It was stupid of us to think that moral character and ethical behavior had nothing to do with good leadership. We forgave a known immoral, corrupt and rudderless person and put them in the heart of our power, and we're reaping the consequences of that decision. Fools.

Was talking to 6yo about death for some reason, and I was able to tell her that hell isn't a thing, doesn't exist, is made up. Yay for ending a cycle of generational trauma! I chickened out on heaven; didn't feel right to disagree w/her that Grandpa Larry and Fuzzles the cat are in the Good Place.

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Resting.

The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, miss. migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

Israel is surrounded on all sides by wreckage, flattened buildings, wastelands of crushed cement and bent steel. Refugee camps starve in the south and north. To the east, the sewers flow with flames, filled with burning oil. And in the center, Israel, bristling with WMDs. What an image.

I wonder what's under the hat. Another rash or bruise? Hair falling out?

Does the hermit crab identify with its shell, and say, "this is now me"? Boundaries are illusory. Perception is constructed. Past, future, present, are all mental formations. Self is a created thing in our mind. So, hermit crab, are you the shell you put on? Is that "me", now, tomorrow, forever?

It's a nice day in SoCal

Passing white daisies, taking turns Close the door, walk into the street Catching raindrops on your tongue And for a minute, it all stops But it won't last, man Just a passing moment gone Please, please slow it down - Rocky Votolato

The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

Wait, so a US House Representative attacked a protesting war veteran and badly broke his arm?! Conduct unbecoming much?? Christ.

Maybe it’s a bad idea to put people in charge of government who are eager for the rapture.

Eisenhower

What it feels like

Has there been a democracy with split powers before ours whose congress (or parliament, knesset, whatever) has completely and enthusiastically capitulated and handed the whole bag to a despot like this?

Sigh, the news is making me so angry tonight. What the F&$K are we doing?

Just us cats, doing cat things. Look at the toe fuzz on this mf!

Talarico kind of comes across as a sleeper cell for the right-wing Christians, you know what I mean? He has one talking point that sounds progressive, about Micah 6:8 stuff and loving the immigrant, but I dunno man, makes me nervous.

Whut

More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes. Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted. Beautiful and devastating all at once.

My sleepiest, coziest little fur baby.

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Floof. Oh, to have a double jointed spine!

They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”

I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.

I just uninstalled TikTok, which I'm disappointed about. But they updated their terms and privacy policies to include stuff like banning posts about elections, collecting face and voice prints from user content, sanctioned countries like Cuba and Iran, and it's too dystopian and scary to me.

Rachel Maddow breaks down while reporting about “tender age ICE shelters for babies and toddlers in South Texas.” I have no words. #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Resist #BabyDetention #Pinks

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

It's hard to be upbeat this #caturday, and I have a cold, but this scruff ball makes it better.

"I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this, it’s massive, and that should be part of the United States.’ ” I KNEW IT, he wants Greenland because the f#$&er doesn't understand the Mercator projection!

As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods

Every time a government official or politician says they don't know about or haven't heard about something, they should get a shoe thrown at them.

Not gonna lie, this Minneapolis shooting is hitting me hard. Scary stuff.

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?

It keeps feeling like we're going to get a Maduro-style stolen election in '26 or '28,and we're all just standing around waiting for it to happen and hoping he'll die soon.

A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.

The cats and I are ready for some gaming and napping! Happy #caturday

Happy New Year. Here's to hopeful traditions and new adventures.

The largest oil reserves in the world are in Venezuela. The largest oil producer in Africa is Nigeria. Other than China, one of the largest unmined rare earth deposits is in Greenland. Follow the money, it's always about the money.

This televised Zelensky meeting at Mar-a-Lago is not going to go well...

Merry Christmas to all you crazy cats! #caturday

Family game night! #caturday

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

#caturday Harllo with his baby.