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Orange and red yarn in a Tunisian Crochet Simple Stitch

Road Trip Needlework. Have a long drive ahead. Perfect time to get some rows in.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:

"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."

This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"

“But trans people cost Kamala the election in 2024!!” 🙄🙄

I’m tired of being blamed for democrats being too scared to take a stand on anything.

Thank you, AG Nessel. May you be one of the first, but not the last to fight for those without voices. I will always remember this day.

If they didn’t want me to eat the whole pizza they either
1. Should not have made the pizza so tasty
Or
2. Made the pizza bigger

🤔 but the serving size that I just made up is “at least 3 slices”

1. Last week was one of the most tumultuous and chaotic in recent memory—war in the Middle East, protests in LA, and the military patrolling U.S. streets. This chaos is a direct result of Donald Trump's erratic leadership and undermines the central premise of his candidacy

RETREAT, HELL! WE JUST GOT HERE! DATE SUNDAY APRIL 27 2025 | TIME 1100 HOURS WHY WE RALLY VA faces 83,000 job losses, jeopardizing veteran healthcare $22.8 billion in PACT Act funding cut, threatening toxic exposure care Veterans Crisis Line layoffs put lives at risk — 60,000 calls per month VA cuts to contracts, reducing essential services for veterans Indian Health Service losing 2,500 employees, worsening treatment disparities for Native American veterans. TAKE ACTION! Bring flags, signs, and your voice! Demand better healthcare and benefits for our veterans! SHOW UP. SPEAK OUT. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LOCATION: VA Health Clinic, 3715 Municipal Dr, McHenry, IL 60050

Office Hours Round 3 (Algonquin) START: Sunday, April 27, 2025 • 3:00 PM END: Sunday, April 27, 2025 • 5:00 PM LOCATION: Daily Projects Coffee Bar & Eatery • 124 S Randall Rd, Algonquin, IL 60102 US

Today I’ll be in Algonquin for a protest at the McHenry VA Clinic and will be holding office hours at Daily Projects.

If you’re in the area, come join us!

In all sincerity having a setup like that may prove to be invaluable in the coming years.

How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.

NEW: Entire scientific fields have been wiped out by the nearly 800 grants cancelled at NIH, finds a @nature.com analysis of the unprecedented cuts.

About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.

See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:

This is a picture of someone with measles with the text saying “there are more kids in Texas with measles than there are trans college athletes. Guess which one they want you to focus on?“

But actually yes more cats.

Kat’s deal is full of Cats and that’s all I need to know ☺️

(Not really. I look forward to reading the interview)

If you’re wondering What My Deal is, this piece for @thenation.com will probably answer your questions!

Idk about y’all but America not feeling very great at the moment.

NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.

The website to check linked in the reply.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

Dangerous severe weather day across portions of the Southern Plains and Ozarks, but not an easy day to see any of it with your own eyes. Could be a couple of discrete tornadic supercells in Arkansas and Missouri but should stay west of chaseable terrain (black line separates thick forest/open delta)

Well, fortunately for us, his pocket change wasn’t enough to win the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

So maybe other republicans can see that and grow a semblance of a fucking spine.

Just ordered a copy from my favorite independent bookstore which happens to be in STL

You also have friends on the other side of the Mississippi who will help. As they say, Missouri Loves Company or something like that 😊

I am sick and tired of a bunch of old white men telling others what kind of healthcare they can have access to.

The only people who should be talking about healthcare decisions are physicians with their patients and their patient’s family. Working together to make informed medical decisions.

I really hate to “like” this post. But I want it to gain more visibility.

Cis or Trans, Gay or Straight. All Americans deserve access to affordable and effective healthcare. Doubly so to those who gave life and limb to defend our country and to protect those of us who can’t or won’t serve

/me clicking *cancel order* on this box of 500 gloves from amazon 😅👀

I absolutely love that tat btw 😊

😻

Note to self: adopt all the feline cuties from the local shelter.

Not in the slightest.

🤣

And once again ferret owners are forgotten about.

Real talk: Heater is an absolute gem.

Would love to see more campaign ads featuring them.

Disclaimer: I have zero experience running election campaigns.

Digital drawing of The trans flag as painted stripes.

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility.

There’s much to do everywhere so that trans and non-binary people can live without fear.

Our single point of reflection is this:
what’s your organisation doing to support trans+ people?