The forecast in Minneapolis for this weekend calls for temperatures that are cold by our standards. So I'm wondering...how warm is all that gear ICE is all decked out in? And do they have the gear to deal with it when winter gets SERIOUS?

At some point, everyone living with one or more cats realizes: You did not train cat. Cat trained you.

I didn't want Frey to serve another term as mayor of Minneapolis. But I'm in full agreement with him telling ICE to GTFO of Minneapolis. I'm getting so tired of my city being in the news for all of the wrong reasons.

There are official criteria defining blizzard conditions. Sustained winds or gusts of 35 mph or more and blowing or drifting snow that restricts visibility to a quarter mile or less for at least 3 hours. Even experienced winter drivers shouldn't mess around with this.

The troops in the US military, every branch, take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, NOT the President. The President, who has sworn to do the same, has declared reminding the troops of this as "seditious." So this is the part where I call him this: OATHBREAKER.

The local news just reported that the number of women seeking "permanent contraception" is on the rise. <sarcasm> Gee, I wonder why that would be </sarcasm>.

idk who needs to hear this but the President of the United States of America is APPEALING a judges order forcing him to fully fund SNAP. Yes — DJT is appealing a ruling telling him to NOT starve his own people. Let that simmer.

Jack Smith just told Sen. Chuck Grassley AGAIN that he’s ready to testify publicly about his investigations into Trump. His lawyers say he’s simply waiting on DOJ authorization and wants Americans to hear the facts directly. Why are Republicans stalling? Let him speak.

Who knew that Marjorie Taylor Greene would take "revolting" from an adjective to a verb?

Maybe it's just me, but when someone starts talking about artificial intelligence, I start wondering if they're aiming for Data (from ST:TNG), or HAL9000. Because there's a difference.

Search "Cankles McTacoTits" on YouTube. You're welcome.

From where I sit, if people are now at least Googling "Ophelia," English teachers everywhere owe Taylor Swift a thank you.

Is anyone surprised, here? Anyone? Anyone?...Bueller??

If you think PMS is scary, consider that perimenopause looks at PMS and says "You're adorable." Or "Hold my wine." Depends on the day...or the hour...or the minute.

Coincidence?? I think NOT!

If you don't believe in speaking ill of the dead...studying history is going to be frustrating, at best.

Hot take: If the idea of a woman terminating a pregnancy sends you into orbit, but your response to children being shot is "but gun rights!", you are NOT "pro-life."

Science is hard. You gotta prove it, test it, and reproduce the results. Pseudoscience is easy. You make it up, add some fear, and watch ignorant people spread it.

I enjoy videos of men trying period cramp simulators more than is probably good for me. But sometimes...just sometimes...I savor the schadenfreude.

I forget who said "When someone shows you who they are, believe them," but they were 100% correct. So if you're paying attention to everything the Republicans have done over the last few months, you know exactly who they are.

I also keep picturing Trump standing in front of a tombstone that says "Epstein," with a hand emerges from the ground and clamps around his ankle.

I just keep picturing Miracle Max's wife following Trump around yelling "Epstein! Epstein! Epstein!". It makes me smile. OK, it's more of an evil grin...but still.

I am disgusted by Trump. But the people who think "well...maybe he raped women and children, but I still support him..."...yeah, for me, they're at least equally disgusting. No human should be considered acceptable collateral damage.

Lawmakers take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, not to any individual. Thus, one accurate term for those supporting and enabling Trump is "Oathbreaker." I can think of a few others...but this one doesn't require bleeping.

A young woman I was talking to this weekend told me she is having nightmares that she is pregnant and can't do anything about it. Add that to the list of "things that broke me" this week.

Normally, when you turn over the Tower card in a tarot spread, there's an "Oh crap" moment. This year? It's more like "Yeah, pretty much."

This is not easy to listen to, but it's important: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVQw...

Vance Boelter has been arrested, apparently thanks in part to a neighbor's trail camera: kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Sometimes, I take a moment to be grateful to have gone through my "young and stupid" phase before social media and cameras everywhere were a thing. #GenX

This is not normal. This is not ok. Not remotely ok.

If you’ve ever wondered what you would’ve done in 1930s Germany — look around. You’re doing it now. We are so proud of the people rising up in nonviolent defiance — in LA, in #Chicago, and in cities nationwide. ❌👑 Join us Saturday, June 14 to protest Trump’s fascist regime: NoKings.org #NoKings

This is a take on the situation in California that seems important to share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOEv...

Now is a time when we need to make decisions as though history has its eyes on us...because it does.

Your oath is to the Constitution, not to any individual.

What if, when someone says "I don't want children" people just...believed them? Instead of saying something like "But you'd be such a great parent" "You'll change your mind" or anything similar.

If someone complains about you having boundaries, you may want to ask yourself why they consider your boundaries inconvenient. That's usually an enlightening train of thought.

I took a class on the Holocaust in high school, and the thing I keep remembering right now is that Hitler's early "solution" was to try to kick all of the people he had targeted out of Germany. When that didn't work...well, I don't think I need to elaborate.

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Apparently, the director of ICE doesn't like being compared to Nazis because they're "just following orders." Me: rolls eyes in history major #Nuremberg #How'dthatworkoutforthem

I never thought I'd find myself inclined to be on Walmart's side of an issue...and yet, here we are.

From now on, any time someone starts ranting about Biden, Obama, or Clinton, I will ask myself "What are they trying to NOT talk about?" I expect this to be illuminating.

This is the way.

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They left the children inside the truck. Left them. I have no words.

They are now sending deported people to Libya, regardless of where people are actually from: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkDT...

Apparently, the term "swasticars" hurts Elon's feelings. Do with this information what you will...

So accurate

Random thought: My Chaucer professor told us "If it looks like a dirty joke, it's a dirty joke. If you think it might once have been a dirty joke, it's a dirty joke." Classic literature? Absolutely? Worth studying? 100%. Clean? BWAAHAAHAA - No. #BAinEnglish