A friend of mine was removed from the Christmas tree lighting at the Nebraska State Capitol last night after a woman she was with asked Gov. Jim Pillen if deporting people fit into his message of opening one's heart. (Not sure who took the video)

Something for everyone with temperatures but unfortunately no snow. Back to the regularly scheduled snow drought.

It seemed (vibes only) like our autumn canopy lasted longer than usual this year, which may be due to less wind.

Inside Elections changed its rating for NE-02 from toss-up to tilt Democratic today. Center for Politics did so back in June.

Shame.

Last night's fox sighting 🦊

UNL faculty and alumni held a second line funeral parade to protest budget & program cuts, which is badass and provocative in a good way. journalstar.com/news/state-r...

5.6" total in the last few days is already more snow than we had in the entire winter of 2021-2022 (5.1"). Keep it up 👍

What I will say is, I did expect it to be worse,

I stopped by the Capitol to pick up the Cameron (Capitol Cat) book as a Christmas gift 😺. One or more weddings seemed to be going on; State Senator Jana Hughes was snapping photos of one group.

What's happening in your 2026? CARL BIT ABOY jesus Carl, not again.

How about some Natalie Merchant. (Sent to me by a follower)

lol the Millard South crowd would be so mad. What a delight to think about.

Correct, and there also is not room in the stomach for ham if it is even on the table.

Maybe I'll be proved wrong (really hope not), but can't let go of my intuition that Americans are just too ornery for an authoritarian regime to successfully consolidate power as quickly as it would need to

Of all the times this has been true, it has never been truer than right now

START YOUR FRIDAY: With a story about a new effort to give Nebraska voters a higher bar for the Legislature to change laws the people approve at the ballot box. From Juan Salinas II: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/20/n...

Sadly one of the worst live shows I've attended in the last 4 years. Some take care of their voices as they age, and others don't. I still enjoy some of their studio recordings because nostalgia, but couldn't get thru a minute of this.

And then we scroll all day long through nothing but horror and wonder why our nervous systems are shot. we have to be clear eyed about this moment and also make room for and celebrate the little joys in our lives or else we are not going to make it.

#WhenItHappens 🐷

😑

Yes, but...

Mike Flood was presiding over this moment in the Speaker's chair.

That would be a climate change I would support. I'll even be reasonable and say just 300 days a year. See how reasonable I can be.

CNN says Bondi, Blanche and Patel met with Boebert at the WH on Wed, regarding her vote on the discharge petition. It's reported Boebert is attending emergency WH talks ahead of the vote. You do not need to be a behaviorist, psychic or lumberjack to feel Trump's panic over what is in these files.

Goodhue: 2024 vs. Autumn 2025 (after the tree canopy massacre)

Suck it Davis, you vile heinous toad 🤪

A feature of Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music concerts at the Johnny Carson Theatre is the microphone never working and a grouch in the sound booth insisting "it's on" even though nobody can hear them.

"No citations have been issued at this time." ...she was using the crosswalk? Which the driver ignored? And no citations, huh? A catastrophic and senseless loss. Peace be with her family. www.1011now.com/2025/11/09/l...

Wordle 1,603 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 youtu.be/Z-HLxpWGCzc?...

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

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I hate to be the one to tell you that the nice but modest house you're trying to sell as "a steal" for more than a half million dollars is not, in fact, a steal. 🤑 bffr

Whiplash! That was fast. journalstar.com/news/state-r...

Adding to the GOP's shit week Trump's tariffs are getting pummeled at SCOTUS today and there is a significant chance they are found illegal and unconstitutional in the coming days. If that happens throws entire GOP agenda into absolute chaos, and Trump will be globally/domestically humiliated.

America's Mayor 🇺🇸

Never doubt that the universe has a sense of humor.

Kind of ironic that waterboarding is a Jeopardy category on the day Dick Cheney died 👀

"as Wyoming’s lone U.S. congressmember... he voted against a resolution calling for the release of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and against a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. "

Just because he apologized doesn't mean anyone is required to accept it. That goes for other members of the Unicameral, the public, and his victim. I hope his fellow Senators impeach hiim. www.1011now.com/2025/11/04/n...

Pumpkin Coconut Bisque Serves 4 1 ¾ cups canned pumpkin 2 T veg. oil 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 T shredded peeled fresh ginger ½ to 1 tsp red curry paste, or to taste 1 ¾ cups light coconut milk, divided ½ cup vegetable stock 6 T frozen apple juice concentrate salt to taste

Manufacturing a crisis and then providing a half-assed, insufficient resolution is a hallmark of the Trump regime. journalstar.com/news/nation-...

Poetry Comics Month, Day 1 Join me throughout November as I share a daily haiku comic for my fourth annual Poetry Comics Month.

Warning! If a store starts playing Christmas music on November 1st, I will punish them by not shopping there for the duration of the season.

Gonna miss this one, ngl

Don't hold your breath waiting for Kauth to lead the impeachment charge on this one, I predict.

Halted SNAP benefits and missed paychecks for federal workers have put people's next meals at risk. These businesses and organizations in Lincoln are trying to help out during the government shutdown: #LNK journalstar.com/news/local/a...