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Make love not war, baby!

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Well, they have certainly put the mental in governmental.

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“And why do they want a national bitcoin?” ranted the homeless acting-and-appearing man in the drugstore just now. “Because they want to STEAL A LOT OF MONEY.”

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Going through a box of old papers and photos from my pre-digital years, and all I can say is, most photos do not need to be taken. I am astonished that I have written that sentence.

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My mother (may she rest in peace) used to say of the DAR, “If you can prove descent, they can’t keep you out, no matter who you are.”

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“Abandoning our values is wrong, and it won’t protect us. Obedience in advance only feeds authoritarianism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/a...

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I've been up for 2.5 hours, had my usual half pot of coffee . . . and desperately need a nap.

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Now that my besties have moved our group chat off FB Messenger to just texting, I almost never have to go on FB. And that's wonderful. I remember a time (2009?) when FB was just ✨the best thing ever✨. And when I think about it, I miss it. But I don't think about it.

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Keep that Leon out of the IRS!

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Absolutely outrageous!

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If it's Presidents Weekend, it's time for some hot President-on-President action.

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Thanks to Elon Musk and DOGE, our adversaries now have access to sensitive information about one of our intelligence agencies. Elon Musk and DOGE staff should NOT have access to sensitive national security information. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

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For this Valentine's Day, Cole Porter's classic #advice delivered by Mabel Mercer: "Always Have an Ace in the Hole." I love this recording not just for Mabel, but the two pianists sound like they're going to jump the tracks and fly off the Matterhorn any minute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4THg...

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From the New Yorker

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AP executive editor Julie Pace statement on the White House blocking a reporter from attending a press conference over the Gulf of Mexico/America AP style decision

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Trying just to have despair without drama.

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Honestly and truly, I cannot read anything like news after 5 PM. It compromises my sleep.

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Sweet mercy goodness, people! A mantle goes around your shoulders. A mantel goes around your fireplace. Don't get them mixed. #spelling

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"The king obeys the law, for it's the law that makes him king." C.S. Lewis, from The Magician's Nephew #quoteoftheday #nooneisabovethelaw

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When the going gets tough, the tough get baking. Beholdez-vous, madeira cake. I may eat the whole damn thing this afternoon.

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Please, red state non-Republicans -- this is important.

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Quotable Quote: "Outbreaks like these may become more common and dangerous as officials’ efforts are hamstrung and their communications are limited, experts say. 'You can think of TB outbreaks like a canary in the coalmine of our public health infrastructure,' said David Dowdy..."

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Be aware, artists, musicians, and supporters of the arts.

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Judge Coughenour grants a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking Trump's birthright citizenship EO while the case is litigated: "Citizenship by birth is an unequivocal Constitutional right." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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For Christmas 2023 my best friend gave me conspiracy theory magnets for the kitchen fridge. #reality #danger #resist

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Well, shit! This is exactly what must NOT happen!

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To cleanse your timeline, learn about velella velella — which I will always refer to as Velveeta Velveeta — thanks to @zoomdak.bsky.social. Frankly, I'd love to see Dale Chihuly make a flock of these in glass. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN4X... #nature #science #beach #notjellyfish

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I think I want to become like Kitty Carlisle's mother, who lived in "the worst rooms of the best hotels."

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And we are witnessing it in real time.

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HOLY SHIT!! Rep. Kamlager-Dove: “It is total corruption for an unelected unqualified billionaire like Elon Musk to…take control of our government to have access… of the information we use when we are trying to get a motherfucking tax return.”

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I really just do not know what to do with myself, except I know that going full on Aunt Pittypat is not ultimately helpful.

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If you think having the message "End Racism" on a football field is upsetting, wait until you hear about racism.

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We’re about to see the federal government terrorize its own workers and other private citizens by using their illegally stolen data to publicly dox them online - at the behest of an unelected South African billionaire who is constantly yarked out of his mind on drugs, and his army of fetuses.

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In the words of the late Stephen Sondheim, "Let us hope this lunacy is just a trend."

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