Getting over a cold (yes, I had a flu shot a few weeks ago), and making a big pot of chili in the crockpot today. Oh, and doing my best to survive this f#&ked up timeline. (Seriously, where did the timeline branch, and can we time travel back to that point to fix it?)

Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

ICE—otherwise known as Trump's secret militia—cxontinues to terrorize Chicago, and federal judges are not having it. #ICE #Chicago #HandsOffChicago #resist

🚨 HS students (US citizens) were gassed and assaulted (reportedly, one student’s face was bloodied) before being taken away in custody by federal agents. There are no rules for ICE. Keep your kids safe.

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by Itsallinsideus

Warning sirens are loud right now. If you are comfortable with this escalation, you probably would've been one of the comfortable German citizens during Hitler's reign, too. Make plans to attend the next #NoKings rally October 18th. #Chicago #NationalGuard #ICE #Texas #InsurrectionAct #NoKings

@charalanahzard.bsky.social offers a take on the dangers of ChatGPT (and AI learning programs), albeit with tongue firmly planted in cheek. #dangersofAI #cognitiveoffloading #enterprompthitreturn #whywouldailietoyou

Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

“No, his mind is not for rent To any god or government Always hopeful, yet discontent He knows changes aren't permanent But change is” RUSH, “Tom Sawyer”

A definite double-standard when it comes to free speech/media.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Season 2 of "Hazbin Hotel" drops on Amazon Prime October 29th! Looking forward to this, as the first season was a pleasant (and very adult) surprise. #HazbinHotel #animation #adultanimation

Yesterday was Star Trek Day, and I apparently missed the announcement that LEGO is doing its first official set featuring The Next Generation. This makes my geeky heart so happy! 🥰 #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #LEGO

"Here be dragons." On the one hand, very cool creatures (and problematic because of their stings). On the other hand - *gestures wildly* - global warming. #bluedragons #globalwarming #biology #sealife #scienceissexy

Trump looks horrible during today's press conference from the White House meeting with South Korea President Lee Jae Myung. The orange makeup is spackled on so thick today, he reminds me of the Oompa Loompas from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". 🫢

Horrible use of social media (Kick) that allowed violence/abuse to escalate unchecked. This is some dystopian shit. Reading the article, it made me think of Season 7 Episode 1 - "Common People" - of the TV show "Black Mirror". #France #socialmedia #Kick #death #abuse #violence

Love this piece. #Andor

"cankles McTacoTits" is my new favorite description of #Trump. 🤣

Trump is rambling to the press during his meeting with Ukranian President Zelenskyy like a senile old grandpa receiving visitors at the nursing home. Seriously, WTF...he's talking about everything not related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. 🤮 #WTF #Trump #Ukraine

On the bright side…tourism will hold out until the bitter end.

“Say, whatever happened to those two crazy lovebirds, anyway???”

Keep up the good work! 👍

“You Can Do It” 😵‍💫🐴🌵🐦🌼🧀

Love this pice. #art #illustration #AmericanGothic

This is AWESOME! 😻 #cats #video #weirdstuff #geekstuff

#Musicbreak Hermanos Gutiérrez performing live on KEXP. #music #instrumental #worldmusic

Sad to hear about the passing of jazz great Sheila Jordan. She lived a complicated, full life. R.I.P. #SheilaJordan #jazz #vocals #singer #music

Steve & I went to see "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" last night. It was...good...but not 'fantastic' (heh heh). 3 1/2 stars out of 5 #Marvel #MarvelComics #FantasticFourFirstSteps #comicbooks #film #cinema [More in thread.]

Congressional Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is truly a reprehensible human being. Ugh. #Palestiniansarentwhitesohedoesntcare #bottomofthebarrel #Republicans

The FBI 'flagging' all the mentions of #Trump in the #Epstein files. #coverup #everyoneknowsTrumpisinthefiles

"Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work. Don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!” - Donald Trump, commenting on his supporters who continue to push for the release of the #Epstein files

This entry for the LEGO Ideas program is adorable. (Also, it is a pun...which my partner would appreciate, as he says there is no such thing as a bad pun. I tend to disagree.) #LEGO #LEGOIdeas #shrimpfriedrice #geekstuff

#FuckICE Artwork by @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social (who has prints, stickers and T-shirts of the design available on their sites). #Resist #illustration

Why I kinda hate the Deadpool movies, Colossus is kinda the best in that he has to work on not self-sacrificing, and is not dumb muscle. The superhero movies are popular because we need heroes, because we fear we cannot save ourselves from ourselves. We need to be our own heroes.

I love Chris Ware’s work - I have several of his #graphicnovels, went to a signing/talk out in Oak Park for his last book, and have followed his comics for years. This tickles me…I’ll have to get two sheets, one to use & one to keep/preserve. #ChrisWare #USPS #stamps #comics #art #illustration

#DHS using intimidation/bullying tactics in #Chicago at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. Word is that DHS & #ICE may be targeting the upcoming Puerto Rican Festival (July 12th-15th) and the Barrio Arts Festival (July 12th-13th at the museum). #gestapo #PuertoRico

What an evil, heartless bitch. If one believes that there is a soul, she definitely doesn't have one. #WTF #purehatred #nazimuch #MTG #MarjorieTaylorGreene #HIV #Africa #HIVprevention

If the IRS is essentially getting rid of the Johnson Amendment, then all nonprofits can do the same thing as churches. Also, churches should pay taxes now. (The U.S. is one of 5 countries that still exempts churches.) #WTF #taxthechurches #arewewinningyet

Speaking of #EattheRich. (This was an 'art' pop-up from the MSCHF collective.) #icecream #letthemeatpopsicles

I’m a #foodie, but this is ridiculous. Maybe it’s time to #eattherich. 🤔🍽️

Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.

Infograph from a recent PBS Newshour report on #ICE, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, and Trump’s toying with the idea of de-naturalization. #deportations #resist #NoKings

These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.

I think that wrongful convictions due to police misconduct, overturned arrests, and wrongful deaths due to police actions should all be paid out to survivors/victims from the Chicago Police Department's annual budget. #Chicago #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CityofChicago #wrongfulconvictions

This looks absolutely insane...in a good way. 😎🔥

Oooh…the #horror nerd in me loves this news! 💀 #Universal #UniversalHorrorUnleashed #Chicago #frights #hauntedhouse

*chef's kiss* #satire