In 2016 I spent a month at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. They saved my life, taught me to walk and dress myself again. Among my caregivers were several Ethiopians -- kind, caring, the most genuine Christians I have ever met. God help us if we reject those people.

Donald Trump owes American families a refund.

Wow.

Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

We are failing our kids

STRONG AGREE

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published February)

As we head into fall in the northern hemisphere I am going to get REAL obnoxious about "leave your leaves!" It's the EASIEST way you can help the ecosystem - just be lazy. If you're worried about your neighbors complaining, make a dedicated square with sign saying it's a wildlife refuge

Funding for this groundbreaking research on Alzheimer's was terminated by the Trump Administration www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/m...

This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.

my dudes there's no such thing as "too late" to regulate AI, that's a fake idea. AI models aren't untouchable data gods, they're algorithms hosted in cloud storage. Saying we can't regulate AI is like saying we can't deplatform Child P*rn bc "it's already out there". Like, 1s and 0s can be deleted

The Nazis targeted disabled people first & pioneered the term “useless eater” They convinced the masses that we were less than”. People taking up resources & not contributing in any way. When Dr Oz says we must “prove our worth” to get Medicaid, he’s just resurrecting the concept. Don’t let him

Republican Senators checking out X today.

This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY. And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon. And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

#HaikuSaturday The Poetry Pea is open to #haibun submissions 5/1-5/15 for their 2nd book of haibun!

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The 1st number is what the White House claimed other countries charge us in tariffs, the 2nd number is what they actually charge. The White House lies to you. Again. (charts from CNBC)

Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.

Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...

I never once suggested it would be a good idea for a member of the parliament go to another country for a photo op. This is crazy!

Ever calm Pete Buttigieg is angry. Don’t make Pete angry. Fire the other Pete. #Signalgate

A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

When I was at Starbucks someone got fired for getting drunk and telling her best friend about a new drink that was coming out, which I mention only because it seems like getting fired should be the LEAST punishment for leaking bombing plans to a journalist on ACCIDENT

My Kingdom and more for anyone to realize that awarding yourself a government contract is not a conflict of interest. It's corruption. When the bank teller takes the money out of the cash drawer and puts it in his pocket that's not a conflict of interest either.

You have to hear all of this. Mind blowing.

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WTF. This is insane. For so many seniors, there would be no money for food, rent, or prescriptions without their Social Security check. Howard Lutnick says if they complain about missing a check, they're a fraudster.

You literally cannot tell this incredibly cool part of American history without centering Native American identity. It is an powerful demonstration of how diversity provided tangible military advantages over an enemy committed to White supremacy. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...

I mean.

This is important.

"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal" And *yes*, this does include: the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force" www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

God help us

My senator knows what she's talking about

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

This man is the leader of the free world.

This is intentional cruelty and will make our country weaker

it’s a great time to remind everyone to keep your cats indoors. i don’t want to hear that shit about how your cat is desperate to go outside or is used to being out there. i had an outdoor cat i had to bring inside after 13yrs. i know how they are. she lived to 20. they’ll get over it & so will you.

220,000 Romanian Jews were murdered in WW2. And here we are 80 years on

This news truly breaks my heart. We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line! abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...

Elon Musk is now presiding over the cabinet meeting. They're not beating the co-president allegations. (And co-president might be putting it charitably for Trump.)

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials who warned that the number of cases was expected to rise.

Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

If you are at an event where someone on stage gives a Hitler salute and that person is not dragged off by security and kicked out, you are at a Nazi rally.

How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did