Was feeling a bit down this morning, but Andrew Tate being arrested has perked me up a bit, I must say.

No one should have to crowdfund their cancer treatment. My team and I are in the Rio Grande Valley supporting Cindy Banda, a mother of six fighting cancer — and thousands in medical bills. I’ll fight to lower healthcare costs for everyone — because healthcare is a human right.

Next read 📚 Crazy Genie by Inès Cagnati #booksky

She can come up with the wildest worlds that are extremely prescient. That was quite a ride.

Credit to flamextech Fires in Colorado US July 17, 2026 There are a lot of fires in the US and Canada

I promised you it was real country. Last night I listened to a lot of their music. Here’s some dark sided lyrics that I failed to register back then.

Friday listening. This is true country music if you’re into that sort of thing. I like some of the old stuff. However, I’m sorry but she is not taking the moon. In this economy?

Wild and crazy musings of LA life (privileged) in the 70s. A life I will certainly never lead. Enjoyable.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) got two phone calls from different agencies suggesting that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had died, the New Republic relayed. This week, Beshear spoke with veteran newswoman Katie Couric, (cont.) www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...?

ICE agent David Brouillette’s ex-wife is a Goddamn hero. Republicans could learn a thing or two.

The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

2026 reading 🧵 Tremendous novel on the rise of the Nazis in 1932/33 and the impact on one ordinary Bavarian family. Positive for the unemployed sons, but terrible for the daughter’s fiance Moritz Weissman… Extraordinary this was written in 1933. It shows how much was known even then.

A rakunk? A shacoon? Some new visuals for the book Oryx and Crake. (In reality, he has a spinal condition)

CNBC: “Musk’s MEMPHIS A.I. empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash… A case study for what not to do in most of the rest of the country. But from a capitalist standpoint, they got rewarded." www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/e...

JUST IN: NBC and ABC Will Not Air Trump’s Primetime Address Live www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...

Barbara Stanwyck (Ruby Stevens) was born July 16, 1907 in New York City.

My mind is still reeling over the response to this Jeopardy clue. We lost our minds and had to pause for a solid minute after dude guessed “Huffington Post.”

Asta! 💙

AOC: This is an inhaler pump. Can you guess what the great innovation was that made it worth preventing this from going generic? It’s this little plastic piece right here. That was a major part of the new patent they filed to extend exclusivity and prevent this life-saving drug from going generic.

ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition. Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday. Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:

An angel.

Mainers protesting in Biddeford yesterday following the killing by ICE of 26-year-old father Joan Sebastian Guerrero. This is what democracy looks like. #ICEOutOfControl #AbolishICE

It really is that simple: there's no reason for an agency tasked with "Immigration and Customs Enforcement" to function as a gestapo that invades neighborhoods and shoots people. Why do they have military weapons and use military tactics? They're supposed to be paperwork clerks.

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‼️ I loved it too.

“We’re killing all the right people.” —Lindsey Graham

The children can no longer hide in the corn.

Smiling because he has better healthcare than us.

A city boy born and raised in South Dakota. Favorite interpretation.

Next read 📚 Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood This is only my second Atwood read. #booksky

Strange and unusual read. There is some science and suspense. But it also has many gross bug elements that I’m not keen on. It’s not my bailiwick! 😜

My favorite is his role of Uncle Jack in The Magnificent Ambersons. His yelling “shut up” offscreen when Georgie and Aunt Fanny are arguing is hysterical to me. 🤷‍♀️

He’s one of those actors you take it for granted that he will be fabulous. He is a great addition to any movie.

I’ve been without coffee forever. A year maybe. Well, I’m playing with fire. I had a cup and it was the best tasting coffee I’ve ever had. Omg.

Whoa…

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a dedicated husband and father, was recently murdered by ICE in Houston. Every donation can help ease his family’s burden during this tough time. Please consider clicking the link below to contribute or share it with others who might want to help. gofund.me/091fd4d16

My radio brain selection for today.

Vote vote vote vote. We have to vote. We have to vote in leaders that can change this abominable, murderous landscape that’s before our eyes. Murderers.!!

“I’m on Medicare.” “Trump wants to defund it.” “I don’t believe it. There’s no evidence.” “Well, he already did it.”😕 @waltermasterson.bsky.social valiantly attempts to get through to a MAGA voter that Trump is cutting the programs his life depends on.

That’s why mine are dying. They don’t thrive in the NC desert.

Next read📚 Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher #booksky

Finished. 10 stars. Many things resonated with me. And yes I thought the narrator’s jokes about southern vs northern were funny and they are PLENTIFUL in this read. The story is by turns funny and absolutely devastating. The tiger though? Read for yourselves. 😜

Think I ruffled feathers by saying on socials that I personally look beyond their drama. I know it seems romantic for people to believe they are soulmates that will reconcile. 👩‍🦯 Love their music though.