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Blue dot in a red corner of NE NC. Resister of autocracy. #HandsOffDemocracy Refugee of the dead bird. (Momztweet) Proud mom of law school student and a CNC machinist. Grandma and Ma of cats. NASCAR fan-23XI 🏁 Lousy bio writer. Respect for 🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇦
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The perfect image to close my eyes on for the night. Thank you 😻
Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
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Soldiers in MRAPs rolling around Union Station—blocks from the Capitol—seems silly, performative, and useless. But it raises a much darker question: What would Trump have done on Jan. 6, 2021 if he had possessed then the kind of control over local law enforcement that he seeks to acquire today?
A weirdly beautiful creature designed to feed on another weirdly beautiful creature. Nature is fascinating that way 😻
How do you think it would work if the National Guard were sent into Dallas? Do you think federalized troops would feel liberated to be as strong and tough as Trump wants them to be? I dare Fox to ask Gov.Abbott. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Sometimes at work we make chaos for the sake of disrupting too much normalcy.
Do your worst, Bluesky.
Rereading this because I needed some comic relief a.co/65ZidcM
Red flags are up on the #OBX This means the tourist herds are somewhat thinned out so I can get some much needed vitamin sea.
NC DMV is as bad as reported. Sitting on the floor room only, despite having made an appointment back in April. Sigh.
Feral furrever home question. Are your adoptees still spooky? This 3yr old floofball, is formerly part of the herd I care for at work. He was a sick kitten that needed meds and care. He’s a lap cat but if you move suddenly, he can spring straight up with remarkable speed. #Caturday
Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
The White House doesn’t need a $200 million dollar ballroom. Americans need healthcare. Americans need education. Americans need safe neighborhoods. Americans need affordable groceries. Americans need a living wage. America needs a radical priority readjustment.
If we make it through this horrible time, please come back and visit our wonderful NC beaches. Americans are responsible for the loss of our lovely visitors by making the same mistake twice. The only thing this president cares about is himself. Not enough of us cared enough to stop him.
My local ABC news station out of Norfolk VA is reporting on the downturn in tourism. Specifically mentioning Canadian tourists are down 20 percent in some areas. The cited reason was tariffs and our president calling Canada the 51st state.
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We need a little reality check now and again. open.substack.com/pub/lotuspur...
Long and worthwhile read. Hopefully some of the anti woke crowd are waking up to realize they’ve been duped.
Taking a long weekend vacation starting today ✌️ I fully expect to land to news that the rapture has occurred, followed by aliens invading the US. But in any event news posts will be a bit more sporadic for a few days. Have a good one.
Gotta wonder what Ghislane Maxwell, who supposedly was in charge of preparing the 50th birthday book for Epstein, is thinking today…
💯 From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
This is how I plan to spend #Furiday
Don’t let the fog of the Epstein files obscure this. Commentary: Stephen Miller says Americans will live better lives without immigrants. He's blowing smoke - Los Angeles Times If there's an impulse underlying the anti-immigrant project directed by Miller other than racism, it's hard to detect.
A boy and his dog. The best story 😻
Any bets he’s in the files?
Vance is the nuclear option and even more dangerous.
Even the bots are stupid, or intentionally dumbed down, on the other place. They are definitely here but get squished more effectively.
I can't wait until conspiracy theorists discover they're really part of a conspiracy to use conspiracy theorists to spread disinformation - via conspiracy theories.
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: Elizabeth City” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Congratulations. You’ve become lab rats in a billion-dollar behavioral experiment—and none of you read the terms and conditions. open.substack.com/pub/lotuspur...
The rate of calls for "lethal force" to be used against American citizens by MAGA aligned Israeli-Russian troll farms has significantly escalated in the last 48 hours. This is a significant escalation by the MAGA ecosphere as their call for violence extends nationwide.
ChatGPT’s take on American Goebbels- Stephen Miller open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa...
#Caturday wisdom.
So the Kerr County, Texas commissioners refused Federal ARPA funds for emergency warning systems because of “communism” and the result was they killed over 200 people… This is what hate and GOP rhetoric does to your brain. It’s deadly.
Republican votes to cut funding for weather forecasting have drawn criticism in the wake of deadly flooding in Texas.
I would support a candidate that made this proposal for fixing the American wealthcare system. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
🖋️ “Fully restore funding to NWS and NOAA, save lives and advance science” hit 2,000 signers! 💬 Text SIGN PQHWQN to 50409
Let your representatives know that science is good for ALL Americans.
I can’t wait to show the cats. They love backyard feeder video feeds 😻
Theodicy — the question of how to respond to evil/bad things when all power is ascribed to God — is quite a thing here. Whereas others have framed the question in reverse — e.g., Fosdick's famous sermon claiming "the first heart to break is God's" — Noem arguably sidesteps the question entirely.
