Today's frog is the moaning frog.

The Muppet Show on Disney+ is glorious. They haven't tried to update it, or twist it in any way. It's just The Muppet Show you watched when you were a kid.

Just watched and it was fantastic! ❤️

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This berry bunch looks like a stick figure person.

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

Winter storms are coming. Snow, ice & freezing temps create extra risks for disabled people: power outages, inaccessible travel, disrupted care. Here is a checklist to help you plan ahead: Disability & Disaster Hotline: 800.626.4959 | [email protected]

Happy 92nd birthday to My Doctor Tom Baker! 💙💙

Unfortunately didn’t love my second read of the year. Masters of Death by Olivie Blake; it wasn’t bad by any means but just felt meh in the end. Going to dig into the TBR pile to find something I may enjoy more. It has been hard to read given <gestures at everything> so I don’t blame the book.

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

“Why do you want to destroy the world?” “They wouldn’t give me a peace prize.”

This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.

Thanks to those who recommended Bookish on PBS! On episode 2 now and loving it so far.

Diego Rivera, Melancholy Promenade 1904

"How to Report ICE" #Maine edition is up! Print, cut, fold and distribute to help keep our neighbors safe! drive.google.com/file/d/1SYez...

My rabidly maga neighbor took down his 4 trump flags and I’m frankly in shock. Sadly there are still far too many still flying them in my blue NE state. A couple even come to stand across the road and taunt us at our weekly pro-democracy stand outs in town.

A poem for our times, by Hayley DeRoche

Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.

Board game day at the local brewery with friends, (Ransom Notes is fun!), now watching Indiana Jones punch some Nazis.

I set yearly reading goals because it helps me stay on track after a big reading slump a few years back. 26 read and almost done with 27th. A few of my favorites were The Women by Kristin Hannah, Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and The Thursdays Murder Club books.

Pointe shoe fitting time.

Hoping to finish the book I’m reading before the end of the year so I can have 26 finished this year. I’ve been on a Kate Quinn kick, currently reading The Huntress. No longer using Goodreads and I don’t think @thestorygraph.com does an end of the year summary but I’ll keep looking!

Each year, the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia, gift the city of Boston its official Christmas tree as thanks for help rendered more than 100 years ago. But what did that help look like? This school for the blind stepped in:https://www.wcvb.com/article/halifax-explosion-perkins-history/69850953 

The Husbands of River Song time. 💙💙🎄

Watching The Neverending Story with my kid. Time to pass along the Artax trauma.

Today: shoveling snow, baking cookies, and reading my new book.

💙💙 My Doctor 💙💙 youtu.be/bIgIIjf69LM?...

New books and The Muppets Christmas Carol 🎄

Muppets Christmas Carol is the best Christmas movie bc it includes a song with the lyrics, "your future is a horror story written by your crimes" & nothing says Christmas cheer more than that. Also Michael Caine deserved all the awards for that performance. Perfection. No notes.

We're in a jolly mood this week! It might be because our T. rex is rocking the most festive jumper in town. 👀 🦖 Over the years, dressing our T. rex for Christmas has become a bit of a tradition! Which one is your favourite? Let us know below!

For #FossilFriday a sacrum from a medium sized iguanodontian in the collections of @nhm-london.bsky.social. Found at Sudmoor Point on the #IsleofWight by Reginald Hooley a wine merchant from Southampton who also discovered the fabulous Mantellisaurus in 1914. Iggy sacra are so aesthetic.

"I'm afraid, my friends, the Daleks have won..." "Doctor Who: The Daleks' Masterplan - Counter Plot" (1965). #DoctorWho

The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

Hey US & UK friends! Wanna buy books & comics for Cyber Monday but don’t want to support Big Corpos? Try Bookshop dot org! Part of every $ goes directly to indie bookstores! 📚 I made a ton of booklists for comics—must-reads, starter packs for kids & teens, and more! bookshop.org/shop/johanna...

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.

Original titles to "Doctor Who" (first transmitted 23/11/63). Theme music composed by Ron Grainer; arranged by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. #DoctorWho #scifi

The TARDIS Little Free Library Materialises in Howard County USA. www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/the-tardis-l... #HoCoTARDIS #doctorwho #drwho #DoctorWhoDay #DrWhoDay

“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”

Don’t mistake this for chapstick.

This spending bill is a fundamental betrayal of the people, and I voted NO. Shame on every member of Congress who voted to deny a child their medication or to tear away life-saving cancer treatment. The people deserve so much better, and this fight isn't over.

I think it is time to get the pup a new coat.

A bit too cloudy to see much tonight.

#ResistanceRoots Daisy Bates was born on this day in 1914 in Huttig, Ark. A civil rights activist, journalist and publisher, Bates is best known for her role as the spokesperson and mentor for the Little Rock Nine, the nine African American students who integrated Central High School in 1957. /1

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 🩷

If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.