The Birthday Bee is signing off for a nap. There will be more pics later.

Someone asked if I have been shadowbanned on here, because they haven’t seen my posts for weeks. I am not shadowbanned, I’ve just been quiet on socials and substack. I’ve focusing on teaching and navigating the fallout from my firing from @washingtonpost.com — it’s been psychologically hard.

Surrounded by family, my aunt, Angela Brooks said her final goodbye yesterday. My aunt Angie was more like a grandmother to me than an aunt. Her passing opens a hole impossible to fill—even with her lessons and boundless love. I don’t know what life will look like without her.

Men that pay attention DO still exist.

On my way to see some folks get married🥰

If you work from home and women don't respect you, I promise it's not because you work from home.

So I guess I have lost weight even though I feel like I look the same. Left is me a couple years ago at 310’ish pounds. Right is me in leggings 1 size smaller and the same jacket.

Yeah, I think that the game is coming to an end bsky.app/profile/jim8...

One of the failures of American politics is the shortness of memory. The Medicaid is Murder cuts kick in after the midterms. It’s unthinkable (usually) to be seen taking the actions that hurt people (food and flights!?!?!?!?!)

They seem to think starving people and cancelling flights are a winning message.

"we turned the pain dial down as far as we could" it's like, buddy, why are you turning something called "the pain dial"???

The White House keeps unilaterally taking entirely voluntary actions which it openly says are intended to inflict more pain and then they're I guess surprised - along with most of the DC media - about why they seem to be taking the blame for the shutdown.

PSA. If you keep an SS tattoo on your chest for 20 years, I’ll believe you are a nazi. If you say you support globalizing the intifada, a period of bus and cafe bombings, I’ll believe you will *globalize* that, bring it to my door. And Chris Murphy won’t convince me otherwise

Im not Anti-White. I am Anti Ignorance, it's not my fault many who are apart of that demographic are either willfully or willingly Ignorant to real societal issues.

Still going on my break but wanted to come back rq to remind y’all to love on your people. Seriously. Tomorrow isn’t ever promised. And if you need to hear it today, I love you so much, and I’m so glad you’re here. I‘d rather hear you vent about the same situation 50 times than read your obituary.

I'm an atheists who thinks that religion has an overall harmful impact on the world. And even from that perspective, I really admire the courage and conviction of this minister and his use of faith to demonstrate how secretive they feel they need to be about the evil they're committing.

The people who want to compel prayer in public schools are banning it outside public facilities.

The persecution of Christians is coming from inside the administration.

UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview. “They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”

I’ve been in boardrooms for 3 decades and can absolutely promise you it’s not women who are ruining the workplace. Not our vices. Not our voices. Not our views. And not our feminism. @nytimes

My City So Pretty 😍 #SweetHomeChicago 🤩

Sound on for good vibes.

Did water aerobics needed the endorphins and community today to keep me aging healthy ( @fitnessfoundry.bsky.social would approve) and reduce stress. @bcyf.boston.gov thank you!

Don’t take Tylenol tho

So many moving parts with SNAP benefits right now so I wanted to slow things down and remind folks that food insecurity is here, and so is the mom guilt. My latest for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/11/snap...

If you want to find the cruelest people on the earth go right to religion. The religious like to pretend it is something different to them but their actual behavior is a lot more revealing than their beliefs they claim to have.

When the parent ma of Iowa are winning by EMBRACING DEI And BLACK people are voting NINETY TWO PERCENT to elect the WHITE WOMAN because they know the Black lady ain’t worth a damn And WHITE people are electing Black folks to break super majorities in MISSISSIPPI something is new

Maya done looked the same her whole life. 💀💀💀

That “abusing the system” is a white supremacy talking point coming from Ronald Reagan.. kids hungry…you feed the babies.. PERIOD

Last #soccersaturday

Leftists: "Why do so many Black and Jewish voters reject DSA!" Because we have millennia of experience with extremists. We can't afford "progressives" luxury of falling for lofty promises or ignoring candidates' track records of hateful rhetoric or acts. That's way, geniuses.

Being on SNAP benefits for 17 years, I've NEVER been told I wouldn't be paid my benefits. NEVER. What is going on is BEYOND cruel. The ppl w/disabilities, ppl w/chronic illnesses & cancer, seniors already isolated, the 16M hh's w/children. WE REFUSE TO BE A NUMBER. WE ARE PEOPLE. WE DESERVE DIGNITY.

I cannot emphasize enough how much Zohran Mamdani's campaign was very much about a platform focused on accountability, but also about having fun, fostering genuine connections with its citizens, and reminding people why they moved to New York City and should still want to live there

just fund snap you ghouls

Can the first circuit rule tomorrow? People are going hungry. We’re making extra donations, collecting food for our neighbors while the president tries to starve them and the judiciary doesn’t give a fuck.

The first circuit could have done this itself by granting an administrative stay but declined to do so. I’m confused. Also a few more days to withhold food from children is not ok!

Really, SCOTUS? 😞

This is so fucked up www.wlox.com/app/2025/11/...

Always! And on that note, after this, hearing Chris Murphy and Ro Khanna say we should just ignore wearing a totenkoph tattoo for 20 yeas b/c "he excites young progressives", no, just no.

The free Palestine group aren’t just anti-Black They are pro-Nazi. The Black Jewish alliance remains strong.

In this economy? 💀😭😂😂😂

Margie Three Toes going to make a motion to remove him?

Because so many GOP reps quit or because MTG has a discharge petition with his name on it?

It certainly has seemed as though Margarine has been sharpening her (metaphorical) knives in preparation for deposing him.

I can't tell if this is currently 1) unthinkable or 2) conventional wisdom but I kinda think Johnson is going to lose the Speakership when the House comes back in session

not really anything novel to add to the openai article circulating right now, but it does make me feel absolutely sick to read it. devils walk the earth and sell us death. true death, and also the death of our planet, of curiosity, trust, community, individuality, silence, and boredom. it has to end

"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."

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