Erin Vitellaro

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Kristi Noem Ran DHS Into the Ground. That’s Not Why She Got Fired. Kristi Noem just found Trump’s red line, becoming the first cabinet member to be fired in his second term. But it wasn’t for the reasons you’d think.

“Kristi Noem tried to upstage the President. And Trump would never stand for that. You can run an agency into the ground, and trample all over Americans’ constitutional rights, and use government funding like it’s your own personal slush fund. But you absolutely cannot steal Trump’s spotlight."

Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses

Got it. There's plenty of funding to send troops into harm’s way, but not to take care of their health afterwards. This is shameful.

Frog, ever the know-it-all, points out all the shortcomings of Toad's housekeeping. It is true, though, that Toad's house is a mighty mess, including a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. From "Tomorrow" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

“Your windows need scrubbing,” said Frog. “Your plants need watering.”

“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

I thought it was some sort of tooth jewelry at first til I got a really good close up look in a picture. Yowwww.
Still, been watching her rapt. 🤩

I don’t know who needs to hear this but listening to an audio book absolutely counts as “reading” a book.

In fact, I’d argue that listening to an author read their own work aloud is an exceptionally magical and even holy experience.

I love it so much. Especially as my eyesight gets worse.

Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.

Toad hides in bed from the mess of his house, while Frog looks on. From "Tomorrow" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

Toad woke up. “Drat!” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.”

Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”

Toad pulled the covers over his head.

“Yes,” said Frog, reaching for a cookie, “we need will power.”

“What is will power?” asked Toad.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

whichever candidate runs on prosecuting every single ice agent fuck to the fullest extent of the law has my vote

My favorite part of reading is when a book gets so good you have to set it down, (finger marking the page), and just let your mind be blown for a minute before picking it back up again.

Overall less gore than Season 4. I made it through.

A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.

Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

The student paper is often the only coverage of what's happening in Ann Arbor, a town of 125,000.

Bill Clinton just called on Trump to release the full Epstein Files, including all documents mentioning both Trump and Clinton.

“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”

Though that story did inspire the best Christmas carol of all time, because who doesn’t like a lullaby about infanticide?

I broke up with a lovely vegetarian after 8 years together. Not saying that the Tofurkey was why…but also not saying it wasn’t.

I cannot look at his self-satisfied, obsequious face. Probably because his upper lip is part of that whole thing.

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

Burned through it - I couldn’t stop once I started, and loved it.

Yes. This suspicion is accurate.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Can’t stop crying reading this.

I’m longing for Finland. Apparently it’s very normal to be introverted there.