Years ago, when my seasonal allergies kicked in, I took some allergy medicine. But it only got worse. So I took more. For months, no matter how much allergy medicine I took, my allergies got worse. Then I learned I was allergic to allergy medicine. This skeet is about law enforcement funding.

Come to the right side, we have color! And glitter! And snacks!

I snuggled Cadence and then let her slide down to rejoin the snuggle pile. THIS is how she positioned herself. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 And then I had the audacity to laugh at her!

QUEER EVERYTHING. QUEER HARDER. QUEER NOW AND TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY. QUEER THE FUTURE. QUEER THE BLACK HOLE AT THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY EVERYTHING IS QUEER NOW

I cannot, during these horrific times, recommend enough the importance of making pockets of time to just do things that are not related to anything but the joy of being alive and playing. You need it. You do. It will keep you whole. Which we need. We need you whole.

Sharing a few links since there is a LOT of dense text, unfortunately spread across multiple legal pages: Terms of Service: www.tiktok.com/legal/page/u.... Privacy Policy: www.tiktok.com/legal/page/u.... Health Data Policy: www.tiktok.com/legal/page/g.... [RE: TikTok ownership changes]

Reporters, if you wrote about learning loss due to covid school closures, you can write about learning loss due to state terror.

That second photo 😍

At the airport.

In honor of the strike in Minnesota and hopefully nationwide, let's learn about the impact of general strikes and why we need more of them now, shall we?

Traiiiinsssss (now in floating bridge edition)

Community groups are pushing back after regulators approved a permit allowing an industrial cement plant in the Duwamish Valley to burn more tires for fuel. Organizers warn the decision could deepen air-quality harms in South End neighborhoods. Maya Tizon reports here: soseaem.org/3LOJHaj #Seattle

If you need a way to remember good fights are winnable in these dark times, we've (ACLU of Virginia) got you. Yday WE WON on summary judgement a historic case that will restore voting rights to tens & potentially hundreds of thousands of Virginians with felony records. www.acluva.org/press-releas...

"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?" "I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands." After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?" "This, too, it's magic."

People really don’t have any concept of the scale of car violence

Hey if you have a problem with the White House sharing A.I. generated photos of their political enemies great reminder to not also do that

Do you appreciate @nws.noaa.gov's posts on Bluesky? Did you know that this account is a pilot program that may or may not be continued and even expanded to NWS field offices? NWS is soliciting comments here! www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrototypeN... Press release: www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

An example of when someone says something that’s true but means it in the most wrong way possible. “these tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability and accountability in mind” …but by that he means the problem is there wasn’t a warning before he deleted his stuff 😂

A 2025 wrapped from a phone carrier is super creepy, actually.

One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation. We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.

Adorable is not the goal here, but it’s a nice bonus.

Happy "Amazon put AI in Kindles that will give answers about your book and authors can't opt out" day to all whole celebrate

May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.

This post should be required reading for anyone pushing AI (but don’t be assholes and try to convince Kate they’re wrong — they’re spot on!)

Also, I have my own ideas!, from the brain of someone (me) who has experience implementing ideas! AI is just an Ideas Guy. Ideas Guys are tiresome and boorish and just make more work for everyone else around them.

* The donor eligibility guidelines have changed *considerably* in the last few years due to updated science and many people who weren't eligible now are. In particular, the UK/EU travel ban is completely gone and the blanket ban on MSM has been converted to an all-gender behavioral risk screening.

We will allow non-Minnesotans to post one (1) piece of unsolicited advice about what we should be doing right now upon evidence that you have made at least a three-figure donation www.standwithminnesota.com

Cancel the World Cup and Olympics. No one should be coming here. It’s not safe at all

I’d say we’re at mildly disapproving looks from Dem leadership, maybe a head shake

I am from Southern California and still started laughing

NEW: No, ICE agents were not on the skybridge at SEA airport this morning. You confused them for ANOTHER violent arm of the state. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/no-ice-...

I think it’s worth pointing out for folks sharing personal anecdotes that it’s one thing for our parents and bosses to be like this but it’s a whoooooole other thing entirely for our elected leaders who are in charge of regulating these industries to not know even the most basic technologies.

Going to bed. Stay safe if you can, stay warm if you can, but mostly, stay strong. I don't know when, but I know we'll win.

ICE is hoping to deport, detain, and terrorize a lot of people who they are legally required to leave alone. They’re willing to play a numbers game because they count on succeeding on violating the rights of vulnerable people *some* of the time.

Mayor Wilson's Inner Circle Is the Opposite of a Boys' Club She's also announcing new department heads at a rapid clip, replacing a dozen Harrell appointees in her first few weeks. publicola.com/2026/01/21/m...

Am I being productive about work things I should be doing? No. Am I being productive on anything else? Also no. Everything is happening and I’m expecting/expected to just keep answering emails about trivial shit? Bizarre.

Washington State Senators: Cantwell: (206) 220-6400 Murray: (206) 553-5545

“Safety experts and tech critics have long condemned the Ring devices for security risks and privacy violations, not to mention their role in building the largest civilian surveillance network in US history.”

Folks just don’t understand the scales involved, too. The longest drive in France from end to end is something like 600 miles, where in the US it is something like 2800 miles. Much more difficult to get a bunch of people in one place, logistically.

Timeline cleanse: a large man asleep (wearing fuzzy slippers)

The least of my worries is some dork overseas hating me man my neighbors are kidnapping & killing my other neighbors

I lived outside of the U.S. in the Bush years, so I feel comfortable saying that it’s true most Americans don’t understand how much the rest of the world hates the U.S. It’s also true that hating some random person for being born or naturalized here doesn’t help anyone, same as any other country.

the textures outside are really lovely in weather like this.

Reminder that when companies force RTO, they're basically doing soft layoffs.

everyone thinks they're immune to propaganda

It’s sort of astonishing how much better I feel if I use my unstructured time to read a physical book or magazine that I can hold in my hands instead of doing any of the things on my phone that I think of as, like, purely fun or relatively calming

Biggest day of sales EVER For the *second time this week* I guess being publicly anti-Nazi was a sound business decision. Who knew?!

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is calling for an end to the state’s data-center tax breaks. The state has already lost $38.5 million to these big tech tax breaks, and after public outcry the governor is saying it's time to end these exemptions. goodjobsfirst.org/good-jobs-fi...

Lots of leopards eating faces comments etc but I am curious about the extent to which the discourse has been shifted to the right by propaganda because polls show that people were more progressive until the sustained campaign We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind