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I'm a blue dot/Gen X/colon cancer survivor lawyer in Texas, trying but failing to spend more time gardening and baking than paying attention to politics. Love my feisty NASA scientist husband, my family, my fluffy Schnauzer, and my sweet old shy gray cat.
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President Trump's deployment of federalized National Guard troops is unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power. The Trump administration is putting people in LA in danger and undermines the democratic principle that the military should not police civilians. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Ed is making pastrami, corned beef, and brisket, so I am making onion rolls and rye bread. Here are the onion rolls! Used a recipe from the Mile End cookbook, one of my favorites for the food of my people.

See the difference? 👀

This young man... My heart is breaking Watching his heart breaking Watching children be scared by our own government. This is an American tragedy that we brought upon ourselves when 31% of our citizens voted for this and 36% stayed home and didn't care enough to vote against it. Horrifying

This guy has no class.

Finally getting around to watching season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale, and went back to season 5 to rewatch it. Anyway, I'm particularly struck by the way the No Man's Land officers are masked with sunglasses- like you don't know if she's being kidnapped or arrested. They look familiar somehow...

@podsaveamerica.crooked.com I love you guys. I listen to you every time there's an episode. I am a Friend of the Pod. It's a real shame that you gave a platform to Tapper for this book. Putting the focus on EX-Pres Biden (when Trump is going full autocracy) is just ridiculous. I turned it off.

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

For any Dems wondering if Elon is an ally in the reconciliation bill fight: "Sometimes the enemy of your enemy can be a useful friend. But sometimes the enemy of your enemy is just another jackass."

You can't just pick and choose when the Constitution applies. Congress makes law. Courts uphold it. Stay in your lane, Mr. Vought.

C'mon, @ultabeautyofficial.bsky.social !!! This is the second HUGE package you guys have sent me with a single bottle of mail polish... Ridiculous overuse of packaging. DO BETTER!

One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

He needed air. The price was $539. When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price. 5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler. He paid with his life. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky

So all this horrible shit going on in the world... My husband grew me this gorgeous tomato, so at least there's that

It's Robin Hood in reverse. The fact that Texas did this, with our large swaths of rural land and no private schools, is crazy. Republicans wanting to gut and control public education is part of their plan. It's in Project 2025. They want a stupid populace who's been taught only the party line.

Oh no that's horrible. I knew it was a close race. Tragic that the Trump supported leader won.

I have never stopped wearing masks in stores and in public places. When I do travel, I wear it the entire time in the airport in plane. I didn't go to a restaurant for two and a half years but now I do go to restaurants. But not often. I have never had COVID. Neither has my husband. (Keinehora)

But I thought he said that people shouldn't listen to him for medical advice, yet here he is, controlling medical recommendations.

"It's a Yes or No Question"

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

Did you read the book about Joe’s decline? Big Bill: No because he’s not the president anymore and he did a good job when he was the president.

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

Amazing reporting here on how things have backfired on the capitulating law firms and their enabler. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Congress is full of out of touch elites like Derrick Van Orden who work to put big corporations ahead of family farms in our district. We came within a few points of winning in 2024. This cycle, we will finish the job.

Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.

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📌NOTE: DEI is about FAIRNESS not favoritism. That's not said near enough.

Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.

Exactly People just say to themselves "But I don't break the law, so it won't affect me" - not realizing that anyone who doesn't like you can accuse you, and without due process, you're toast

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

Terrifyingly true

... Well don't hire Merrick Garland a AG then

Trump is attacking the federalist society, Musk is attacking the big ugly bill and Congressional Republicans are attacking each other. House Democrats are fighting for you. The extremists are fighting each other.

This is not ok

MAKARY: 88 percent of American kids, their parents have said no to the covid shot last season. So the vast majority of Americans are saying no. BRENNAN: I don't want to crowdsource my health guidance. You don't go with popularity, you go with data.