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I’m sorry but I really have to stand up for myself and independent media here. Everyone is crediting Ken Delanian for the Maxwell sex offender waiver story, but I was hours ahead of him. Hours. Independent media is important.

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Hope everyone had a great Friday.

Trump was impeached, twice.

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One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

1/2 #BLM OTD 1910 The Slocum Massacre - a white mob of hundreds massacred Black residents in Slocum, a Black community near Palestine, TX. As many as 200 Black people were killed in just 2 days. Hundreds more fled, leaving homes, farms & businesses behind.
#BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory

Photo of a traditional Siamese cat with most of his abdomen shaved, very low and clinging to a colorful plaid blanket. He looks fearfully up at the camera.

Screenshot of text from linked instagram account that says “You may recognize this fella from when we posted him as a stray a few weeks ago. A good Samaritan found him on the side of the road in St. Albans and brought him to BEVS, where it was determined that, in attention to his facial wounds, he also had a severely fractured leg and suspected head trauma. He arrived at HSCC the next day and our med team quickly got him into surgery to amputate his leg. After a few rounds of fluids, antibiotics, and blood work, Hopscotch is now on the road to recovery and getting used to his new tri-pawd status. He still has some healing to do before he's available for adoption, and he's a pretty spicy boy - we don't know whether that's because he's under-socialized or if he just needs more time to feel safe, but we do know he'll need a calm, cat-savvy home when he's ready to find one.”

😢 A stray who was hit by a car came into the shelter a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in sponsoring him to help with medical costs - which included leg amputation. His name is Hopscotch. www.instagram.com/p/DMjGYxOP9n...

"Calling all cat lovers on Blue Sky! 🐱💕 My adorable kitten Jasper (3 months old) is looking for a foster parent ❤️. Jasper is playful, cuddly, and loves snuggles. If you're interested in providing a temporary home, please DM me 📲. Let's find Jasper a loving foster family! 🐾💕 #FosterKitten #CatLovers

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Beautiful ❤️

Photo of a stunning shorthaired orange tabby cat sitting up looking handsome. You can see a little thumb on one of his polydactyl paws.

Poor Ravioli has been at the shelter for a long time. 💔 He's very handsome and wants affection badly, but he's prone to getting overstimulated. Posting in hopes that maybe a quiet, cat-savvy person in Vermont might see this! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

Here are my top 10 senior zoomies!

Various missing pet posters with contact info

If you’ve seen any of these pets in Evanston, here’s some info to help them get home. ❤️❤️

From the beautiful shelter that gave us Harley:

We are at capacity & have SO MANY senior cats in need who are looking for a Sunset Foster Home!

You get to help a senior pet in need from the comfort of your home. CCAS covers & oversees all medical care!

(410)441-2040.

People need to go to prison for these stories.

The manager for the Downey Animal Care Center, urges people who are in a position to adopt to stop by to visit dogs like Canela, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois. A total of 18 animals have been turned in due to the deportations.

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If anyone is in a position to do so, the Plainfield Humane Society lost everything in the storms that hit Central Jersey last night. Thankfully, their pets were moved to higher ground.
Their website is: hope4pawshs.org

Got damn

25 Steps Democrats Must Take to Undo the Trump Catastrophe After four years of Trump, halfway measures and bland compromises won't cut it

"Being well-intentioned just isn’t enough when the other side has shredded the rule book and is willing to do whatever it takes to seize and hold power." @djrothkopf.bsky.social

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Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came. Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.

Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trump’s Megabill. Then the Floods Came.

Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.

Here in California we need our state and local leaders to tell us exactly what our rights are when we are confronted with armed masked men claiming they have the authority to disappear our fellow citizens. Now.

Violet has been overlooked because she wants to be an only cat but what an amazing and sweet and silly only cat she would be. Located in Elkton, MD, apply at crits4cats.petfinder.com

If you want to help but don't know what to do, area animal shelters are asking for foster homes for dogs & cats transported from Georgetown animal shelter and Kerrville Pets Alive. Contact Austin Pets Alive and Williamson County Reg. Animal Shelter to foster. This can be for as little as 2 nights.

One Big Beautiful Bill is one big backwards step for America’s healthcare system Nearly every advanced nation on the planet offers affordable universal health care to its citizens with one huge and notable exception: the United States of America. Over the past 60 years, the U.S. has been making progress towards providing health insurance for all of its citizens, with programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act. But Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes the largest healthcare cuts in history – a giant step backwards for America that will lead to millions of more people becoming uninsured in exchange for extending tax cuts that will largely benefit the rich.

Most advanced nations have a universal health care system – with one glaring exception: the U.S. While Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA have helped to improve our healthcare system, Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will be a giant step backwards that will lead to more people becoming uninsured.

This amazing retired teacher is channeling most of us today.

Her rage is our rage.
Her tears are our tears.
Her pain is our pain.

Let's never forget what was done to Americans today and channel our anger into action in ‘26 and ‘28.

Don't give up on a better America.

#CutMedicaidLoseYourJob

This 20-second moment in time is what’s galling to me. Murkowski acts blindsided that she’s actually getting called out. What did she expect to happen?

Anyway, she ain’t seen nothing yet.

John Pavlovitz on Substack We now have a concentration camp in Florida. Stop pretending any of this is normal. If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person. Be huma...

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SOON THEY WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS TO START A BAKERY ON THE PREMISES TO SAVE ON FEEDING THE PRISONERS.

AS THEY BRING IN BIG ASS OVENS & TANKER TRUCKS FULL OF PESTICIES TO CONTROL ALL THE MOSQUITOS?

GIANT OVENS & POISON GAS?

I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN TRIED BEFORE.