Ok, I'll bite...why is trump wearing blue and purple ties all of the sudden?

New Yorker cartoon of a giant monster destroying a city, flames, people fleeing, and one man points to the monster and says "Quick! Somebody get Chuck Schumer to write a strongly worded letter." Cartoon by Jason Adam Katzenstein

Chuck Schumer makes it to the New Yorker cartoon section. And not in a good way. Chuck, this is your legacy unless you seriously step up.
@schumer.senate.gov

"Somebody told us Wall Street fell, But we were so poor that we couldn't tell..."

Without the VPN ....

Satisfying events so far in 2025:
Sledding
Driving around town and seeing giant, eyesore, MAGA flags that have been flying since we moved here in 2019 are gone
The ups and downs of parenthood

DJT was just asked by reporters what he thinks of the new Time Magazine cover.

If paying online for convenience comes with a fee, is it truly convenient?

BOOM! Bishop Mariann Budde has responded to her critics who told her to apologize to Donald Trump.

“I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others.”

Smash that repost if you agree she owes Trump ZERO apologies!! 🦋

Public Service Announcement:

The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’

“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.

I was doing a "what kind of child are you?" self refection quiz thing, and got the rebel child result. Eevee was quite surprised. "You? A rebel?!"
"My dear, I am an absolute menace to society as we know it." Especially this week.

Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity. People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.

I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.

embroidery of an orca leaping over the words "Eat the Rich" in rainbow-colored script

My @scishow.bsky.social buddies will appreciate this one.

Wishing everyone everywhere peace and inspiration. Come what may, let us stand strong for all that is right and just. Let us defend those who are being mistreated, and live with kindness and respect as Martin Luther King hoped we would . Our task is clear. ❤️

💯

The emotional whiplash of the last 24 hours of the final chapter of titok have....have not been great. The uncertainty of what will still be available, unsure if I would lose everything like MySpace or vine, the loss of community that I felt safe in. I'm just gonna lie low this week. I'm so tired.

I'm not well. Never in my life have I felt so seen by so many people.

Feel like if TikTok can get banned by the Supreme Court, the Sidewalk chalk guy who writes homo/transphobic messages all over the front of schools, festivals, and downtown Walla Walla business' should face repercussions, but there's no point bringing that up in the red half of a blue state.