Lois Basenfelder

This. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjvUqXcb/

A true heater 48 hours for The Onion, in my unbiased opinion.

“Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” ~The Diary of Anne Frank

Exactly, Stephen.

This shouldn’t be personal or partisan: a national security position at this level is not a learn on the job position and must have a zero tolerance for mistakes like these.

Featured story. from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social and @josephinelee.bsky.social: SB 2 stipulates that up to 5% of appropriated funds may go to pay up to 5 outside vendors like ClassWallet. These private companies could soon be reeling in 10s and even 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars per year.

Why are we letting the Trump administration make us debate whether the attack info was classified, or war plans? If an enemy or a journalist had obtained it wrongfully & made it public, is there any doubt in your mind how the Trump government would’ve treated them? Let’s not play their game.

Fair point.

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I love this so much.

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uhhh kinda feels like maybe they should publish those birds flu studies? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

It’s a small contribution to D.O.G.E., but to improve efficiency, I will now be referring to the Musk-Trump marriage as “Mumps” in my future postings. That is all.

Congrats to David. He’s been working hard to save and improve life for all of us.

Anybody fact check this or have an informed opinion? I’m no tariff expert. This would be an issue for a public storm on Congress if it holds water. @piperformissouri.bsky.social ? @aoc.bsky.social ? @reptedlieu.bsky.social ?

Elected to nothing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

This would be funny if this wasn't so drop-dead serious. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Ive said this before. Unions have a moment in time to create parallel, Non Profit Trust or Associated Health Plans and offer them to small to medium size businesses. Unions can negotiate far better than SMBs or associations . Imagine if millions got their healthcare from unions ? Thoughts ?

I have to "well actually" b/c it's important to note that yesterday was not just the first fatal *mid-air* crash involving a passenger jet in the U.S. for the past 16 years...It was the first fatal passenger jet crash PERIOD for the U.S. in the past 16 years www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/c...

Trump fired the heads of TSA, the Coast Guard and key aviation safety advisors. Trump needs to be held accountable for the DC airplane/helicopter crash. Who here agrees?

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Who here agrees? 🖐🏾

2 Texas 🏈 1. Tre Wisner and Jaydon Blue have now combined for 1683 yards. Before the season, and after the injuries, any Texas coach or fan would have taken those numbers 2. Gunnar Helm may be having the best season (55-688) of any Texas TE in school history. Remarkable.

Are you even a college football fan if you are not up and watching your team’s media feed on signing day?

Every day not spent reading Edgar Allan Poe by the fire in a seaside cottage during a raging thunderstorm is a day wasted.

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.

If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble! #EduSky #Resist kfor.com/news/oklahom...

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Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

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If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.

Careful what you ask for!