Senate News: Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into their latest government funding bill that would make it easier to sell off public lands and national parks, and may have the votes to do it. If you care about protecting your public lands, now’s the time to make it known.

I am so proud of the small group of people that has been grinding on this project for 10 years. Looks like there will finally be a ground-breaking in 2026 - thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...

This is, as far as I know, the only depiction of her in the clothing of Nazareth. Fun fact: that’s all silk appliqué!

This devastating piece destroys the lie that no one died as the result of this administration's cuts to USAID. In South Sudan countless people died from cholera after US cut off money, as @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy report www.propublica.org/article/usai...

Anyway, residents of most states only have until MONDAY NIGHT to enroll for coverage starting January 1st. Read my 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Guide for a TON of important information about how to #GetCovered: acasignups.net/25/12/11/gro...

From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:

You know when you kind of step in it and then afterwards want to make it go away but you know that whatever you do will only make it worse and you can't stop thinking about it. It me.

I knew it. Things I used to buy but haven't in a while usually drop in price, and the things I get every time just get more pricey.

New Medicaid work requirements will take effect at the end of 2026 - it will FAIL sick people and cut off their care. Tell HHS to recognize people with #MECFS and #LongCOVID as “medically frail” so our access to Medicaid is protected. SIGN THE LETTER: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...

Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment

~40% of Hepatitis B infections are caught in childhood. It is contagious enough that it can be spread just from sharing common household objects. The chance of chronic infection (ie does not clear, and is associated with high rates of liver failure and cancer) ranges from 50%-90% in this age group.

Hey, welcome to my holiday shopping guide. Here you’d find my picks for literature, art, and music by Palestinian creatives. slimanmansour.com/product/symb...

So now protection from rape is DEI

That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts. Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —> doi.org/10.1016/S014... "The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually." Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.

This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year. Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.

Ooh new pictures of Pedof Isle

The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Spot on. Like the woman at Trump's first inauguration saying 'Now we can pray again.'

#ACTUP #FIGHTBACK #FIGHTAIDS

This is a knee-jerk, but WHY is Wells Fargo dumping their sustainability-focused portfolios?Was their creation just an accommodation to the woke left, & now that everyone feels free to be their worst selves, meh? Please, share your ways to invest for retirement w/o funding planet destroyers.

reverse advent calendar where I scream a little scream into each tiny box and close it up tight

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Yes, I would like a strong pelvic floor, thank you

I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...

Perhaps my favorite YouTube genre is white men in their 50s and 60s wearing shop shirts showing you how to fix appliances. They're blue collar Bob Rosses.

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

The FBI redacted the part about what gets redacted?

Folks forget that the ACA *was* the compromise position. It was never full on heal reform so much as health insurance reform, but it was what the political reality of the time permitted. That said, Medicare for all, and let the shareholders answer to God.

YES. And I say it as someone trained in direct-entry midwifery, attended 200+ births, and was a doula for women who needed extra support. That did not save me from then being mistreated at my own birth.

Please don't run for governor please don't run for governor

Every time I have to drive in evening rush hour I am reminded why I schedule my life around avoiding it. I don't care there are too many cars and it's slow: what makes it awful is people turn into assholes and think they're entitled to skip the lines. Your boss is a dick, I get it. Wait your turn.

This is a relief

'L'etat, c'est moi' - it's surreal watching Trump deploy language. He is the Country, Americans are white nationalists, 'we won't have a country anymore' means he'll lose power. It's not that insightful but boy is it weird and creepy to watch.

Omar El Akkad’s One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This wins the National Book Award for Nonfiction! Read more here: buff.ly/r2NOkNr

i reiterate my case that the true alpha in any given group is the mum friend with spare pads and cheesy crackers and a mysterious number of packs of wet wipes

Because of the courage of these survivors, we are one step closer to justice and accountability. Today, the House and Senate passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. We won’t stop fighting until all women and girls are safe.

Apparently I read and write Abkhazian. That's cool.

W.t.a.f.

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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Epstein survivors make last-minute push to convince House Republicans to release files www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

The United Nations Mine Action Service estimates between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years failed to detonate, and unexploded ordnance has killed at least 328 people.

Everyone's saying that Epstein's emails are full of 'let's do pedo stuff!' Maybe it's because I expect the worst of powerful men, but outside of 'Trump spent hours with her' and Epstein defending rub and tugs, the emails I've seen aren't that straightforward. Being friends with a known pedophile...

Moral of my story, I think, is: demand pain control. Don't allow anyone to touch you without it. If they say it takes too long, tough shit. Get pain control. Because if you don't, it will shred your mental health like you wouldn't believe.

The replies to this have me boiling.

When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, they did the tumor biopsy without anesthesia of any kind because "it's real quick." This thing. 3 inches into my chest. Cutting out flesh chunks. I screamed myself sick.

No words. I’m a block from home.

Anybody reporting on what the House caucus talked about today?