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Kevin Bacon in "National Lampoon's Animal House" getting whacked on the ass with a fraternity pledge paddle & saying, "Thank you sir! May I have another?"

Footage of #ChuckSchumer giving in to Republicans *again*...

Seriously, with the way he constantly bends over to take it up the tailpipe from the GOP, I have to wonder what dirt the Republicans have on @schumer.senate.gov.

Are we sure *his* name isn't in the Epstein Files?

Leah, I couldn't agree more!

The cruelty is the point.

I can't say it any plainer than this.

Trump & his lackeys get off on being cruel.

I went ahead & blocked/reported the dude...What the Hell flew up his ass?

These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.

"‘For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me...Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’"
--Matthew 25:35, 36, 40

This is what we are *truly* called to be.

"...‘For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me...Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’"
--Matthew 25:35, 36, 40

These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

The REAL FACTS about SNAP benefits and why Trump & the GOP are hurting millions of Americans with their stupidity

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only. #WhiteCollar

Virtual No Kings rally:

#NoKings

Ohhh, he *bodied* that arrogant putz!!

The Golden Age of Corruption.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Gov. Newsom has announced California will be the first state to sell insulin through a state-backed program.

It will cost just $11.

(2/2) Get this through your heads, people: The fascists in the GOP *want* you to feel despair & hopelessness.

DON'T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT. #NoKings

(1/2) I honestly don't know for sure exactly how we're going to get this country out of the mess we're in, but I can tell you how we won't do it:

We won't do it by rolling over like spineless cowards & giving into the fascist bastards every time there's a setback. #NoKings

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

Yep.

Of course, he also warned us about AI all the way back in 1984, and nobody seems to be listening to that warning, either...

Sorry, but I think you put "in" where you meant to put "under the".

Yep...I know the looks on their faces well.

It's the same look I've had on my face for every mandatory in-person after school faculty meeting I've had to attend throughout my teaching career...Only worse, since these poor souls had to listen to Trump & Hegseth run their mouths.

Thanks! Will do!

Nonzero chance that there are several Air Force or Navy officers whose takeaway from this is that they cannot trust a nuclear launch order.

Nice!

Finally got started on my own gym journey a month or so ago...Haven't made a ton of progress, but I have made some - Have come down from 296 lbs to 273 lbs since I started near the end of August!

(2/2) If that's an accurate assessment, then Jesus, it sounds like this was a lot like every chicken-shit after-school faculty meeting I've ever been to that could have & should have been an E-mail...Only worse!

(1/2) I haven't gotten all the details, but let me see if I understand:

This thing that #Trump & #Hegseth called all the generals & admirals in for was more of the same chest-thumping we've already seen for months, coupled with Hegseth trying to plug his book?

Is *that* what you're telling me?!?

YouTube video by Sean Mahan I aim to misbehave

In response to Ellison's horseshit, I quote the good Captain Mal Reynolds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmej...

I will grant that there are times when it is absolutely necessary to defend an otherwise peaceful society through force of arms (to quote an old Roman saying, "Si vis pacem, para bellum"), but too often, people like Hegseth use that unfortunate truth as an excuse to go looking for a fight.

"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said. We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized. Ira Byock"

Absolutely.

I get that; it's pretty much exactly what I said here earlier in response to OP: bsky.app/profile/stee...