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Deep slumbering knitting “helpers”

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Scoop: As federal health agencies are gutted, Kyle Diamantas, a Florida attorney w/ a slim resume + no prior gov't experience, is the new head of food safety at @US_FDA. Turns out, he's Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting buddy, @vanityfair.com is reporting exclusively: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f... /1

submitted 2 days ago • 166 comments

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

submitted 13 days ago • 522 comments

This is just about a perfect encapsulation of the mindset of the standard "average Joe" Trump voter.

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A 71-year-old woman and others have died after oxygen supply was cut off and hospitals shuttered after Donald Trump announced a freeze on aid funding.

submitted 14 days ago • 245 comments

Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including: • Pride Month • Black History Month • Holocaust Remembrance Day • Jewish Heritage • Hispanic Heritage • Indigenous People Month

submitted 15 days ago • 520 comments

This is fine dog

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Musky, so very sketchy. A thread worth your time.

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Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...

submitted 19 days ago • 94 comments

Several advisers to Mr. Trump said they expected the Gaza ownership idea to die away quietly as it became clear to Mr. Trump that it was unfeasible. And that already seemed to be happening by Wednesday afternoon. By Jonathan Swan /Maggie Haberman www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

submitted 20 days ago • 19 comments

To America’s 2.3 million federal employees: Don’t accept a buyout. Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer. And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it? Sincerely, Robert Reich Former U.S.Secretary of Labor

submitted 21 days ago • 156 comments

NEWS The US Postal Service says it is temporarily suspending international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice.

submitted 21 days ago • 54 comments

"I, like many Venezuelans, was very supportive of President Trump..." "Betrayed. We feel betrayed. More than betrayed. Beyond betrayed...” www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

submitted 22 days ago • 1014 comments

Getting some serious “Tomorrow belongs to me” vibes.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Making up for lost time after a dry January. Alcohol, I love you so much. Maybe too much.

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To kick off Black History Month, one of my absolutely favorite works by artist Jacob Lawrence: Sidewalk Drawings, 1943, which underscores the complexity of Lawrence's singular vision in how it links the joy & exuberance of children drawing with difficult subject matter like war & violence

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

It can be easy to get overwhelmed. Learn how creating your own “psychological go-bag” can help.

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USAID officials called Trump's directives a "shock and awe" approach that has left officials unsure how to apply for exemptions for life-saving aid programs. "They even removed all the pictures in our offices of aid programs," per one official

submitted 29 days ago • 55 comments

😵‍💫 “joyous,” letters from the malignant narcissist… because I’m sure a family that had lost a loved one to gun violence is receptive to that tone, even if he could successfully fake joy over a subject not about himself.

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The story that Elon uses to advance the idea that he was bullied in high school is that he was once pushed down some stairs. It came out later that he was pushed by a kid whose father had taken his life and Elon had been mocking him for it.

submitted 30 days ago • 45 comments

A project that took entirely too long to complete, and one of the sillier things I’ve ever done. All hand sewn and fully lined. #catlamp

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

I'm writing a piece on Trumpite intellectuals making the "spiritual case" for the conquest of Greenland, that it will spur a rebirth of the "pioneering frontier spirit" in America lost in the 1890s. And seeing now they're moving Inaugural inside because it's too cold. So yeah, not so sure abt this.

submitted 40 days ago • 318 comments

Yoon can still retain the Presidency if Mike Pence has the courage

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Where to Donate Clothing and Toiletry Resources for California Wildfire Victims: www.teenvogue.com/story/where-...

submitted 48 days ago • 3 comments

When America continues extending courtesies and honors that Trump fundamentally doesn’t deserve that diminishes them for the people who do and accomplishes little.

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

"Physics doesn’t care about wealth; if natural systems protecting humans from laws of physics fail, physics will crush rich and poor alike. When it comes to the planet we’re all in the same boat, so our planet becoming inhospitable ought to be a concern to all." www.the-reframe.com/all-in-the-s...

submitted 48 days ago • 20 comments

The insane broligarchy is oozing out of the woodwork. 😐

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I am going to start the year by celebrating those scientists in my print collection whose birthdays aren’t known starting with one of the earliest recorded women in science, Peseshet. 🧪🐡👩🏾‍🔬 She is described in the elaborate Saqqara tomb of her son Akhethotep, royal official & overseer of priests, 🧵

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Rita insists that there shall be no doing stuff on the dumb old computer while lap sitting is going on.

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

‘The woman was frantic – it hadn’t eaten or pooed’: what happened when a hat bobble was brought to a hedgehog rescue centre?

submitted 57 days ago • 12 comments

I just love today’s meme chat cartoon open.substack.com/chat/posts/a...

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

I wish we could have given him a more hopeful world before he departed www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Right wing nationalists are pissed. Josh Hammer, for example, is a lawyer w/ the Article 3 Project, a Federalist Society contributor, & a fellow at the Edmund Burke Foundation, which organizes the National Conservatism conference. He wants the “tech bros” to “shut up & be put back in place.” 1/

submitted 60 days ago • 113 comments

Exhausted from slaying the feather wand and blanket (pictured in background). I’m betting he’ll regain his strength for Boxing Day festivities later.

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

I made Bravetart’s (Stella Parks’) cinnamon rolls today. Soooo good. www.seriouseats.com/bravetart-ho...

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

submitted 69 days ago • 269 comments

A post for the chocoholics out there martiniambassador.substack.com/p/tabs-hot-c...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Damn elegant old guy

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Some people learn best in calm environments. This is our calm water your tree PSA: www.youtube.com/shorts/B59WW...

submitted 76 days ago • 9 comments