Local woman wakes up, has brunch with the radical left to discuss plans for turning U.S government into farmers market and performance art space, makes oatmeal.

Yesterday, we asked Illinois residents to contact their elected officials to ask them to stand up to ICE and join us for a press conference at Broadview this Friday morning. Guess what? It’s working. An alderperson just called me to let me know a constituent emailed her and she will be attending.

Where were posts like this when over 300,000 Black women were unceremoniously fired from their Federal jobs? Black women, the 92%, did NOT vote for this administration. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

I saw Mr. Fetterman's new numbers in the Quinnipiac poll, and I think it's adorable there are pundits who believe his outsized support among Republicans would translate well to a general election. It's as though the past decade hadn't happened.

Always give directly if you can.

The problem before us is how to do this & stop the harm Rs are inflicting. I think this question may, in part, explain the otherwise inexplicable votes by Fetterman, King, & Masto. But at this point, acting as if there is a path forward by collaborating with fascists smacks of willful ignorance.

The fact that Musk needs to "compete" with Wikipedia should be a huge red flag. It reveals how threatened he feels by Wikipedia's insistence on factual content from reliable & cited sources. He wants to "compete" with the idea that we can have a common & nuanced understanding of our world.

I give them five bux a month because, like, thank you for your service Wikipedia

Again, i’m not an AI guy anyway, but I honestly don’t understand the point of asking an AI any questions … I would much rather check Wikipedia or search some other trusted sources on the web and make sure I’m getting some context. But then I grew up with card catalogs, so 🤷‍♂️

Hertling: His comments about putting hands back on recruits… We moved away from that 30 years ago because it’s ineffective… You know where it didn’t go away? The Russian army.

NEW: A federal court began a hearing in a case here Wednesday to decide whether Texas can use its new gerrymandered congressional map in next year’s midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

Donald Trump shut down the government because he doesn't want you to have healthcare. But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there. Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.

Deeply disappointed to hear that the Israeli Navy illegally stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla 75 miles off the coast of Gaza. This was a non-violent mission to break the IDF’s horrifying siege and deliver food and medicine to those who need it most.

Thou shall not lie...

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” Jane Goodall

Why won’t Mike Johnson swear in congresswoman elect Adelita Grijalva? What is he afraid of? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Are any of you catching this jibber jabber? They really think they're something else, don't they?

Rugs insult one another by saying, "You lie like a Mike Johnson."

If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.

@wyden.senate.gov this week tried to pass new laws that would extend the privacy protections government officials enjoy to the entire public, but Ted Cruz scuttled the effort by lying about how the updates would have stopped sex offender registries from existing

For the generals yesterday, resistance meant total silence. And I thank them for it. But for the rest of us, silence is cowardice. Silence in the face of this daily onslaught against democracy, the rule of law, pluralism, the Constitution, and basic human decency is utter cowardice.

Washington Spirit offering 200 free tickets and $10 tickets after that to federal employees this Sunday

Are we great yet?

Update: Chicago's Bicycle Dude FULL VIDEO "Yo, I'm not a US citizen" Taunting the Border Patrol Agents, he dropped his cell phone, as he goes to retrieve it they chase after him. He got his phone and escaped. And now he's a local hero. 🤪 I love it.

Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days. Mike Johnson voted “no” on that. They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

Seems like willful ignorance of the tools at their disposal to me. At a bare minimum you'd think that business licenses & permits could be held up for unpaid wage judgements...

I foresee some challenging maneuvers to avoid soul searching by MAGA Catholics coming up. Can a Catholic be a Catholic and believe that the Pope is illegitimate or "not really Catholic?" Asking for not-a-friend...

www.wbez.org/immigration/... [people are in motion everywhere]

Does anyone care is almost never the right question. People care. The issue is that people don't know what to do.

It really looks like this filing is calling bullshit on Kavanaugh’s “brief stop” claim.

Another place I wish I could go to.

#ResistanceRoots #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth Dr. Helen Rodríguez Trías was a pediatrician, public health expert and women’s health activist. She fought for abortion rights and against enforced sterilization, and helped expand health services for minority and low-income women and children. /1

So if it's the "department of war" does it mean that Hegseth is the "secretary of offense?"

Hegseth gives a rousing speech to the troops: "The department of war will be READY for WW2 when it comes around again." Meanwhile, a "fattie" is perfecting the skills to fly a drone up the Secretary's nose & a girl is putting the finishing up a virus to take down the electrical grid. Sorry Pete.

Opps, sorry! Someone was calling on the other line. Something about something called "Grinder," but they were spelling it wrong. Had to take it...

Funny how they believe in science when it's about them...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

In a slight breeze, a white plastic bag follows a man down the road. It tries to get into his car with him without success - a step too far.

Do you sometimes see/report/handle dead wildlife as a scientist (including volunteer community scientists)? If so, do you have any strategies for dealing with the stress and grief that these encounters can cause? I'm building a toolkit for myself and for some other stressed out folks! context:

going live in 5 min!! ask everything you've ever wanted to know about running for office with @amandalitman.bsky.social (and maybe get a hat knit by me) come hang: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh

“[Roberts] said, ‘I will walk into every case with an open mind and engage in judicial humility,’ and he has done the exact opposite for the last 20 years," @doo-dc.bsky.social of @americanprogress.bsky.social told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social. www.courthousenews.com/the-roberts-...

Gentleman... Think about this.