All the people I know don't like it! Time for new friends 😉

Same energy should be thrown at these dopes and they should be shown how much fire departments and police “lose” a year! Imagine if the FD only had 20 minutes to put out your blazing home so they can stay financially solvent

If we do some rounding to 3b divided by 154 million taxpayers, the average tax payer is paying 19.50 for the postal service in that period. That’s functionally nothing compared to what private delivery companies cost for the same volume sent and received

Lest we forget about the poison pill 💊 that Republicans forced down the USPS throat years ago, and the man "Don the Con" posted to run it during his first administration.

Right wing idiots wanted this place run like a business instead of a service, and this is what it cost you: carriers pushing their bodies to the brink of collapse and sometimes beyond, so they don't get harassed by micromanagers who want you to account for every time you stop for 60 seconds

Strains bounds of propriety?

Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?

Am I having a stroke?

What is happening?

The cover page for a discussion paper called "Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule" by Erica Chenoweth. In the image, peaceful protesters can be seen in front of the US Capitol building.

Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...

My Grama made the best brandy soaked fruitcake! I loved it.

“You are renting a room in someone’s house. In no way are you ever going to take that room away from the house. It’s not yours.”

NEW: Those undulations aren’t clouds—they’re Jupiter’s aurora as seen by #NASAWebb. Webb observed light from a particular molecule, represented in orange, and found that the planet’s aurora fluctuates on timescales of minutes or seconds: webbtelescope.pub/4kbsB20 🔭 🧪

Tory MP Rob Moore, from a party of shysters that will soon be forgotten, is being schooled by Labour's Danny Beales on human rights and the deportation of foreign criminals. #ukpolitics

Horse and cat playing 🐴 🐱

When life’s little mysteries keep smacking you on the head… literally. 😹 #TheDailyCatastrophe

#altcitizen Let's get a lesson from our first Treasury Secretary #Hamilton.

We are #altgov.

I believe this

Me too

Erick Erickson @EWErickson Follow This isn't an administration that cares about "optics, " but telling American families they don't need many dolls and need to sacrifice then pivoting to needing a new 747-800 from a nation that has funded the murder of Americans is going to be problematic. 3:43 PM • 5/11/25 • 15K Views

Well framed

It’s been a hell of a journey from “Bill Clinton needs to go to prison because he saw Loretta Lynch on the tarmac” to “it’s not a bribe if you tell everyone you took it“

Sarah Moore Grimké was born into a slaveholding family but she chose to resist.

She fought for abolition and women’s rights, linking both as struggles for freedom.

She believed no one is free until everyone is.

One voice. Two fights. An Amazing legacy.
#AltCitizen

A short-eared owl gracefully soaring through the sky with wings fully extended, staring directly at the camera with bright yellow eyes

You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian

Force of nature 🐺

Unusual and beautiful Nacreous clouds over UK, 2024, photo via Kate Guilding #WomensArt

Two barn owls perched on a weathered wooden post during golden hour. One owl stands upright, looking forward with calm focus, while the other owl beside it has one eye closed in a playful wink. Their feathers glow with soft shades of cream, brown, and grey.

Barn Owls—known for their heart-shaped faces and ghostly silence. 📸 cr: jake_brass

People aren’t broke because they’re “splurging” on iPhones and lattes, people are broke because corporations have bought up housing, control our healthcare, and are gouging at the register.

📡 Broadcasting a new signal
On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, R.E.M. is proud to announce Radio Free Europe 2025—a five-track benefit EP saluting 75 years of RFE/RL’s fearless journalism. Watch the full Dispatch video + learn more about Jacknife Lee and Mitch Easter RFE remixes
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"New Legislation" in a box, followed by "Congressman Lieu Introduces Resolution to Establish National Space Day" over a blurred space background.

The aerospace community is vital to advancing America’s scientific and technological leadership, as well as our national security.

Introduced a resolution to recognize the stellar work of the aerospace community and make today, May 2, National Space Day.

Listen to Black women…

“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity”

“The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