You are ALWAYS fashionable, Spike!
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You are ALWAYS fashionable, Spike!
the correct answer to this question is “what kind of a question is this, what the fuck is wrong with you?”
I would also hope that folks realize that even the worst Dem is better than the best Republican, on literally every front. Yes, even Newsom's shitty bullshit and flirting with right-wingers is not nearly as bad as the least awful Republican, at this point.
This is the only correct answer.
Also, I dug this sign out of my garage and repurposed it.
That and the toilet paper on his shoe that no one cared to tell him was visible as he climbed the steps to Air Force One. You know you’re a real piece of shit when only toilet paper has your back!
Those videos of her avoiding holding his hand speak volumes.
For sure, but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t hate him.
Tortimese
I was afraid of VAT!!!! (See what I did there? Ok, I’ll see myself out now.)
Is there tax? That could affect my decision.
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Trump wants you to think he’s broken the rule of law. But that’s not true. Guardrails still exist, starting with grand juries, which are declining to indict criminal cases that are lacking. We need to remember the Constitution puts power in other hands for a reason. It’s time to use it.
I know, I know, but I can’t stop scrolling.
There *is* a good bit of that sort of discourse around, but OP isn’t engaging in it. Just pointing out that we’re helpless to avert it now. It’s awful.
every discussion about whether we should prioritize urban wellbeing over rural wellbeing has to start with an acknowledgment that the primary reason we are having the discussion at all is because the representatives of rural americans are forcing us to
Those are fabulous 😍
Exactly. Make them work for every unlawful outcome. Throw as much sand in their gears as possible. It delays the actual harm their actions will cause.
For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society
There were some wonderful dogs at a rally in Chicago in April. I especially liked their signs.
Secret Outlast Unscented has been the way and the light for me since perimenopause
Good way to capture the feeling!
I’ve got a whole album of on my phone and Apple will show them as a movie. I try to remember that we’re made of the same stuff as the stars and to appreciate the mystery of it.
Matty Yglesias personifies the trolling, soulless fail-upward engagement hounding pseudo-intellectual brunchlord bullshit that has devoured modern American media
The only way in which we are exceptional.
And Biden was steady and predictable, which was boring. We’re a squirrel-brained species and some of us are addicted to constant drama.
Every American has to decide what they are going to do now, because your government is out to kill you. Perhaps in January, this might have seemed like hyperbole, but in late August, it sounds like just another Thursday morning in the United States. 9/
This is just part of RFK Jr.'s body count. And Russ Vought? His destruction of the ranks of CDC (and NIH etc) are making it impossible for remaining staff to do their jobs. This is what he wants. As he said he wants bureaucrats to be traumatized. Does this sound like a normal human being? 5/
When my meniscus tore I’d say it was painful like childbirth. And by that I mean all 26 hours of labor and delivery rolled into one ball peen hammer blow aimed at my knee.
I sure hope that courage is contagious.
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
😍 those green olives!
for the entire time I have been politically aware, the right has directed an endless stream of hatred towards the left, to which the left has historically responded with a kind of bemused indifference
There’s a grad student of astronomy who posts gorgeous images from the Webb telescope and I’ve been downloading them to look at when I need perspective.
I’m howling over this! 🤣🤣🤣 Went right down to the paralegals in my office and told ‘em they need to up their game, lol!!
He was a DOJ paralegal??
Thank you, Spike!
I’m drooling! 🤩
Trump take mail
I fear I’m going to be doing these for the rest of my life. The body demands more and more maintenance as we get older and my knees have warned me now. *sigh*
Oh, man, this is clamshells and leg lifts and “bridges,” on the theory that strengthening all the other muscles (besides the quads) will help prevent further injury. And it’s helped but it’s a little brutal.
Lol! And I HATE stretching. I’m a busy woman, how dare they make me do that, too? Now I’m paying for it with PT exercises that kick my a**.
I’m so, so sorry about that. Like, it took my breath away.
one thing i've taken away from surveys asking the public to evaluate trump's most authoritarian moves is that the ordinary americans have a much clearer sense of what's happening than most professional political observers
Good for you!!! 👏👏👏👏🤝
I feel that. This spring I tore my right meniscus by performing the Olympian feat of [checks notes] arising from my chair and taking three steps.
On the other hand, a few years ago, he was dating a Mexican woman, so who knows where he would come down on this.
Yeah, the head of Chicago’s police union is a Trumper. He also likes to give the finger to the top brass.
Because some of them see a kindred spirit.
