One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.

The actual number is less than 1%.

Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.

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I just watched the news and then my cat ran through my bedroom with a turd stuck to his arse and to be honest, both of those things pretty much looked the same, so there's that.

owning a cat is so stupid like yes this is my best friend he is 20 pounds and screams

two of the cats wouldn’t stop chasing and hassling each other all morning so i turned on the fake roomba and as i predicted they stopped fighting and united against a common enemy. beautiful.

“What’s your reading goal?”

𝙏𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙.

This year I didn’t set up a reading goal. I didn’t love the social pressure and comparisons. The feeling of having to rush to get onto your next read.

I’m just seeing where the year takes me! So far it has been amazing! 💙📚

#Booksky #Booktok

It was never just another app.

It was Community.
It was Knowledge and News.
It was Nostalgia.
It was Entertainment.
It was Different.
It was Connection.

And yet we know that #booklovers will always find each other ❤️‍🩹🫶🏻

#booksky #tiktokban

Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in MLB history, has died. He was 65. cnn.it/4furzve

The CTA holiday train, complete with Santa in downtown Chicago…

I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

This was shared with us and made us smile! 😊

Today's (2nd) Poem by Brian Bilson:

i know coffee won’t fix me but it won’t not not fix me

“Well, breakfast IS the most important meal of the day,” I say to myself as I go back for a second slice of pumpkin pie

firmly believe that it you think Thanksgiving food is bad that you/your family cannot cook

turkey is too dry and bland? brother that is a skill issue

Me, eating something with cheddar cheese in it to see if I can eat cheddar cheese again knowing full well I can't eat cheddar chese and haven't been able to for decades.

Because I wanted cheddar cheese.

The regret is setting in now.

They never monitored, let alone controlled, my reading. Now I’m an ELA teacher 🤷🏼‍♀️

When folks say they want to dismantle the Dept of Ed because they want to “bring everything back to the local level” they are ignorant of how schools work. Curriculum has always been set at the local level.

The Dept of Ed protects SpEd students and is a watchdog for abuse.