/adopt/adopta...

Please visit the link above!

IMPORTANT THE SHELTER IS CLOSED SUNDAYS

With pet shelters overwhelmed, @profgalloway.com makes his case for adopting a rescue dog.

Watch the latest episode of Pivot on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Hurricane forecasting has improved over the last 20 years, but that progress is now at risk.

The administration has already eliminated hundreds of jobs at NOAA, including in the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.

This is gorgeous 😍

This is so beautiful and peaceful ❤️

A Publicly Funded School System, With Zero Accountability To the Public And a Major Red Flag

Some gobsmacking data on what’s happening in Ohio schools….

Love the textures of the road and sidewalk against the lines in the buildings. ❤️

What a perfect way to start the morning!

Democracy is under attack worldwide. Only education can save it.
Please fight for your local library. 🙏

A Positive Message From The World Of Dogs I think we all need it right now

Pretty sure all dog lovers will be in agreement

niallharbison.substack.com/p/a-positive...

Is this paradise?!

Dramatic and stunning!

Ohio GOP Launches Redistricting Committee as Democrats Unveil Fair Map Read more here.

Ohio Republicans launched a joint legislative committee to redraw the state’s congressional map Wednesday. The redistricting process is required by state law, but Democrats warn it could open the door to another round of partisan gerrymandering amid a broader national effort by the GOP.

For those worried about barriers to vaccine access, you can leave public comments for the Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Comments submitted online are due by Sept. 13. Link: www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2.... Scroll down and click on the “Comments” bar. Pls share.

I work with a lot of sick dogs. We save 100s but we also lose some. It never gets any easier.

Here are some important lessons I've learnt along the way...

Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.