Sarah

Wow, Rachel really summed up what I was thinking yesterday. Trump and the GQP are deliberately trying to prolong the government shutdown so they can weaken or dismantle the government. Start looking at what's happening outside of the 🇺🇸 and don't focus on the shutdown. Watch what they're not saying

I found more joy in life this way.

A lot of people outside Canada want to watch Heated Rivalry, which is awesome, but the producers can’t just, like, put it in other countries. Media outlets in other countries need to pick up the show, so the thing to do is tell your favourite streamer to get the show!❤️

Ranking Member Jamie Raskin Prepared Remarks for the Judicial Conference September 16, 2025 Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, for the invitation. Forgive my directness here but the times are serious, as you know, our time is short. I have just five minutes and don't want to trespass on Senator Cruz's time. Sometimes these days I feel as if all the foundational principles are being trampled and lost. Often, I hear my colleagues in the House, and these are fellow Democrats, get up to protest some Executive usurpation of legislative power and they begin their lament with the plaintive cry, "We are a coequal branch of government..." And I always feel they have lost the argument right there just by repeating that fifth-grade dogma. First of all, co-equal is not even a word. It's an embarrassing redundancy like "very unique" or "irregardless. "

But there's a reason all legislative power is vested in the Congress and there's a reason it's in Article I. The Founders had a revolution against monarchy and its constant assaults on liberty. In America, the Framers determined, only the representatives of the people would have power to declare wars, pass budgets, impose taxes and tariffs, and so on. Article lis pages and pages of all the powers vested in Congress. Then you get to Article Il, which is tiny. The key paragraph says a president shall be removed from office upon impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors. If we are co-equal, why do we have the power to impeach, try, convict, remove and permanently disqualify the president and he doesn't have the power to impeach, try, convict, remove and disqualify us? The core job of the president is plain: "To Take care that the laws are faithfully executed." That's it. Not abused, not thwarted, not impounded, not redirected, but faithfully executed. A lot of the cases entering the federal courts are variations on this theme.

Here's the remarkable thing: Americans have brought over 300 cases in federal district courts against the Administration so far for usurping legislative powers, defying federal laws, or violating the rights of the people. This summer, researchers found that plaintiffs were winning an astonishing 77% of the cases in the district courts. Moreover, they found that President Trump was losing about equally before Republican-appointed judges (72%) and Democratic-appointed judges (80%). The numbers in the federal circuit courts of appeal are similar, with plaintiffs against the Administration winning overwhelmingly and again without a sharp partisan valence to the appeals courts' voting. A good example is the birthright citizenship case where four district court judges, two appointed by Republican presidents and two appointed by Democratic presidents, all struck down the President's purported negation of birthright citizenship. Then, on appeal, three circuit courts again all ruled against the Administration. But everything is flipped when the cases come to the Supreme Court.

This rules - @raskin.house.gov straight up called out Roberts to his face.

democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

There is no measured way to say what I am about to say.

If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.

I do not say this lightly.

Does Shane runaway in fear? Does Ilya fight for them? Are they a united front? WHO KNOWS!

I'm still mulling this one over in my mind but I kind of like it...

#wip #workinprogress #hollanov #shilya

Thus begins their situationship

They fall in love

Ilya wants to be with Shane, openly, but Shane is on the fence about coming out

Then a paparazzo catches them, leaks the images, and Ilya and Shane have to decide what they're going to do.

They see each other at award shows - Ilya likes to engage in playful banter, Shane rolls his eyes a lot

Ilya makes an appearance as the DJ at a gay club, Shane is there, Ilya somehow finds out, they dance together, go back to one of their hotel rooms, and hook up

Rose is still a movie star and Shane's bff/beard

Ilya and Shane dislike each other - partly out of competition and partly because of how they see one another

Ilya: he sold his soul for a record deal to sell to the masses. There's no substance there

Shane: are DJs even true musicians?

Ilya has sampled some of Sveta's music, he's sung on some of her tracks, and has done some of the mixing for her

Shane is your standard pop star a la Harry Styles or Shawn Mendes - he sings well, he can play several instruments (guitar, piano) - he's closeted

Ilya does the occasional collab with Svetlana - stage name Matryoshka Doll but usually just goes by Doll - who is aggressively progressive - her music is a mix of electronica and screamo/metal

Ilya is a popular DJ/EDM artist - his stage name is ROZ - stereotypical party boy persona but he's incredibly progressive and outspoken about it - he's out as bisexual (it's part of his brand) - Ilya can sing very well but chooses not to (unless Sveta asks)

A half-baked idea but I'm vibing with it

Band AU but not quite lol Musician AU, perhaps?

Colored pencil illustration of a cute orange cat with a cup in its paws, wrapped in a patchwork quilt. The cat is framed by a patchwork frame with various patterns related to Fall on it. The entire image is in a warm, autumnal color scheme of browns, reds, oranges, greens and yellows.

Time to get cozy. ☕️🍂

#art #cuteart #caturday

Musings on my walk from the gym:

- I'd love to be a professional hand holder. Gotta do something difficult /uncomfortable and you need someone to hold your hand? I'm there!

- Having pockets in workout pants and shorts are a godsend

Meet the posters behind Instagram’s federal agency alt accounts How to defend the work of government, one meme at a time

“I want to be able to tell my kids that I tried. When they ask me, ‘Mom, what did you do when our democracy came under fire...I want to be able to give them an answer I’m proud of.”

Meet the posters behind Instagram’s federal agency alt accounts, who're defending the government one meme at a time.

A painting of a bird beside the text "i do not want whatever the fuck this is"

i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

This shit makes me so mad because people don't understand how much power we have over these companies and the only thing we need to do is not give them money. The only thing we need to do is to not do anything. It's the easiest shit!

*wearily* collective action does work, it really does

Of course!! That makes sense but it's still totally reasonable to feel frustrated for you! It's a lot of time and energy to build a following and post and stuff, not to mention your friends and people you follow. It's shitty 😔🫂

Amazing!!! Yes!! Love it!! 🙌🙌

Heck yeah! That's awesome! I tell people about grocery coupons ALL THE TIME! And you can't go wrong with the library, everrrrr

Jfc... I'm sorry! That's so frustrating!

This!!!

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

A graphic of a hockey helmet, gloves, and stick with the words Press Conference written across it

Press Conference | Rated T | Ilya and Shane are at a press conference before the start of their first season as teammates

archiveofourown.org/works/71071266

#hollanov #shilya #gcu

Photo of round-ish acrylic pin badges on backing cards. The pins are circles with the letters "AI" crossed out. There are two color versions. One is pink and dark blue, the other is green and light blue.

Are you an AI hater? Then these pins are for you! Just dropped in my shop! Made from eco-friendly recycled acrylic. ✨ shop.breelundberg.com/product/anti...

Fandom Gets Therapy A user-generated directory of therapists who know about fandom

I'm on there!

The link is below, I hope you find it useful!

fandom-gets-therapy.carrd.co

#fandom #therapy #mentalhealthresources #clinicians #fandomgetstherapy

I've lost the posts to this but the Carrd and spreadsheet still exist!

I know that times are so fucking tough right now. If you're a part of fandom and you're looking for a therapist, or you know someone who is, and an added bonus is that the therapist knows about fandom, then maybe check it out.