oh fuck everything my costs are nearly doubling which means if our COLA is anything under 3%, I will actually be making less money next year than I did this year. 3% is status quo.

I'm in a specific kinda pain that's not dissimilar to being stabbed, so it's super fun seeing the potential for CBD getting banned. I mean, I qualify for a med card, assuming my neuro isnt as shitty about things as my psych was. But y'know. I love not sleeping and doom scrolling ✌🏼🫶🏼

As cleaners, it is not at all uncommon to end up at the wrong house, for whatever reasons. My heart breaks for Maria Florinda Rios Perez. And her family. It is absolute bs to defend this horrific murder as "stand your ground". What happens next will determine the safety (and services) of so many.

I don't think that all conservatives are heartless - I really don't - I just think that they were taught to use their heart LESS. That it was okay to love ONLY their countrymen. Then their "tribe"/co-religionists. Then their family/friends. Then just those like them. And now, just themselves.

Get mad. Don't let the GOP OR the DNC off the hook.

We already have 2 inches of snow with a potential for 10. If there's any justice in this world I will wake up to videos of ICE agents falling and busting their heads to some Benny Hill music. 🤞🏻

Democrats shut down the government, only to pass a bill that bans.... CBD products for some reason?

Democrats when they have a supermajority: I mean, we don't really NEED to ban orphan crushing. Everyone understands it's bad.

I'm in a bad way right now and once again, I call on Gondor for aid. I'm offering a temporary tier on #Patreon for my back #GURPS content. I'm highly unlikely to offer such content again like this. Check it out and please reshare this. www.patreon.com/posts/141085... #TTRPG #roleplaying #gaming

This 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 There’s a constant concept that Muslim people hate queer people and want us dead. And sure, yes, there is a small fraction of extremists. But apples for apples there’s probably more queer hating white evangelical extremists. I love how Mamdani has publicly broken their brains on this.

No justice, no peace.

See also beehiv & ghost.

I really wish people in my communities would STOP DYING! 😢

We were without power for many hours today and I'd like to not have a repeat, but it seems likely. Raising funds for emergency needs, meds & food. Thank you! #MutualAId PayPal.me/MousePounder PayPal.me/WyldWish Cash.app/$WishMa Venmo.com/u/MousePounder Venmo.com/u/WishMage

They haven't had teeth or a spine to speak of as a rule since before I was born.

*sighs* Capitalist protect capital. Not people.

Things I've learned from studying American politics and reading a shit ton of history books: 1) We've never had a "great" POTUS. 2) SCOTUS has almost always been conservative. 3) Every right for minority groups has been achieved through protest, and death is often involved.

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I'm in the same boat, not to mention my local support system including my parents.

NEW: Following the Trump administration’s weekend actions, the states suing over the SNAP benefits went back to court in Massachusetts on Sunday night, seeking a TRO to block the admin from acting on its penalty threats to states making full payments. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Pretty amazing light in Edinburgh just after sunrise this morning.

Please help! He wants to move in with a disabled friend as their caregiver. It's a two for one deal and a one time expense, tremendous value for the discerning donor.

When politicians say that they want a "mature" or "sensible" or "reasoned" discussion about something, they are saying that if you disagree with their pov, you are being immature, foolish and unreasonable.

This is huge in context. A potent statement that things are not as they should be.

voters have the memories of goldfish, so it's gonna be up to the organizers to make them remember.

Funny... nobody that's up in 2026 voted for it. None of the usual squished, like Warner and Coons voted for it.... But the retirees gave then cover. This looks like it was specifically planned by Schumer, or there is a large group going against his wishes.

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader

Welcome to the Death Of Expertise Part 19745: Kristy, the job of the Leader in the Senate is to hold the caucus together, Schumer has demonstrated that not only is he a liar on matters of healthcare, he is incapable of delivering. Fuck off.

Like… people want affordable groceries, housing, and healthcare, *And* they want their friends and loved ones the be alive and safe and free from persecution. These are not mutually exclusive ideas. They are in fact bound up together.

Israeli spyware is infamously invasive and effective.

We need EVERYONE* doing this *US residents

I told my Senators that the message Senate Dems are sending is that if we vote for Democrats resoundingly in an election, they’ll promptly fold. Is this what they want us to take from this?

Please help my friend! I'm dealing with too many tragedies as it is. I'd really like to survive at least long enough to see the current crisis through, but if too many of my support people drop off the map, I can't be sure that I will.

Rabies is serious shit.

Time to get Schumer out of the Senate.

If you need (& all scholarship on exiting authoritarianism say we need) people to rise up to defiance, not default to standard civic complacency, they have to believe we have exited realm of standard political reality.

From get-go, not calling this fascist power grab, MAGA Murder Bill, abductions, crimes against humanity & so on, has left Americans confused & thinking this will resolve itself via voting or courts or magical elves.

One can hope that this hastens the end of the modern National Democratic party but people have been conditioned to accept shit sandwiches for so long that who knows...

I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.

Tell your senators not to cave. They would make efforts like this one much less meaningful if we failed to get what we the people need out of this shutdown debacle.

All of this is confirming my belief that Republicans never learn from a loss and Democrats never learn from a win

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.

Reminder, if you have questions about something I’ve written, ask in the comments on the Patreon piece instead of bsky.

Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542 Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224 King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451 Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Warner (VA) 202 224-2023

If Schumer caves, we need to make him an albatross around the neck of the DNC. You know what to do. Feel free to use my script from the quoted thread however you like, no restrictions.

To anyone else who thinks Trump getting a second term means activists in the US failed utterly (I suspect that guy might be a fed, insisting activists use legal names on social media): There are MANY ways to serve with distinction.

I did it. I called and left a message for #Schumer about the #GovernmentShutdown & not caving to #Trump & co. I have a severe anxiety disorder. Despite loudly encouraging others to do what I just did for years, this is my first time. Please clap. (Script in comments if you're curious.)

URGENT My anxiety is way too high to do this without a full script - I typically can't make these calls at all, but I'm willing to push through for this one.