Dawn

About five or six years ago this flag outside our house told a child that we were a safe house to stop and ask for help at. I recently bought a new flag and flag pole and will proudly show my values so people continue to know we are safe.

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh?

The baby

Feeling this deeply recently.

YouTube video by 4NonBlondesVEVO 4 Non Blondes - What's Up (Official Music Video)

“What’s Up” came out when I was in my early 20s and it felt synonymous with trying to understand how to adult. But this morning when I heard it in the grocery store, it hit different. Music is an important practice for me right now.

Glad you are here!

If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...

Lots of good journalism here, thanks!

Sleepy puppy vibes

All active in communities right now with numbers climbing.

You always listen to the best music! I just went and found this one 💜

Oreo sunbathing on #caturday

National Alliance of Mental Health Providers | National Mental Health Provider Organization The National Alliance of Mental Health Providers (NAMHP) unites mental health professionals to champion equitable care, advocate for fair insurance reimbursement, and push back against exploitative pr...

Not a union but a blooming organization to gelp woth the issues we are facing- www.namhp.org

😂🤣I hope people watch before commenting.

An incredible resource: fighthealthinsurance.com

CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article) The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

ProPublica is documenting the shadowy DOGE crew assembled by Elon Musk. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

A band that I’ve followed my entire life, seen in concert more than any other.

I’ve never been able to put the effort into keeping up with having colored hair or even wearing makeup. I’ll have short stints and then loose the motivation. :(

Thanks for the recommendation!

White House opens funding spigot for DOGE expenses - Roll Call Nearly $7 million over the past week has gone to cover the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s expenses.

House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. said that amount is “nearly twice the annual salaries and expenses budget of the White House.”

This is the state that Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke come from, the same state that makes millions of dollars a year thanks to the "troubled youth" industry. Of course they want to get between students and therapists. d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/u...

I came here to say the same. I use taking a drink of water in session for grounding all.the.time.

Is there any resource to track all the lawsuits happening around the DOGE takeover and the executive orders?

I have a boring, traditional look but my head and heart have always been anti-establishment. And that gets truer every day!

As a bookworm who loves ebooks for many reasons, I made the switch to bookshop. Breaking up with Amazon has never been so easy.

According to my CDC sources, the bird flu situation is worsening, with many cases being underreported. Numerous individuals are exhibiting flu-like symptoms, yet the Trump administration has warned that anyone who releases information about the bird flu will be fired.

JUST IN: Bird flu spreads in New York, dozens of dead geese test positive

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) confirmed in Seneca, Tompkins, and Cayuga counties testing positive.

Wildlife experts warn the virus is spreading in both wild and captive birds.

You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.

" More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action."

www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...