This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

So we're basically wiping out 250 years of science, education, and progress for a man-baby in a diaper who is the living embodiment of the Dunning Kruger effect. Yay.

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Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."

About 5 weeks ago, I guessed the show was a nice 1 year experiment, ah well. Flash forward and now. . Really brilliant guests coming up....never in a million years would I have guessed the contacts. So fun, so funny, so smart, so effin well-known. You will love it!!

'Modern Gestapo!' Protests erupt as Kristi Noem leaves hearing early www.rawstory.com/noem-leaves-...

MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”

Sadly.. one day too late before it could have worked.

THANEDAR: It is a fact that you ignored federal court orders in March and in May of this year. Do you plan on ignoring federal orders? NOEM: We always comply with all federal court orders THANEDAR: I'm sick of your lies

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

An amazing conversation with an old friend on her new podcast, Strong Like a Girl: www.stronglikeagirlpodcast.ca?fbclid=IwdGR...

Tribble is doing much better today, actually ate her breakfast. If she could lose her love of rabbit pellets and kitty caviar, ahem, she likely wouldnt have boo boo belly anymore.

My city of birth....where revolutions started....seems a re-do is in order

Oh, look,my giftmas list!

Time to be impressed by the home schooled to published author, world renown animator of this very show's intro.. Harlan Scroggins. She is deeply humble, but can dance authentic Balinese steps, writes grief stories for kids...oh and illustrates them! Come meet her!! youtu.be/sfMW3evZGA0?...

It shouldn’t be unpopular to critique your elected politicians. Y’all will never be free cause you’re still idolizing politicians who are WORKING for your rights. You shouldn’t be having a popularity contest on someone who votes for you to have healthcare.

It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.

Hey, if you’re a Seattle/WA author with a book coming out next year and you have a firm pub date, please let me know for potential inclusion in the Seattle Times’s 2026 book preview. (Space is limited but I’ll do my best.) Drop a link either in replies or at my email: [email protected].

There was a huge crowd at the Indiana Statehouse in opposition of redistricting. Let's see if the Senate listens to Hoosiers or to Washington.

Crosswalks. NYC. A couple of autumns ago. 6”x6” oil

Rumors have spread that the Trump administration is preparing to invade Venezuela. Here are 13 rumors about the country we've investigated: www.snopes.com/collections/...

It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."

Yay!!! Two of my faves blended together. Does this make my life a mai stream thing?,

This angel has a tummy ache during our torrential river of rain this week. At issue? Since 3am, she sought, and won, her demands of eating grass outside. Her complaint? I have not stopped the "stoopid rain". Sigh. Audio not included. It is the squeal of death.

The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed. Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it. When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.

PIERS: “You’re not gay?” FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.” P: “Should they vote?” F: “No.” PIERS: “They should stay home?” FUENTES: “Yeah.” PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?” FUENTES: “No.” PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”

My cats resemble this

It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.

Release the Epstein files. Lock up the war criminals. Abolish the ICE Gestapo. Lock up the felon.

4x4 train [4 tagsx 4 art] @xanderberkeley.bsky.social @glitchprod.com @hibernalbeast.bsky.social @lookylou.bsky.social

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Another 4x4 (4 tags and 4 pieces of art) art train. @auntysochelle.com @iorvethroche.bsky.social @bsky.art @terrenceburke.bsky.social

The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.

Giftmas is gonna rock

According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information. Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?

@mikeokuda.bsky.social dm me sometime. Would love to have you on my show to talk about our old days as fx artists.. bride too!!

Been sick all week. Got my cooties shots (pneumonia & flu) and somewhat wonder if RFKjr stopped development of this year's version. Seems a lot of us who had it this year are sicker than usual. I keep hoping we all wake up and the entire admin disappears. Murderers and genocidal freaks.

This is America. This is DISGUSTING

Please indulge yourself at the mountain goats merch table this week to offset how poorly I’ve controlled my book buying habit at Magus and Elliott Bay in Seattle, thank you, I tried to control myself but didn’t

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake? TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.

Wtf is wrong with these asshats??? Source: NPR search.app/MBWVH

My telescope is battling a rain filled sky...(in portland metro? No way!?!) .. so I look for signs of the king moon...by how craycray 3 cats and two dogs are behaving.

"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst." Everything this administration tells us is a lie.

Announcement: My cat is soft like cotton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE31... She's the world's softest cat, and cats are the best people. Cat

FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”

He likes neither women, nor people of color in leadership roles. Any questions? newrepublic.com/post/203949/...

If the president can magically claim that drug runners are “narco-terrorists” to justify killing them, what’s to stop him from declaring democratic lawmakers as “political terrorists” or legally protesting American citizens as “agitator terrorists” to justify their murders?

Tiny on the outside, but she has the enthusiasm of 20 teens at a kpop concert when it comes to talking about #MangaHistory . @helenmccarthy51.bsky.social is the one who wrote the book on it. This week, I get a whole lot of of that infectious joy of Manga..you should too! youtube.com/watch?v=VW24...