“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

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Ugh. Just posted about a (somewhat laughable) threatening phone call I got work, then realized I shouldn't give anyone any ideas and deleted it. It was truly deserving of the deep ridicule that only bluesky can offer, but I won't feed the antis3mitic hate machine.

Note to self! good life advice. Great monday reminder.

No human is illegal. These are real parents supporting their kids dreams. I'm not crying... no yes I am. Love to all the supporting parents.

Every single one of these coming Texas hospital closures are intentional choices made by GOP congresscritters and senators. They understood exactly what they were doing and Mitch McConnell said everyone would get over it. This bill screws rural Texas and it's pathetic Dems aren't messaging abt it.

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no accidents

In a more serious country, unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA would have immediately ended Trump's first presidency & destroyed the GOP's reputation on national security policy for a generation 🧐

watch and share... 👇🏾

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"It's time to un-kidnap our minds."

TACO TUESDAY IS HEREBY RENAMED TO THE GREAT AND FREEDOM NAME OF AMERICA TUESDAY MCDONALD'S PROUD DELICIOUS GREAT AND TASTY NUGGETS ARE NOW NAMED LIBERTY NUGGETS, ALL DRIVE-THROUGH MENUS ARE TO BE CHANGED BY NEXT AMERICA TUESDAY, THANK YOU FO R YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

If I don't post, do I even exist?

#Update today! This was infusion day 3 and I have a new #GoFundMe update gofund.me/22090b21#Sol... is why I’m a fan of #MutualAid efforts. There’s a link for making a Wellness Recovery Action Plan or #WRAP to help when you need extra support to get back to good. I’m living proof it’s Good Stuff!

I have an upcoming long drive and another upcoming flight. Looking for suggestions for audiobooks. It does matter if the reading sounds good, as well as the content being worthwhile. And...go!

The Tilled Field by Joan Miró, 1923 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137254

Priorities.

I'll never forget that he raped his wife in 1989, when spousal rape was legal. It got out in the media around 1991/2, and the US criminalized spousal rape in 1993 Interesting timing, huh? Most people had no clue about legalized rape and public outrage changed it

@jillianmhurley.bsky.social Love it!

“biological sex” should refer only to having sex in a lab, knocking over microscopes and shit, contaminating every surface while scientists watch you and take notes

Cat sings a blues titled: 'Ehh Ehhh' 😽

The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”

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The Museum of African American History in Boston is losing federal funding. You can help. (Or find something local). I know we can't save everything that gets defunded. This is the one I've supported today.

a little levity

Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

For the full newsletter on this, go here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

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I'm really sick of the dems' signature move - let tragedy happen, then beg for money to "stop it". If they intended to stop anything, they should have made some REAL moves while they had control of congress, instead of waiting until it's too late, and using the disaster for more fundraising. Again.

Taxpayers’ tab for Trump’s golfing during 2nd term reaches milestone, report says www.masslive.com/news/2025/03... Grandma and Grandpa can't have their social security or meals on wheels but grandpa Trump can stuff his pockets and golf?

They've damned it for all of us by damming it for themselves.

There are SO many good reasons to have passwords (not just fingerprints or face-lock) on everything, including not sleep-texting your boss "I love you".

This just about captures my mood this morning.

If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.

What have you done to fight the power today? (Share or keep to yourself. This is merely a reminder).

I am considering bring back the practice of turning my head and spitting on the ground when certain names are mentioned in my presence. Anyone with me?

everyday doodles

My dear friend has put this together to help me get through this Cancer treatment. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference. gofund.me/190d0e05 #mutualaid #fuckcancer #Chemotherapy #copays #gofundme

These sites might be useful: 1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org) 2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

A reminder.