This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Squirrel Siblings🥺

Opossum right now

My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.

@cheaptarts.bsky.social omg this live cam 🦜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn28...

Looks like the neighbors figured out how to stop the traffic.

because of the line of cars, and we weren’t even trying to go see the house. We were on our way home.

I know this might seem grinchy, but I saw the traffic last year first hand. If there had been a medical emergency in that neighborhood, i don’t know how any ambulance or fire truck would’ve gotten through. It took us almost an hour to get from the edge of the Pink Wall to Preston

Happy Winter Solstice from Squirrel who celebrated the day with some new bedding😄

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Where’s Maddie? … there she is! 🐈‍⬛ ♥️ 🐾 … I think she’s found the best nap spot. 💤 🛏️

Seems like this would make a great book, Jake

David Brooks writing about how there was nothing to see with the Epstein Files while not disclosing *he was in them* is at least a Nuzzi-level journalistic scandal What I'm saying is, get ready to see a nude painting of David Brooks in the NYT within weeks

Not listening, just watching. woohooo he's about ready to fly around the room .

You should do a supercut of nonexistent words. He just mentioned insurance premoozems. There’s been a lot of words garbled like that and a few sentences that got truncated into nonsense.

The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes. I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.

Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.

This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)

Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.

This is a fascinating book for anyone interested in the beach. It is much more than the story of the lost Lego cargo. And would be a great way to introduce youngsters to the "treasure" on the beach and the issues of plastic pollution. BUY IT NOW !

My Crape Myrtle - Spectacular 🍁🧡🍁🧡🍁🧡

This flailing shows how unprepared the GOP is to be the dog that caught the car. Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their already too-expensive health insurance rates skyrocket. Millions will end up with no coverage—all thanks to the GOP, who, meanwhile, gave billionaires more tax cuts.

Couple of things here: 1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently 2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts" 3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring" 4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you

Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year. No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later. So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.

Furnando, the grey fox. So magnificent. 🤩 #mammals

Mulligan has been drinking out of the people water all afternoon and we just found out

Topping our most tracked flights list at the moment, multiple US military aircraft, including B-52, F/A-18, and E-2 aircraft off the coast of Venezuela. All are operating with active Mode S transponders and tracked via MLAT (coverage will be variable). www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3d...

It’s 66 degrees and sunny in Arlington. Rain won’t start for hours. And the roof on the Death Star is closed. Why? Why did Arlington help pay for a retractable roof that is never retracted?

Also, didn’t the “retractable” part once match the rest?

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

Why yes, I was about to stop working

Squirrel might not be able to keep Hawk from sitting on the shed roof… but she can make sure the entire neighborhood knows he‘s there

Dude and his date leaving the bar. His pint glass is empty. She walks first and doesn’t see him test her High Noon can, discover some remaining, and surreptitiously drain it. Much respect, my guy

BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...

This is Rudy. He carried out the perfect heist by remembering the four S's: sleep, sneak, steal, skedaddle. 14/10 (TT: rudyrudyroo)

NPR reported this morning that, based on their review of the #Epstein emails released yesterday, Trump’s name appeared more than 1,000 times in the document— "I have met some very bad people, none as bad as #Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." - Jeffrey Epstein

Nowhere in this @dallasnews.com supplement is credit given to a human for this cover illustration. So I assume it was done by a robot. Not optimal.

lol Rand Paul may slow the whole reopen process down over an intra Kentucky feud over hemp (and probably bourbon) www.politico.com/live-updates...

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

Setting my alarm early so I can get to the workplace and ruin it tomorrow.

Why a bunch of Senators who are retiring are leading the negotiations is something to really think on

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

It should be that simple.

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

JFC George - don’t accept the premise Tariffs are taxes paid by consumers and businesses. Frame the question the right way. It’s not a damn true/false

My mother used to say if men got pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. She was not wrong!

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.