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Every ten minutes here is like: - Trump doubles student debt - Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs - Three planes just crashed - Trump signs EO making women illegal - Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA - Meteor not arriving fast enough

submitted 4 days ago • 108 comments

I just keep thinking that we might one day see the earth be destroyed, simply because power is more important than mutual survival.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Saw a YouTube video abt regrowing bok choy from kitchen scraps; decided to try it w Romaine. The apparent roots are teeny tiny and the leaves sure look happy so maybe? #gardening #growingvegetables

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

submitted 9 days ago • 231 comments

Listen, those 0% interest for 18 months offers are gold when you're trying to pay down debt!

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Me: "I don't wanna start any big new projects with only a few hours when I don't know when I can finish." #gardening Also me:

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Notable that Elons crew of incels and edgelords are full fledged men for the purposes of being given the keys to car to run the govt. But for the purposes of being accountable for their actions they’re just kids from good families with youthful indiscretions.

submitted 16 days ago • 175 comments

Congress DOESN'T MATTER if federal agencies can be deleted from existence without their knowledge and input. Congress is the only form of representation the PEOPLE have within the government. If Congress doesn't matter, WE don't matter. CALL. YOUR. REPS.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

This photo says it all. Hard working people that we all rely upon, whether we realize it or not.

submitted 17 days ago • 266 comments

I'm less concerned with who is at fault for getting us here. I'm far more concerned about what we are planning to do moving forward..

submitted 18 days ago • 77 comments

TFW the email from USDOE w subject line "Have you completed your 2025–26 FAFSA form?" feels like a phishing attempt / honeypot.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Hurricane Helene devastated western NC - we are still recovering, and will be for years to come. Because we knew it was coming, schools and many businesses were closed, leaving roads clear so rescuers could do their jobs. Imagine how many more lives would have been lost without prior warning.

submitted 18 days ago • 14 comments

Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:

submitted 18 days ago • 49 comments

In "How Do We Stop the South African Billionaire?" @qasimrashid.com gives us a way to fight back against Elon Musk's takeover, including a handy-dandy sample letter. open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Words cannot describe how encouraged I feel to see this.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Keep pushing back. Hard. He blinked on tariffs. His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed. He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments. NSF support is resuming. CDC webpages are being restored. Street protests are starting. Lawsuits are being filed. Fight back.

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

what if we all screamed all at once, at the same time, would that be anything, would it fix anything, could we direct our screams, could they join together and gain life and do our bidding y/n

submitted 19 days ago • 121 comments

Choking being the leading predictor of DV homicide: www.domesticshelters.org/articles/ide... So, yeah, I guess selecting a man so willing to use deadly force against against someone he deemed weaker than himself tracks for a Pentagon spot. 🙄

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

The newest Rep from Maryland came out swinging: Representative Elfreth: "Elon Musk has called said a criminal organization, and yet, he is the one who came in the dark of night in a takeover that is illegal."

submitted 20 days ago • 37 comments

My latest on what’s at stake as the FBI stands its ground against the mass purges open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

submitted 19 days ago • 27 comments

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't." That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.

submitted 26 days ago • 19 comments

New: Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now— And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be. Practical tips & bigger picture here:

submitted 20 days ago • 20 comments

They should come in anyway. I want to see photos of hundreds of dedicated public servants jammed outside on 14th Street, locked out of their workplace.

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

youtube.com/shorts/CBnSI... seems pertinent today. Could it be that it's bc somewhere deep down inside, way too many of us believe we don't really deserve it?

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

DEI is when a woman or non-white person who is qualified for a job receives that job. The meritocracy is when a 19 year old gets to run the United States government because he posted the dankest memes

submitted 20 days ago • 64 comments

What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.

submitted 20 days ago • 306 comments

“You are not a burden, an accident, or a mistake. You are meant for amazing things that you can’t even imagine for yourself.” Lacey Sturm. 🧡🧡🧡 #kindness #belief #love Picture by jennamariejournals

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

This used to be me, mainly bc I would get wrapped around the axle trying to work out how much / which detail was needed & it would shut down my brain. But... then I started studying alt text & seeing how it was done, bc solidarity feels better than the easy way. (Yep. There's a metaphor here.)

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Talking to long-winded people is super hard when you have ADHD cause it may seem like Im not paying attention but Im quite literally trying to remember the original point before I forget

submitted 21 days ago • 8 comments

One of my fave songs of all time. The atmosphere it evokes. Needed the reminder as we all careen toward the waterfall, feels like.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Must read

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Book burning? If everything was digital in Hitler's 1930s Germany, this is what his book burning would have looked like: deletion of data, removal of websites, retraction of scientific studies, censorship of words like "equity," "diversity," "climate change."

submitted 21 days ago • 28 comments

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

submitted 22 days ago • 349 comments