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This is some lovely infographic design

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This gave me a good chortle this morning. Vance has that mysterious property that I believe Terry Pratchett referred to as "Char-isn't-ma".

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

Signs of Spring: heated cat bed with cooling foot.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I would really like to see some Democratic-affiliated think tank or strategy group start putting together a Roadmap for Reconstruction or Trump Accountability Project or some kind of concrete plan for how we rebuild the state capacity and legitimacy that's being gutted right now.

submitted 9 days ago • 32 comments

THIS!

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

“It makes it so that people who are living here undocumented in Allentown and are not committing crimes can live without fear of themselves and their family members being rounded up,” Allentown council member Ce-Ce Gerlach, who sponsored the legislation, told the @penncapital-star.com.

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This isn’t misinformation, it’s pure lying. Elon broke into a shit ton of databases he should have zero clearance for because few people do. Now he’s lying about what’s in there, & hardly anyone can contradict him BECAUSE NORMAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DON’T BREAK INTO DATABASES

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

WIP Wednes.. Thursday. I'm a little sad to be coming to the end of my basting thread. This spool has been with me for many years and a new one just won't be the same. #quiltsky

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Someone suggested that DOGE is pronounced "doggie", which apparently pisses it's proponents off (good) but I like this better...

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At a meeting today with staffers for Senators Markey and Warren, the staffers made two concrete asks: 1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1

submitted 18 days ago • 69 comments

I’m sure this will go fine

submitted 19 days ago • 9 comments

David Ostow. #comics #art #cartoon

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

Hurray!

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As Repubican Fascists try to roll back clean energy across the US, remember this: They are not fiscal conservatives.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

submitted 25 days ago • 1380 comments

"DEI enhances merit by saying, 'How do we find the best people for the job or make sure we are promoting the best people?' And that means thinking about barriers and biases that might be getting in the way of considering the full talent pool." David Glasgow, NYU Law www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-div...

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

WIP Wednesday. 4 flowers down, 16 or so to go. I'm rough cutting these petals and then trimming them once basted and tbh it just feels like I'm messing with trash scraps. Hope this looks better when further along. #quiltsky

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

There's a good link direct to the subscription page two replies down-thread.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery. (I'm sure I've shared this before - one of my fav pics. Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys.)

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

God bless the Bishop.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

submitted 33 days ago • 202 comments

As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon. But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️

submitted 33 days ago • 87 comments

You don't know anyone but natural born American citizens, full stop. And if you're white and border patrol or ICE starts asking questions, you ask to see their warrant. Don't you do nazi shit.

submitted 33 days ago • 37 comments

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

submitted 35 days ago • 11 comments

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

submitted 34 days ago • 877 comments