Let me take this moment to say "GNU Sir Terry Pratchett, mind how you go" Both because he is the origin of this quote and he deserves to have his name spoken frequently and forever.

Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)

This is a new low for the Trump administration.

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.

Not many people know this, but the song 8675309 is actually threatening people who live in the zip code 75309

Every day I will marvel at how hard James Comer tried without success to prove that Biden was tangentially corrupt and how little of a shit he gives that Trump is demonstrably, outrageously corrupt.

100% perfect image selection. No notes, ABC. Keep up the good work.

Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker

I just posted this "fun" fact, but I'll post it again and keep posting it: The last Republican president to *not* preside over the start of a recession was James Garfield in 1881, mostly because he was too busy dying in office to craft any economic policy.

Pete. We all need more Pete. And the stories that get naturally attached to posts when he is mentioned.

Wait till they hear what musk is planning to do with their Social Security

See Erin's second comment in this thread for the timestamped feed of the speech. Aime Wichtendahl is beautifully heartfelt and eloquent in this.

This man is accurate!

And unfortunately BC means they probably paid a LOT for them, and likely can't afford to sell them and get something new (in a few cases, maybe they could if they went back to gasoline, but that has its own political problems - just not ones that get telegraphed loudly)

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

Thank you, Maine Principal's Association. Please keep doing this.

This is some amazing tech, and a very clever idea

Just another addition to the battle of ignorance - Librarians!

Earworm

Our option as decent human beings.

For the visual learners...

Source: cagle.com

It's hard to know what to say or whether it's even worth adding to the doom - what I will say is buy your trans friends' weird zine, their album, their art game - buy them a beer or a soda or a meal - give them some ko-fi money for doing absolutely nothing. We gotta protect trans kids and adults.

fighthealthinsurance.com This may be the first actually valid use of AI I've seen. Since your health insurance company is probably using AI to deny you coverage, fight fire with fire.

This situation is getting serious....

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget Even Christmas morning!

Ordered car parts from a legit-looking and well-reviewed site the other day. I got an email back that my order had been "flagged for fraud" and that I would need to email them a picture of the front and back of my credit card and driver's license to prove my identity. Umm, hell no? WTF?

I will post this forever...

Truly a heartwarming story...

Does it actually come as a surprise to anyone that deregulating a marketplace and introducing unregulated competitive options leads to people (especially the poor and vulnerable) paying MORE for something? This pattern repeats over and over and over... www.mainepublic.org/business-and...

For anyone new, or newly following me, welcome to BlueSky's important cultural history. We also have Thomas the Tank Engine's sweet caboose.

That goes for everyone, though younger ladies probably have impostor syndrome more often due to systemic discrimination so addressing them specifically in this is appropriate.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

This is a list of statements by House Democrats defending Sarah McBride. It does not include statements of support that make no mention of the transphobic attacks against her, or statements about transphobia that are not directly relevant. It also does not include retweets/reposts.

Be the problem you want to see in the world.