I’ve sent off my painted postcard to @paeartforacause.bsky.social which will go towards their Postcard Art Exhibit. This year, they are supporting people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Please visit their page if you’re interested in purchasing #postcardartexhibit26 #birds #alzheimers #art

96% of new cars sold in Norway in 2025 were fully electric. "...EVs are now the plurality vehicle in the country, making up 31.78% of the fleet. Diesels are 31.76%, gasoline cars are 23.9%, and hybrids are 12.56%…" electrek.co/2026/01/02/n...

It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.

We are trained, as a society, to believe that Mad people are violent and such. Research shows that the media over-reports violence committed by those with psych disabilities ... and meanwhile the truth is: Folks with psych disabilities are likelier to be victims of violence ...

As ever: I just wish people who said phrases like "literally psychosis machines" knew ANYTHING about what they're talking about. As someone who's both a survivor of psychosis and who's written one-going-on-two books on this topic ... I find this sort of language offensive and misguided.

Article: ICE terorrist lies about murdering someone: abc7.com/post/homelan...

Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.

📈ALL TIME RECORD—New York State Department of Health announced that NY is experiencing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single week (since recording started 2004). Hospitalizations due to influenza surged by ⬆️63% in one week. health.ny.gov/press/releas...

I am less worried about Covid by now, but I will mask (and get vaxxed) for as long as I can because it's just so neat to not get sick so much! I don't understand why most people insist on getting sick like three times a year.

I wish we lived in a world where people cared about other people, and so this stat would be interpreted as "you should do more to prevent flu" and not "you should do less to prevent covid" But everyone just assumes flu deaths are normal. So why be mildly inconvenienced to prevent them

Important to stress that although case and hospitalization reporting have been watered down, death reporting hasn't changed since the start of the pandemic. All data sources — local and federal, qualitative and quantitative — indicate that mortality has fallen over time and is currently low.

here, timeline, have some opposite-of-doomscroll news

Just did a YouTube short on the Flu positivity rate in Colorado. This Flu positivity rate is getting serious. youtube.com/shorts/9WYUd... via @YouTube

If only there were things we could do to reduce the rate of flu spread… 🤔

Hey Toronto! Mask up and stay home when sick! Looks like we haven't peaked yet. Then compare this to Peel Region (next door neighbours) and tell me we don't have some sampling issues? (Next post).

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

Unquestionably impeachable. Primary every Democrat who declines to say so and do so.

Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world. This is not a problem just for Venezuela.

Jason Mantzoukas talks about his deadly egg allergy since he was a kid and how much it's affected his life without him realizing it until his 30s, really interesting. It's on the team coco podcast.

A R+7 seat up in South Carolina on Jan 6?👀👀👀👀

There are several special elections on JANUARY 6TH 2026! Make sure to vote! Jan. 6th: CT HD-025: Iris Sanchez GA HD-023: Scott Sanders SC HD-98: Sonja Ogletree-Satini VA SD-15: Mike Jones VA HD-077: Charlie Schmidt

It’s highly unlikely this Congress will act, but we elect a new House and 35 (33 on schedule, two special elections) new Senators in 2026. This could end early 2027 if we want it to

If flipping GOP-held State Legislative seats in Special Elections is your thing, I currently count *5* races in the first 3 months of 2026 that could very well be on the map: 1 in South Carolina 1 in Arkansas 3 in Florida It's gonna be a busy year right out of the gate.

Another reminder that in the first 3 months of 2026 there will be nearly *30* State Legislative Special Elections across the country, with several red-to-blue flipping opportunities. So rest up over the holidays. As soon as the new year has been rung in, we’ve got work to do.

And for you true sickos, we are finally unveiling the "2026" tab for our Big Board, because there are *five* special elections taking place on Jan. 6! Notably, there's one in an R-held SC district that was just Trump+7 last year, per our calculations. Feast away!

The 2026 election cycle begins early for some Arkansans who can start casting ballots in two special legislative elections that were the focus of legal challenges over their timing. Early voting begins today for the elections in Senate District 26 and House District 70. ✍️: @grajeda.bsky.social

Special elections coming up in 3 DAYS!!

SPECIAL ELECTIONS January 6, 2026 Arkansas Senate District 26 Arkansas House District 70 Connecticut House District 25 Georgia House District 23 South Carolina House District 98 Virginia Senate District 15 Virginia House District 77

What better way to stop the talking about soaring health care costs and the #TrumpEpsteinCoverup than to literally start an illegal war with Venezuela for regime change and oil? FIFA Peace Prize recipient #Trump: “We’ll be involved in their oil industry.” Next up: bombing Mexico.

So there's going to be a huge push for impeachment now... Right... Right?????

Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

It's stuff like this that also reminds me transphobia doesn't have anything to do with "biological reality." There's nothing biologically necessary for a cis man to dress a certain way. If they really thought gender is based on sex at birth, they wouldn't call cis men "girls" for what they wear.

This morning, I saw a “moondown" as the sun rose. We often link the moon with sleep and night. I observed it on the Western horizon against the early morning twilight sky, visible through the pine trees. It was stunning.

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.

CBS News has capitulated but Democracy Docket never will. I created it without any corporate backers or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who help support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Here’s the last hotel room review I did about 2 months ago. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yufAjp/

And that’s to say nothing of the hotels that hide behind history. I’ve had at least one hotel here in LA and another in Palm Springs that flat out told me I can’t stay there because they’re “too old” to modernize.

Part of why I started doing videos of hotel ADA rooms is because a lot of abled people don’t realize what these rooms look like or the issues with them.

Oh this happens ALL the time to me. And I can name you at least 3 hotels in LA that don’t have accessible showers. One required me to upgrade to a suite if I wanted to shower.

What if you showed up at your hotel and they didn't have the room you reserved? Or there was a shower or toilet you couldn't use. This is common for people who use wheelchairs. Even 35 years after federal law said hotels must be accessible. My NPR story. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...

This is a nice article. In short, this flu is not that super. Data suggests that the flu shots from 2025 may not prevent infection as expected but seems to prevent severe infection and hospitalization. Normal precautions like handwashing and masks in crowded places will help prevent infection.

Had my favorite language barrier mistake ever just now. Ordered 15 donut holes. She heard 50. We have a lot of donut holes.

A new Oklahoma bill, SB1284, would require dancers to obtain an "Exotic Entertainer License" in order to perform. Those who dance without state approval could face up to a year in prison. Free speech, even sexy dancing, is not conditioned on government approval.

TW harassment, bathrooms

CBS Folds Again, Cancels 60 Minutes Segment on Epstein Cover-up After DOJ Pressure Source: dailyboulder.com/cbs-folds-ag... Discussion: www.reddit.com/r/AnythingGo... @meidastouch.com @davidpakman.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social @mspopok.bsky.social @shanlonwu.com

We're living in russia Republicans are cancelling free speech

dailyboulder.com/cbs-folds-ag... Ugh. Shameful.