Rebecca Hains, author

Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

Why isn’t Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” about praying reverently in church?!? We’ve been duped! —Aaron Lewis, probably.

I’m home sick, passing the time by watching “Wear Whatever the F you Want,” and this exchange between Clinton and Stacey made me think, “Ah, these are my people”: C: Have you been to Burning Man? S: Never. C: Me either. S: I don’t like dust! C: I don’t like port-a-potties. 😆💀🔥

So, 24-hour libraries? I see the merits. More library hours, please!

The builders behind Alligator Alcatraz and other detention sites are top DeSantis donors. They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine. Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail. 🧵

"Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate" www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/h...

Elon Musk: “I am constantly insulted on this platform.” Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*

Women who have married and changed their names could be prevented from voting under the SAVE Act. The same is true of anyone else whose name doesn’t match their birth certificate. The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?

Point taken.

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

Also by popular demand:

"Call their policies crazy and leftist, but California leaders do in fact understand that climate change is supercharging drought, heat, and wildfires, and they are trying to mitigate the threat." -- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...

By popular demand:

Trump’s appointed FCC chair is trying to defund NPR and PBS. In other news, water is wet. — Source (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

Wait, who did this??

Have you ever scrolled thru a multi-column, small-print list so long, you can’t tell when it ends?? Here’s a gift link to a NYT list of 2600 federal programs at risk of defunding—“even some, like Medicare, that officials said would not be affected.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #PayAttention

“Potential appointees to Donald Trump’s new administration are reportedly being asked to prove their past loyalty to the president, including by sharing the moment of their conversion to the Make America Great Again movement,” according to The Independent. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Who *wouldn’t* run towards a TARDIS outside their home at 1 am? (Especially in these times?) I’m with kitty! 🐈‍⬛ #CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho

Tell me you were born before 2000 without telling me. #PeopleOfThe1900s

Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

On building resilience to political disinformation and information vacuums; developing civic and media literacy; and resisting efforts to undermine our trust in information, government, and democracy: pen.org/report/build...

Why won’t they show us the video? 🧐🕵🏻‍♀️💅