Judy Frabotta

Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers (Gift Article) The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Apricot poodle puppy lying down in the grass

Apricot poodle puppy sitting in the grass

Meet Virgil, our new moyen poodle puppy. He'll grow up to be a size about halfway between a standard and a mini. He is gentle and a bit cautious, but loves all the time he spends bounding around off leash. he's a real cuddlebug!

is that related to enshittification?

I finally understand at a gut level what Hannah Arendt meant by "the banality of evil."

It only took Hitler 53 days to dismantle German democracy.

Afterwards everything Hitler did was legal.

Opposing him was illegal.

It's only a matter of time before opposing Trump will be illegal. That's why he's getting Guantanamo ready, to lock up protesters and critics.

If you take down a Confederate memorial that was literally dedicated to promote white supremacy, that’s “erasing history.”

But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, that’s just fighting wokeness.

Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science. The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and ...

“Vera herself offers an excellent example of what can happen when more minds participate in science,” the observatory’s website said of Rubin — up until recently.

I wrote about chaotic edits of a renowned astronomer's bio on a federally funded observatory site:

www.propublica.org/article/vera...

Tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the DC mid air collision by Thomas Schaller on X: “An FAA employee I know confirms agency already lacks sufficient air traffic controllers. The so-called "buyouts" and other attacks on federal employees won't help. Remember that fact when the flight delays (crashes?) commence and Trumpers start falsely blaming DEl or Biden. 08:06 • 1/29/25 • 1.4M Views”

This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.

Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.

Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.

Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.

Or on a stamp.

Or maybe currency.

Something.

Says it all.

from today's post —
link is here: bit.ly/4fv2y2M

Today is Bodhi Day, which is celebrated by Buddhists to remember the day when Buddha attained enlightenment. Our puppy, Bohdi, is very much not there yet.

A brave mushroom

Poodle puppy

Best tips for raising a puppy who is right on track to be a large fellow? He's 5 months and alternates between demonic and adorable.

I think culturally to make that kind of man socially ridiculous. I think All in the Family helped expose ignorant racism for what it was/is. Humor is a weapon. Not the complete answer obviously.

Truly chilling

Poodle puppy looking up at the sky

That helicopter sure is making a lot of noise!

Poodle puppy in puddle

Damp poodle puppy.

Raising a puppy keeps me on my toes. Bodhi is a standard poodle, 5 months old, and full of mischief

Unsurprisingly, I love salamanders!

You're among friends 😘

I'm in! But still finding my way around

She's on bluesky. Great posts!