Sara Lang

MTG announced that she's retiring, not immediately but effective Jan 5, 2026. She was sworn into office on Jan 3, 2021. Is she waiting an extra few weeks so she can get a congressional pension?

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Trump just claimed on Truth Social that he’s “terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.”

What you get when you put a reality tv star in charge of America’s transportation infrastructure 🙃

I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.

Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.

Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded Thursday that...

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s National Guard deployment in D.C. is unlawful and ordered it to end.

The Washington Post EXCLUSIVE U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items "potentially divisive." November 20, 2025 at 1:22 p.m. EST

This is the bad place.

Trump on Truth Social reposts someone who says of Democratic lawmakers, "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!"

Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged

To quote @mcopelov.bsky.social, “‘Who was actually president in 2020?’ continues to be the central cleavage in American politics in 2025.”

I am really curious compared to the older cohort - I know kids that were 3-7 during the lockdowns were way more likely to have iPads in our lives, and to be on them a ton, whereas my 2020 baby didn't really have a ton of screen time difference for pandemic related reasons than his 2022 sister

YouTube video by Her First 100K Why I Hate Dave Ramsey

I got 36 minutes of restorative time today according to my fitness tracker.

Coincidentally, this video is 36 minutes long and just came out.

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And like - yes, I know people who do it. That's awesome. But I think there has to be some space between classifying people as urbanists/people who will live in cities no matter what, and people who are a lost cause and live in suburbs. There's so much space in between!

yup. and our kids school currently is the opposite direction of public transit, and my spouse works in the city, plus the start time of school + work don't align really at all, so there are a lot of factors that make it nearly impossible to navigate w/o cars.

Absolutely. I had one kid who refused to every go in a stroller, and it really impacted our transit decisions - plus with 2 under 2, a car made it way easier for all the drs appts yes but also just schlepping around. I think having one kid, or older kids, in a city is v. diff than young kids.

my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center

we're really not prepared for what's coming

Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.

A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.

We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.

I'm seeing people asking "Why would parents even buy this for their kids?!" And the thing is--they wouldn't. But you know who would? Grandparents. And then, as a parent, you're stuck. Because if you try to get rid of the murder toy, the kids will rat you out to grandma, who will guilt you forever.

What could possibly go wrong

Trump’s Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.

Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.

I love my garden very much! I do think that maybe as I age, that can shift into a community garden but we'll see. Still plenty of time to go until then!

My deepest hope for retirement is a small one-bedroom condo in the city, and a small place by the water in a walkable community, with a car merely for getting between the two, and going to drs appointments.

Would I be amenable to living in the city with minimal green space and having a car free lifestyle? Sure would. Do I like my current era of car reliance? No. But I'd also be inaccurate if I said I didn't see pros of the life I currently live.

I often wonder how we can accurately categorize people's housing and car preferences. I didn't own a car until my mid 30's, when I needed one to access medical care. I didn't move to the suburbs with any sense of glee - rather, that was where housing was affordable. And yet, I do enjoy the yard.

I need a shower.

Not Kaitlin! I ride hard for Kaitlin. But if we're sticking to the Blippis, I can't really fight you there.

Please believe I know about the Blippi poop video, it has made me seem like the odd parent at many a daycare gathering

Right - that's the sex crimes blippi! The one in the photo you sent is non-sex-crimes blippi

I could be wrong, but I see a lot of people thinking that Trump wants you to take cash and bargain with insurance companies, whereas I'm actually guessing he's counting on people doing Christian Healthcare Ministries or some other Dave Ramsey-esque scam.

But he also feels less likely to commit a sex crime.

At least it's good Blippi

Netflix screen showing that soulless shitter Blippi in the category shows with good vibes

in no universe does Blippi belong in “shows with good vibes”