The sudden appearance of ads for Tiktok is weird. Tiktok is wildly popular, used by millions all over the world for years, but now that it's been purchased by new owners, and I have to wonder if the sudden need to tout Tiktok in ads is because there are plans that would make it less popular.

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

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Every single elected Representative, Congressman, every Federal Judge, needs to stand up and call this out for exactly what it is: murder. Morally this is no different from him standing on 5th avenue and shooting someone randomly. (p.s. thank you Sen. Paul for speaking up).

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I started listening to this and I suddenly found myself sobbing out loud, this is the most awful thing I've ever heard any person in office say publicly in my lifetime, much less any president: "we're just going to kill people." This is unbearable.

my personal response to T's AI video of himself as a king in a fighter jet: why in the world would he think this video portrays him positively, why would anyone like a "leader" that dumps "shit" on the ordinary people of his country; to me it seems much more like a video his critics would make.

In Gate City, VA yesterday at the No Kings rally the participants spent as much time talking to each other as waving their signs at passers by, and that was important, to create new connections, to build community among those fighting against authoritarianism in a region that mostly votes "red."

Gate City (pop. 2,000), Virginia, County seat of Scott County (pop. 21,400), had a larger than expected turnout at it's No Kings with 103 adults humans and 3 dogs (some of whom wore signs). #nokings www.timesnews.net/news/a-repub...

No Kings Rally

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been telling us that for more than a decade

We march because we love America. Don't let them say otherwise.

Made my sign for tomorrow (Oct 18) specifically as a response to GOPs scurrilous lies.

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we feed several feral kitties from our back porch, this morning they showed their gratitude by leaving us a dead chipmunk (ground squirrel) as a gift. The gift may have been well intended reciprocity, but we declined to eat it. ;)

It was foggy this morning when I took Alice to the vet over in Pound, VA. The colors are beginning to pop, although we are a ways away from peak color at this point. I love running errands in October, getting to watch the progression of color.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Gate City VA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

sixteen years ago, I stopped on the side of the road on the way home from work to take photos of Pine Mountain and the clouds, it was an October day much like today, at the same point in the cycle of autumn color as we are currently at - mostly green still with just bits of color

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 10 OCTOBER 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES IN 8 DAYS AMERICA SHOW THE WORLD THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE USA ...sing along🎶 Please join Go to: nokings.org

A reminder for Kentucky folks as well...

Sheriff of Franklin County AK is not happy with his governor.

Shoutout to the Boomers, really showing everybody else up in 2025

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

ICE is a Terrorist Organization. Abolish ICE Pass it on.

Dems live streaming on shutdown day 3 www.youtube.com/live/d2wQur9...

Share this as widely as you can: Democrats LIVE continuous talk about the shutdown and the reasons for it. Many different Dems are in front of the camera (or behind the mike) depending on time of day. Taking the case directly to the people. www.youtube.com/live/MrBY_1N...

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMrQoW1X/ The Trey Reed lynching is not going away. The thing we need to investigate is who the fuck made the decision to call it a suicide?

Share this as widely as you can: Democrats LIVE continuous talk about the shutdown and the reasons for it. Many different Dems are in front of the camera (or behind the mike) depending on time of day. Taking the case directly to the people. www.youtube.com/live/MrBY_1N...

When you see how excited Trump, Russ Vought, and Republicans are about the government shutdown, it becomes pretty obvious the reason why they refused to negotiate a compromise with Democrats is because they wanted this and they completely own this, regardless of their lies.

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Bernie Sanders and AOC do a joint video explaining their view of the shutdown

I propose a new law: If Congress & the President cannot come up with an annual budget (not just a CR) by Sept. 30, Congress & President are both fined daily and not paid until a budget is passed, but all the rest of the government continues going with an extension of the previous years budget.

T & Hegseth may have miscalculated badly, bringing all those military leaders together, where they could see each other not applauding, not smiling, being silent under that barrage of garbage, may (I hope) have strengthened tacit understandings about standing up against unconstitutional orders.

My Jake in a basket, and some great evening clouds.

I heard this song when Paul Simon first recorded, but I clearly did not really listen to it then, at 22 I wasn't ready to listen, but I surely am now. Here is Simon playing with Rhiannon Giddens (one of my favorite artists) An American Tune, that is indeed a song for today. youtu.be/67pyIglP79U?...

you can really tell the difference between when Trump is reading the teleprompter, and when he goes off on his own, the difference in language use is so stark.

Noticing how many of the upper command staff (generals etc) have bald or shaved heads. Also wondering why they are being kept in the auditorium after Hegeseth's speech is over, just sitting there listening to loud march music.

I think the Democratic party should claim responsibility for the shutdown, but spend a LOT more time and energy publicly explaining exactly what they are asking for and why they are asking for it. Every single Dem member of Congress should do multiple appearances on local/regional TV explaining.

The last full week in September brings our local Mountain Heritage Festival in Letcher County, we had some rain today (which often accompanies the festival) and it reminded me of these rainbow pictures taken at the festival ten years ago.

200 million subscribers dividing $2.5 billion is $12.50 for each of us. Big deal. gift article from The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/t...

Standing against fascism is now domestic terrorism—by presidential decree. Anyone committed to fighting fascism can now be deemed an enemy of the state, arrested, and held—possibly without full due process—on the claim that they're a "terrorist." Just like that, we lost America.

Both my grandfathers were Antifa, putting an end to the Nazi regime in Europe in WWII. The FA that they were ANTI was Adolf Hitler. I cannot conceive of my grandpa, who lied about his age to take Normandy at Omaha at 17 years of age, claiming bonespurs. ANTIFA > FA (Dotard Donnie = FA)