This is day two of Jane's mom's handmade felt advent calendar from the '70s. Jane is continuing a nearly 20-year tradition of showing it to online friends on the platform of the moment—first LiveJournal, then Twitter and Mastodon, now Bluesky. Enjoy!

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How are you doing doing my friend

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Hi Maxwell.

Thank you for the follow. I appreciate it. Many Blessings!

@putyfaal.bsky.social

Hi

You are welcome

State Senator Robert Cowles says he’s voting for Kamala Harris Wisconsin State Senator Robert Cowles, a Republican from Green Bay, announced on a radio program that he is voting for Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

Another republican state official announces support for Harris.

Dear Attorney General Garland, We write to urge the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) by former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner. Recent public reports and a Senate investigation have uncovered significant evidence that Mr. Kushner acted as an unregistered foreign agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.1 By his own admission, Mr. Kushner is actively advising former President Trump’s campaign while being paid at least $80 million by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments since June 2021. There is also evidence that Mr. Kushner is secretly advising the Saudi government on U.S. foreign policy in a manner that undermines the official objectives of the U.S. government. While on the Saudi government’s payroll, Mr. Kushner is simultaneously serving as a political consultant to former President Trump and acting as a shadow diplomat and political advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other foreign principals. Despite being engaged in plainly political activities, Mr. Kushner has not made FARA disclosures to DOJ related to the millions of dollars he is paid annually by entities owned and controlled by the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The scale of these undisclosed foreign payments to Mr. Kushner coupled with the national security implications of his apparent ongoing efforts to sell political influence to the highest foreign bidder are unprecedented and demand action from DOJ. We therefore urge you to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate whether Mr. Kushner is influencing U.S. domestic and foreign policy on behalf of foreign government clients without making the appropriate mandatory disclosures, in a manner consistent with the Department’s longstanding policies regarding election year sensitivities.

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jamie Raskin ask DOJ to name a special counsel to investigate whether Jared Kushner is acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Saudi Arabia (via Arthur Delaney) finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Contrary to what that idiot says, and you know who I mean. No matter how they get here, the immigrants who manage to do so, are the smartest, the strongest, and the most resilient individuals the world has to offer. Footstop. That’s just logic.

Amateur vote fraud sleuth: “We found an address in Erie, Pa. with 53 voters and NO ONE lives there. We will not let the Dems steal votes.”

Benedictine Sisters of Erie: “It’s a monastery and we do live here. Folks, please don’t believe every nutty claim you read on X.”

that transition from act 1 to act 2 of Die Walküre really makes me go holy shit out loud every time

"‘You know, Hitler did some good things, too,’ Mr. Kelly said Mr. Trump told him."

Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.

Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies since 2022
www.npr.org/2024/10/21/n...

He followed through on a number of these during his first term. He'd have many fewer limits this time around. Could have control over federal law enforcement and DOJ in 90 days.

Your Comprehensive Guide to the Far Right: Part I Understanding this rising threat to liberalism across the world is the first step to defeating it

@theunpopulist.net has released something my co-author, Tom Palmer, and I have been working on for some time: the first of two parts of a resource for informing yourself about the far-right.

Here's its origin story:
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I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible.
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...

Keep seeing Harris supporters acting like she's already lost and Trump supporters acting like it's in the bag but it's clearly a coin toss. Am I missing something?

The ever-cheerful @alanbeattie.bsky.social says we really shouldn't worry about Trump's trade policies.

[Yes, they will be utterly disastrous. No, Congress/courts won't block him. But since he's a deranged fascist, there are other things we should worry about even more than the global economy]

Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as ‘malaria-free’, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants. The achievement follows a...

Egypt has had malaria for millennia. King Tutankhamen died of malaria.

After a century-long public health effort, Egypt has just been declared malaria-free.

www.who.int/news/item/20... HT @anildash.com

May god bless everyone

Episode 27 is now live. Join @mshotter.bsky.social and @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social as we discuss “Apartment 239” by @elfordalley.bsky.social. In our “Featured Post” we discuss Rick Hipson and his new book on reviewing. We also discuss the movie “Arcadian,” starring Nicholas Cage. (1/2)

Der Ausschnitt eines Riesenrads bei Nacht. Durch eine Langzeitbelichtung ergeben sich Leuchtspuren im Kreis. Der Himmel ist tiefschwarz. Die Farbe der Beleuchtung variiert von gelb über orange bis rot.

'Farbe: Gelb (Yellow)' #FotoVorschlag
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