What are you thankful for?! Simon's Cat and Kitten are thankful for their friends and treats. 🥧🦔😽

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." - Dakota Tribe Pic of the day #photography

It should be a crime to schedule root canals 2 months out.

One of the most exciting sunsets I've captured. A thunderstorm came rolling in just as the clouds started to change color. Smith Rock State Park in Oregon. #lightning #sunset #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #oregon #canon

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading. This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?

I repaired a Mansfield toilet. The sheer delight when it flushed. The tank lid was cracked. The seat, lever, and gasket had to be replaced. Someone better stop me before I think I can repair the garage door opener and heater.

Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵

A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

‘you know if you’re not actually dead you have to feed me’

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

Yes, sadly it is real.

I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

Fact-check: true 😕

Great idea!!

We are really ruled by the dumbest people in existence.

"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva

MAGA be like: "The liberal communist judge is ordering Trump to pay EBT and there's no money for it because the Democrats shut down the gov." In the same breath... "Trump's tariffs have brought in trillions of dollars and the Trump Administration may be able to pay $2,000 to low-income adults."

McGovern: You don't even have a health care plan. You been promising one for over a decade and we've never seen it, because it doesn't exist.

Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷

It’s not a cult

And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention.- Talking Heads Pic of the day #photography

Time to get back to what really matters:

For the love, wear your night mouth guard if you grind. I wasn't wearing mine and now I have a wicked toothache. The sensory adjustment was holding me back, but now I'll take the annoying slobbery guard any day over this pain. The throbbing is relentless and awful.

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow. She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

The only silver lining to last night’s cave.

Tonight was a very bad night.

SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack. But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

A deep commitment to anti-wokeness

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Patty cakes

It's super frustrating that the State of Alaska DPA made me jump through hoops to get them income information that was already available to them through SSA and DOL. Mind you, it wasn't my income that they were requesting because I don't have any. Denied all financial assistance despite no income.

The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free: (Published 2019)

A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History. “Saving artifacts like these is all the more urgent as climate change bears down on the Arctic. As the planet warms and sea levels rise, shorelines are slowly eroding, even without a burst of damage from a typhoon.”

Happy Native American Heritage Month! To celebrate, I recommend two recent books by @uwapress.uw.edu : Caitlin Keliiaa’s Resfusing Settler Domesticity and Olivia Chilcote’s Unrecognized in California Take a look at the blog link here & check out these books! uwpressblog.com/2025/11/04/f...

This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans. Nero would be proud.

Warrior It's the worrier, not the warrior,  that has often led the way, It's the terror, not the valour, that has mostly had its say, It's the doubting not assurance that has taken hold each day, But it's time to let the light in and watch darkness creep away.

This Native American Heritage Month, we honor the rich history, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the country. We must continue to empower Indigenous communities, support efforts to protect land and resources, and educate ourselves on the history and experiences of tribes.

The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP. They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown. They’re refusing. Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop. Starvation as a policy choice.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103. 12 days of work in 103 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

The best part about the school voucher scam? Private religious schools use vouchers to recruit athletes. They are defunding public schools to make their football teams better…

Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.

I got my nephew his first hamster. We are counting down the days until the little guy lets us hold him. We are trying fresh veggies every day until he gets used to us. I already made him a cardboard castle tower. Who knew hamsters could be this fun.