Rebekah 🍉

The whole Katie Porter news stories are so sadly predictable

I’m an atheist and even I’m tempted to pray. Such an icon and gift to the world.

anyone who was ever really into music has had at least one hot person condescend to them about the smiths. this doesn't work on me

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

that supposed bailout that's coming won't help, and more farmers are going to suffer -- and I know that the suicide rate is already high enough as it is.

This is shameful governing.

YouTube video by CNN Soybean farmer on Trump's tariff war: 'I mean, where do they want me to market this stuff?'

this is a must-see interview -- this US farmer lays out the stakes in such a compelling way: youtu.be/FcuiJSKonqE?...

All I could hear are my Ag students, & it breaks my heart to think of the pain that these farmers and their families are going through -- for a job that is already hard & thankless.

Josh Johnson is hilarious and needed.

In the Canadian province where I live, we call hoodies “bunny hugs”

I really hate bullies.

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

11:30pm. Finally time for me to take care of myself, woo 🎉

new ink, old lessons a lasting reminder to keep living inside the paradox, not outside of it

she persists

grrrlmeets.substack.com/p/new-ink-ol...

the institution broke my heart again today, but it didn't break me.

I am already looking forward to the month of May, when I will finally be able to take a breath.

just don’t remind me that it’s only Oct 2

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Trump & Hegseth Lecture Generals About Being Fat and a Visit from Gov Gavin Newsom & Seth Meyers!

see for yourself:

youtu.be/wav3Kj7mniY?...

a man in a yellow shirt is standing in front of a pink background and a blue star . Alt: a man in a yellow shirt is standing in front of a pink background and a blue star, and is giving snaps

well, I guess I’m a Kimmel fan now — because he is bringing it and is relentless.

Putting this up there with Nutlick

'Stop Attacking Pedophiles!' Ted Cruz Lampooned for Awkward Gaffe in Senate Hearing Sen. Ted Cruz was the butt of jokes on Tuesday after he said Democrats and Republicans should come together to "stop attacking pedophiles" during a Senate hearing on Tuesday

new quotable for my list: www.mediaite.com/media/stop-a...

a man in a purple tuxedo is juggling plates on sticks on a stage Alt: a man in a purple tuxedo is juggling plates on sticks on a stage

so many good and engaging things in my life right now that are helping to drown out the bad.

yet at the same time, it's all so exhausting to maintain it all -- and I am realizing how it's only 4 weeks into the term.

What can I do, but keep going? And hope nothing falls down in the meantime

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Her heart was a secret garden,
and the walls were very high.

~ William Goldman
The Princess Bride

“Out of the three mass shootings TODAY” is one of the most tragic uniquely-American sentences out there.

Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.

Be brave. Be empathetic. Be ethical. Protect the people, protect the animals, and protect the planet.

Abortion is healthcare, period.

And anyone who thinks this procedure can be banned is only interested in making this procedure less safe and accessible -- which isn't very pro-life at all

What’s the opposite of formaldehyde?

casualdejekyll

YouTube video by BrandiCarlileVEVO Brandi Carlile - Returning To Myself (Official Video)

what a queen. Anytime I hear her sing, I feel like I could have said the same thing 🤍

truly the saint for anyone going through the changes

youtu.be/F9wFhEtjU_g?...

5 hours later, 4.5 million views

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says prisoner grievance procedure Alt: Matlock points and says, "what do ya think of a that?" and walks out the door

well I've moved on from a Columbo approach to a Matlock. Watch out.

YouTube video by CBC News Charities drop Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, after Epstein email surfaces

Not all news is terrible

More of these stories plz

youtu.be/qKYUM0HowRw?...