US Congressional Switchboard 202-224-3121 Use it.

Some good stuff happened yesterday, let's keep doing good stuff.

not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)

I think we've done it friends! The Baby and I are proud to present our Halloween production of The Sleeping Baby. 🩰 (for anyone needing alt text, the video description is in the Description section at the link) youtu.be/742dLVo01uc

Okay, I have The Baby's Halloween video uploading, but I'm also doing the work around version if bluesky takes too long or thinks the file is still too big. Work around says about 25 minutes.

Hold on, the file's too big...

Ugh, this audio editing is killing meeeeeeeeee. All the video clips are in the editor and audio is 50% done. I have to finish that and then it's transitions and title cards. I have to break for dinner, but I'm gonna aim for 9pm Central standard time for upload. 🤞 Baby was mostly well behaved 👀

Here's my second place entry from the Halloween baking contest (it's supposed to be a zombie brain) Flavors are orange, pistachio, and blackberry with cardamom and anise.

The smol human is here this weekend, so Halloween photo session with The Baby won't even take place until tomorrow. She appreciates your patience. In the meantime, here she is partially dressed up to wish a friend happy birthday.

You can't even buy a hot rotisserie chicken from a grocery store with SNAP, ZERO nail or hair salons can take funds from an EBT card you racist shitburgers. Ron Johnson is a lying treasonous bigot and I will never forgive Wisconsin for chosing him over Russ Feingold.

Trans people have warned for years that these anti-trans policies would hurt far more than just trans people.

This country has stricter requirements for getting food aid than for being able to starting a fucking war

Most likely don’t have this on the Election Day radar, but felony disenfranchisement is on the ballot next week in Virginia, an unusually harsh state for denying voting rights to people with criminal records. Major reform may be coming there, and Tuesday is pivotal. Here’s what you need to know:

Somebody got new toys

It's too big, but I think it will work with some alterations. The photo session is going to be a nightmare 😫

A reminder that anti Muslim bigotry and hate continues to be a risk free political strategy. But it also endangers everyone else. Case in point: ICE and the erosion of foundational civil liberties is an outcome of post 9/11 “anti terrorism” legislation.

If we had fallen ass backward into the playoffs maybe I wouldn't have any expectations, but we had the best record of any team 😭 We're playing like it's April again.

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@saimihanma.bsky.social Thank you for boosting my post! 🦅 ⬅️ was definitely not this bird

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities. alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

I'm terrible with bird IDs, would someone be able to help me? Location is Southeast Wisconsin & it's smaller, maybe 12-ish inches Video description: A small dark bird of prey sits in profile on an electric wire. The bird takes flight at the video's end, showing a light belly scattered w/ dark bars

I don't want to have to play a game 5 😭

I will believe in this ceasefire when the IOF ceases firing - which they HAVE.NOT. #FreePalestine

While eyes are on the goofy ass plan to terrorize citizens across the country with federal troops, the house of a South Carolina circuit court judge caught fire yesterday. Diane Goodstein blocked the DOJ’s attempt to get voter data last month. abcnews4.com/newsletter-d...

Saved a smol friend from certain death in a parking lot (a driver was not pleased with me, tough taters)

This Chicago bagel place is only online ordering this weekend to protect their staff from 🧊. They've gotten lots of people placing orders & telling them to keep the money and donate the food to the community. You can place an order for pick up or make a "donation" here: bagelmiller.com 1/2

An Israeli prison guard deliberately slammed a metal door on the already broken leg of a 70-year-old Scottish woman who was abducted from the flotilla. Torture.

Every flotilla member being held by Israel must be released NOW. The IOF must allow the new wave of ships, including the Conscience, to reach Gaza and distribute the aid, not intercept and steal/destroy the supplies and kidnap the humanitarian volunteers as they did with the Sumud flotilla.

The grand son of Nelson Mandela is among the hostages too!

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

Japan also chose a far right prime minister today.

Heads up, Maine!

When Spooky Season meets Postseason

FUUUUUUUU!!!!! Not only did I walk into the spiderweb going under the tree, I WALKED INTO THE WHOLE DAMN SPIDER 😭 AND THEN IT STUCK TO ME WAVING EVERY ONE OF ITS LEGS IN ANGER I hope all you kids at the skate park were entertained 🫠

SUCCESS! #CovidBooster #Novavax

⚠️ Worth paying attention to the focus on Emergency Room care here because I expect they are going to try to get rid of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which is was passed in 1986 under Reagan and is what makes ER care available to everyone regardless of ability to pay.

Not one ship got through 😭💔

Novavax is in! * keys clacking while making appointment*

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Live feed for the Global Sumud Flotilla approaching Gaza. They are now closer than any previous aid ships have gotten, but the chance of interception by IOF is VERY high, particularly as they are now under the cover of night. youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...

In other news... trying out Halloween costumes on the baby

Removing my low melt point agrose gel from the buffer tank to take it for cutting at the light box and damned if that f*cker didn't slither right off the tray and shatter into a million pieces in the buffer tank. 😬🫣😠😭 So I get to do that Monday. 😐

SCOTUS is going to hear a case on whether to overturn a 1935 decision that blocked presidents from firing independent regulators based on policy (or personal) disagreements alone. This is on top of SCOTUS allowing Trump to fire the FTC commissioner, so you can see where this is going.

Smol fren

We lost a good one

Two men were found dead by hanging in Mississippi yesterday. Demartravion “Trey” Reed was found hanging from a tree on Delta State University's campus in Cleveland. www.theblackinsider.com/post/campus-... Corey Zukatis was found hanging from a tree in Vicksburg. www.wapt.com/article/man-...

So…they’re disappearing people. This is all just ticking along as expected. Now I know how the junta in Argentina lasted so long www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

BREAKING: Justice Gregory Carro has dismissed the first degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione in his state case, finding the DA put legally insufficient evidence before the grand jury. More TK.

Update on Novavax COVID vaccine availability from a New York Times reporter: they haven’t been shipped out yet but the supplier plans to ship next week.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis gives an update after today's shooting at Evergreen High School. He says there are 2 victims, both of whom are hospitalized, as is the suspected perpetrator. State law enforcement is assisting at the scene while Polis is offering resources to families + kids.