Teh Lily

the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.

And at the end, too, I think. My kids usually skip to the next episode though, so maybe I'm misremembering.

They had live action shows in the past like Zoboomafoo and Kratts' Creatures, but they are getting older now and I think going to the 90%+ cartoon format was a smart move.

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP

You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670

Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem

If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?

You’re doing their dirty work.

What about an option for "this information/news is awful but I really appreciate that it is being shared?"
Because that reaction would be my most used of all.

No human is illegal — and the immigration system is a civil one. The words we use matter.

But Noem said they don't arrest or detain citizens. 🙄

These are the actions of a police state.

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

Ashley Hinson is going to claim the government shutdown is causing 250,000 Iowans to lose their SNAP benefits on Nov 1st – but she is lying to Iowans because she and this administration want to use struggling families and starving children as pawns in their political games.

a screen shot of an email that says: Hi Ace, There are 1600 food pantries in Palm Beach County. There are meals on wheels. There are a lot of resources. I don’t need crackheads outside at 2 AM getting food from your little pantry and making all kinds of noise on the corner and people dropping off unappropriate food items That bring rats and roaches into the neighborhood. Food pantries make sure all their food is not expired and is up to code. Also people dropping off all kinds of broken items and things like that. Go work at a soup kitchen if you want to help people or do something else and stop putting Black Lives Matter signs and defund the police all lives matter and we need the police we all need order in this world. Not to be mean or condescending, but that little food pantry it needs to go. Amy Sent from my iPhone

SO this lady who lives miles away from me in a different neighborhood filed a complaint w/the city that’s now potentially going to get my little free library & little free pantry shut down unless we can amend code to specifically protect site amenities as such pls sign my petition

c.org/DRrMJb6Czq

This will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio.

In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory.

CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil.

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An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

INNOCENT!

Answering real questions is too complicated for him. He wants to lie, I mean, talk, about one issue at a time as if all things aren't connected or his actions don't have consequences. His world is simple because he has had things easy, so he's a simple man, but we are complex & beautiful.

Ukrainian energy engineers are real heroes bringing the lights back after every russian terrorist attack.

Yes, Cuba! They know what's up!

Dang, but now I want some Cuban food and coffee.

The family-friendly version of Squid Game just dropped.

Hahaha. Nope. Not going.

It's never enough.

There are no national media outlets in Durango, CO - 8 hours from Denver - like there are in Chicago or LA. Grateful to have local journalists + the Durango Herald covering the latest ICE thuggery.

Antifa?

BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.

Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.

Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.

A domesticated shorthaired tortoiseshell cat is curled up with a domesticated shorthaired orange tabby in a cat bed on a cat tree.

A small brown tabby with white domesticated shorthaired cat is looking up at the camera while sitting pretty on the stairs.

Happy #NationalCatDay from our feline crew!
#Catsky
#CatsOfBluesky
#Cats
#PegasusTehCat
#HerculesTehCat
#HazelTehNut

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.

So, an escape room?

Nooooooooooo!!!

It might make some people... Blue?

Thanks!

It looks like he's about to hit himself in the head during that one motion and I really really wish he did.

Haha. I'm an old. I was a teen and obsessed over that album (No Name Face) when it came out. Pretty sure I still have that CD.

I'd describe it more of a Sick Cycle Carousel, but that's a pretty deep cut and not nearly as relatable.