Mainer, obsessed gardener, ADHD crafter, former L&D RN, pro-abortion, queer đłď¸âđ she/her
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Monday bunday!! The first day of September, Peanutâs birth month. Itâs hard to believe he is 9 this month. Truly living his grumpy old bun life. Heâs always been a grumpy bun, more interested in naps and snacks than zooming around, but he gets to embody being old with it too these last few years
Ah. As one does. Very normal year weâre having.
There is that!
Theyâll gin up an emergency at 1:30pm that delays the press conference for a day. The next day itâs delayed by a week. Eventually they just periodically announce itâs Press Conference Week & nothing ever happens. The press acts like itâs normal.
as an old this Trump shit is 1000% familiar from back when a Russian leader would be obviously dying and they'd prop them up in a Kremlin window and roll them past photographers in a limo with tinted windows to "prove" they were fine the dude is cooked lol
Being on the ground floor with a window A/C is suboptimal when a skunk has sprayed 𤢠Covering the A/C with a garbage bag has helped some but WHOOF!
Now Iâm hearing every terrible rendition of this word ever uttered on Murder She Wrote echoing in my brain. Thatâll teach me to look at muted comments!
Lmao the one time I look at muted comments itâs someone saying âayuhâ in reference to something in Boston. *Price is Right loser music* Something something lovely parting gift
i said this a few days ago, and these two sentiments are connected: you donât cede ground to fascists, because even if you ignore basic human decency, ceding ground to fascists makes you weaker and them stronger.
Ok we sent our energies to the wrong spirits and hit Giuliani but itâs working guys keep going
i donât know what the odds are that the woman flagging down rudy giuliani was actually an inflatable tube man outside a used car dealership but theyâre not zero i can tell you that
There's so much bad news in the world. So, here's some wrapping paper designed by Japanese artist Ippei Tsujio that turns everything into bread. A delightful (delicious?) distraction. More info: spoon-tamago.com/bread-wrappi...
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
âď¸Newâď¸ The Blue Tit one of our most recognisable garden visitors, my cat loved to watch them from the window, so I always remember him when I see them. My new drawing is now available on Folksy... folksy.com/items/8547927 #birds đŚ #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
Everyone cheer for the apple boar, bringing fall fun!! :) (the fun is apples)
I pronounced it âpicture-skweeâ at a scenic overlook. Sadly âsqueeâ hadnât been invented yet, so I couldnât pretend I was doing a clever word play.
IâmâŚnot imagining him doing them successfully. *cough* Iâm happily imagining what would happen if he tried.
Gonna need to see jumping jacks & push-ups on the White House lawn. Only way to be sure.
People who might be comfortable with their neighbors quietly disappearing aren't always comfortable when the grotesque human rights abuses involved are made public. They don't like to imagine themselves as the bad people you make them seem like when you point out what's happening. So keep doing it.
I will need to see the long-form proof of life certificate.
If heâs alive, then why hasnât anyone been able to prove it to my satisfaction? checkmate.
How about a special little #caturday post of these two new ceramic cat vessels posed very suggestively.
yâall check out Mochiâs muscular butt rolls
Going to bed and leaving cookies and raw milk out for the grim reaper
Bluesky right now ...
Has anyone checked the TV for Swan Lake?
None will be as high as the flag in my heart
alright i'm going to be honest some of you are hoping against hope the president is about to die and some of you are lifelong mariners fans lamenting another loss and none of you are being all that clear about which one you're feeling right now
The JD sheep!!! These are amazing. Itâs a good kick in the backside to know how much spirit he has at 101 after everything heâs seen happen in the world. Time for me to buck up a bit, I think!
âmaybe it will happen todayâ - early 21st century american proverb
I just think if very rich, dynasty families bring a massive, deadly problem into the world, they should use their vast resources to fix it. *stares pointedly south towards Cape Cod*
regardless of what happens to the tariffs, they're doomed from the start because the average conservative holds all three of these positions at once: â virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing â against increasing the minimum wage â buys foreign imports because they're cheap
I will keep saying: stock up on canned and dried produce, if you can.
Thatâs YOUR job, dipshit! Get crackinâ.
*the heaviest of sighs* Every time. Itâs always NH.
Susan Collins voted for this, and Platner (or whoever the Dem nominee ends up being) should go out of their way to remind voters of this as the consequences accrue
This country would be so much better off if people wouldnât engage in fan behavior around politics. Itâs toxic.
