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BREAKING: A federal judge rules the dismantling of USAID likely violated the Constitution and blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.

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Some levity: We love “American Dad” - like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Bob’s Burgers” it’s one of the things that’s in constant rotation. Related to this story - years ago (when I first discovered writing/publishing Twitter) I was working at a local hotel…

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Just brought our old lady dog home from her SECOND emergency surgery in less than a week. (The sutures in her intestines from her first surgery came apart, and so she went back under the knife yesterday to get gunk and 8inches of necrotic intestine removed.)

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BREAKING: Judge in mass firing case orders the Trump administration to reinstate probationary federal workers across multiple agencies.

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Our little old lady pup is BACK in surgery this morning. She wasn’t healing like she should have been, and I’m glad I took her in yesterday evening. I’m going to distract myself from this and (gestures vaguely at the news) by sharing my thoughts on The Classics ™️

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This is illegal, and it endangers the rights of all Americans. In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will consider whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.

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It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

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Our oldest little lady baby is having emergency exploratory surgery tomorrow …crocheting to Lady Gaga’s new album is allowing me to maintain some semblance of equanimity.

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Why are the pink jackets performative? Because when Al Green was removed, not one of those pink jackets got between him and the guards.

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This is what leadership looks like...

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The Amazon blackout means I will not see the season 3 finale of #Invincible until April. Not mentioning this for a pat on the back, but b/c part of the How This Happened is because we (collectively) got Comfortable.

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Hi! I'm a farmer, here's why that's stupid. The USDA won't let you vaccinate backyard chickens against bird flu. Bird flu is fatal to chickens. And the wild birds living in our backyards are spreading bird flu around. So how are we supposed to count on backyard chickens for food?

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On my lunch, Lance and I had a talk re: The State of the Union Neither of us care to discuss who said/did/proposed what anymore. Horrible things have happened & must be reversed. It will only get worse. The conversations we are interested in going forward are How to Stop What Is Happening.

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Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight...Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155b of American goods."

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Yesterday while on my way home from spending too much money on clearance yarn, I lost visibility for 5 seconds while driving due to a dust storm. This AM while driving to a presentation, I was treated to heavy rain, that evolved into snow with thunder and lightning. Spring is on the way. 😂

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Some levity amidst the shitstorm: I am crocheting every character out of the 14 original L. Frank Baum Oz books. I just finished the King of the Flying Monkeys, but to add an extra layer of difficulty (and as a wink to my D&D character’s familiar) I made him a macaque!

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President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous. Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.

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Is this how the USA surrendered to Russia? This and the obscene ruckus in the White House today?

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Economic blackout day! I’m encouraged by the number of friends who are participating. Really worried that I’m going to have to Say Something if the table tries ordering food at D&D tonight.

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I just went and bought yarn on my lunch break. I don’t go to the Lobby that shall not be named, and my local Michael’s has a poor yarn selection (and as a company they treat their employees badly) So…this is me FINALLY going to the small online retailers for my yarn.

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White people posting about burning white sage, which is now endangered because of their appropriation, to purge the White House instead of investing in activism in their communities is how we got here. 2025: Choose Not To Be Useless Tits, Maybe

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Another day of getting up to come to the office and wondering “what the hell am I doing here when the world is on fire?” between every email and meeting. sigh

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Part of my day job is helping people file their taxes. Some information is to be removed from some government forms we have people fill out. Pronoun designations (obviously) ….but also the Voter registration question is to be removed. The shit deepens.

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

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I know that I should not let myself be overwhelmed by the barrage of hellacious news. But damn. What an incredible challenge.

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All, please pay attention what's happening at the Social Security Administration. Like everything else, this is going to have ramifications now AND in the longer term:

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Women couldn’t have their own credit until 1974. Marital rape became illegal nationwide in 1994. We are ONE generation into women having a CHANCE at life & it’s proved so intolerable America would rather end itself than allow such a thing to continue.

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Believe the best in people. This is exactly why we have Allies. It is less and less safe for us (people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, et al) to use our voices. The white cishets who claim to love us should be using their voices the loudest right now.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to cut funding for cancer and rare disease research. A federal judge temporarily blocked the cuts in some states, but this fight is not over. We can’t let them play politics with our health.

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"DOGE’s database provides details on the National Reconnaissance Office, the federal agency that designs, builds and maintains U.S. intelligence satellites."

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