Oh phew.

Meet my new protagonist.

Some good recipes for people who want to cook for Free Fridges: open.substack.com/pub/juliatur... [towards the end of the newsletter]

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

WE BROKE UP DUDE.

Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”

Dreamt @maureenjohnsonbooks.com gave up writing mystery books for teens in favor of the world of mimes and writing Escher-esque gonzo political journalism for teens. The zine was called Top of the Creeps, focusing on the terror that an Illinois Nazi government inflicts on its American citizens.

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Someone drew a frog on the board so I am doing my best to preserve found art

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

RFK tears it out of there, I guess to go get his car because he'll 100% eat that guy if no one else wants him.

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Sorry, not penguins. Puffins. PUFFINS.

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Let's see what the worst person I knew in college is up to today...

Just had an adventure with Dexy walking though a small local wood. First, TWO FOXES! Dexy was excited. But then, A HUGE ASS TREE just...fell down. About 20 feet from us. Absolutely would have squashed us both. So...not today Satan, I guess?

What is Cuomo doing today? Wrong answers only.

Ten things I took away from one remarkable, history-making moment. Turn the volume up. www.anildash.com/2025/11/05/t...

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*wakes up still happy* whoa.

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MSNBC has called it show us Cuomo’s stupid sad face

live view from cuomo hq

Click it.

I want a Cuomo Sadness Cam.

Neighbors protecting neighbors – this is what community power looks like. ✊❤️

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If they really go I will read your terrible essay but I have to SEE YOU LEAVE.

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

So sad to be away from NYC tonight. I am going to be at a watch party of just me.

no YOU'RE crying

This is a genuine interaction I just had with a Cuomo text that I think speaks to how things are going for them:

wow big NY endorsements for cuomo still rolling in

People always use "taking candy from a baby" as an example of something easy to do, but it's waaaaay simpler to GIVE candy TO a baby. And yes, it looks suspicious, but so does robbing a child.

Bottomless Pit of Screams Endorses Cuomo.

Andrew Cuomo enters his final hours of campaigning.

These last minute vote for Cuomo texts are so thirsty.

Also, I'm not going to Iceland JUST to meet @hildur.bsky.social's dog, but it is a compelling reason to go.

Next week, if we have airplanes in the sky, I will be in ICELAND at ICELAND NOIR! I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING. I AM SO EXCITED. maureenjohnsonbooks.com/event/icelan...

Everyone get to bed early it's Everybody Hates Cuomo Eve!

Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.

Teen Vogue was doing the work. Wherever these journalists end up, support them.

Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers

And wow wouldn’t you know it THE FOCUS IS LISTENING

"While loneliness and virtual life still reign supreme, the people I spoke to described the thrill of connecting with strangers, watching their toddlers play with canvassers, and coming home to find unexpected guests."