The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:

So I learned in reading Enshittification that union organizers are carefully setting up all the contracts to expire in 2028 so that we can see a true general strike. We've got two years to get ready, get organized and channel our anger.

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness has released a statement on the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Presbyterian woman whose fatal shooting by a U.S. ICE officer last week in Minneapolis has sparked protests around the country. Read the full statement here: pcusa.org/news-storyte...

The boots a community built. Red Wing boots from here in Minnesota re-waxed by someone who loves me YakTrax from a faraway friend I’m going to put them on and go stand on a corner, for my neighbors.

Turn signals are for lesser beings.

Question: if I buy this car, what new rules would I have to follow? Like obviously flipping people off if they try to merge, pretending cyclists don't exist and parking across two spaces minimum. But what else am I missing? #bmw #masshole

And the little one said "Me too!"

During the holidays I put together a playlist of "Folkish" music - which I describe as music that tells a story and that an amateur could sing along to. You might find some new ones here. What song would you add to my collection? music.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #folk #filk #folkish

So I hate to use Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela as an opportunity to ask for money, but I'm trying to flip a U.S. Congressional red district blue. What Trump has done is an impeachable offense and I'm ready to hold him accountable. Please help me raise hell!

I got a bunch of blank watercolor postcards for Christmas, perfect for #postcrossing . I love the genre because it's hard to overthink a postcard. These include color shifting, holographic and glow in the dark paints. #watercolor

If I spent half as much time painting as I do goofing around with paints I'd be a much better painter. #watercolors #palette

#bookaweek when I started this last year, I didn't quite understand Bluesky. This year, I'll track my goal of averaging at least a book a week in a thread! I recorded 64 books last year but somehow 79 on Storygraph which I started the same time. Join me! app.thestorygraph.com/profile/fair...

May you be so cozy.

This man's media team is a bunch of goddamned geniuses, someone scouted for locations and figured out they could set up this very shot. Look at it, it's incredible. Look up pics of Adams being sworn in at the ball drop, which look chaotic, cheap, and undignified in comparison.

Waiting for the paint to dry. #watercolor #palette

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

I have reached the "I should really come up with one contact list that has all my Christmas cards + all the people I invite to parties in one place" part of the vacation. SEND HELP.

Puffins are social, so to attract them to Maine's rocky islands, National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program put out decoys to attract real birds. This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg. Seabird peer-pressure can be intense. (📷: Robert F. Bukaty)

I'm going through all my pictures for the year. This beauty was in the Sahara sand of one of the camps surrounding the Erg Chebbi near Merzouga. #lantern #lights #morocco

Here's a kitten for you

Imagine you have a church potluck tomorrow, and you really want to make a good impression. What do you bring, and why?

Book 63: How to Survive Camping: the man with no shadow. Look, I accept some risks as part of my outdoor adventures, but if a campsite had a body count like this, I'd go to the National Forest one instead. Not enough camping talk, but otherwise a cozy horror! #bookaweek #cozyhorror

Book 62: A Christmas Carol. I've never read the original, but in contrast to other Dickens tomes it's a quick read. I forget how clever and both kind and cutting his writing is. #bookaweek

The candles are all lit, the fire is warm, the tree is decked, the kittens are resting, the stockings are hung and Roger Whitaker is singing Darcy the Dragon. We are ready for Christmas. #yule #darcythedragon #advent

I made a seasonal spread and hardly used any color shifting paints. #restraint #christmas #watercolor

…this could convince me not to do the furry thing with it.

And just what, friends, are Christmas cookies without sprinkles like? 🍪🎄❄️

Four day process to cook a beef Wellington.... Tempting....

Hello! These candy-striped sugarsticks want to wish you a happy holiday season, full of sweetness! #mycoheterotrophic #candycanes

question we must ask of each other. question we must ask of ourselves. #inkvent #tulipgraphy

Cat butts roasting by an open fire... 🎄 🐈 🔥 #kittens #christmas #cozy

Arrr!! The fearsome Cat Pirate Greybeard!! #kitten #pirate #lubrary

Making art is not all joy and fungus reanimated bunnies! That’s okay. That’s normal. That’s part of why art is important and also why artists and writers need to be paid for their work. If you keep dragging yourself back even when it’s hard, you’re doing fine.

The similarities between listening to Shakespeare and watching Letterkenny are as strong as they are regrettable.

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?" Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

Entirely full of spoilers, but fantastic writeup about Wake Up Dead Man - reactormag.com/entirely-too...

Your periodic reminder that there are some lawful good uses of machine learning: www.kaggle.com/competitions...

Welcome to my cattery. #kittens

I'll handle this.

bluesky is my #1 source for knowing what the weather is like in minnesota and pennsylvania

The most interesting kitten in the world

How much is that kitty in the window?

It can feel like the whole world is falling, becoming cruel and cold and divided. And then a Santa on the back of a truck handing out candy drives by and reminds you that people are also kind, creative and full of community energy. #christmas #hope

How much damage could eight pounds of kitten possibly do? Send help. And a dustbin. #kittens #christmastree

Hierarchy #kitties #kittens #cats #stairs

"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."

I was so bored on a flight from Finland that I asked the stewardess for some black licorice and spent the whole flight eating it until I liked it. It worked

My meme Discord channel friends are optimizing a metal 3D printing of a spiral menorah. Not to brag, but my friends are cooler than your friends, if you're into nerdy.

Lapcat training is going well. #kittens I've basically had a cat on my lap - either small or big - all day. Strong reason to work from home. Soon, soon these kittens will fully join the family and our Christmas tree will be in imminent peril.