My brain, having emerged from weeks of pretty nasty brain fog, is hypersensitive & wants calm & quiet. The normally quiet household has decided today is a day for extra noise. đŤ
My brain fog has already improved a lot, but Iâm so physically wrung out that it just means Iâm really clear on how crap I feel lmao
Adding state politician calls to my list!
Maine is one of the states. đ Seems like time for us to change the law to reflect our current nightmare, especially if we end up with a NorthEast states public health compact.
Sounds perfect to me! Getting all these other bozos to do anything useful is probably too big an ask, but itâs better to try than not!
The only way out of this is out of it together. Sacrifice one group, they will take that as a signal that they can pick us off group by group until there is no one less. We hang together, or we all hang separately.
RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward đ
not kidding that few people go this far. i canât stress to you how much of a rando i am. iâve never had a positive net worth & my biggest accomplishment is âpublished by obscure lit magsâ & i actually changed policy at my local school by reaching outâthey were like âoh, we didnât know people cared.â
if you want a place to channel your energy that isnât raw panic? you live somewhere with a schoolboard. find all of its membersâ emails. it isnât hard. find out their plans to deal with this. demand they ignore it. almost no one ever does even this much & you can legit make a difference.
âIâm from The Countyâ as your main gambit works great until youâre up against a guy from well down the coast who works on a whaler. Lmao
Trying to figure out how to work a Graham Platner mention into my call to Susie-Q. Just push her concern level a little higher for the hell of it. Iâm not committing to a candidate here, I just know this one makes her nervous & Iâm enjoying it.
1. Make it clear you are their constituent so the call gets counted. 2. Make it clear what issue you care about & what outcome you want to see I honestly think everything else is gravy - we need high numbers of calls more than anything.
I always let people know about leaving voice mails if theyâre reluctant to talk to someone. I also always make sure people know that âWe need a strong CDC, this RFK jerk is a disaster & needs to be fired!â is FINE. It does not have to be long or fancy.
Iâm too messed up from a med start to make Rep & Senator calls about RFK & the CDC at the mo (hopefully better later tonightâŚ?), but I just messaged my whole family to push them to make calls. Encourage the people around you who care about these issues to give their Senators & Reps an earful.
Yes, calling right now matters bc the regime is in chaos on public health, and their MAGA/MAGA coalition is fracture-able Yes, if you've already called one of the highest ROI things you can do is reach out to 5 people you know, ask them to make the calls too. Explain why this is important to them.
More late summer gems from the North Cascades
This is utterly crucial. The key to Trump's arrogation of power these past few months has been his capturing of the future. He's trying to create an impression that his rule is forever. Every capitulation helps him do that. Reopening the future is an essential precondition for fighting Trumpism.
It's important to know what we're dealing with. Though some in the media still try to horse-race, both sides this, we're faced with psychopaths at the helm of our nation's public health, scientific and healthcare efforts. They want to inflict pain and suffering. It's a goal, not a by-product. 6/
In addition to all the moral reasons I wonât vote for transphobic assholes, I donât want another President who is thick as pig shit.
Motherfuckers, it is THE SAME PEOPLE telling you to hurt trans people that told the last batch of assholes to vote for the Iraq War!!! THE SAME ONES! How full of sawdust do you have to be to think this is going to go any better for you?! Youâre going to kill people & get NOTHING.
âGotta vote for the Iraq War so I have a shot at the Presidency.â Couple years later⌠âAww, shit.â 20 years later still⌠âGotta throw trans people to the wolves so I can run for President!â *Iâm staring directly and dryly into the camera*
hi if you are dragon conning this weekend, please consider masking!
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
Well thank goodness I have asthma I guess. What a country.
starting a new org to recruit centrist candidates called run from something
Having a bad day? Have you tried Too Much Pastaâ˘? Solve none of your problems and feel uncomfortably full with Too Much Pastaâ˘!
If you'd like me to make a zine for your area, send me a link for the rapid response network plus the hotline number.
Iâm just hoping thereâs an âabundance of cautionâ in there, because the thought of them not being able to find & treat everyone is horrifying! Rabies scares the shit out of me. Horror movie disease.
Imagine going to the big Western parks, being smart enough to not get gored by a bison & then having to get rabies shots because your hotel fucked up. Vacation!!! *jazz hands*
For folks in Maine and MA looking to get involved in local community organizing and community building. I, along with some others, have created a resource list of organizations that you can connect with. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Hitting me a little too hard lately! đ Iâm always Toad, but this one is ridiculously accurate lately. Though sometimes I am obsessively crafting instead of staying in bed.
