When you're unexpectedly stuck at the DMV

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries. He said this out loud.

Misty the barn kitty

Have you fed an author today?

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Trying to focus on love and light and pushing that more. I’m still gonna call out bigots of all kinds. But this piece has had me balanced lately. Inspired by The Disco Biscuits song Shelby Rose

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If "the coworker who microwaves fish" were a person.

Share your favorite black and white movie

Embrace spooky season! #theshadowoftowerhill #SpookySeason #horrorstory

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Heath wishes you a happy Monday

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

I feel seen…

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

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#theshadowoftowerhill #spookyseason #horrorstory #wendigo

Ditto

This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape-the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. ~Andrew Wyeth

IYKYK

Anyone else?

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here. This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

I love the US Open. I even went in person once. But I’m not watching the final because I can’t support the US Tennis Association’s order for broadcasters not to share negative crowd reactions to Trump’s presence. You’re either for a free press, or you’re not. USTA is not.

I had a lovely book signing today thanks to my amazing, supportive friends

Cuddling my little guy before I head off to a book signing #caturday #indieauthor

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!