For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

the average business traveler has never encountered an ICE agent in the flesh. if anyone in the administration had half the sense god gave a goat, they’d be desperate to keep it that way.

The Princess ran off into the woods chasing a deer. Came home muddy and smelling of swamp. So off to Tractor Supply she went for a bath. Which she wasn’t keen on at first but decided was okay once the scrub glove got to work.

Wherever I am There too is she, her big head Pressed tight against me Needy big baby She cries when I’m not nearby Boar hunter, my ass #GreatDaneHaiku

A haiku about my dog *clears throat* Great Dane shares my bed I’m on the edge of the bed And she has the rest

On this day 4 years ago, my old dog refused to go gently into that dark night. He lived two more years after this moment of triumph.

the failure of the Mueller Report, ultimately, was the successful result of the conservative project to make sure that what happened to Richard Nixon would never again happen to a Republican president

THRILLED to be able to brag about how dairy gives me gas and sometimes worse

We laid a Very Good Dog to rest at last today. We had waited for enough of a thaw that digging wouldn’t be too difficult, but not so far into spring that his remains would be stenchy. I miss you, Koda.

When I sold off my investments after the 2008 crash so I could pay for my child’s healthcare, I told myself bitterly that I’d put money into a mattress before I invested in stocks again. I inherited some securities from my mother & you know, this shit is making me think I should stick to the plan.

This is my new favorite story

So when he bragged about grabbing women by the pussy, you were cool with that? When he made fun of a handicapped reporter, you were cool with that? When he had a mob attack the capital to steal the election, you were cool with that? But now gas is expensive so you regret your vote? Yeah?

BREAKING: Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Swan Mueller III has died. He was 81. www.ms.now/news/former-...

A hidden cost of the disaster that is Trump II is the amount of time and energy that must be spent plugging holes & shoring up institutional structure. This act is only needed now because no other POTUS has or would ever actively destroy it all.

southern gothic sci-fi is a genre I wouldn’t have predicted for real life but here we are

Social media ads are trying to sell me three things: • Crafting supplies • Remove-yourself-from-online-search services • Language-learning services I have enough* of the first, DOGE ensured that my PII is already out of my hands permanently, and I don't have time for the third. *no I don't

C'est pas Chuck Norris qui est mort, c'est la Mort qui est Chuck Norris.

it's cool how so many genuinely talented and thoughtful disaster specialists are unemployed or underemployed right now, but the teleported-to-waffle-house guy has a big fancy job the core narrative of this moment is "competence is actively punished."

“It takes money to kill bad guys.” — Pete Hegseth Given that you've been killing mostly children and civilians, Pete, maybe money isn't what y'all need. Maybe what y'all need is ethics, professionalism, and intelligence (both kinds). Failing that, how about a pink slip?

Joke's on them! I already work from home 100%, haven't gotten on a plane since 2022, and according to my children, drive like an old lady.* *They stop saying that when I remind them of how their grandmother drove.

Timeless advice from mother to son, circa 9 years ago.

He-hey all Presently in a tough spot My partner usually covers groceries while I cover rent, car and bills. Shes been unable to work the last week due to possible an appendicitis. So...its going from "going to be tight" to "cant survive". I could use help #MutualAid | #Help paypal.me/xonlic

@warren.senate.gov meet @andrealaflamme.bsky.social she’s not as problematic as the guy you apparently think is a good option.

Wednesday March 18 2026 reminder that not a single Epstein client has been arrested #EPSTEIN #EPSTEINFILES #TRUMPANDEPSTEIN

“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.

We’re told there’s no money for universal healthcare or to end hunger in this country. But somehow $200 billion more for war will likely move through Congress without question.  Not another penny for another endless war.

