Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley

I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here

About time.

What welcome news to awake on the other side of the pond to!

Donald Trump Is a Commie Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

“It’s when you step back and take in the full list, with all of the extortionate details, that it becomes clear that Trump is moving toward something like China’s command economy.”

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Ghosts aren’t trying to scare us by booing they’re just really disappointed by what’s going on

The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC

October 18, 2025 Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an ...

October 18, 2025

Karoline Leavitt should resign.

They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.

It's sick.

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

Project 2025: Taking on the Constitution Another Saturday night in America.

Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.

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Thread.

Donald Trump and his lapdog GOP Congress are so against lowering health care costs that they're instead shutting down the federal government.

Food assistance thrown into jeopardy. Troops going without pay. Essential services shuttered.

This is how MAGA treats our country.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.

I have almost literally done this precise sequence of things.

“Every political movement in history, including the most bloodthirsty, has condemned political violence by its opponents. The only real test is whether you also oppose political violence by your allies. This is a test Trump has repeatedly failed.”

Shoutout to libraries for keeping fiction and non-fiction separate, that is not easy to do these days

I was briefed on the intelligence last week.

Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.

I’m with you!

them: “The possibilities are endless!”

me: “Oh no.”

Terro! This is it:

I used something really good at my last house in the States—worked a treat, but I can’t remember what it was called. It was a liquid bait that they would eat and take back to the rest (hated doing it, but had to). Might not be cat safe though.

Can’t even make their own MAGAhats

Just pulled a very Pop-pop-esque move: stealing a piece of something Donna is cooking while she’s cooking it. My beloved Pop-pop used to always sneak things from what was being cooked in the kitchen.

Nice! I wouldn’t mind a funko pop of myself, but I don’t have any actual bobbleheads. I like the size of the minifigs, though. I hope someday you get one. I’ll be looking out!

My friend Gayle’s recent post reminded me of the minifig my wife had created for me years ago. My name has changed now, so it needs an update, but look how cute. Best photo I’ve ever taken by far 😂

Okay, that is excellent. You know there places you can have one made? Donna got me one from minifigs.me after I was ordained. We have one for the whole fam, but need updates for the kids. Here’s Donna’s and mine. Have a go!!

That is NO way to spend your bday. So sorry!

Not an Oscars person anymore, but watched Conclave & The Substance this wknd.

Conclave: extraordinarily well-performed, suspenseful, and surprising. Definitely one to rewatch.

The Substance: deeply unsettling and wildly strange. Demi was excellent, but I was relieved when it ended.