Susan Zegarsky

“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

This. Always this.

How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country - Inside Climate News In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators.

Power and poverty.
In the poorest state in America, families pay the highest residential electric bills and haven’t had a public hearing on rates in 43 years.
That’s not oversight. That’s captivity.

#AlabamaPower #ALPolitics
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Omg Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson speaks up !!! This is how we must do. Just watch.

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What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯

Trump - CBS Interview - What Was and Wasn't Included in the Broadcast This includes the full transcript - including questions and answers that did not appear on "60 minutes"

Trump - CBS 60 Minutes Interview - What Was and Wasn't Included in the Broadcast
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This is the one where DHS claim she rammed them, but they rammed her.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

What he said: 💯 🎯

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

Corporate Clapback (@corporateclapback) Cuba …. HARD STOPPED and called out the US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz 🇺🇸 for lying and it is NOT accepted in this Democratic forum!!! #cuba #usa #america #propaganda #fyp

This is the way.

Cuba immediately repudiated the US Ambassador’s egregious conduct, his rude & crude, unacceptable attempt to use smoke & mirrors to justify the actions of a rapidly growing authoritarian regime.
CALL IT OUT
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Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a pouring rain whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care,

Halloween Countdown - Day 2 🎃👻🧵

Avebury

Early in the 20th C, Miss Olivier was driving through the stone circle of Avebury when she became aware of a fair being held amongst the stones. She could hear the sounds and see lights but she didn’t investigate.

#Folklore #Ghosts #Halloween

I guess that's the point. Terrorize so brazenly that everyone is afraid. This woman. Her terror was real. Her desperation. Her sorrow. She was being ripped from her family. Forced away. And we all stood there. I did nothing but film it and shout. And shake and cry.

I can hear myself saying "Have mercy! She's a human being!" I was scarcely aware that I was speaking. After they dragged her away, I shouted into the airport something like, "This is cruelty! How can we stand this?" Whatever I said, it tore out of me. And I was immediately afraid I'd be arrested too

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

They must expect a lot of people all over the country to be really upset about something next year. I wonder what that could be?

“The agents threatened to break his window if he didn’t move his car. Before he could act, they pulled him out of his car, knelt on his back, and subdued him, though he never resisted. They broke six of his ribs and caused internal bleeding.”

Federal Agent Told Combat Veteran 'You're Dead, Liberal' At Little Village Encounter, Attorneys Say The allegation comes as ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly facing pushback for using tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and other measures against peaceful protesters and bystanders.

People are not paying enough attention to what the govt is testing in Chicago.

“A federal agent pointed a gun at a combat veteran’s face & said “bang, bang” and “you’re dead, liberal”… the agents, including Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino [also threw] tear gas”

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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇

Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

Worth remembering…

ICE violently detains a mother driving her daughter to school for not having social security number memorized.

"Agent became flustered when she couldn't repeat the number, then just lunged at her.”

Jaykie Funez-Andrade is detained at the Rockingham County Jail on hold for ICE.

#Harrisonburg #VA

And the moths began to sing
~ Max Ernst (1929)

Watch or listen to Illustrating the Salem Witch Trials: Ben Wickey on His Graphic Novel More Weight to learn about this amazing new literary work.
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Delve deeper into iconic horror and gothic film and literature

This spooky season, why not delve deeper into the dark and twisted tales we create to scare one another?

What do these stories tell us about human nature and societies past and present?

From gothic Brontës to horrifying comics, explore more here...

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