Nicholas Smith 🌈

IRS Plans To Stay Open For The First Five Days Of A Government Shutdown The IRS says there will be no changes to its operations for the first five days of a government shutdown, thanks to a reallocation of money from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The IRS says there will be no changes to its operations for the first five days of a government shutdown, thanks to a reallocation of money from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

See the difference? 👀

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”

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Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

Democrat XP Lee wins Minnesota House special election to replace assassinated leader Democrat Xp Lee has won a special election to fill the Minnesota House seat of a top Democratic leader who was assassinated. Rep.

BREAKING: Democrat Xp Lee wins the Minnesota House special election to fill the seat of Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh ICE Threw Me On The Ground For Exercising My Rights | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois

Our protest at ICE’s Broadview facility last Friday was one of the most harrowing experiences of my life. That’s why we’ll be back this week, too.

Here’s what happened, why this facility matters so much, and how you can stand with us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1J9...

Great news.

I don’t give a shit if JD Vance doesn’t give a shit about the Constitution. Striking civilian boats in international waters is both unconstitutional and a war crime. The party of “law and order” clearly doesn’t care about respecting it.

Everyone who has been going through a lot lately, you're going to be fine you will find your spark again

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.

Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

Novo Halves Ozempic Price to $499 a Month for Those Paying Cash Novo Nordisk A/S is slashing the cost of Ozempic for cash-paying patients after the diabetes shot became the poster child for high US drug prices.

Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget.

Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make.

The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

Meet me Live? My Book Tour. As unreal as it still seems to me at times, my book Giving Up Is Unforgivable, comes out on October 21, just two months from now.

Meet me Live? My Book Tour.
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Furious Christians Sue Dr. Phil Over $500 Million Fraud Claim A Christian broadcasting network is alleging that Dr. Phil McGraw took millions of dollars for nothing.

[T]he company said it aimed to provide “traditional family content while also disrupting the news landscape with unbiased reporting on issues that matter most to Americans.”

Let's just say, there is plenty of fraud to go around.

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Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃

Romona Youngquist (Californian, born 1960)

"Farm Flowers", 2015.

Oil on Panel,

Jesse Watters Once Texted Greg Gutfeld To Fantasize About ‘Incredible’ Ratings ‘If Fox Went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL’ The latest filings in Smartmatic's lawsuit against Fox News revealed that host Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox...

Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox would get “incredible” ratings if they “went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL.”

Who cares about democracy if you can get ratings?

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Hey Netflix, now might be a good time to add Roots (1977 miniseries) to the livestream library. A dose of Kunta Kinte is what America needs right now. #history #remember #museum

DOJ goes 0-3 in requests to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials Two other federal judges already denied DOJ’s requests to publicly release the material.

A federal judge rejected the DOJ's effort to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Epstein case.

He wrote that the government itself is the “logical party” to make the Epstein files public and criticized its motion as a “diversion” tactic.

Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible' as Texas GOP pushes new maps

What real leadership looks like.

Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.

‘Fact-Check This Crap’: The 5 Juiciest Fox News Revelations in Smartmatic’s Newly-Unredacted Court Filing A slew of private text messages from current and former Fox News hosts were made public on Tuesday night after a judicial hearing officer unredacted parts of a motion filed by Smartmatic.

In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings.

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To honor Zelensky, I'm ordering take out from Veselka, the East village Ukrainian restaurant.
Latkes with sour cream and applesauce, and egg noodles!

Launch The Pie Fighters! :-)