Jen

Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

wow how much do we miss this decency- and humor!

I was actually startled! I totally thought the v. high egg prices a couple yrs back were due to bird flu (they were not) www.politico.com/news/magazin...

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

NORTH CAROLINA: Early voting starts TODAY! Voting early is the best way to make sure your ballot is safe from suppression efforts and election sabotage. Not in North Carolina? Help drive historic early vote turnout by sharing this post. Visit 866ourvote.org for more info.

Postcards to Swing states was super easy & well organized. They supply cards and addresses of occasional voters very likely to vote Dem. 100% will do this again; pretty cards delivered in plenty of time, very clear instructions. small simple thing to do from home. turnoutpac.org/postcards/

yay CDC changed covid vax eligibility rec’s (bad news- must mean we’re in for a helluva covid season which would mean missed work, if the corporate beings who run our country allowed this

extremely random psa: balance exercises are good and simple last year I tried a NYT test: stand on one leg for 30 sec. I found it bizarrely hard! Occasionally I’d try it and- weirdly hard. For 2 weeks I worked on it 1x a day and I’m up to 90 sec ! pleased to see return of this weird lost ability.

re: Data Centers- remember when everyone was telling us that we couldn’t have EV’s because they would strain the grid? I’d love to see a comparison with data centers vs all cars being electric.

yes this doesn’t matter so much - but wow look what that jackass has done

Husband and I were stunned by the magnitude of the Oracle data center ment’d here that quickly appeared near Saline MI / Ann Arbor! It’s massive, perhaps they all are. (We go 2-3x a yr to visit MIL) ‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/u...

I’m going through a mirthless stage and this made me laugh- worth a second to read 🤪

@11catslovebooks.bsky.social How’s the shoulder? How is the cat? I finally got “someone to build a nest in” from library but only as audiobook- I don’t love those, but my commute is more interesting now!

hello!

wow i need this!

The Trump administration has terminated the vast majority of US foreign assistance programs. As Congress makes its spending decisions for the next fiscal year, it now has a choice: cement these harms or get back to saving lives. inkstickmedia.com/the-us-still...

too cute, US Consumer safety

perhaps Senators take Jan 6 attack personally, as Trump sent vicious crazies there to injure or kill them- maybe they remember running into the underground tunnels… Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

nice gift article from NYT We Asked for Environmental Fixes in Your State. You Sent In Thousands. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

wow this dude hates America so much - I cant even find the grift here Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/c...

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my favorite KN95’s - pricey but very sturdy- I wear easily, >40 hours. thin, lightweight but well made, did well in different tests during the early pandemic. “Large” fits my avg face. The pale purple doesnt trigger ppl the way white does. nose piece is both well-fitting/adjustable +comfortable.

Thanks for withdrawing from the WHO, Trump + magats. Great! keep a stock of N95’s. Remember years ago, a better-funded CDC fumbled with Ebola cases in Texas. and condolences to ppl who live in Congo/Uganda. W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/w...

yay library now has the latest Murderbot - can’t wait!

ordered 200 of these to start with. Excited to help get out the vote in NC! easy, reportedly effective way to do something, perfect for introverts! (last election I received one of these in my mail- nicer than an intrusive text, imo!) turnoutpac.org/postcards/ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

a possible reason trump is blissfully unconcerned with ending the Iran war: US Oil companies are profiting massively The Countries Profiting From the War Oil Shock, as Others Lose Out www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/b...

half a billion $ U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

Trump exempted some of the nation’s biggest polluters from air-quality rules. All it took was an email. - ProPublica

Alitomander

Hi! I'm a farmer! This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit. Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term. I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.

still enjoying this. And looking forward to spring on this thing

Absolute truth from Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich. We warned you. You did it anyway. At that one moment, all you had to do was check the right box for a thriving, peaceful and successful life. And now every decent American is under complete, life-threatening assault.

cute story- a lot of moxie! Most Guests Ducked for Cover. This Man Munched on His Burrata Salad. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/u...

Excellent. People are pissed. Now do something about it. Have you registered to vote? Do you have all the documentation you need in order to do so? Start planning now. Anger is good. Action is better.

really true! And I’d say my coworkers mostly do this- if I don’t start the short simple chat in our tiny break room while pouring my coffee, they do. I’m an introvert but I can handle a brief interchange at the checkout etc. Bezos et al would love us to stop interacting as humans, but we haven’t.

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

cool statue of my doctor

he's counting on people not knowing what a doctor looks like because they don't have healthcare

“like a doctor”. Sure.

WH staff took it down so here it is with NYT gift article. After Criticizing Pope, Trump Posts Image of Himself as a Jesus-Like Figure www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

i would not be in a hurry to come out either 😂. But seriously, this has been beautiful and inspiring to see.

We’re glad it’s TACO Tuesday! 🌮

thank goodness for the TACO part, but regardless this was insane Iran War Live Updates: Trump Announces Two-Week Cease-Fire, Backing Down From Threats of Imminent Devastation www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...