Will no one rid me of this meddlesome despot?

Bad news: the garbage disposal stopped moving entirely during dinner prep Good news: it was choking on a very small stray screw and I found the little fucker

"(Mayor Brandon) Johnson closed out his remarks by calling for a general strike." https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/18/thousands-gather-to-protest-trump-at-chicagos-no-kings-rally-downtown/ #nokings #strike #workstoppage

Jacob Soboroff is the moment #nokings

Good turnout for #nokings in #aurorail

What the fascists really hate about the No Kings rallies is that you will meet other people who love democracy too and realize that you are not alone and be less afraid of them. Authoritarians thrive on fear and keeping people feeling scared and alone. Let’s all have a fun and peaceful time today.

don't really have much to add to this; the post says it well enough.

So I guess my employer isn't interesting in protecting it's employees from the new regime. That's swell.

Another movie called A League Of Their Own, but this time about the Hanseatic League.

RIP Miss Major.

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

Trump being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize by a Venezuelan anti authoritarian activist, especially a woman, is 😚👌

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights and for her struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite […]

It's hard to focus on day-to-day things when the country is imploding. There's JUST. SO. MUCH.

ICE is all over Aurora, Illinois today. Tear gas has been deployed. Please be careful.

"AI isn't always correct" :: "Vanilla Ice Cream doesn't always taste better with pickles"

⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory A pro-Russian propaganda network, possibly related to the Portal Kombat network, is active on numerous ActivityPub services. We are directly contacting affected services, but all admins should check for the accounts listed below, likely created after September 8. Based on […]

Parents, an important thing my to communicate clearly and explicitly to your kids: Any time for any reason, if they need out of something, they can blame you, call you for a ride, whatever, and you'll deal with whatever fallout might come of it. Teacher being a bully? Principal yelling at you? […]

Hey there! I'm one of the blind folks who read alt text on here. I'd like to say thank you for adding that so that I can also enjoy images of cartoon animals. A little effort from you means a world of difference for people like me #accessibility #alttext #blind

I swear to God if anything happens to Dolly Parton

Why do people use "unalived" when "deincarnated" was right there?

Gov #jbpritzker is directing the state’s Dept of Child & Family Services & the Dept of Human Services to evaluate how #children were treated during an aggressive #immigration raid on a South Shore apartment building this week…. #dhs said federal agents with #borderpatrol, the #fbi, & the #atf […]

Yeah so there's rampant ICE kidnappings, illegal domestic military deployments and a not so gradual dissolution of free media but THANK GOD WE STILL HAVE INANE SPORTSBALL HEADLINES.

Well this is bad. https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/governor-pritzker-statement-on-the-illinois-national-guard

[ICE, Fascism Is Here, Chicago] "...Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said. “It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother […]

[ICE, Fascism Is Here, Chicago] Chicago Sun Times: Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' "...Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of […]

404 Media has sued DHS. Last week we sued ICE. Will keep you updated: www.404media.co/404-media-an...

Jane Goodall. :( RIP

I've been playing NFS: Need for Speed as a good, mindless time-waster on my phone for several years. EA is being purchased by a group including the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Doing fuck all is resistance.

Shutdown is on. Only 3 Democrats voted for the clean CR, which means we are now officially heading for a government shutdown.

Well that's gross. From hud.gov just now. Petty bitches.

This is not just about their hatred of DEI. Trump and Hegseth have explicitly told top military they should resign if they do not agree with all Trump and Hegseth say, which has included broadening the use of troops in U.S. cities. Go back and read the live blog in full. You need to know their […]

Wait, the meeting with all the military commanders is on the eve of the government shutdown? Huh.

We all hope Trump will face prosecution and hopefully incarceration for his crimes. Additionally, I hope he's prosecuted for his horrible taste. And found gilty.

Who has a whole truck JUST for turnips?

This happens to be the brand I eat several times a week. Not any more. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/09/24/chobani-boycott-planet-harvest-controversy/86328106007/

Lawyers robbing a bank: oh damn it's the cops, we have exposure

I wonder if the shooting at the ICE facility in Dallas will be used to further crack down on....everything? Naaaaah. /s

I’m offering this #VirtualWorkshop for the second time on Saturday, October 25. If you’ve ever had an interest in working with #clay, I hope you’ll join me. #Ceramics used to be a free creative medium but has become an expensive hobby. In this workshop, I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The incidental music for The Great British Bake-Off and Sister Boniface are a little too close.

So like will it be by time zone or all at once? Could have weird ramifications. #rapture

May this Suffering Become So much Kindling For the Fire inside Us all, That we may One day Outshine The dark. #poetry