There’s a lot in this article too digest, but the key fact that needs to be repeated over and over 675,000 people approximately 450,000 of them children DIED because of DOGE cuts to USAID.

What scares people about providing elder care:

There is no world where someone looks at Ashlee, and then Dani Dupree, and says “You know? I want Ashlee” Catching up I’m just now at Derek’s in the hospital after his accident #BeyondTheGates

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Time lapse #portrait #celebrityportrait #procreate #ipadpro #applepencil #sketch #dessin #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalsketch #dupapencilbrush #gouachebrush #BeyondtheGates #VernonDupree #CliftonDavis

No, you don’t. In Texas the need is: Make sure the people registered to vote are ABLE to vote Primary ballot selection determines party affiliation here There’s empty GOP counties AND more registered Democrats in Texas. It’s clear Crockett is getting the Mamdani treatment Don’t be fooled Texas

ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.

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It seems hijinks abound these days.

Hop on, Chicago! Take a ride on the beloved CTA Holiday Train, and spread some cheer all across the city.

How to handle ICE. #icetips

Quinten Tarantino Aficionado.

It’s tiring to Black people to be asked certain questions then to be harshly shut down because the answer given wasn’t satisfactory and hurt your feelings. If you’re looking for an argument to rebuke then you’re not ready for the answers you seek.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Call this out PLAINLY #Ohio The sole purpose of this effort is control by emotion If they really wanted to stop abortion, they would support parenting. Legislation around abortion instead of free childcare, low cost healthcare & affordable housing is just blowing sunshine NOT building solutions.

Open your grocery app on a desktop, the one you use to clip coupons, or even shop and pay if you’re a Sam’s Club member Look at your staples from a year ago. two years ago. However, far back the data goes. Pepperidge Farm remembers - when it’s cookies were around $4 a box, instead of nearly $7

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. (Published Dec. 2024)

Point Blank Period. Look at the Admiral; then look at that 🍻 dude Now who is more fit to serve?

art is joy.

I can't. To take no action is an action in itself. Her loss is more about who didn't vote than who did.

Wishing everyone who didn't vote for Kamala Harris a very pleasant fuck you.

The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools. n.pr/48udkF5

Truth is the panacea for propaganda. We had 80 years to study. We have 8 months to get it right. Seniors are vulnerable; more at risk than ever before. 30 to 50: exhausted. Under 30: disillusioned. We’re on the 3rd once-in-a-lifetime prosperity ending event in 2 decades CC: @democrats.org

Action and Faith put into action

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Doing the lord’s work

“When the secretary is working to make class sizes bigger, take away aides for kids with special needs, leave college students at the mercy of financial predators, and make the whole department nonfunctional, it’s time for new leadership,” Warren. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

It’s time to start singing; we know this student didn’t just wake up and decide to do this on her own blavity.com/maga-law-stu...

Thank you to the people who took the time to stand up for democracy this morning. I appreciate you #mopac #atx

We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work. “Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.

Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.

It’s just not Thanksgiving without creamed onions. Peas & pearl onions being the standard in our family. This year I baked a creamed onion terrine that was so easy and delicious, we may have to have it more than once a year It is literally just onions, butter, and cream but it was AMAZING

The New Deal provided direct employment, or provided the funds for direct employment, for about 4 million women, including work-relief jobs, regular federal employment, and high-level administrative posts. #women #history #jobs #labor new-deal-accomplishments.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-...

“I’m doing this so my granddaughters will have the future that their grandmothers had.” Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.

Okay…deep sigh recognizing the changing of times and traditions The Thanksgiving meal is designed to feed like 20 people, literally That’s why the food is so carb heavy and rich. Two tablespoons of 6 dishes and you are FULL. So if you want thanksgiving food - you need to call at least 20 cousins.

Fascism is the blanket term we are using to describe what is happening. And it DOES apply. But specific words are needed for this moment to teach people what is happening. Ex. The US is not a democratic republic. It is a corporatocracy.

Like its embarrassing, but we really should have a voting roll call - because I still struggle over that many people staying home when the stakes were that high

U.S. CITIZENS: How can you PROVE you are a citizen? I'm thinking about that lady with the Tribal ID who was still detained because her documents were deemed "fake". (Please don't answer with personal specifics about you documents or place of birth)

For a regime that’s so short on actual intelligence, the artificial kind is their only choice.

Ugh - it is only a matter of time before someone get a flesh eating foundation courtesy of a reduction in production oversight

Steak Wings & Stranger Things Made complete with matching pajamas Each new season of life can bring nee things to celebrate

Thank you to all the nurses out there. I have received excellent nursing care during many post-surgery hospital stays. Unfortunately, I can't say that about all my doctors. I know what you do. My sister was an RN. I've heard some horror stories. You are appreciated. ❤️Nurses

I never felt like more of a part of a mom community than when we traded friends some Conecuh sausage my mother-in-law brought back in a cooler, for wild caught salmon their dad ice-fished for in northern Wisconsin. Almost made me go minivan shopping.

Does something ever confuse you and horrify you so much, that you pull out your camera phone because you want to know what that face looks like, Yeah. This is one of those moments.

My two favorite things about living in Chicago were 1. the mob was real, but their existence is in some ways a public service that makes criminals afraid to break into cars, because they don’t know who it belongs to 2. every now and again a coyote wanderers around downtown and goes to Jamba Juice

Are we in a space where the world separates us from the actions of someone who is in the role of leader? What will make humans finally wake up and see who and how we need to be

The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.

If you’re with the fam this week, and want something funny, sarcastic and uplifting a TV show that’s like that one counselor at Church Camp who smoked pot in the rectory - but also REALLY wanted to make sure you found your path to the Holy Spirit - check out God’s Favorite Idiot on @netflix.com