Dinner: 1 lb ground breakfast sausage, 2 bags of cubed butternut squash, a bag of baby spinach, a handful of dried cherries, some bacon pieces, and feta cheese. Cook through in a skillet. Pour mixture into a baking dish and add more feta or some parm (to taste), bake until gold and bubbly.

Dear Europe, This is insane. We are embarrassed. We're a huge country with 350 million people and its really difficult to organize at that scale, but we are working on it. We appreciate you, Sane Americans

Margaret Atwood is right. Humiliation is the right weapon. It's what they fear most.

Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer

I love Landman, but the college student roommate in S2E9 is such an insufferable left-wing trope (they/them joyless safe space, vegan, meditating asshole) it makes me think Taylor Sheridan's super Trumpy or smart enough to know what his conservative audience wants.

Hey, honey... the real estate photographer is coming today. Can you tidy up the living room?

They are no longer "the secret police." They are now behaving like the SS.

Unpopular opinion: James Talarico is probably a fine human being and a progressive Democrat but I am not voting for someone whose entire personality is centered on "I'm a Christian."

The UAW better do its job.

Tribunals are coming.

Tribunals are coming.

ICE agents feel bad? Boo-fucking-hoo. I spent tonight reassuring a Mexican immigrant that I am not ICE. My card says DHS (Dept of Human Services) and I need to talk to him in person, in his home so I can do a home assessment. He told me he fears every day. He is legally in the U.S.

The more out of control ICE behaves, the worse it will be for the regime. ICE will be the thing that collapses MAGA.

I'm really tired of this cycle. Something unacceptable happens. People are outraged and take to the streets. Everyone seems to be on the same page for a hot second. Then the propaganda kicks it up a notch. The regime settles down for a minute. Someone cries "distraction" and it begins anew.

Fuck this.

I'm glad men are starting to see this as a gender thing. Women on the left have seen it like this for quite a while. Margaret Atwood wrote about the humiliation of men and we saw that manifest in Minnesota. It's why 7 million of us marched in January 2017.

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

Dear Minnesota AG, Why did Officer Ross approach the front of her car from the direction the tires were turned (right)? She was already engaged with agents, what did he think he was contributing? If he wanted to stop the vehicle, why did he intentionally put the operator into a medical emergency?

I had a rough week. I am still learning about my autism and how it affects me and those around me. This blog was super helpful to me in understanding myself. autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/07/11/1...

"My own morality. My own mind." says the rapist with dementia.

Oh look... black-mansplaining. I knew it existed, but holy hell.

Considering running for office? 1. Prosecute the entire Exec Branch 2. Jail. Them. All. 3. Dissolve ICE. 4. Join the ICC. 5. Write anti-corruption laws. 6. Undo the Trumpification of monuments, signage, plaquards etc. 7. Reform SCOTUS. Impeach Alito and Thomas. Codify ethics rules.

Same. And in 2026 and until I cast my final vote.

Just heard someone pronounce Venezuela as Venuhzooowayla. Is that the correct pronunciation? It fits with everything I learned in high school Spanish.

Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”

Question: if someone says "I hate the discomfort that comes with not knowing how to do stuff" do you interpret that to be a) a claim that they know everything or b) an admission that they don't know anything Context: the speaker has advanced degrees but is starting a new job.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never spent the night in a tent with a mosquito. - African Proverb

Have you ever been to a franchise hotel? They are often run by immigrants. This was an act of resistance by the staff at the hotel. Cause friction for the regime whenever and wherever you can. Annoy, irritate, make it harder for them in whatever way you can.

This seems like a Putin-type move. Isn't invading Ukraine mostly for resource extraction and expansionism? And letting businesses know before Congress (did the Trump ass-kissers know?) so they can take the oil and all the money is how you build an oligarchy.

Controversial opinion: I don't know enough about the history/politics of Latin America and/or US relations with those countries to form an opinion on Venezuela, Honduras, Colombia or any other country on Trump's list. I also feel confident that the Trump administration doesn't know enough either.

November v. Now

3 generations: me, my daughter, my grandaughter.

I remember in my social studies classes the teachers talking about backroom deals, robber barons, Tammany Hall, and scandals like Sewards Folly or corruption like Teapot Dome and thinking politicians are crooks. Yaaawn. I imagine our grandchildren will respond similarly to stories of Trump.

Hernandez was released early Dec. 2 from a federal prison, where he was serving a 45-year sentence "for cocaine importation and related weapons offenses," according to the Justice Department.

So, is he trying to have his Saddam or Bin Laden moment? This is so bad.

Gross. Absolutely gross.

My three stinkers.

Happy New Year everyone.

Been listening to Jack Smith's testimony. One of his questioners (?) asserted there are no Republicans at big law firms who would represent Trump so that's why he had all these nitwit lawyers. As former Bar staff, I can confirm there are many MAGA lawyers, but no stupid ones.

I am convinced that people who buy passion journals are just people who loooooove paperwork.

Welp. Truth is a bug, not a feature of truth social.

I don't want to take down my tree. It's really nice and provides a lot of soft light that is bright enough to read by but not harsh like an overhead light.

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein was really good. That is all.

This is a great song. RIP Brigitte Bardot.

JD Vance is a charisma vampire, according to Kara Swisher. True. He lacks Trump's major strength and that is authenticity. He is so inauthentic, he's in uncanny valley territory. He lies and its enraging. He's trying to connect and it comes across as smugness or condescension. Play this old clip.

Just a reminder that this piece of human excrement is old.

Can we insist on a study of his brain when he's dead? Especially since no one will entertain the observation that his brain is abnormal while he's alive.

The only time of year in which I use the word "merry."

This is a win-win for JD Vance. He either becomes the '28 nominee as VP or becomes the '28 nominee as the incumbent President. Either way. He could end up President for 2 to 10 years. Show up to vote in EVERY election.