So, um. . . Wolves in the wild have been observed and recorded possibly using tools. In multiple, complex steps. youtu.be/m83QSW1dZKI?...

It's enraging that those of us who read Project 2025 assumed that important institutions - like once respected news outlets - would do likewise. I'm sure they did. So it's double enraging that after accepting & lazily reprinting trump's lies about his intentions, now they're gaslighting us.

Okay, I've been kind of offline. I log on to see Rep. Plaskett somehow tied to Epstein? The Plaskett I've always thought was really smart, the one that sits on the Intel committee? Well f*ck.

I’m so tired of seeing this nonsense from @davidho.bsky.social and others. The Democratic Party DID embrace Zohran Mamdani. He was the Democratic nominee and won because he was elected by Democratic voters. He was also endorsed by the DNC and by a number of prominent Dems, including Jeffries.

Honestly, at this point, I'm kinda surprised the admin doesn't have the White House house press corp all just wearing ball gags.

OMG, my almost-28-yr-old son may actually be moving out in December! I love him deeply - but it's *been* time.

Smoky Eye can't let the little people learn that his investment firm buddies are the ones buying up all the houses and apartments.

So. Trump is now telling Repubs to vote *for* the release of the Epstein files. No, he hasn't "caved"; he's found a way to allow them to avoid having to cast a fatal vote against it. Because he's going to use "ongoing investigation" to block the release regardless of the vote.

I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher

Bookmark this. They're going to block the release citing "ongoing investigation". Playing the legal system is trump's single true strength.

100%. We're not going to get unstuck from this terrible place even when Americans feel the pain. Because that's the price many of them will happily pay for their racism and misogyny. And they'll hold all the rest of us hostage.

I want to know why the AP - and indeed every news outlet - is uncritically accepting the "drug enforcement" claims. It's transparently false - or, if true, staggeringly stupid and misdirected.

They have fully embraced the "12-year-old-boy-on-a-game-server" level of discourse. Worth noting: My son lost access to the Wi-Fi for 2 weeks when I overheard him doing this shit.

I hate those clickbait headlines that cut off before some key word. I just saw "actor Lawrence Fishburn..." and my heart nearly stopped.

Let's face it, this is probably the biggest problem we face as a society (and in particular a *certain* segment of it). Even more than ignorance or division, it's believing oneself to be unaffected -- and therefore "safe". youtube.com/shorts/-2mpz...

Our oven hasn't worked in over a year. Today, I just fixed it! Because there's no way I'm going through another winter without a working oven (and no way to bake pies)

Do people understand that the trump's "investigation" of Democrats'tires to Epstein isn't strictly about distraction or even about trying to nail prominent Dems. It's this: Biden's DOJ didn't release the files because there was an ongoing investigation. Trump is maneuvering to claim the same.

Talking today with a coworker, a HS senior, about politics and sociology. A customer, eavesdropping, blurts our, "Oh! An intelligent conversation! And such good vocabulary!" People. Don't do this. It exposes you as a condescending ass who thinks that because we're cashiers, we must be idiots.

Everything is just so stupid.

Translation: "Whatever they tested, I scored better than anyone, ever."

Still no mention on Fox of the Epstein emails? Fox is like the parent trying desperately to keep their 9 year old from learning Santa isn't real.

Y’all crack me smooth the hell up and l honestly have the same amount of smoke for y’all as I have for MAGA. What did you help? What did you make better? Who did you help? Anyone? Nope. I checked your skyline and unless you’re replying to shit on Dems…it’s nothing but porn. IDC about that part

I am genuinely shocked - but elated - that SCOTUS has sent Kim Davis packing.

You gave us 45 Democratic Senators but expect a majority. Take a stadium full of seats.

Yup

The Senate passing a bill that is NOT the House CR means the House has to also vote on it. Dems are doing harm reduction and forced the repubs to cave and pass a different bill than the House. Now let's see what House repubs do.

Yelling at Schumer is now an autonomic reflex for a lot of people who only kinda sorta pay attention, or don't understand it, isn't it?

For those (way too many) people who don't get it.

I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.

And I will add, *white* folks pay attention, because they've already been doing this and you, especially, need to know it's absolute horseshit. The average snap recipient is a white, rural family with at least one job, and kids. About 16 million children - and the average benefit is just $187/mo.

Scrolling through my news feed and this just popped into my head: "The Andrew formally known as Prince".

Ain't it always the case?

These two posts showing up on my feed are a perfect encapsulation of what is going on in this country. The felon and all his rich buddies are dining in splendor, while so many others feel the pain of his actions and policies.

What a crummy day it was to be a cashier at a grocery store. So many of my regulars stressed out and scared. Hell, we put out stacks of flyers on the counter: "Do you need help accessing food?" with info about resources. Fuck the GOP forever. Every. Single. One. of them.

Huh, maybe the GOP is about work requirements: From now on, states should have to "work" to collect federal assistance: raise their state minimum wage, make matching Medicare payments, fund education, and so forth, so they stop being a drain on productive blue states. youtube.com/shorts/Af-tS...

That orange demon is telling y’all he’s going to play with nuclear weapons but some of y’all are too busy defending Nazi tattoos, yelling at democrats, and pretending a mayoral race is the center of the universe. 🗣Get your shit all the way together!

The simple truth about this embarrassing, doddering old would-be Mafia don is this: today is the best he'll ever be; every day after this will be worse than the day before. Stupid and corrupt was always a problem, but dementia don't play.

New York announced a new state run portal where the public can submit videos or photos of ICE agents engaged in criminal activity. Citizens call it accountability, while DHS/ICE calls it 'obstruction of justice.' ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Uh huh - no sympathy when he stiffs them.

Right now. It's not about the distant future - it's about now, right where you live. youtube.com/shorts/PoUVk...

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

And we thought his destruction of the rose garden was an affront. Did any of us consent to this?

Ladies and gentlemen -- our federal officers.

My daughter's 25 and she would TOTALLY do it

If anyone is shocked that the GOP are blocking Arizonans' right to representation, just try to remember that they don't think *any* of us have a right to representation.

Lovely!

If you attended No Kings and feel the rush and felt community, I have a very, very, very low-stakes, simple way to do more: Go canvas your neighbors and see if they have planned what they’ll do if ICE shows up. If you talk to a few and they don’t have a plan, make a plan together.

In distress, no less? Good god.

Yes. If everyone protesting now had gotten their asses to the polls, or mailed in a ballot with the vote for *Democrats* when they had the chance, we wouldn't be here.