History & Social Sciences buff, small-business owner, enjoys local culture & activities of places I visit in US & other countries. Married to best friend, mom.)
"I went up there with my book, and I sat down with this dog named Auggie. I started to read to him, and after we had to leave, I started to cry, because I didn't want to leave the humane society," the 11-year-old said.
11-year-old who read more than 100 hours to shelter animals shares his storyNehemiah Turner, 11, told ABC News he hopes his reading helps soothe animals who are waiting for new homes at the local humane society.abcnews.com
The decimation of our federal agencies has upended the lives of thousands of workers. These are the people who oversee food safety, public health, and much more. The squalor of this moment is bringing us back to basics — and reminding us of what our priorities should be. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Saw in April with hubby, son and his wife at theater. Didn't know story before seeing. Loved it. We sat in our seats as the credits rolled to end taking in the story, lessons, emotions invoked. I thought about it for weeks after. Love, duty, friendship, bravery, teaching, science, respect, laughter.
Feb. 27, 2026: Hundreds of American service members: Alive and well. Tens of billions of dollars: Not yet lit on fire. Gas prices: $3.00/gallon . Strait of Hormuz: Open. Free navigation of an international waterway. Iran: No immediate threat. Saudi Arabia: No deal permitting uranium enrichment.
Oh look. Texas also made voter registration errors. They were caught and fixed, all without needing the SAVE act or a national voter roll database. CRAZY. www.kxxv.com/news/local-n...
Election errors found in Texas voter database ahead of November electionA campaign worker found errors in Texas's voter database. Here's what it means for McLennan County voters ahead of the November election.www.kxxv.com
here's the @hrw.org report I mentioned this morning on @connectwithjacob.bsky.social.
“You’re Only Getting Out Deported or Dead”The 84-page report, “‘You’re Only Getting Out Deported or Dead’: Abusive US Immigration Detention at Ft. Bliss,” documents conditions at the largest immigration detention facility in the United States...www.hrw.org“When we think about scams, we need to think beyond individual susceptibility and to the larger, structural factors that make people vulnerable. The prevalence and normalization of gamblification is absolutely one of these factors.” alicetiara.substack.com/p/on-gamblif...
On Gamblification and ScamsWhat do prediction markets, sports betting, and Roblox have in common? They all make young men more susceptible to scams.alicetiara.substack.comDiseases hit ethnic groups differently. Ones prevalent in women. What about ones that hit men more? Or different ages? Or different areas of the country? Or exposed working in different industries? What's worthy to cure or who to help is at political whim. You might be worthy today, not tomorrow.
Jeffrey WuhlThere’s a LOT of bad shit going on in this country but to me (yes, I’m biased as a doctor) this is at or near the top. This is infuriating, disgusting, and incredibly stupid all at the same time and I truly hope when this is over this guy and everyone carrying out his orders go to prison
OSSOFF: “.. Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the President’s delusions?”
Aaron RuparOSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...
Wait was this supposed to be an Onion article?
Jen MerciecaDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” OMG 😂 thehill.com/policy/defen...
I hope that some people will point out that threatening to ELIMINATE A CRIMINAL COURT suggests that you KNOW you’ve committed crimes. Laws exist. The rule of law exists. Crime exists. And pretending that they don’t exist does NOT permanently erase them.
Aaron RuparState Dept spokesperson Tommy Pigott: "If the ICC continues to try to threaten our sovereignty, they will know the full power of American resolve" (are we going to, like, bomb the International Criminal Court?)
If people think they're safe since they're American or not a minority, they shot people who had no warrant. Remember our waves of ancestors that migrated to these shores were often considered colored or less than. When our laws aren't upheld by the state, race & violations can be twisted for power.
Anna O. LawInvoking the threat to "public safety" to justify state violence against politically disfavored populations is a well worn trope in the historical racially disparate policing of the mobility of people of color who are simply going about their lives. Two recent books on that topic are: