the perfect political trolling move doesn't exi....

American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta said it would scrap almost 600 trips collectively, as the federal aviation regulator prepares to cut capacity at 40 airports due to staffing shortages on.ft.com/481CZG3

this is what a sociopath looks like, kids

Ocean State Job Lot announced that all food in its 17 Rhode Island stores is discounted by 20 percent until the federal SNAP program is fully reinstated. That includes coffee, tea, peanut butter, jam, cooking oils, spices, and hundreds of Bob’s Red Mill products.

in other news of hope and resilience: First snow report from Jay Peak of the year! jaypeakresort.com/skiing-ridin... Twig Season = Get Ready for Ski Season Season

still playing this "there've been times that I thought, that I couldn't last for long, but now I think I can carry on...." www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEXh...

From the Guardian. Cartoonist Ella Baron.

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

there is still going to be a ton of deliberately inflicted pain and violence in America tomorrow, but right understand this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBl...

Hallelujah!

You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.

by no means prevent all communications

why can't we have good things in America anymore? (rhetorical question)

minor superficial aggravation of the day, Dog save me from on-line menswear sellers and/or shippers who can not distinguish between black, charcoal, and navy blue. Fail pants! no match to the jacket.

I read an article about Thanksgiving dinner in the early 1800's that noted then the meal was all about pies, savory roast vegetable pies, meat tourtieres, chowder like fish pies, & fruit pies after I would love to serve a primarily pie Thanksgiving, but I fear my family would rebel at the notion

this is America now, do not look away

I heard someone say the other day that the reason white reactionaries get upset when they hear other languages is that they've only barely got a grasp on English, and I think about that a lot.

On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable

Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.

I know that Irony died a thousands deaths & was buried by the GOP years ago, But Donnie Short Fingers, throwing a Gatsby themed party at his FL resort on the eve of cutting food aid to 42 million Americans and on day 31 of a government shutdown he orchestrated, is something else

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

this is the end of a long worthwhile thread on the sad state of "bespoke" suits in America. True story, my great grandfather was a bespoke tailor in Chicago. In the 1950's his was offered a considerable sum to cut suits in Hong Kong for 5 years. He declined rather than close his shop & relocate

all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still

(the answer was there all along) change one letter, ruin a candy S&Ms

change on letter, ruin a candy Butler Finger

if you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula

COATES: “Trump’s saying, ‘Y’all, I’m just gonna kill people.’ And the Greatest Deliberative Body has nothing to say about it. Y’all are punk, y’all are cowards.”

YouTube Comment Section Astounded To Learn Chicks Can Rock Too

praying for Jamaica, it's the most we can do right now, but plan to give aid and supplies in the weeks to come. They're going to need..... everything.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

for this mornings moment of Hope and Resilience; go the museum, it's good for you www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

to comprehend it aright, you must know something of the curious internal structure of the thing operated upon

That is the most terrifying storm I have ever seen

on the other hand, maybe it's time to buy actual books, written by real people, from a genuine local bookstore again. (if you are so lucky as to have one that is)

Trump Defends Demolition Of Yggdrasil, Ancient Tree Of Life https://theonion.com/trump-defends-demolition-of-yggdrasil-ancient-tree-of-life/

"i took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, found it difficult, and badly understood what i was being asked to do" is not a great sign

Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education. 2024 soybean exports to China: $13B. Higher Ed: $14B. Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.

So much hand-wringing about SNAP fraud. Meanwhile the people scamming SNAP recipients have an operation that can scam nearly $23million in 2 days. JUST IN MARYLAND. Stealing info from EBT cards esp at gas stations is a real threat. www.thebanner.com/economy/secr...

for this mornings moment of Hope and Resilience: www.bbc.com/news/article...

welcome to the new feudalism, The Donald requests/requires his vassal lords to fund his army and build his ballroom, those who do receive his benevolence.

But we are all in the hands of the Gods

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

"Such is their fear of jail, bankruptcy or reprisal, that most people I spoke to insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people said Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices standing up to him." My Weekend FT essay. Please read it. on.ft.com/4hqblpr

It's clear from today's AP photos that Trump has entirely demolished the East Colonnade—added to the White House by Thomas Jefferson in 1805—and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. The East Colonnade didn't occupy the footprint of the Trump "ballroom"—its demolition was completely unnecessary.

Don't Look Away. This is what is being done by *our* government, right now.

One of the better photographs depicting modernity, I'd say:

American government under total GOP control, Special Education, Nuclear safety, Food inspections? Not Essential. Individual gun purchases? Essential www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

folks thinking that it might be understandable to "accidently" get a Totenkopf tattoo, Watch the final scene of Inglorious Basterds, pay attention to the emblem on the cap of Col. Landa the SS officer. Anyone who knows anything about Nazis knows what that is... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xldM...

I'm wondering if the Donald is trying to pack in so many egregious authoritarian acts right now, because he's afraid his time is short. or it could be that he's drunk on power and has no sense of shame or ethics what so ever.