Even as we are all wading through a massive fire hose of news….and figuring out what matters and what doesn’t…the takeover of the treasury dept payment system by Musk posse is one we should pay attention to.

Do you know how big of an asshole you have to be to get Canada mad at you ?! 🇨🇦🤎🐾

"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."

www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

Driving a Tesla is a public declaration of financial support for this:

Regardless of whether Musk was deliberately making a "'Sieg Heil' salute favored by the followers of Adolf Hitler," said Rolling Stone, the gesture was "eagerly received that way by extremists online." (from The Week)

Here is N.D.B. Connolly's excellent and prescient piece from 2018, "This, Our Second Nadir," about past and present backlash to racial and civil rights progress in America: www.bostonreview.net/forum_respon...

Eleanor Rigby says hang in there everyone. In the end, kindness, intelligence and cool heads always prevail.

"Don't let the bastards grind you down."

-- Margaret Atwood, born #OTD 1939

The X exodus -- could BlueSky spike spark end of Elon Musk's social media platform?

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Dogs make everything better, even a masterpiece 🤎🐾

Dog owners: I use a Kong toy to slow-feed my Shih Tzu pup. What method do you use? If I don’t use a slow-feed method, he will be done with his food in two seconds. I also have him eat on his dog bed because he always wants to eat on our carpeting. #dog #shihtzu #dogllover

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."

-- Winston Churchill

Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Excellent advice from @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social

"okay! i've got all the sheep! hallo?! boss?? I HAVE ALL THE SHEEP!"

What half of this country has been thinking since November 5th...

Sums up the current state of the US politics

I tried the lasagna method and have planted a bunch of pots with different spring bulbs. The squirrels have already attacked them, and I’ve been finding bitten bulbs on my patio. Hoping I will still get some flowers this spring. #springbulbs #flowers #garden momhomeguide.com/planting-spr...

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.

I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.

Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

For the past two years I've been making gingerbread replicas of the pubs of St Albans. Gearing up for this year's installment! Here's a peek at some of the previous efforts. There are a LOT of great pubs in St Albans--this is going to take me years!