Disgusting local vandalism in eastern Pierce County: Indigenous-designed welcome figures destroyed at the new Nisqually State Park, which was built jointly by the state and the tribe. www.king5.com/article/news...

Sickening to see all these MAGA pop up to say "Greenland next!" or "Iran next!" or "51st state!" All this valorization of the Roman empire but these chuds have never read a book about it.

Traipsed to the store for some pre-football snackies, wearing my Niners onesie. Phlegmatic Seahawks fans don't know how to talk trash.

So now our tax money will go to Venezuela? So much for America First. What are we getting out of this?

I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.

Might be good to brush up on the US invasion of Panama, none of this is unprecedented. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

All those articles asking if we've learned anything from the Iraq wars... I guess we all know the answer now.

And not a word from @schumer.senate.gov or @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social 🤷🏾‍♂️. #Venezuela

I secretly <3 the Oklahoma Thunder, and as a once and future Sonics fan I am not sure how to feel about it.

It does feel like a significant change to have political leaders who are young, energetic, and able to clearly articulate that we all deserve to just live and thrive. Economic growth is important and necessary, but it's not everything.

Feels like a month of Saturdays.

Another cute pic of Hundo with his snow booties!

Hi, I'm an adrenal tumor!

Striking lack of Black cheerleaders or even marching band members from Alabama's Crimson Tide. Alabama is 26% Black but you wouldn't know it from the Rose Parade.

I have watched the Rose Parade since I was 4 years old, and they have a really unusual number of floats with rusty metal effects this year.

I once got into some tax trouble after a period of unemployment, and a creept IRS guy came to my house to check out my car (25 year old Subaru) and my earrings (tiny and fake).

If she couldn't get those boots for less than $250, she is no New Yorker. Who pays retail??!!

When Reagan took office, male life expectancy was like age 70 -- largely because of stubborn guys who thought like this.

2025 was the Year of Health, 2026 is the Year of Studying Spanish. Just in case I need to pull the ripcord on Mexican citizenship.

Pretty sure my neighbor is putting on a private fireworks show. Not unimpressive either.

Only read and reviewed 12 books in 2025, my #1 author this year with 3 books was Rachel Gillig.

America only has 330mm people. Deporting a third of us would take us back to the American population of 1915. Seriously, you cannot grow a capitalist economy without people.

Oh look, the regime may in fact just have set off a bomb for ALL DAYCARE in this country. Sorry to parents and caregivers who now have to worry about this bullshit on New Years :( www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cop City RICO charges dismissed for all defendants!!! www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...

Poop, Tacoma's branch of Artist and Craftsman Supply store has filed for Chapter 11. They're still open but use up those gift cards ASAP!!

Why are companies that do this for a living such shit at parsing uploaded resumes??!! Today's buster is Clearcompany.

Sorry to be mid, but it is Sabotage! youtu.be/z5rRZdiu1UE?...

Happy to see that my community did NOT experience a decline in vaccination rate before and after the pandemic. BUT it's 91%, not enough for herd immunity.

Moms all across America should know that if this action against Somali-run daycares works, they're coming for Latina-run daycares next. Meaning theyre coming for your life to be blown up next.

My mother, who got married at like age 21, lived in this type of arrangement when she first got married in the 1960's. While she was pregnant, her mother in law took her money and spent it on her own daughter, and only gave my mom food she disliked. Mom only gained like 15 lb total in pregnancy.

Hundo frolicking in the snow with his little snow booties!

Hot pot in the snow!!

It's inportant to remember that the Internet had no incumbents and they were small/weak during this time -- whereas AI companies now count all of is as "users". Furthermore, I remember a VC buddy telling me in like 2001 that Netflix was gonna be huge because of the incredible rate of adoption of

I foolishly promised my husband that if the stray kitty came into the house before New Years we could keep it, and now it's literally lurking on the doorstep :(

Noticed that two stores I went to had very cheap lobster. Same day I read there was a massive theft of lobster from Costco. Coincidence??!!

Finally got to visit our local independent Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, wonderful spot -- I can see why so many book tours stop there.

Eating a salad with some lean protein while everyone else in this house is snoring away after eating tater tots.

Fucking Recology just goes out of their way to never let me see an invoice -- but now they want me to register for their new website with an invoice number??!!

Today we plan to execute our Hot Pot in the Snow celebration of the winter holidays!

TIL that for all their exhortations to TPS immigrants to "self-deport", the US government doesn't even allow commercial flights to, for instance, Haiti. And some governments won't take back their citizens -- for instance if they never had, lost, or destroyed their passports.

Finally had to switch to the flannel sheets.

One of the things I want to do in 2026 is see this show of recent Coastal Salish weaving. Anyone interested in going with? www.burkemuseum.org/exhibits/wov...

One of the worst evenings of my life

Is there now a socially kind way to ask, "Are you on the spectrum?" Because sometimes I would respond differently if I knew it were so but I'm not sure.

I use iota-carrageenan spray when we to out without masks, and make my husband use it. His best friend, who he plays music with in a small practice space every week, has had COVID like 6x. We have only had it once, probably after going to several old music stores to buy drums.

I have definitely reached the life stage where staying in someone else's house and caring for their elderly semi-continent pet for a few days is exhausting. Good news is I had to go up and down a bunch of stairs carrying a 15 lb dog every three hours and it was great exercise!

Fucking NFL+ app has apparently decided I don't need sound to enjoy Red Zone today.

Dunno if it's just me or 2025, but I don't think I got a single "Merry Christmas!" text this year. Also strikingly few Xmas cards (although many of my friends' kids have aged out).

Almost done with Xmas Dogsitting Days, except we still have one last dinner with friends and I'm eager to see them but exhausted by the dogsitting stint and lack of sleep :(

AI is a feminist issue.