You found an actual image of me when my alarm goes off in the morning!
A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly. On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years. For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
Well, that last part is all credit to you for managing their expectations, which is the hardest part. And it all sounds like a reasonable balance.
Screens are sooooo ubiquitous. It’s an issue for my 22 y.o. who has been addicted to her phone since she was in middle school. In retrospect I wish I had exercised more control. I can only imagine how much harder it is now.
Good idea. Make that instant tiny burst of serotonin work for something that builds skills!
I figured there might be some “I want to be a big kid, too” going on. May she always look forward to learning and let nothing dim that pleasure for her!
Is she looking forward to it?
“That really coats my throat”
You are the cutest, Spike!!!!
I hate them so much I can hardly breathe right now.
Another big congrats to the "no new wars" crowd. You were actively lying, or the dumbest suckers imaginable. If he had never held office, maybe. But he was president for a full four years, increasing US use of force and destabilizing situations. You put in real effort to willfully ignore all that.
I am so sorry things have gotten to this state.
Exactly what I’ve been saying. I’ll go even further and say it will be crabs in a bucket.
One frustrating thing about all this is how much was visible in advance, and how much is a continuation from term 1. Worse, yes, but not new, and definitely not out of nowhere. Except so many Americans, a bunch of media included, preferred denial. For psychological comfort or because they like it.
And on top of it ICE is costing us billions while undocumented immigrants were contributing to the economy.
Funk is such an excellent genre!!! This cheered me up to no end.
She’s a food-oriented girl, she won’t forget. My Lab, Sophie, found a whole piece of toast in some ivy on a fence along the alley - probably dropped by a squirrel or bird. Toast from heaven! For the rest of her life every time we walked in that alley, she always looked hopefully at that spot of ivy.
She posts a lot about gardening these days; she’s growing a variety of vegetables and fruit.
Ugh, I just realized that there’s a ton of visible cat hair on my shorts.
I’m glad you asked. I’ve been on a Seanan McGuire spree and her InCryptid series is exactly what I needed to keep me away from social media. And the bookmark was made by our friend Hannah who has an Etsy store. hlk851@bsky.social
Or you could mute a bunch of words. (People say that helps.) Or (and I’ve done this) download Blue Notify and give it the accounts of people you want to keep up with and it will notify you when they post. I miss seeing your posts and I actually set Blue Notify to let me know when you do. 💙
It is kind of wild that all of western press has simultaneously decided that actually they like the taste of the boot.
Nothing carbon-dates me quite like having to feel the toothbrush to make sure I used it.
As well as a formidable handheld weapon
Ah, don’t worry, winter has gotten waaay milder here, which freaks me out for different reasons.
🚨 🚨 🚨 everyone who relies upon Social Security needs to hear this.
They sense when we are hurt or sick and tend to stick especially close. They can’t offer much besides being a soothing presence but it’s so welcome at those times.
Best thing to come out of his mouth was his last breath.
I found out about it by reading someone else’s post and they included this marvelous gloating crab 😈
And I am HERE for it.
What a delightful way to learn the news.
Your Nazis learned a lot from our racists, sadly.
Y’all need to start naming the democrats you have issues with. Call THEM out by name. Because it’s a really ridiculous notion to keep broadly brushing across all of them. When literally there’s one locked up and fighting right the fuck now. It sounds stupid and like your focus is in the wrong place
C’mon, now, doesn’t every teacher want to take orders from a superintendent who was caught watching porn during a board meeting?
He’s counting on all the other sinners to forgive him, I suppose.
Oh, yeah, teachers from those states are beating down the doors to apply for those jobs so they can take orders from a superintendent caught watching porn during board meetings. 🤡
Their votes are not gettable. They will *always* find a reason to move the goal posts.
To be fair, nobody needs or wants his input on anything. That seems go for the entire administration.
That tuna has a LOT to atone for
Everyone, go home! This wins the internet today.
Quite a Snidely Whiplash-looking motherfucker.
She’s exceeded her donation goal and that makes me exceedingly happy!
Maybe if they stamp their feet? 😁
Like a cartoon villain! A real life Snidely Whiplash.
But you have to realize that jumping to conclusions and flying off the handle are the only cardio that some people on this website get.
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For some reason, I already had him blocked. Good judgment, even if I don’t remember why.
Fortunately he’s feeling better. And hopefully no one else picked it up. Moms don’t get sick days, unfortunately.
My friend, who is a germophobe and also has some nursing training, taught me that. I used to wipe the fridge handle with alcohol, now it’s bleach.
