G+: 25 Hilarious Memes That Will Upgrade Your Caturday
Useful:
Also, this cat appears to be a member of #TheResistance – recovering from last night's news dump.
25 Hilarious Memes That Will Upgrade Your Caturday
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G+: Milky Way over Chilean Volcanoes
Useful:
Sometimes, you have to contemplate the infinite.
APOD: 2017 August 21 – Milky Way over Chilean Volcanoes
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
G+: That's two to call and thank
Some thoughts on this:
Two GOP senators say they can’t commit to voting for Betsy DeVos
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said they couldn’t commit to voting for President Trump’s education secretary pick Betsy DeVos on the Senate floor…
G+: Trump Fires Acting AG and more Manic Monday
Just a few of the things that happened today.
President Trump, meet the resistance
The biggest stories of the day. That’s all. #TheShortList
G+: Shooter Was A RW Troll for Drumpf
(Stuff I need to read later, Twitter's a little busy right now)
The Suspected Quebec City Mosque Attacker Was a Right-Wing Troll for Trump | Mother Jones
But Fox News and the White House quickly pointed toward Islamic terrorism.
G+: Shaka, When The Walls Fell
Sometimes the metaphor or the allegory just writes itself:
Spicer, gaslight flickering on his face
Trump, when the ill wind blew
Bannon, weaving his webs
Conway and the Bear Buttons at Washington
A “Star Trek” Episode Shows the Next Phase of Human Communication
In one fascinating episode, Star Trek: The Next Generation traced the limits of human communication as we know it—and suggested a new, truer way of talking about the universe.
G+: Let Them In! Let Them In!
It's been a long day, a long night. But slowly, the @ACLU is getting detainees released to go about their lives.
And now I really must try to get some sleep.
Cartoon by @patbagley used by permission, because he's awesome.
G+: Call Your Senator, Ask Them To Cancel Session Vote
After the incredible events of Friday/Saturday, when the #MuslimBan went into effect and caused some travelers to be detained at major US airports, the people said NO to that bullshit and showed up.
Then the lawyers showed up, and the @ACLU showed up, and at least two legal stays were successfully argued in court (Brooklyn, and Washington).
Meanwhile, it seemed Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions was "assisting" with the Executive Order in some capacity. We can't have this in an ordered society. Trump chose to put forward an entire slate of unvetted, undistinguished Cabinet nominees, and with Senate GOP collusion, in Sessions' case the hearing was rigged to give only 5 minutes question time per committee member.
Unacceptable. The final vote is coming up next week and the senators have more unanswered questions, and now this report of improper involvement with the drafting or design of the "Muslim Ban" executive order. Sessions has no business consulting in any way until confirmed.
If you care, call your Senator and urge them to request the Sessons vote be cancelled, and a second hearing be scheduled with sufficient time for questioning allotted per committee member. There are TOO MANY problems with the Sessions nomination, and now there are more.
In the meantime, watch how Bannon is maneuvering to gain power in the White House. He will have a seat on the NSC, bumping at least two military and Intelligence Committee people down to "invited if in their wheelhouse" status. It's being talked about as a "soft coup."
It's only been a week. The American people have to keep showing up if we want to keep our country from becoming a failed democracy (if it hasn't already).
G+: Marching, Marching
I'm planning to attend the Women's March in Rockford IL Saturday – schedule has opened up. Be there or be tainted quadrotriticale.
Women’s March Rockford
Rockford is very diverse. This is an uplifting and empowering event highlighting and bringing to light the diversity of women in our population. All people, whether identifying as female or not, are encouraged to stand together at this event. WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2017 START TIME: 10am START PLACE: Lucette Salon & Spa – 508 E State St, Downtown Rockford END PLACE: Emmanuel Episcopal Church END TIME: 12pm End reception with information on ar…
G+: Twitter, where I have been spending most of my time lately, is borked from the combined onslaught of the "PEEOTUS" scandal and the Obama farewell speech
Twitter, where I have been spending most of my time lately, is borked from the combined onslaught of the "PEEOTUS" scandal and the Obama farewell speech.
