How is this farce of a do nothing government still going on? It's as if the system that protects incompetent white men and women in power was built to protect incompetent white men and women to stay in power.

Illinois has two competing bills that both claim to end surveillance pricing. The one in the House is a weak bill with major exemptions that companies would exploit. The Senate version would do far more to stop companies from using your personal data to set the price you pay.

Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴

PSA: If you spot an abandoned vehicle in an odd location within a roadway and with one or more doors left open—chances are ICE forcibly removed someone from the vehicle and just left their car; this has been ICE’s practice in hundreds of documented cases. And that’s documented cases. Stay woke.

This dog must have an amazing sense of humor. Original post

If Don Junior wanted his daddy to attend his wedding, he should have held it on a golf course. Not even a war would stop him from attending that (he played golf when the war in Iran started).

Trump… “Obama wouldn’t do well on a cognitive test” Obama never needed one because he’s not a dementia riddled fossil you dumbass.

I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten

Why this GOP Congress sucks...

This is a true statement and we’ve got to get the vote out to stop this madness.

I'm a retired boomer. I cannot believe the state of our country. I cannot believe people are reduced to living in their cars, on the street, homeless. NOTHING is normal anymore. There is something fundamentally wrong, VERY wrong, with our country. I am so ashamed of what our country has become.

Ossoff on his Republican opponents: "They're pro-war, they're pro-tariffs, they're pro-cutting healthcare. Let's find out where they stand on the crooked ballroom and the insurrectionist slush fund."

The president of the United States is no longer a president, he is a traitor to the constitution and is a dictator.

He raped a woman in a department store and, if the complete Epstein files are ever released, may have done the same to minors. Now he's raping the American taxpayer.

There is not a single insurrectionists MFer who beat a cop that should get a penny of our money. Not one. And the people making this decision will all be appointed by Blanche and will meet in secret. This is an impeachable offense by Blanche.

Mississippi called a special session TODAY to erase the only Black congressman in this state. Mississippi residents showed up. All of them. On their doorstep. In their streets. To show them what they're fighting against. ✊🏼 #mississippi #democracy

MeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.

A lot of newer followers often ask me who Tina was, the dog that means so much to me. This is her beautiful story A lot of older followers will also enjoy seeing her big, beautiful face I'm sure.

Another triple-holed Hagstone. The holes are drilled by a species of marine bivalves called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) - they live in the protective burrows and enlarge them as the grow. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours

Devastated by the horrific attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. There is no place for anti-Muslim hate in America. We must confront this violence and protect the right to worship safely. My prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.

I hit the streets of Seattle looking for someone with $50 million in a trust fund. Why? Because many of the people who do have that much are using complicated trusts to dodge estate taxes. My Fair Trusts for Fiscal Responsibility Act closes the loophole. Let's pass it.

People should be required to experience ICE's illegal brutalities before being able to claim that they support #ICE and their methods.

The fact that my tax dollars are going to pay these assholes instead of for healthcare and education is gonna chap my ass for the rest of my life

So much respect for this exceptional leader! Mamdani disputes Reagan claiming the 9 scariest words are “I’m from the government & I’m here to help,” saying: “9 more terrifying words are actually 'I worked all day, and can't feed my family.' Share everywhere! #uspoli substack.com/@rawstory/no...

CBS backlash has pushed Colbert to 2.70 million viewers. Weiss is now faced with canceling the MOST WATCHED PROGRAM in the late-night time slot. Fire her - keep Colbert is the answer.

This may make me sound old as dust or too young depending on your perspective, but whatever: we are all so damn lucky that Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded music together so frequently, like how insanely fantastic is that power combo? What a generous gift.

If Ukraine was weak, this war would’ve ended long ago. Remember that.

Raskin: "The whole administration now just just corruption -- highway robbery every day"

This woman adopted this 20-year-old cat from a shelter because she didn't want him to spend the end of his life alone in a cage. Original post

BREAKING: Minnesota has INDICTED ICE officer Christian Castro in the non-fatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. 4 counts of assault & 1 count of lying. This is the SECOND ICE officer charged by the Hennepin County DA. No charges yet for the murders of Good and Pretti. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Another NDA-style agreement has surfaced as Washington County faces mounting scrutiny over secrecy surrounding the proposed ICE detention warehouse. blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/ndas-are-sur...

Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )

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"To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf* kers."

There are ways to get around SCOTUS anti-democracy rulings. Hawaii, for example just found a work-around against Citizens United, and now people are finding a way to mitigate attacks on the Voting rights Act.

He was referring to you, you dimwitted, arrogant psychopath. GD you're dumb.

COLLINS: But if someone was paying $2.98 a gallon before the war, and now they're paying $4.53, saying 'that's life' might not make them feel better JIM JORDAN: Those are your words, not mine COLLINS: You said that just now. I quoted you.

Just to clarify. I loathed him, before I even knew what party he might have affiliated with. He was, to me, way back in the 80s, the epitome of what used to be called 'The Ugly American'. I loathe him even more now. I just want him gone. #NeverTrump #Resist @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social

Love this pic because he is gonna hate it.

Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social at the CA state capitol: “We chanted ‘we will not go back’ — I burned a confederate flag outside the chamber to send a message we will not go back to the times in which our folks were met with Billy clubs & the blast of the fire hose…” 🇺🇸

@whitehouse-47.bsky.social #8647

Welcome to China…Drumpf just walked around and around and then up 30 stairs to start the meeting in China! That had to be on purpose. 🤣They’ve watched the way he plays golf, driving hole to hole.

Kaine: "The administration is refusing to allow members of this committee to see the OLC opinion stating the legal case for war. We've always that ability. We're being asked to fund a $1.5t budget. What are they hiding?"

Last night was terrible. My cat has PTSD again. Some explosions were too close. She was running from one corner to another, Trying to hide from the sound of war. I held her in my arms, Hugging and petting her, Trying to calm her down while explosions echoed outside.