Have you found yourself looking at the current candidates for U.S. Senate in Maine and wondering if any of them show up for workers then they aren’t campaigning? I’m the only elected union officer in this race and I’ve been speaking up for workers for years. Check it out: www.andreaformaine.com/news

The NBC News story about Corey Lewandowski is very important. The GEO Group-related claims are astounding, and later reporting in the story suggests that those allegations were not some one-time thing. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

it's not even about the ridiculous things they keep saying, and it would really be great if any journalist would ever remind them of this, because the list of things they say you need an ID to do are not rights guaranteed to you by the U.S. Constitution, while voting is.

Fiber is the very basis of "tech". It's woven into the fabric of our lives since time immemorial. (and this isn't crude stuff... it's 3-ply laceweight, from conifer bast... that's complicated yarnmaking; it implies several things the authors don't address) arstechnica.com/science/2020...

So recently I got this device called the Instruo Pocket Scion. It takes electrical signals from plants and passes them through a sound engine. I hooked it up to this calla lily in my garden and here's what happened:

Abortion is healthcare. Fuck ICE. Trans rights are human rights. Support for workers and unions. Medicare for All. Strengthen our public health infrastructure. Student loan forgiveness. Tax the rich. Tribal sovereignty. Protect our natural resources.

I learned about this organization from a proofreading job currently underway and I'm just going to share it. mountainseedfoundation.org

My sweet baby girl sleeping with her head against my belly. Filtered

Technically, the president can't leave NATO without congressional approval. He also can't start a war without congressional approval, yet here we are. (2024 National Defense Authorization Act)

lmfao get wrecked

I read the NYT piece, and I am holding onto the words of a woman who fended off inappropriate advances from a 60-year-old Cesar Chavez at the age of 19. “It makes you rethink in history all those heroes,” Esmeralda Lopez said. “The movement — that’s the hero.”

Why Can't Men Keep Their GODDAMN HANDS (and every other body part for that matter) To Themselves When They Are Dealing With Children Teens Subordinates Coworkers and Nonconsenting Adults ? PS Miss me with the "not all men" shit, I'm aware not all men, but too, TOO MANY men

People don't necessarily want to be ruled by our machine overlords, it turns out.

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

This makes me happy enough that I shall now close my eyes and sleep peacefully until a dog decides it’s breakfast time

Kat Abughazaleh used her campaign to try a lot of things that the party should been embracing a long time ago. The entire left coalition is better off because she ran.

Delighted to hear how things have gone in the state and congressional district where I was born. Well, @katmabu.bsky.social did not win but she made a strong showing despite the obstacles she faced and the money thrown at stopping her, and that’s worth noting. Keep up the good work and try again!

Big winners tonight: -JB Pritzker -Tammy Duckworth -the Elizabeth Warren wing of the Democratic Party (Warren endorsed Biss and Stratton) Losers: -Lefties (#IL08 especially and #Il09 but not as bad as the 8th) -Crypto and AI -The Congressional Black Caucus Mixed bag: -AIPAC

I know everyone is dragging IL right now, but strongly anti-ICE candidates are winning up and down the ballot at all levels and across districts. The suburbs were dark red when I moved here, now we have Dems winning national, state, and local offices all over the place.

So the president is sending in 2,500 Marines as the first ground troops deployed in this war, but that's not going to lead to any further escalation? We've heard that exact same claim before, right down to the specific 2,500 number -- Vietnam, March 1965. Remind me, how did that wind up working?

Puppy decides at 2 AM that he must poop. Starts whimpering, which wakes up the Dane, which wakes up me. Three beings dutifully troop outside with a flashlight. Guess which of these three beings is still awake.

THANK YOU. He is the first one to say this OBVIOUS point. If you’re hiding from the government the fact that you’re here, the last thing you want to do is go do something that could risk being discovered.

1/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength.

On this St. Patrick's Day, I give a nod to William Harris Flood, born 1836 in County Kerry, Ireland. He emigrated first to Canada, where he married his wife Jane in 1863, and then they brought their family to Chicago. Their daughter was my great grandmother Minnie.