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No we ain't going anywhere. But if they need some players to help get them back on their feet after tackling Team Canada we might be willing to help. Maybe.

Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

After mass layoffs, some federal agencies are trying to bring employees back www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

House Republicans are preparing a budget package that calls for $2 trillion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That’s TRILLION. With a T.

But courage! there is good cheer in store for you

“Words are all we have.” ― Samuel Beckett

Help a librarian and readers: if you find library books in a strange place like a garbage bin or behind a desk, please take them to the book return or a table or cart for reshelving books. Extra points for cleaning off those missing books!

Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

Incredible tifo from LAFC's 3252 honoring all the firefighters who fought the Los Angeles fires. 🧑🏾‍🚒

A cartoon by Lila Ash, from 2020. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign for our humor newsletter to get cartoons and more funny stuff directly in your in-box: nyer.cm/OImlKtP

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

Happy Black History Month

Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

Masterfully done, Judge Ho: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Animal Welfare League of Arlington 2650 S Arlington Mill Dr. Arlington, VA 22206 (703) 931-9241 This adorable face and even more adorable underbite belong to Yogi! A super snuggly, friendly pup who just wants to be by your side! He is crate-trained and has previously lived with children and dogs.

We should all applaud Judge Ho’s appointment of former Bush SG Paul Clement to present a perspective distinct from those of the indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Trumpservient DOJ prosecutor Emil Bove. Well played! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

I need a bigger gong!

From France in the American Revolution to NATO today, U.S. allies have shaped history. A scholar reviews how they’ve helped secure independence, defend freedom, and keep the peace. By Donald Heflin, Tufts University 🗃️ #diplomacy #EU https://buff.ly/4b94fCy

Hey everyone! I did an emergency live over on Substack, reminding us all that we will win this thing! Take a look! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

Thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, firefighters who just finished weeks of around-the-clock shifts fighting dangerous fires were given a note from their Commander in Chief: "Please quit." That’s a hell of a way to say thank you.

Where to start with: Jane Austen - From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f... 💙📚 #LiteratureSky

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

Breaking News: Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for "more truth" and said President Trump was "in a disinformation space" after he suggested Ukraine started the war.

"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense dancing. Those who lack humour lack sense and should be trusted with nothing.” ~ Clive James

🖐️ Slava Ukraine!

How completely jealous am I of Brazil right now

Hero. 🇺🇦

Bernie Sanders: "We're not only dealing with a move toward authoritarianism, we're dealing with what is new to America -- politicians have always lied, nothing new about that. But the level that we're seeing right now. The big lie, over and over again ... "

The Kyiv Independent has compiled a list of potential candidates in Ukraine's elections. While the list is purely speculative at this stage, several well-known politicians, military officers, and volunteers could realistically be in the running.

New Jersey Superior Court upheld an injunction blocking three school districts from implementing policies that would’ve forcibly outed transgender and gender nonconforming students www.njcourts.gov/system/files...

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Thread: With the lurch to the far right in politics, it’s not unusual to hear extremists proclaim the need to ‘save’ Western culture & beliefs, even in Ireland! It’s almost as if they fail to notice that Ireland has survived over 700y of colonial occupation, ethnic cleansing & famine!

Water Lily Pond, 1919

Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.

Late to the party🥳, but these are the books I finished in January. So many 4 & 5 star reads.

The proof of my impromptu and financially irresponsible book haul. YOLO 🤣 #booksky