Gentle reminder to take care of yourself. If this is your seasonal vacation from social media and news, I hope you enjoy some quality rest. If you're heading into a turbulent social/family situation and need the comfort or distraction of an online community, I hope you receive love and support.

good reminders

youtube.com/watch?v=8Ep-... Excellent set by Josh Johnson (AltText: Youtube thumbnail with Vanity Fair extreme closeups of Vance and Wiles cage-match style, with Josh Johnsoncentered between the two.Text: VANITY VS FAIR YT video is titled "The Vanity (Completely) Fair Photoshoot"

Our good friend Joy Harris still needs our support in dealing with her cancer costs. She's been such a light to Romancelandia. Can you help bring her some light? Thanks. 💜 gofund.me/0c8d4cee0

🪣 Sandbag stations are open across Mendocino County as heavy rain continues. mendovoice.com/2025/12/sand... #mendocinocounty

Be safe SoHum and Mendo

MENDOCINO COUNTY TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN

🌧️ Flooding reported in Willits as heavy rain moves through Mendocino County. Parts of East Commercial Street and areas near local creeks were inundated. Avoid flooded roads — turn around, don’t drown. mendovoice.com/2025/12/floo... #mendocinocounty #willits #cawx

@lostcoastoutpost.bsky.social ain't lying. Just got the Flood Watch warning for #MendocinoCounty and #LakeCounty too. Be safe, Take care of each other, and make hood decisions. Do not drive through standing water!

A bunch of local journalists and news outlets from around the country. 'Cause so many national outlets are owned by billionaires and have become right wing mouthpieces. go.bsky.app/FzSc9z

Look. #RFKjr is attacking me as #autistic and now also going after #trans healthcare. I spent all year fighting for justice and publishing two books — and here we are, and I am informed and ANGRY. I have receipts. I wrote the books. You #podcast? Great. Have me on I want to burn it down.

Hey Colorado! If you’re in this area the Watch Duty app is a great resource to have on your phone.

Unless conditions change dramatically in the interim, the North Coast’s iconic recreational red abalone fishery will remain closed for at least another decade.

Deeply saddened by this dangerous decision made by political appointees, NOT scientists. It's neither evidence based, nor rooted in science. At a loss for words for the children who will unnecessarily become infected with Hepatitis B, so heres a take on Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (A Dream Deferred)

We'd like to hear from North Bay residents impacted by a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to extend pandemic-era subsidies for ACA coverage.

There are dancing liquorice allsorts!

marahmallow puppy fluff

Dehydrated casserole! Floating tortillas! Smuggled sandwiches! The lovely Maggie Coblentz talks tastes, smells, nutritional values, menu options of SPACE FOOD, and why she has some on her desk. Astrobromatology: www.alieward.com/ologies/astr...

🎶 Weekend music plans? The Mendocino Setlist is out with Banda Maguey in Fort Bragg, punk in Mendocino, holiday concerts on the coast & more Dec. 9–14 across the county. mendovoice.com/2025/12/the-... #MendocinoCounty #LiveMusic

If you are looking for a way to help out, libraries are community centers, resource hubs, among other things; they do so much on many fronts. Getting involved with your local Library & helping it is one of the best things you can do. Great post on this topic: organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fig...

*kicks down the door like Big Bird in that one gif* VISIT YOUR LIBRARY WE'VE GOT DVDS WE'VE GOT CDS WE'VE GOT BOOKS ON CD WE'VE GOT THAT TONIES THING FOR YOUR KID YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT WORK

This is such lovely conversation and remembrance of Alice Wong from NPR Codeswitch. feeds.npr.org/510312/podca...

from golden gate park

I'll also recommend Dr. Jen Gunter's Menopause Manifesto (as well as The Vagina Bible as a great gift for anyone possessing same, including teens...excellent "owners manual").

I should just give up driving in December when my patience and tolerance for people is at its lowest.

This is terrifying and should be blanketed over every damn page of the national newspaperrs and every news channel.

Read the full story at the link below. 🖊️Ruth Dusseault #aids #sanfrancisco #HIV #WorldAIDSDay

On Monday, San Francisco gay rights activists and city leaders commemorated World AIDS Day at the National AIDS Memorial Grove, the country’s only memorial dedicated to the thousands who lost their lives to the disease.

<melts into a puddle>

"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."

Warm fuzzy for anyone who needs one

Californians shouldblook at this study too

While the US continues to regress in public health progress, 🇦🇺 Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035. HPV vaccines 💉 and strong GP-led screening programs cut cases in young women to zero -- showing prevention and early detection really work! www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...

Proof I'm a southern Californian - My usual motto when lost on an unfamiliar surface street is "If you can find a freeway you can find your way home"

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced his support for a bill in Congress that would allow Native American tribes to request assistance from federal law enforcement to find missing children and dangerous fugitives. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/30/a...

Did you know that the Discover & Go program offers California library cardholders access to free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions, including the Cartoon Art Museum? It's an easy way to save money and still have fun. Check it out: discoverandgo.org/ #library #savings

Indivisible Santa Barbara, working with Artists for Democracy, is planning an event for January, "Art of the Resistance". We are looking for signs and hand-painted protest art to show in a gallery during the event. Go to buff.ly/ZplE0qE to submit your original art and join us at the event in 2026.

The Superior Court of California for County of Santa Clara is reminding families that free, professional child care is available at two courthouse locations in San Jose and Morgan Hill. localnewsmatters.org/2025/11/28/s...

Listen neighbor, I have no problem with early Toby Keith. Personally, I’d choose the Chicks over TK, but whatever it’s your playlist. But “American Soldier” album five times in a row at top volume is setting my live-and-let-live teeth on edge.

You're not crazy for needing a coat on chilly SoCal nights. Says who? Says science! 🔗 https://ow.ly/13As50Xyqez ✍️ Jessica P. Ogilvie 📸 Matthews Henry/Unsplash

The Smart Bitches Candle Collection is here!! I partnered with Wax Cabin Candles to create a limited edition set - one candle for our 20th anniversary, and one for all you Bad Decisions Book Club members out there. You can shop small and spread light and warmth this year! https://bit.ly/SBTB-cndl

I don't know how many of you are familiar w/ the Too Good to Go app, which allows you to find restaurants & stores in your area that are selling surprise bags of surplus food at discounted prices, but they now also have discounted foods for delivery! (Like, shipped, not like Postmates.) It's great.

Since it's a big weekend for consumerism, I just want to put out there that buying an indie author's book in any format is "shopping small" no matter where you choose to buy it from.

I'm late to the piecdiscouse and have no strong opinions. But I love the idea of sneaking in a vintage pie along with the standards. @Anti-Chef #PieRoulette youtu.be/84pmcJgMevg?...

“Moi?" (American Red Squirrel) 🌿

“You will be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits #birds 🌿

The Finch-go-round has a few riders this morning 🪶 Lesser goldfinches

my internalized anxiety level is high. fluffy bird photos help.