This should not be a political point. Anyone reading this, of any political ideology, knows or knows of someone whom cancer has taken. But coal companies line political pockets more than cancer researchers do, and in this transactional presidency, that’s all that fucking matters.

I’m sooo with “some parents”!

This is all I got for the day.

Was that a roast or a public humiliation ritual?

This is the season to read outside under the shade of a tree. Please remember to bring snacks.

Going to the dentist today … did you know you can find trauma-informed dentists? It was one of the reasons why I didn’t go for so long. I filled out their intake form, and they asked all the right questions, so they understood how my PTSD shows up in the chair. Grateful I found a dentist. 🦷

No one is at the helm. We just have a bunch of sociopaths doing their own thing. That’s some scary ass shit.

There is real talk about automatic draft registration by Dec 2026 for all eligible American men (18-26). And yet they say the possiblity of a draft is low ... because Congress would have to authorize it. Yeah, like we trust Congress right now.

I have learned to control my emotions ... just not on my face.

There is a left and a right wing … of the same vulture.

📞 "Telefòn", mural created by the French street artist Seth Globepainter (Julien Malland) in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇸 #art #streetart #callme

We lost a good one 💔

12 was learning about refresh rates on YT … and I nonchalantly dropped that our TV has a 144 refresh rate. Yeah, this millennial is skilled.

My 12 yo is officially taller than me. A sweet reminder of time, and how it always moves forward.

Okay, that was the longest blink on record. 😒

This country is being run like it was bought out by private equity stripped for parts to be sold off in liquidation.

Randy Marsh bouncing on his enlarged balls up and down South Park comes to mind. 🤣 Season 14 Episode 3 in case y’all were wondering.

For those who were unmothered as a child — I see you. 🫶🏼🌸

It was a good egg day, today.

I'm saving up jokes. Retirement is going to be fun. 😂

I really hate hearing about former politicians being "private citizens now, leave them alone." They are not former McDonald's employees being pestered about the price of fries. They had a real effect on the world that lingers long after they are gone.

Remember how when Blu-ray came out, every movie you bought included a DVD and a digital copy? I need book publishers to start doing that. When I buy a new book, I want to get a hardcover for my shelf plus the Kindle edition. #booksky

I'm a bit hungover from emotions this week. Finding out that the tampons I've been using are no longer safe for me, but the cognitive energy needed to find a new alternative is eating at me. Executive functioning is low, today.

To distract us, the Epsteinites are going to release the UFO files that will require amendments to the Bible’s story. I think we’ve been here, before.

Well ain’t this some shit 💩

I am never lonely with a book, a warm drink, and cuddly cat.

There is a mortality rate of 50% ... I've been nervously following this story.

Convenience fees for school lunches are ridiculous. Using a debit card, it would cost almost $3, but your ACH would only cost .99. Regardless, we are being nickled and dimed everywhere.

Seeing children being forced to interact with Donald Trump is revolting to me in every possible way.

Stay cool, bébés.

Just in time for our 250th birthday, as a country, and for the first time ever, whites are no longer the majority. We are evenly mixed, and those with power are seeing it slip.

Good to see these popping up in Idaho. This one is near Hayden. The founder was MAGA and has created a community for people to question and leave. Their website has lots of good talking points. LeavingMAGA.org

Once more, with emphasis: Between Myth and Belief is a podcast rooted in Appalachia, reaching everywhere else, we cover the strange, the sacred, the things that live just outside what we can prove. It's a labor of love and craft.

So.... Who are we going to make pariahs of this year for showing up to the Met Gala being paid for by Jeff Bezos?

"The Eagle," taken in 1913 by photographer Roland Reed. It was captured during a time when the Blackfoot tribe’s access to their ancestral lands was becoming restricted following the establishment of Glacier National Park in 1910

Meanwhile, China is making strides for their working class.

Desensitization is something they invested in. The silence of the media, the propaganda that these deaths are the "cost of making america great". So, when the network blackouts come and thousands die in the streets from the military, civilians will stand quietly aside. Docile sheep are easily herded

Videos have stopped playing … time to start the day IRL. Don’t forget to pack a water bottle for the road.

And what’s scary is that they are creating detention centers … for children. Where is the breaking point? Do we have one? Or are we so trauma bonded we can’t let go of the beast that put us here?

We aren’t eating any fish out of Payette lake or the river this year. Anything in the water immediately surrounding McCall, we won’t eat. McCall has been leaking raw sewage into the water.

... Bernie Sanders called it. So did Robert Reich. Gutting voting rights speaks to this. Splitting us on the bottom is what they want to do. How do we disrupt together? One idea: we (mis)interpret the voting rights laws. New Jersey allowed women the right to vote in the 1700s. ...

ICYMI Epstein killed himself … and they just found his suicide note … 7 years later. Timing ⏱️ says it all.

Dudu installed an attic fan, to blow the hot air from the top of the house. It’s set at 100 to turn on. Today was in the low 80s, and our a/c didn’t turn on, only the attic fan. I’m feeling a bit more prepared for this up-coming summer.

Sometimes I have to ask myself: Am I hurt by this, or is it actually my ego talking? Growing pains. 😩

It's strange that Amazon started out as an online Bookstore.

Resting from a long day of checking out yard sales. Found a great cardigan for $5. Turns out it is 8% cashmere and 31% wool and hardly warn. I’ll be ready for the winter. Because who knows how much anything will cost by then.

Why do I have the urge to be a reading little mermaid? 🧜‍♀️ Oceanside, you all are so lucky.

This makes my little inner child so happy. The peanuts gang have a special place in my heart. #lfl Start an adventure and read a book. 📖

my library post got some traction on the discover feed ... and you all have no idea how happy it makes me to see people commenting that they went to the library, or are already regulars. also, librarians are sexy nerds who will answer your questions ... without judgment.