I know the world is falling apart but I wanted to say I just presented my final project for a science communication workshop I’ve been part of for the last few months and it went really well. I got some nice comments and great questions and I’m so glad I did it.

Your now weekly reminder that Stephen Miller did not go to law school and has no idea what he is talking about at all. Also of note: if this DHS is now citing Stephen Miller, well, well, well. I have been circumspect on a Miller impeachment b/c has not gone through Senate confirmation.

The Pitt handles kids really well. I’m including the kid with the list of women in the first season. I know it’s easy to write off a kid with issues and maybe there are times that you need to extra help or need to step back, but kids are kids. They need support. They need love. They just do. Always.

I get it but also wtffffffff is happening? I’m not gonna get used to any of this.

I also send my kid to a school that values social justice and teaches students about current events. Do I deserve to get shot in the face, too? bsky.app/profile/nypo...

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The synagogue in Jackson being burned is sort of messing with me.

I was able to interact with her while standing and she took treats out of my hand! Gonna see if I can walk her next time.

The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished. I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy. Time to melt ICE.

Staaaahp. ffs.

I started working part time for a rescue where they’re having me work with dogs who are at risk of being considered not adoptable and today I met scaredy bitey Hope and I cannot tell you how much I want to help this cutie. I don’t have pics yet bc she’s extremely skittish, but she is ADORABLE.

Where I live now is more like where I grew up than any other state I’ve lived in and I love it. My life here has been complicated, and recent events suggest we may need to leave, but I feel at home here in a way I haven’t in a long time. Even if it’s temporary, I’m glad I was here.

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I think, at this point, I believe foster care is either a forever relationship or a bond with a disruption. I don’t think there’s a real in-between.

The cats are going at the lentil and carrot soup can like it’s their first meal in days. I’d be surprised, but my grandmother’s cat loved tomato soup and my friend’s cat is called French Fry because it was the first thing they saw him eat. I guess some cats are more carnivorous than others.

On Christmas help some children who don’t have big piles of presents if you can ❤️

Ridiculously cute foster puppy.

It’s okay if you’re not okay. It’s okay if you are but things are hard. It’s okay if things need to change. It’s okay if you can’t do as much as you want. It’s okay if you don’t want to, right now. The world will keep doing what it does. Figure out your timing and your people. Don’t rush. Be safe.

you live in a world that feminists fought for, against brutal and overwhelming opposition, with blood, tears, and centuries of labor.

being an elected official, serving on a jury, testifying in a trial, having sex outside of marriage, living with your boyfriend, owning any of her own property after marriage, or being able to divorce is unfathomably delusional.

any woman who thinks she can dismiss the extraordinary advances of the feminist movement and still enjoy rights and freedoms like owning her own house, having her own credit cards, not being sexually assaulted by her spouse, having any rights to her children, voting, working in the professions,

Yeah

Just picked up a trap jaw ant that was bopping around by the dog’s feet in our backyard. I love having a yard again.

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I think I’m in the fascination stage, now. I can do mildly stressful things and move around now without looking like a murder faucet, which is nice. Pain in some places is subsiding but pain in other places is increasing, I assume because I’m gaining mobility in my face.

That’s a point.

Chanukah compliments on my latkes are the mini confidence boost I needed, right now.

All I can say this morning is look for the helpers, like Ahmed. “Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”

Heartbreaking and horrifying to go to bed reading about the mass shooting at Brown University and wake up to read about the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. Thinking of the victims, their loved ones, and those affected by the hate that drove these attacks.

BREAKING: Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to an active shooter on campus.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say there are multiple victims who have been shot after active shooter reported at Brown University.

I’m done with this broken face thing now, please.

Broke my nose and cheekbone and split my lip and @valorievandieman.bsky.social said I look like a Simpsons character.

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One of my favorite local planthoppers, Dictyonissus griphus. Such distinctive wing venation.

We fostered a puppy for a couple days since we have a yard, now and it went really well and we got a bunch of free dog food out of it that our dog loves. I’ve missed this and we’ll definitely be doing it again.

Apparently my first neurology appointment was retroactively not covered by my insurance even tho I was told it was. It is covered by my new insurance so I’m on a payment plan to cover the first appointment and I had to reschedule the follow up twice. Nobody knows why the first one isn’t covered, now

Someone teach me how to handle grief. I suck at it.

Figuring out health insurance is a pain. I can’t get dental and keep my neurologist but actually also I have to get dental but I have to do it separately… ?

Cute life moment. @valorievandieman.bsky.social (about to game with @alyssaur.bsky.social and looking around frantically): Where is my gayming hat!? Me: You need your gaming hat? Val: YES! Me: I want to make fun of you on bluesky. Val: Okay, just make sure to spell gayming G A Y M I N G

Woman Realizes Adorable Rescue Is A Coyote Pup After It Orders Dynamite Detonator Off The Internet

I can't decide whether this is doubling or tripling down on racism.

The day got better. Our dog and the neighbor dog are proper friends now. Hedy asked to go out just to see her pal, earlier. It was really cute. We also had friends bring over some good food and stay a while, which was lovely. I do wish I could’ve gone home, especially now, but this was really nice.

If you’re good to your dogs, dogs are good for depression days. No sleeping all day when someone relies on you to use the bathroom comfortably and eat. Even better if the dog is the kind that needs a full walk, not just a couple minutes in the yard. I’m extra glad to have this pup, today.

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Cats are a lot.

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The dog had a playful moment with a neighbor dog and had a nice little mutual nose-sniff moment with one of the cats, today. I think moving to a new place, recently, has been good for everyone.

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