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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

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Da POPE

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Happy Blerthday, @blairbraverman.bsky.social!

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Coworker: Did you ever hear about the woman who couldn’t understand how small dogs & big dogs could be the same species until she realized they all had the same nose? Dog noses are unique. Me: What about bears? Coworker: What? Me: Bears have dog noses. Coworker: googles Coworker: Dammit Molly.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Raven is a beloved member of the #UglyDogs community and a lovely soul. Please help if you can. 💜

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Attention: Musk’s staffers are now seeking access to a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants. DOGE was never about saving the U.S. money—it’s about building a government-run machine to weaponize personal data.

submitted 43 days ago • 172 comments

We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.

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My friend @kenbrosky.bsky.social who lives and teaches in Wisconsin, made a film about the dismantling of the community colleges (by state GOP) there, mostly affecting rural areas. This is well worth your time, and possibly a test case for other states. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Just read the whole thread.

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Madison!

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"We are the guardrails now" – the Raging Grannies (including my mom!) - at Hands Off protest in Madison

submitted 54 days ago • 129 comments

The #HandsOff Rally in Madison was GARGANTUAN and ELECTRIC. Heartening and energizing!!!

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RIP, National Endowment for the Humanities

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Today, all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave, raising questions about how the agency will disperse congressionally appropriated funds to museums and libraries across the US. Just how much of the federal budget goes to IMLS? 0.0046%

submitted 59 days ago • 10 comments

Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free. - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks. - All workers get pensions.

submitted 61 days ago • 443 comments

@darthbluesky.bsky.social Hi Darth, we missed you!

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

Do you value your library? Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries. Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.

submitted 75 days ago • 17 comments

The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...

submitted 88 days ago • 67 comments

These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior. We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.

submitted 96 days ago • 298 comments

February 1 marks the end of the hunting season in Spain, which means that thousands of galgos—Spanish greyhounds bred for hunting—will be abandoned on the streets today… if they’re lucky. 🧵

submitted 117 days ago • 2 comments

Buy your favorite non-profit employee a drink today. They’ll need it.

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

Please send this information to any trans writer you know. We need their voices now more than ever.

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My mother: “The meteorologist said we’re supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow, but you know men, they say 6-8 inches when they mean 3-4.”

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I referenced the gif of “that giggling cartoon dog” and none of my friends knew who I meant. Rotten little millennials, how dare you not get my pop culture reference from… quick google… 1968???

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Writing alt text makes me feel like a Martian. “A human creature wraps its limb around another human. They experience joy?”

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The ratio of Days I Am Getting a Massage to Days I Am Not Getting a Massage is really out of whack.

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Overheard at the airport: “I wish I could find a red-headed au pair!”

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What a gift that one of my favorite authors is also one of my favorite people. Can’t wait to get my hands on the finished version of this!

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Oh no I just googled Lady Miss Kier and somehow she’s sixty American years old ☠️

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