Brando

I would give a kidney, my left nut and all my toes just to experience Attack on Titan for the first time again.

One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.

The actual number is less than 1%.

Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

My body wouldn't allow me to play it now but years ago I was second row on a rugby squad. Don't get me wrong, I love soccer and football but this country could really use the emotional outlet rugby afforded me.

A fascist woke up today. Drank water. Ate breakfast. Went for a walk. Maybe went to the gym. Stretched. Took care of themselves today.

If you can, you gave a responsibility to do the same.

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

In the club shyly covering my mouth and waving at pretty ladies with a handkerchief

Tweet from MapQuest: fyi MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico - not because of politics but because we haven't updated our maps in like 15 years and don't remember how to do it 3:01 PM • Jan 29, 2025

Heroes

oh wait, Donny can’t call up the Aviation Safety Committee — because right now, there’s no one at the other end to pick up the phone. Donny can’t get the answers he’s demanding because there’s no one left in government with the expertise to figure out what the fuck just happened. the stupid shit fired them all.

from today's post —
go read the whole thing. link is here: bit.ly/4h7i06Z

🚨 Clarke v. Town of Newburgh Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: New York appellate court UPHOLDS John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. This reverses a lower court decision in a case from Newburgh, NY.

This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

Still true…

This press conference on the DC crash is an embarrassment. Just a lot of rambling.

This is a name change, I do support.

Proud of y'all

Beyond excited for this. THE STAND was one of the first 1,000+ page books I ever read, and I voraciously read that shit at 11 in a little over a week. ( and a few more re-readings to actually understand it)

Keep focus during this early period. They will test our resolve and try to overwhelm us. Recognizing their strategy goes a long way in combating it.

Take care of yourselves and each other. Mutual aid is key.

“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov

We told you.
We told you.
We told you.

Revolution can't happen in America because we're relatively safe and well fed.

Millions of Americans are about to not be.

Credit to The Real Populist on Tiktok

Almost everyday.

Anyone else toggling between hellword of Trump news and housing prices in CostaRicaSpainCanadaIrelandItaly?

Trump’s DEI Snitch Email Is Being Targeted by Spammers Various NGOs reported seeing the address added to their email lists. But they don’t think it’s Orwellian. They think it’s a prank.

The email account set up by the Trump White House to encourage government employees to snitch on their DEI-promoting colleagues is the target of a mass spamming campaign designed to overwhelm those administering it.

Whatever you do, do NOT send your favorite cookie recipe to: DEIAtruth@opm.gov. 🍪

Reminder: Kristin Beck, a retired transgender U.S. Navy SEAL, served for 20 years as part of SEAL Team Six, one of the most elite units in the military. During her service, Beck earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, among other honors, for her courage and dedication in combat operations.

“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”

—Elie Wiesel

Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.