"...weaponing and weaponeering..." New genre: TerrorCringe. I hope Metallica sues their balls off.

Serioisly. With his "kill list" of abortion providers? Yeah, no.

The closest matches we found (of my strikingly similar li'l guy) were all under the search term "retro pug." It's a thing!

♡

I'd love to adopt Pork Chop. Auggie could be his doppelganger / brother.

W.Seattle reporting: YUP. Gah.

Yes, but also: original, creative costume creation is a complex art I highly value in other contexts (e.g. theatre & film). Gauche fashion pageantry is one of the last American arts rich "patrons" support. Is it a fundraiser for the Met? I dunno. But even silly art has gotta be better than no art.

Only 3 squares? Are you a wombat?*

* if you are that's very cool & I'm sorry I blew your cover

what does the fox say? *trumpet noise*

*With all respect to The Boss, who campaigned against T & is now only touring Europe. He's a good one. 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

9 years ago @officialbruce.bsky.social & the E St. Band 🇺🇸 CANCELED their show to protest N.Carolina's anti-trans bathroom ban. 🏳️‍⚧️
Today, "ALLIES" with platforms & privilege must stand in solidarity with people being hurt - even if it costs.
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
Business as normal is submission.

This is happening.

Baltimore Center Stage refuses to comply with federal anti-DEI guidelines Baltimore Center Stage, the state theater of Maryland, is refusing to comply with the National Endowment for the Arts’ new anti-DEI guidelines for grant funding.

Center Stage in Baltimore walks away from NEA funding.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/thea...

This is the way. Likewise, American theatre patrons must ONLY spend their $ at theatres that resist. Capitulation shall COST.

Hey if you’re running the government, it’s weird if you’re also predicting imminent societal collapse.

DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.

The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.

I think I know precisely what you mean.

US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers It is having problems contacting people who were fired in Trump's blitz to shrink the federal workforce.

1st of all: 😭
2nd of all: 🙃
3rd: Are they gonna rehire staff, building maintenance, janitorial services, security, HR, IT, etc.? Or do they think these workers keep us all safe in a void?
4th: Solidarity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Done. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Thanks for the heads-up, Val. 🇺🇸🛎

Agreed. Take the $; fuck their rules; make it loud; let them sue.

No more target. Please get a Costco card asap to support diversity & living wages.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Who relies on Medicaid &/or Medicare for life-saving care?

*raises hand*

Yeah, I really hated that she worked at Walmart - but she lives in Shitburg TX* & needed health insurance (not for HRT, fortunately).

* =any town in TX other than Austin, imo

Walmart laid off my trans kid on Inauguration Day.
Coincidence, right? 🏳️‍⚧️
#walmart #dei #trans #civilrights #lgbtq

that gotcha a follow 🫂

Reddit is just a forum. I saw 2 eyewitness (or people claiming to be such)'s reports & a 2nd-hand account by a husband. Folks (incl. journalists) are justifiably reluctant to go on record now. If you need harder proof for a "heads up," please research- & share. Many would be grateful, including me.

Your point is good -- but as for most "local news," I'd sooner trust eyewitnesses on Reddit [See e.g. /Seattle] than KIRO, KOMO, FOX (obv) or the Seattle Times. Every citizen needs a plan as to how to best protect the vulnerable from la migra -- on the street, at hospitals, churches, or businesses.

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed after the Minneapolis police killing of George Flo...

Boo Target, McDonald's, Meta, Amazon, Ford, Lowes*, Walmart, & the makers of Jack Daniels. NO.
apnews.com/article/dive...

* reminder: Home Depot gave $ directly to both T47's campaigns, which is arguably worse. Sad about Lowes. Here in Seattle, there's still McLendon Hardware.