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They're afraid we're talking about them. Or that we're not thinking about them - I can't decide.

Oh, god. Oh, baby. Oh, god. Oh, god.

Our cats have been zooming around all morning. I choose to believe they are celebrating.

I think the last time we presented ID at a grocery store, my husband and I were buying a bottle of wine. My husband has a bit of a baby face, and before he got grey hair, he looked a lot younger than he was.

"And there's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait - just you wait...."

I know nothing lasts forever, but for today I'm going to be happy about politics.

Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

YouTube video by Peak Sci-Fi Moments This 2-Minute Speech is Better Than Entire Sci-Fi Shows | G'kar moment | Babylon5 #edit #fypシ #scifi

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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,

it is right.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,

it is a strength.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,

it is unlimited.

BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will pay SNAP benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the program.

Yeah, that checks out.

(We used her renditions of "Marble Halls" and "How Can I Keep From Singing?" for the procession and recession at our wedding. If there's any power in her music, it's worked for us.)

A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control

New awareness campaign

What power would Enya be?

I work in healthcare IT, and for years we've had automated processes that do stuff, but much of that stuff still needs to be whacked with a hammer wielded by an actual human. This is well known in my division, but Sales keeps losing the memo and wondering why the magic doesn't always work.

Every $1 donation provides 4 or 5 meals from food banks. Even a donation of $5 right now can feed up to two dozen people. No, we shouldn’t have to do this. But we can.

For years I've been comparing Trump's decline to my own late father's decline, but luckily the most dangerous thing Dad ever did was to swear at a cop.

The problem with reading a new @tkingfisher.com novel is that I keep stopping to highlight bits I really like, and sometimes I have to put the book down because the story is getting creepy and I need to go to sleep.

3 ICE agents with their faces covered. Text says THESE GUYS STOP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN YOUR CAR, POINT GUNS AT YOU, AND ORDER YOU TO GET INTO A VAN. THEY SAY THEY'RE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT REFUSE TO SHOW A BADGE OR ANY IDENTIFICATION. YOU HAVE SECONDS TO REACT. YOUR FAMILY IS EITHER GETTING ABDUCTED BY A HUMAN TRAFFICKER OR YOU'RE GOING TO A BLACKSITE PRISON. THIS IS WHAT AUTHORITARIANISM LOOKS LIKE. THIS AMERICA UNDER MAGA. Joshua Reed Eakle

Earlier this year I realized I could get to Steve Martin in 2 jumps. But I was having an OMitB fangirl moment.

Vet Visit Day always makes me feel like a mean kitty mama, even though I know I'm not.

PLEASE read and pass on…

Settle in for a bit of a read, or bookmark it for later.

This is a wonderful true tale of quiet heroism. Recommended!

Happy spooky season to you and Jean!

I come from a long line of Anglican heretics, so my knowledge of Roman canon law boils down to "money talks."

What's the over/under on JD Vance divorcing his wife and marrying this widow?

Anyone in Detroit who’s in need after the gutting of SNAP benefits, here’s some spots that can help you out

Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students

I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.

Scripts for Healthcare Professionals to help them STFU Friday:

Can neither confirm nor deny
I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI
I need my patient to confirm consent
What's the fax number again?
I don't know where I put that
We archived those files
You're not entitled to that info

Dress up like the Statue of Liberty, and remind everyone that the Lady lifts her lamp to welcome the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

Dr. Baby Sister and her new daughter were discharged home last night. New Niece had a checkup this morning and is doing well. The World's Cutest Toddler is enjoying big sisterhood, but wants to know why New Niece is crying so much. Welcome to the big sister club, kiddo.