boosting this as i'm still unable to afford an appointment this week 🙏

I’m out. See you in Whamhalla. #Whamageddon2025

The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

I love Sense and Sensibility by #JaneAusten, and the film from Emma Thompson’s 1995 screenplay. Her book just adds more to love: The Sense and Sensibility: Screenplay & Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film by Emma Thompson

The harmful policies of Trump and Republicans are crushing the American people. The unemployment rate increased to 4.6%, the highest since 2021.

Does anyone have thoughts on the dog water fountain type things? Buda knows how to drink water with a cone on, but not when he can't put much/any weight on one of his front paws. Halp, please? (We did not think about this BEFORE...)

#TaikaTuesday Apple TV+’s #TimeBandits Is a Winning Adventure-Comedy Romp By Rory Doherty-July 2024 The S1 ‘conclusion … sets up a prospective next season of adventure & inter-dimensional intrigue that, no matter how skeptical you initially felt, you’ll want to see where—or when—we end up next.’

I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him

There is such a thing as Trump Derangement Syndrome, TDS. The thing is though, every single person in the cult of donald has it. They believe his lies & lap up the hate he spews like it's their last meal. It's deranged that anyone can look at this man as anything more than the vile person he is.

A funny bit from that website: “Don't give up on the things you want or hope for yourself and the world. Because if someone out there hopes that this is the year that Good & Plenty finally catches on, then there's hope for you, too.” From:

“Hola, Manousos!” #Pluribus 1-07

po reservation dogs é bem bala

If prayer could solve the uniquely American scourge of gun violence, it wouldn’t be the leading cause of death of children in our country or kill over 10x the number of people who died on 9/11 every year. Instead, cowards like Donald Trump and his GOP enablers block any effort to end this madness.

Walking into 2026 …while not forgetting 2025:

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

Found an old site filled with tidbits of calm and nature and space and even touch the screen to “squeeze” a stress ball - tap Next until you find something to please you, which was a lot of it, for me… www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The RFK, jr effect.

That's a wrap for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs #XPNcountdown as voted on by you. Thanks for taking this musical journey with us. Here's the home base for the complete list, all the stats, articles about cover songs & archives to listen to all the hours of the countdown. xpn.org/885-countdown/

¿Original o remake? 🤔🎬🎥🎞️ #original #remake #lacuadrilladelosonce #oceanseleven

I very seriously want people to be rude, mean and strict about AI. See a YouTuber using AI? Tell them you hate it and unsubscribe. See an artist using AI? Tell them to fuck off and block. See a friend posting AI memes/vids? Call them out. Ruffle feathers. Debate it. Hate it. Bury it.

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. (Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)

Who?

View while I sit in my car listening to the finale of the #XPNcountdown (and wait for daughter to finish up & come home from school). It’s PERFECT 🎶❤️🎶

Listening to the #XPNcountdown I think you can break it up into 4 chunks: first up "I never heard this version", followed by "Wait! That's a cover?!", then comes "Ooo that should have been on MY list!" and finally, "I can't believe this classic cover placed so low - travesty!" @wxpnfm.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support. The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.

NEW: Justice Dept. fails in a third attempt to indict New York AG Letitia James.

As a former prosecutor, I know a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. The refusal of multiple grand juries to indict Letitia James, along with statements by the Administration, show DOJ abused its power. Next term Congress will investigate DOJ officials for abuse of power.

Not sure about the "architects of AI" being the TIME person of the year, but Indie booksellers, librarians, & library workers are def our winners. They continue to fight book bans and support their communities by creating safe spaces, mutual aid drives, and opportunities for curiosity and escape 🩵

Passing this on from folks who are not on Bluesky: If you're in NYC, Bluestockings is having a final closing sale. Come celebrate and grieve the closing of the store, and the sunset of Bluestockings Cooperative. Books, appliances, merchandise, furniture-- everything is going. Masks are required!

At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month. n.pr/3XKSnAX

🕺🏽✨🍸 #pluribus

Truth...

Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night. "[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."

When asked if [the show] has gone beyond the pilot phase, "I think we're still waiting to hear if it's going to series, shooting (the pilot) was really fun...I've been friends with #Taika for a long time. I never really worked w/either of them aside from that commercial with Taika...

Attention #Pluribus + #OFMD Fans! Our baking class with actor @sambaschutte.bsky.social is now available. Come for the stories about both hit TV series, stay for the profiterole recipe and double entendres: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imX...

Also, #Taika turning #MattDamon ‘s casting as #Loki in #Dogma into a meta joke by casting Damon as actor Loki in the #MCU is some of the best layered comedy I can recall. And Matt doesn’t get enough credit for all the great cameos he’s willing to do.

Congratulations to Eileen Higgins for flipping the mayor’s seat in Miami! She will be the first woman in the city’s history and the first Democrat in nearly 30 years. We are soooo going to flip the House next year.

An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...

The three MCPS students who won my 2025 Congressional App Challenge created an impressive app which helps people who are blind or visually impaired successfully, safely and efficiently navigate their surroundings. Congrats and Happy Computer Science Education Week!

Joyful, irreverent, endlessly quotable: why Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the perfect holiday movie

In case you missed it - our web team added a search function to the #xpncountdown playlist.

You will be visited by three spirits

My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year. We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar. We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.

#peaceprize #tacos

President Donald Trump halted permits for onshore and offshore wind projects on his first day in office. Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that Trump's ban is "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law." www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...

From Disney selling magic in a Taika Waititi-directed Christmas commercial to UK supermarket chain Waitrose centering a man's unlikely friendship with English treasure Keira Knightley, podcast host Jeff Beer breaks down the best holiday advertisements so far. https://bit.ly/4pmVJpW

#XPNcountdown I love how # 417 “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone (cover of Traditional) was used in Taika Waititi’s film “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” showing the passage of time: youtu.be/lwfC-KFKGp8

Make America Healthy Again my ass.

So incredibly exciting and proud of Queen Rhea and Team #pluribus! Thank you @goldenglobes.bsky.social! Thank you all watching! Congrats to all nominees!🕺🏽❤️✨ #goldenglobes