sturmhaus

have been cutting back on the sauce lately (caffeine), and am being rewarded today with a pounding headache

try the Monk and Robot duology by Becky Chambers

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

If you were ever wondering what we're up against, this is a website book banners created to train people to get books banned in their own communities.

I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.

www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...

It's really bad, folks. I don't see how this isn't the headline for every newscast and newspaper in the country.

I don’t understand why this isn’t ALL the news everywhere.

I thought it was 8pm.

When I checked the clock it was 5:15.

Sigh.

Bears fans 🤝 Browns fans

J wore his “shamelessly hopeful bears fan” tshirt from Raygun while traveling last week. He flew in and out of Cleveland, and said he’s never gotten so many compliments on a shirt before in his life.

“I need one of those for the Browns,” someone told him.

Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...

The Trump admin. has justified cuts on fiscal grounds: The federal budget deficit is massive; the Social Security retirement system could soon become insolvent.

But the disability program is paid for, via payroll taxes, by its own trust fund, separate from the one for the retirement program.

They were the best. Real china and nice silverware and comfy seats…

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

I just saw Snow White’s 7 dwarves walking down the street 🎃👻

Like, these are people seeking merit aid, and they're willing to pass up schools offering scholarships because they get snow or something. Has this always been a thing, or am I only now noticing?

I am amazed at how many high school seniors make weather a high priority in their college search. Just saw another post in a paying-for-college group on FB where the parent said, "we could look in states X, Y or Z but they don't like cold weather."

I feel like throwing up.

The pup’s had an upset stomach for a week or two. Today we started the bland chicken-and-rice diet routine. She ate all the chicken and only some of the rice.

Might be a long couple of days until she’s feeling better.

- the puppy was sick overnight and I need to scrub the carpet
- the 17yo has a cold and asked for pickup about an hour after I got to work, so I turned around and left right away
- we had IT issues at work
- J is out of town

today has not been ideal, but we carry on

Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.

Folks, this is not normal! NC GOP Communications Director Matt Mercer threatens @propublica.org with retaliation from Trump if they publish a profile on Republican Chief Justice Paul Newby.

Only one thing left do now. Read the article 👇

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

My brother is now trying to adopt this method to find his own vehicle. He’s truck-shopping virtually from Colorado. I’m honestly a little anxious, since I hope it works out. He’s not buying an Outback and I don’t know if my luck extends to trucks. Fingers crossed!

I have not lived in KS since 1995, but as it happens I bought my 2 Outbacks there - both were 1 yr old with the nicest trim levels, and I loved them both (I’m still loving my 2018 model).

For some reason that’s where my cars ended up being available when I needed them. On a lot in my hometown.

Yeah, and you know what? It was absolute bliss. Bliss. Actual physical compartmentalization. We had it all.

a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a tree holding a leaf in his hand . Alt: a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a tree blowing a leaf into the air

I got a creamer with cinnamon in it, and I have to stop buying cinnamon flavored things. I just don't like it anymore.

Anyway. The sun is shining, the leaves are changing, and it's cool enough that I can wear makeup without fearing I'll sweat it off on my walk to the car.

10. A Chicago laundromat owner locked ICE agents out and refused them entry when they tried to raid his business.

Good.

Ellis is describing the Halloween parade that federal agents disrupted in Old Irving Park.

"Their sense of safety was shattered," Ellis said. "It is going to take a long time to come back, if ever."

Citizen documentation!

She knows exactly what’s going on here and spelling it out in terms that even he has to acknowledge