Reading the closed captioning of this bonkers cabinet meeting is brain melting. Dear Leader has a tiny and repetitive vocabulary. He’s playing the usual greatest hits. It’s way past time for the #25thAmendment
In other words: there's growing evidence not only that precipitation extremes will increase (in general) due to climate change--but also that the most intense, rarest, & most dangerous rain events will increase faster than more "moderate" extremes. That's...not great!
Yellow flags flying on the OBX today and the surf is up #Chantal
Cats know good people. Trust the cat.
Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
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Good reporting.
The neighborhood watch volunteers that are identifying and pursuing ICE raids are quite inspiring. Our friends at @capitalandmain.bsky.social have this story on ICE watch patrols in LA. prospect.org/politics/202...
I hope he keeps it up until a few of the GOP drop out and leave town 🤞
MSNBC has been covering it pretty closely this morning. They frequently are following Leader Jeffries speech.
This little guy looks like and Easter egg.
The worthless scribblers - to quote @jefftiedrich.bsky.social of the msm should all be fired for not asking many obvious questions.
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This is a powerful statement of the facts and true in every part of the country. The entire tourism sector in coastal NC was built by Mexican laborers, who are a bedrock of this community. They are also the backbone that keeps it running today. Without them our economy will collapse.
Revolting.
“The Court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution,” Sotomayor warned. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him? www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
Both of these abhorrent people are clinging desperately to power at any cost to keep their behinds out of prison.
The best visual of the current Secretary of Defense.
Shadow Press Secretary. I love your new role Katie. Thank you for taking on the job. The daily gaslighting by Leavitt is a disservice to the people.
Word of the Day: OBLITERATED Which is: What America's airstrike did to Iran's nuclear stockpile OR What POTUS did to America's status in the world
Bernie was right all along.
Now we know where FEMA $ is being allocated. Florida will run the facility, with the possibility of reimbursement through FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, which has allocated $625 million for the effort. #AlligatorAlcatraz www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/w...
What America needs is a “cease-liar.”
A Cartoon from The New Yorker buff.ly/CPA8BSH
This Carlin bit about war and bombing brown people is timeless. Thanks for posting it at this moment in history. I’d love to hear what George would say about our current administration. 10 years of endless material to work with. I miss George.
There’s a growing problem you’re not supposed to question: masked agents detaining migrants. Not in war zones...here...on U.S. soil. When power hides its face...it stops being accountable. When you can’t ID authority...you can’t challenge it. 1/5 🧵
History shows us masked enforcers become a breeding ground for human rights abuses. The playbook is old: disappear the face, disappear the person. Shield them from accountability and suddenly anything becomes permissible. 4/5
It’s a cult.
Well done 👍
They were supposed to be deporting “gang members” and “criminals.” So far, they have kidnapped people working their day jobs and folks lawfully showing up for their immigration court appearances… It was always a lie.
Imho it was a temper tantrum about calling his bluff on the “2 week message” - he’s such a fragile ego it could be that simple.
The story of my life. I lose the list of course 😹
This is the BEST thing about living in coastal NC. #OBX
"Yeah, c'mon on all you big strong men Uncle Sam needs your help again he's got himself in a terrible jam way down yonder in ol' Iran so put down your books and pick up a gun we're gonna have a whole lot of fun" Country Joe McDonald
More about this thinking and how it led up to fascism in Germany in the 30’s. Today’s Democrats are behaving much as the Social Democrats did in those days, by relying on courts and chaos to save the republic. We all know how that worked out archive.is/2025.06.20-0...
This morning’s reading. We are seeing this in action now by GOP lawmakers and their techno-bro partners. #SocialDarwinism pervaded many aspects of American society in the Gilded Age, including policies that affected immigration, imperialism, and public health. www.khanacademy.org/humanities/u...
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that the organization will donate $1 million to immigrant families impacted by recent raids.
Wise summer heat coping from a cat 😻
Ouch!
I always remember this quote from Anthony Bourdain at the end of his Iran episode. “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.”
Did Vlad have tears in his eyes sir?
The COC is currently babbling about flag poles on the WH lawn.
You are not wrong.
I hope my kids take over my bank accounts and car keys if they see me acting this way.
Republicans are threatening war with Iran and Donald Trump’s focus is putting in more flag poles at the White House. What an embarrassment.
25th Amendment time.
Cognitively compromised old man babbling about flag poles, interest rates, and tariffs on the White House lawn 🤦♀️
The brave people of the United States are holding massive protests nationwide against the Trump regime, despite threats from the regime and its cult MAGA followers. The people have declared enough is enough, restore democracy, justice, and remove Trump. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsDay
Setting a great example for peaceful resistance. Well done AG.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - 1984
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Justice Brandeis, he said it best. In a democracy, the most important office — with all due respect, Mr. President — is not the presidency, and it’s certainly not governor. The most important office is office of citizen. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...