Holy shit. Russ Vought is 49. I seriously thought this mutherfucker was in his late 60s. Further proof that being a monster will age you hard.

I hope LeVar Burton makes a special appearance on the new Reading Rainbow.

Villa: The community is not going out to shop. We are seeing people who are still fearful of sending their children to school… They’re relying on a network that they’ve created to help with that. We are seeing grocery stores empty and volunteers having to make food runs for people in the community.

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House. This government shutdown is on them.

Jeffries: "Trump and the Republicans spent all year last year promising they were gonna lower the high cost of living. They also spent all of last year running away from Project 2025 ... now all of the sudden, Donald Trump admits it was his project all along. He just did it earlier today."

The Alleyway By Pitt Park Isleworth October: watercolour

On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives. Today, in response, we brought our own graphs. We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.

OK, who are #Chicago celebs we can get to protest the #ICE raids on #SouthShore? @katmabu.bsky.social and @govpritzker.illinois.gov need help! @brontyman.bsky.social @paulapoundstone.bsky.social @petersagal.bsky.social @bscactionfund.org @blockclubchi.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com #Cubs #Bears

Thirt-four degrees this morning! And just one week left before we go back to CA. My daily #peace offering. #vermont #photography #photographer #photographers #nature #protectyourpeace #reflections #nature #mothernature #naturephotography #northeastkingdom

This is up 9 points from a couple days ago. Keep speaking up!

Seen thse sisters? #Missing #NM @gabrpulcinelli.bsky.social @nbasketball.bsky.social @newmexicoutd.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social @hugoalbuquerque.bsky.social @newmexiconomad.com @newmexicojim.bsky.social @newmexicoblue2.bsky.social @paulapoundstone.bsky.social websleuths.com/threads/nm-a...

Remember when the president directed the attorney general to use the Justice Department to persecute his political opponents? Last week, was it? Has he been impeached and removed for that yet?

Mikie Sherrill is right: The Trump regime’s attacks on Gateway Tunnel funding are an attack on New Jersey's economy, commuters, and nearly 100,000 jobs. And still, Jack Ciattarelli refuses to stand up to Trump. You know what to do New Jersey! Vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social #VoteNJ

In speeches, Vought spoke of “demoralizing federal workers to the point that they don’t want to do their jobs.” “.. we want them to not want to go .. because they are.. viewed as the villains,” he said. “We want to put them in trauma.” from 2024: @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/vide...

Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025 Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦

Every invocation of “the 2nd Amendment is there to protect the 1st” was a knowing lie.

Good morning, creatives! I have succumbed to the cold my family has had for a week. Blah. So, sniffing and coughing here. Will still work on editing. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

Martin Degville of Sigue Sigue Sputnik having breakfast in a Newcastle B&B, 1986, photo by Homer Sykes.

ice in chicago today: six people taken from albany park. at least five people taken from cicero. four people taken from bronzeville. confirmed activity in joliet, bensenville, melrose park, elgin, woodridge, and algonquin. who knows how many people taken.

My latest on the blog. blackgirlinmaine.com/current-even...

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Trump and Republicans spread lies and scapegoat immigrants to distract you from how they are picking your pockets. Do not be fooled.

As someone raised Catholic with 20 years spent in Catholic schools, a point I’ve made consistently to the “pro-life only applies to abortion” Catholic crowd is that it flies in the face of Church teaching. You can’t claim the moral high ground while ignoring the other humans under that moniker.

#ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

“Fuck them kids.” That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

They rounded up Americans. They separated American families. They put flex ties on children which are plastic handcuffs. They destroyed their homes. They and their children are traumatized. Enough.

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are.” —Maya Angelou

My mother called Speaker Johnson’s office this afternoon to talk about the shutdown and to tell them that her healthcare costs went up 125% as of this week — she was excited because a staffer answered; then they hung up on her.

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

Sharing @boldsea.bsky.social because this speaks to my heart and soul!

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

I'm giving up Bluesky for a life on the high seas, boarding ships and stealing treasure. Please respect my piracy during this difficult time.

Waitress: what’s the matter hon Mary Shelley: i don’t know what to call my new book Waitress: maybe some lunch will help Mary Shelley: okay i’ll have a hot dog and a beer Waitress: one frank & stein coming up Mary Shelley: wait what did u just say

filling my weekly pill organizer with tiny worry dolls

They didn't teach us pig latin at school so I never really fitted in at the fancier petting zoos

This day in history. 1988. Mike Tyson went berserk and smashed all his furniture explaining that he found the restrained ornamentation of the Queen Anne style to be unremittingly tiresome.

maintaining a delicate balance between wanting to stay informed and wanting to stay sane

Someone on my Nextdoor app has a cat called Colin Feral.

Well played, sir.

Yesterday, we asked Illinois residents to contact their elected officials to ask them to stand up to ICE and join us for a press conference at Broadview this Friday morning. Guess what? It’s working. An alderperson just called me to let me know a constituent emailed her and she will be attending.

Hey NY, NJ and CT! Let’s do this! Congress and the White House can't prevent states from taxing the rich and funding public education. Tell state leaders to copy the Massachusetts Millionaires Tax! Take action with @inequality.org: action.ips-dc.org/a/inequality...

Totally unacceptable that Speaker Johnson won’t swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. He refused to swear her in on Tuesday, and now he's refusing to swear her in tomorrow, though she is in Washington and stands ready.

BREAKING: Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.” More billionaires bending the knee.

We should fly the flag at half mast for Jane.