Dani Schuman

Imagine if the media pointed out there was already a Government Accountability Office whose job it is to go after actual waste and fraud, not just things Elon doesn’t like, and found $70 Billion in savings last year and $2 Trillion in waste since 2003.

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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.

Strong power move for Team Cancer.

It is surreal feeling so powerless watching the absolute worst people in the country destroying the country. Everyday it is something worse - it’s almost cartoonish and laughable - if it was a movie I would say it was unbelievable. But it’s real and I don’t understand any of it.

By some weird privately contracted security guard and by what authority does he have to stop them?! Crazy making.

So so true! In my tradition we call this “acting in accordance” - without right action in the world to follow and support your magical working it might as well be the same as thoughts and prayers and means nothing.

Highly recommend Libro - been using it for years - and you can choose which independent bookstore you support with your purchase

Are we just going to ignore this??

We could have had Kamala Harris. Instead, we have the most immature, petulant, stupid, needy, incompetent dipshit to ever enter American politics.

What a tragically stupid country we are.

A digital graphic with a blue color scheme and bold, dark blue text. At the top, large uppercase letters state, "WE SUPPORT FEDERAL WORKERS." Below, on the left, there is a black Unitarian Universalist chalice symbol with a flame. To the right of the chalice, a dark blue rectangular box contains white text that reads, "Your dedication keeps our communities running, and you deserve stability, respect, and fair treatment." At the bottom, in bold dark text, the website "UUA.ORG" is displayed. The background consists of abstract, overlapping blue shapes in different shades.

📢 Federal workers and their families face uncertainty, financial hardship, and stress due to political decisions beyond their control. Your dedication keeps communities running—you deserve stability, respect, and fair treatment. You are not alone—we see you, we support you. 💛 #Solidarity #UU

I’m so sorry! Connective positive experiences are so important at times like these. I can relate, unfortunately though, bc I am still recovering from
Knee surgery and haven’t been able to do much at all. It’s been a weird time to be laid up. I hope you guys are feeling much better soon!

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.

The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”

This is Mr. Art of the Deal.

I have also just found a full voice mail box each time I have called in the past two weeks.

A painting of a bird next to the words"all this shit is breaking my mind"

I was able to get through to my Rep’s office (Johnny O) yesterday and speak to someone, left a message on Van Hollen’s line and could not on Alsobrooks bc the vm box was full. For both Senators their outgoing voice mail messages were warped and messed up. I figured it might be because of overuse

Gen X here, and totally same. This is not unique to millennials

@schumer.senate.gov - are you aware that you are the highest ranking Dem in the Senate? Posting that someone should do something is absolutely ridiculous - that someone is YOU

This guy is the highest ranking Dem in the Senate and he is basically like “somebody should do
Something here” - ugh!!!!

Same

A tweet by Michael McFaul (@McFaul) that reads: "In 2012, when I was the US ambassador to Russia, Putin shut down USAID inside Russia. Why? Because their work supported free markets, democracy, human rights — ie causes that threatened Putin's dictatorship. Shutting down USAID is exactly what autocrats all over the world want."

Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

Front page of the nyt

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding

Actually remarked recently that this is the awesome part of being bisexual. Would I date a drag queen? Hell yes! Trans man? Absolutely. Nonbinary baes? Of course! I mean, so long as you are not an ahole, the whole world is my oyster! (I mean, that’s a funny image to choose here but not off base lol)

Shout out to trans men who seem to be universally delightful - I know several and I can say with confidence that you are not on this shit list. Neither are my nonbinary folx. I would have no concerns dating you in this imaginary world in which I have not been married to my BFF for almost 30 years.

Posted on FB: Actual conversation w my husband after watching several seriously creepy videos about toxic masculinity, weird Incel behavior from men, and trad wife BS…

Me: “Welp, I’m officially lesbian except for you and Chris Hemsworth.”

Ben, from the other room, “Don’t forget Pedro Pascal!”

Wow

Welcome to the Resistance: Raise Your Snake & Lantern Over the last 8+ years, I’ve thought/talked/wrote/taught about magical resistance work a whole lot. And the thing I keep coming back to is this: the work we do at the local level that aids, builds, an...

Over the last 8+ years, I’ve thought/talked/wrote/taught about magical resistance work a whole lot. And the thing I keep coming back to is this: the work we do at the local level that aids, builds, and protects community is the most essential and effective.
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

It’s a hard day to be an empath

For the life of me I can’t understand why they care about this? It’s hateful and inhumane, yes, but it’s also like - why are they expending their energy on this? They don’t actually care one way or the other. It’s a distraction from their corruption and greed. How awful to use humans this way.