Bellwether, from a castrated ram (wether) who would have a bell collar & lead the flock. His clanking bell could be heard at a distance so shepherds could locate a flock that had moved out of sight. Hence, a useful indicator. I love knowing the stories behind words & hope you enjoyed that one!

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism

#nokings Portland frog brigade

Redmond, WA attendance approximately 4k

Boston is great that way with a big space for gathering. Was recently in Europe and thought about how their cities are better designed for protest

Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.

#NoKings Miami!

Cincinnati #NoKings 👑

Huge support to the inflatable frog costume person in Portland for both embarrassing the regime and reclaiming frog imagery from the internet right.

Mascot rave actually seems like an incredibly effective tactic. There's absolutely no way to spin that the dancing unicorn was threatening.

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

Tariff revenue is operating like ship money did for Charles I, when he tried to rule England without Parliament. Like the US, only the legislature could legitimately tax the people, but Charles used innovative abuses of his powers to raise & spend money as he wanted (He later lost his crown & head)

A guy ran into a classroom at the University of Washington threw up Nazi salutes, yelled a bunch of slurs, then roughly 30 students chased him down, got him arrested.

“Is the fascist takeover of America being done in a smart way?” Wtf

She. Was. Right.

lol..helpless senators completely powerless to control their own party’s cabinet

We are just helpless senators completely powerless against our own party’s cabinet 😳

Republicans shut down the government because they want your health insurance premium to double. They didn’t even try to negotiate. #mtpol

Yip. On iPhone, divide your texts into known and unknown senders then disable notifications for unknown senders.

This is why "Egyptian cotton" is a thing now! Egypt grew a little cotton before all that, but not a "main export industry & household name" amount.

This is the same person who said back in February that people shouldn't do mass protests because peaceful assembly was already dead as a concept, so I'm not inclined to really trust what he has to say about anything.

Portlanders — show off your corner of war-ravaged Portland below.

Who else has always wanted to know what Trump said to Kennedy on their way out of Kavanaugh’s swearing-in that made Kennedy stop short and wag his finger at Trump, only for Trump to be all “let’s continue this off-camera”?

I’m not kidding. This guy, who literally helped build this mess, has a stronger response than Hakeem Jeffries.

Sept. 27, 2025: I stand with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who have stated that federal troops are NOT needed or wanted in the Rose City… 🌹

Duck you, Trump.

Our group chat is actively making plans for ours! 👊🇺🇸

Just FYI: Portland as a war zone is horseshit, and deploying federal troops is horseshit.

Is there anything more from her than this? Because this ain’t it…

White House photo op for the president's granddaughter's new $130 sweatshirt line

Thread.

No Kings Day 10/18 👊👊

Mariners AL West champs!!

In the DC area, ABC did NOT air Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Here are the commercials that aired on ABC in Kimmel's time slot. I won't be spending a single dollar on any of these products/services: Wendy's Sketchers Kia Jeep Cirque du Soliel Safestep Walk In Tubs AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions

Go Mariners!

So many layers of insane in these first two paragraphs but awarding money BASED ON BIRTH RATES is some real Nazi shit

Question phrasing matters! 🙄

So many layers of insane in these first two paragraphs but awarding money BASED ON BIRTH RATES is some real Nazi shit

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A great song about our times! youtu.be/zGsGZFWd5kA