Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.

"Many of the people who are developing the next generation of cancer diagnostics and treatments are being run out of the country, the funding pipeline for research and trials is being strangled, and the institutions that provide access to existing treatments are being pummeled."

Another big turnout in Santa Rosa, CA today! Even the dogs have had enough

My latest: "Hands Off Protests Across America Show Trump & MAGA That Our Democracy Won't Die Quietly." Americans are mad as hell & finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, & the broligarchy through collective action & revealing that we have strength & power in numbers. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Sonoma County turned out for Hands Off! Over 5,000 in Santa Rosa alone, a massive number of people and amazing energy for a small semi-rural county! These were my signs

people being in the streets means something. never let your cynicism convince you otherwise.

HELP! I'm being inspired against my own will! I'm feeling seen! I'm uncovering hope under layers of cynicsm! Who is this spokesperson for a self-reflective party that is committing to fight back, and what does he think he's doing??

Two headlines, both from today

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB

penned this letter to my governor, Gavin Newsom, who seems fine with screwing over trans people out of his desperation to be liked by awful people www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/sole...

Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.

I’ve been calling Schiff and Padilla daily for three weeks and I try to keep it focused on issues but lately my messages have devolved into me basically screaming why are you such fucking losers omfg and then I sigh and hang up

It's really embarassing losing our democracy to people this fucking weird and gross.

I am hoping maybe #catsky can help find a home for this poor old man 😿 His name is Jasper, and he is at the Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County hsimc.org #catsofbluesky #cat #adoptablecats

Your move, @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov.

The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin

if a major politician held an emergency rally about the current ongoing coup by the richest man in the world, I think people would go to it. Shit is well and truly fucked. I can think of a couple of people who should do that right now.

And just in case, here are Padilla's PADILLA Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 497-5109 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 981-9369 Los Angeles (310) 231-4494 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 448-2787 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 239-3884

I managed to finally get through to a real person in Schiff’s DC office but having CA numbers is great to have when the VM is full again.

Calling your Reps worked. Keep going. Every day. We will never log off.

This is a great morning to call all your elected officials and ask them to absolutely lose their shit

I’m a cancer survivor and I lost my younger sister to cancer in 2023. I’m livid about a lot of things right now, but this hit me pretty hard. Trump and his corrupt fascist regime may be billionaires but they are morally bankrupt.

Took time off here for a while but I’ve still been making pasta every week. This Sunday supper based on the foraged greens tortelli with pesto from Cucina Povera. Filling of baby kale, savoy cabbage & chard from the farmers’ market + borage leaves from my garden, with pesto frozen from last harvest

Is there a PastaSky? I’ve been looking. Ma non c’è niente! How does one go about creating a feed? The BreadSky and Gardening feeds are great but I would love one with/for/by pasta nerds too

I missed posting week 15 pasta but know that I made THREE different batches of ravioli. I also made a sourdough starter and baked my first loaf this morning with Scott’s moral support. Sourdough is way more stressful than pasta, how do you do it?! But I’ll keep at it, sourdough will not defeat me

Sunday supper week 14: my first time making pici pasta! Used the recipe from Cucina Povera by @julskitchen.bsky.social. Reminiscent of what we enjoyed in Tuscany over the summer

in my past apple obsessive life this would have been me (now I think it’s @willrea.bsky.social)

All of our cats have their own blankets and no they don’t share

Week 13 Sunday Supper - tortellini con brodo. Had it for the first time in Bologna this past June, so impossible to beat that. A lot of work, but it was pretty good!

I’ve always had a ~thing~ for Italy, studied Italian in college, traveled to Italy twice in my 20s, visited family. In June, we spent 15 days there and it was perfect! Been trying to hold on to that magic since. So for the past 12 weeks I’ve made fresh pasta for Sunday Supper. Today marks week 13

The crossover Italy-flowers hit I didn’t know I needed… a deep dive into the botany of the Colosseum in ruins

Hello from Ginger, reminding us to find the light and enjoy it whenever we can