Today in Alabama, @runforsomething.net candidate Alex Braswell is up in a special election for AL state house -- she's the first Democrat to run there in 15 years; Kamala only won 9% of the vote. This is the reddest of red places. It's still worth fighting for & giving people there a choice.
This is Ezra Klein flavored bullshit. These are the people who have grabbed the wrong end of the stick on every occasion for the last 25+ years & everyone keeps thinking theyâre smart anyway. Stop listening to these dipshits!!
The people advising Dem leadership like the fascism. Thatâs all there is to it. They are pro-fascism. You wouldnât do much different if you were actively trying to undermine Dems & boost Republicans, so why should we assume they have good intentions? They clearly do not.
*screaming so loud the sound waves cause a solar flare*
Deep Dish / Hot Dish 2028 is an unbeatable platform.
Me, looking at my counter this morning: âAck! A mouse poop!â Me, looking closer: âThis mouse poop has antennae.â It was a teeny weeny moth! Much more acceptable.
Arnold Lobel could simply have written me a private letter
A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
I keep trying to come up with wry little jokes, but they donât really seem very funny. Which is alarming, since I generally cope through humor. We are at DefCon Somber - itâs bad.
I am heartbroken and enraged that our hospital systems are abandoning trans people. Truly, disgusted that they are bowing down to our fascist government. I know some places are fighting, and I'm grateful for those doctors. For me, this echoes what happened with abortion around the country.
I mean it, fellow Americans: call your reps about this. It seems small in the short run, but this is going to fuck up businesses, especially small ones, big time.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago: "If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
I really wish people moving to Maine would stop feeding their cats to our extensive collection of wildlife. They move into a new McMansion & think theyâre in the suburbs, meanwhile we have wolves. (And fishers, cougars, coyotes, foxes, bald eagles, bearsâŚ)
Im going to cry there was a line of teachers with signs that said "You've got this" outside my metro station cheering every kid when they got off the escalator đ
itâs the last week of my opening month sale, so if you have had your eye on anything, nowâs the time! 20% off all fiber art through the end of august www.aknitomy.com/shop
Okay, now I have an image in my mind of Patrick Swayze holding Jesus over his head in a triumphant dance move.
Huh, never heard of it. Is it somewhere near the Tappan Zee?
âStay angry, little Meg,â Mrs Whatsit whispered. âYou will need all your anger now.â "Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
any halfway decent journalist should ask Newsom "why is 19 too young to receive lifesaving medical treatment but not too young to date you"
Though he seems to come across as a slimeball to a lot of normal people & Iâm not that worried. Buttigieg, on the other hand, has a lot of straight, cis white lady support of the âwhat a nice young manâ type. Far more dangerous imho.
I just assume anyone boosting Gavin Turdnugget is being paid to do so & I block them. I havenât seen a single one of those dipshits budge due to facts or persuasion, so why bother trying? Iâll talk to people I actually know about why heâs bad news if they seem enamored.
I'm PhD in graphic design and Cracker Barrel's REAL problem is they didn't go *far enough*
A landlord turned off Tenant Client's family's heat upon learning Client was an immigrant. Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed. This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
Steve Shirley escaped the Holocaust as a child & went on to found one of the earliest software startups. The really impressive part? She employed women programmers who had been pushed out of the workforce after having kids, & allowed them flexible, family friendly, work from home jobsâin the 1960s!
I think I have one of the last PostNord parcels that made it into the country wending through US customs right now. If Iâd ordered one day later Iâd be dealing with a real headache this week.
What a complete disaster. For no goddamn reason.
if you are ever tempted to write off the residents of a "red" (i.e., gerrymandered) state and say "set them adrift, let them secede, they deserve what they voted for", you are missing all the thousands of stories like this where the human beings in those states are pushing back every single day
C. If you think weâre doing it wrong & thus us still your country, why donât you come back & show us how itâs done? No? Mmm. Thatâs what I thought.
A. Youâre an immigrant & you should ask yourself why youâre uncomfortable calling yourself that. B. Youâre safe somewhere else doing less than fuck all to fix anything here & have ZERO BUSINESS criticizing people living in the midst of this shit.
Is there anything more annoying than Americans living elsewhere for 20+ years who call themselves âex-patsâ & constantly whinge about Americans âdoing nothingâ to oppose Trump? No. No there is not.