Nancy Strouse

Brain fog is real.

White House blocks AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico' The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

White House Bars Reporter From Event Over A.P.’s Use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ The Associated Press has said it would refer to the Gulf of Mexico “by its original name while acknowledging” President Trump’s choice to rename the body of water.

The Associated Press said on Tuesday that one of its reporters was barred from an Oval Office event because the outlet has continued to refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name.

We see all of you, D.C. Please, America, help us. Thank you—you give us hope.

Auschwitz holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.

Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.

Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Zalewski wearing a striped hat and scarf carrying a candle during commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army. Photo credit: Wojtek Radwanski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Dozens of world leaders joined a dwindling group of Nazi death camp survivors on Monday in Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. nyti.ms/42wHSom

By erasing it, or trying to, they make it more memorable. The Internet is written in indelible ink.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Most immigrants Trump targets have been here 10+ years, paying taxes, raising families, contributing to our communities.

Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.

https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/

Even if he weren’t a right-wing quack who got famous hawking snake oil on TV, Mehmet Oz would be utterly unqualified to run CMS.

He’s trained as a surgeon. He knows jack about administering complex programs that provide health insurance to 100 million elderly, disabled, and/or low-income people.

Well done, You.

She could write, too. "Lulu in Hollywood" is insightful & fluid.

Yes. Same.

Now that OJ is gone, her NDA is no longer valid. This is her personal account of OJ’s lawyers paying off USC to keep mum and why that spurred her to change her major in college.

My dream company Uber For Dogs is back in business thanks to chat.nyc.gov

You're a good friend.

The Lost Words: An Illustrated Dictionary of Poetic Spells Reclaiming the Language of Nature From acorn to wren, a vibrant encyclopedia of enchantments reweaving our broken web of belonging with the rest of nature.

www.themarginalian.org/2019/06/17/t...

Getting huge Godmother points for the newly 5-year-old, who loves neilhimself.neilgaiman.com. Thanks, Neil!

A 1960 Kennedy Campaign Ad Is Rebooted for R.F.K. Jr. American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, paid $7 million for a Super Bowl spot.

That catchy jingle you heard from your TV just before halftime at the Super Bowl was an ad supporting Robert Kennedy Jr. running for president, and was essentially a reboot of an ad supporting his uncle John F. Kennedy in his 1960 presidential campaign.

A picture of pink lilies with a giant black X over them.

It's almost Valentine's Day so it's my yearly reminder that lilies are DEADLY to cats. Every single part of the lily. Even the tiniest sniff of pollen will send a cat into kidney failure within an hour. Lilies are a death sentence. If you have cats DO NOT have lilies in your home!

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

Damn.

This is a fabulous dress.

When James Joyce decided to revise a manuscript, editors wept.

This is literally the point & mission of Run for Something - if you want to run for office, we'll help you at runforwhat.net and if you want to find candidates to help, we can point you toward directory.runforsomething.net - no bad way to do the work.

I also lost one of my best friends. I'm very glad that your health is better, and I hope your heart heals so that the memories of your friends sustain you. Happy New Year. ❤️

@terriwindling.bsky.social Happy Christmas, Terri. I hope you have a beautiful day.

We have Covid here, too. Being alone on Christmas is no fun.