I received many compliments over the weekend, but my favorite one (non-costume related) was from my friend's kid, who said, "Dawn's a real one" when I was introduced to their brother's girlfriend. 💚😊

In a rare show of courtesy, police departments all over the US reported that the mass protests on October 18th were overwhelmingly peaceful and posted thank you messages for protestors. Out of millions of people, only MAGA agitators were arrested. ICE stayed away due to the crowd size. #3E #NoKings

The health benefits of coffee: everybody survives!

Say what you will about Taylor Swift, she can write a hook. 'Fate of Ophelia' has been playing in my head every morning since I heard it.

Listen to me: I don't care. I wouldn't care if coffee gave me zero health benefits. I will drink it as soon as possible upon waking. I, personally, drink it with heavy cream. Let people have things.

Last night's costume at the Hellbender Ball: Space Bar.

No Kings here in Pittsburgh!

No Kings today in Pittsburgh, PA!!!

My Friday night date. Be jealous. #dreadpuppyrobets

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring. Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

Support libraries, yinz. You won't get made-up data, lies, or hallucinations. An actual human can help you find what you need!

If Adelita Grijalva was a Republican, Mike Johnson would have sworn her in long ago to the office she was elected to. If she wasn’t the deciding signature to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, Mike Johnson would have sworn her in long ago. All his bs excuses are lies.

Prove us all wrong, and swear her in, dude.

Happy birthday to one of the best and creepiest vampire stories out there. (Take that, Twilight.)

by pure numbers, the women's march was also bigger than the CRM. What gains have women made since 2017? Not only did we lose bodily autonomy, but y'all also reelected the motherfucker. I need white people to stop being ridiculous.

‘Vowel’ comes from the Latin ‘vocalis,’ which originally meant “vocal.”

I wish brian merchant wasn't on substack bc I think his writing about newsom's capture by the tech industry and its implications for all of us, even outside of california, is really important please get off substack folks, there's no good reason to be there

Happy Canadian Library Workers Day, pals! No one will recognize it, as usual. But I see you, and I’m thankful for your skills, solidarity, mentorship, and camaraderie.

I was 9

Reupping from June: Calling for significant rethinking in our newsrooms about how to cover protests presswatchers.org/2025/06/how-...

Moon is kind of near the Ohio border?

What is this shit?

My neighbor's chickens

Mike Johnson thinks you are so stupid that you don't know that our "foundational truths" are freedom of speech and the right of the people peaceably to assemble, as stated in the First Amendment

These headlines would be funny if they weren't terrifying

I bet you’ll see a bunch of normal folks with patriotic signs and American flags whose collective protest embodies the foundational truths of this republic.

Does a traveler have to apply for Global Entry AND TSA pre-check?

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

okay so a thing I am struggling with right now, does anybody else feel like the media does not look like the world AT ALL?!? and people who are contributing to that dissonance want you to baby them for exacerbating that dissonance at our expense

Military jets taking off in my area

REALLY? His policy agenda of *checks notes* jailing immigrants, inciting hatred, and raising prices for everyone else to give tax breaks to the rich? He's justifying all that by... saying he wants to go to heaven? JFC

A neighbor with chickens lets them roam free (risky given the birds of prey in the area), and they (the chickens) have started laying eggs on our property.

Finally watched THE LIFE OF CHUCK, and it’s by far one of my favorite films of the year. Brimming with ideas & genuine emotions. Unlike any movie I’ve seen, but absolutely relatable to anyone. @mikeflanaganfilm.com has crafted the most human movie in years. Go in knowing as little as possible.

Pulled into a parking lot and parked behind a car with a bumper sticker that says, "Don't honk at me, my dad is dead" and now I want to go in this store and give someone a hug.

This all day.

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

Authoritarians believe the only way to make anyone do something is by force, they completely overlook persuasion: it's one of their biggest weaknesses and it pains me to see people on "my side" making the same mistake

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This makes me so sad. Get it together, parents

Name one Republican program (that helps regular people). I dare you. Of course, you're cutting "Democrat" programs. They are the only ones designed to actually help people.

Stand up for the rights of trans folks because everyone should have human rights and freedom to live their lives, it's really not complicated.

FanTASTIC news let’s get this done

I get such a frission of joy from the simplicity of having seasonally-appropriate hand towels for my kitchen and bathrooms.

I've met some wonderful people and made life-long friends.

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

LOOK AT THIS TINY FROG ON MY STORM DOOR!