🥹 We found Pete. Inside hiding the whole time. We have NO idea where because we looked everywhere for her. We even walked and drove around the neighborhood. But here she was the whole time. I hope cat owners have nine lives because I feel like I just shaved off one.

🐈‍⬛ We can’t find Pete and I’m freaking the fuck out.

The weakness of a democracy is that in order to be a democracy it must tolerate the inclusion of those who would destroy democracy. -Wise Person on the Internet

💇‍♂️ So looking forward to todays haircut.

An Activist Court - Steady Newsletter The unhinged rationale behind this case, that somehow the FDA’s approval of a drug with decades of exemplary safety data could be tossed aside by a reactionary Trump-appointed judge with an anti-abortion vendetta, shows the rot of a system stacked with right-wing political actors wielding legal opinions in place of legislation and impervious to the will of the voters. Pretty much sums it all up.

🎵 NOW PLAYING: LEONARD COHEN'S ROSES BY JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO FROM THE ALBUM EXQUISITE CORPSES ON MUSIC

🎵 Now Playing: Leonard Cohen’s Roses by Johnette Napolitano from the album Exquisite Corpses on Music

🎵 NOW PLAYING: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT BY CYNDI LAUPER FROM THE ALBUM SHE'S SO UNUSUAL: A 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (DELUXE EDITION) ON MUSIC

🎵 Now Playing: All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper from the album She’s So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration (Deluxe Edition) on Music

If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, inclusive, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a Class Action Settlement. Claim Deadline: August 25, 2023

Happy Earth Day A view of Earth captured by a satellite. (NASA Earth Observatory/Black Marble data/Josh Stevens)

I would literally cackle and lose my breath from laughing over some Dame Edna bits. Impeccable comedy. Her passing makes me very sad. Just in case it makes you very sad too, here’s a clip of her on TV with Grace Jones. youtu.be/u5KcHtM0T…

Today’s my dad’s birthday. We had a very painful, strained, damaging relationship around the time this photo was taken what with him being him and me being me. But over time we have grown closer. His acceptance of me and his feelings of pride about me mean a lot. We still fight over politics. 🔴🐘🔵🫏

Just shared this photo and it made me smile. Heidi made this blue masquerade mask for me for a fundraising gala we went to many years ago. Her art company is called OpenHeartCreatures (link to Instagram Profile). She was also the officiant who married me and my husband. Big 🥰 when I think of her.

It’s apparently National Beagle Day. I’d snap a photo of Lucy, but she’s hiding under the covers because her tummy’s a little upset today. So here’s a .gif of her and I being silly when she was a pup. God I love this dog.

📚 In Clay County, Florida, at least 100 books were pulled from access after being challenged, following complaints by a single person. By the way: he admits he has not read any of the books he is challenging.

All. Of. This. 🏳️‍⚧️

☔ June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016 #Prince 39 Albums released, 150+ million records sold worldwide, preserved in the National Film Registry, the sole reason lyric warning labels exist, icon, hero, musician.

🎵 Now playing The Drinking Song by Louden Wainwright III from the album Recovery. Oh but the drink, a toll will take Blood vessels in the nose will break Bags beneath the eyes another sign

Is it kind of sad that this is the only release I’m remotely interested in this Record Store Day? I mean, that Boy George duet is really pretty…hm. RSD ‘23 Special Release: P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)

🎵 NOW PLAYING: HEART AND SOUL BY T'PAU FROM THE ALBUM BRIDGE OF SPIES ON MUSIC

🎵 Now Playing: Heart and Soul by T’Pau from the album Bridge of Spies on Music

🎵 NOW PLAYING: LET'S GO ALL THE WAY BY SLY FOX FROM THE ALBUM LET'S GO ALL THE WAY ON MUSIC

🎵 Now Playing: Let’s Go All The Way by Sly Fox from the album Let’s Go All The Way on Music

📚 Finally some good news and good sense! 📚 HB 2789 Ties Illinois Library Funding To Anticensorship https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/hb-2789-ties-illinois-library-funding-to-anticensorship

💾 I really like my new job. Only complaint? The stronghold IT has on the agency. Like, they won’t even enable OneDrive. Everything is email and shared network drives. I’m used to using sorely outdated technology in the public sector, but this is beyond what I’ve grown accustomed to.

👩‍⚖️ Tennessee would make it a felony -a felony- for publishers to provide books to schools that the state does not approve of. Utah would force publishers to pass a review every time they update educational material.

S.O.S. :) Songlink link @odd

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