WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing ahead of Biden signing same-sex marriage bill https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-white-house-holds-news-briefing-ahead-of-biden-signing-same-sex-marriage-bill
Adults who neglect COVID-19 health recommendations may also neglect basic road safety. Traffic risks were 50%-70% greater for adults who had not been vaccinated compared to those who had. Misunderstandings of everyday risk can cause people to put themselves and others in grave danger
https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(22)00822-1/fulltext
Morning Cat Report:
Yesterday the human left the territory and returned smelling of Adventure* and bearing Prey.** Overnight we have hidden the prey throughout the house.*** This should improve the human's hunting skills.
* grocery store
** individually-wrapped saltwater taffy
*** stole it from the bowl and batted it under furniture
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It's OK to love the holidays and delight in all the cooking, decorating, and sentimental vibes
It's OK to dread the holidays and brace for them to pass because they are too heavy, too sad, too lonely to bear
It's OK to feel meh about the holidays
It's a complicated time of year for so many reasons--whether you observe them or not, they are a pervasive social force.
More than ever, don't pressure yourself with expectations. Go gently.
These too shall pass.
💜
@NorCalCherylLyn llamas are very interesting and curious animals and also make great pets too
Justice Jackson is smashing right-wing legal claims at Supreme Court hearings
The court’s newest member is picking apart bogus arguments. She showed us how in recent high-profile disputes over discrimination and elections.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ketanji-brown-jackson-quotes-303-creative-rcna60603
I’m so PROUD of Democrats! We held off the “red wave” & Biden did something no POTUS since 1934 by gaining seats in the Senate & governors! Record turnout by Black, Gen Z, women, AAPI voters! GOP hates multiracial, multigenerational USA!!! #FreshResists #ONEV1 #DemVoice1 #wtpBlue
That's not intolerance. That's not some kind of paradox. That's not "the limits of tolerance."
It's simply that the point of "tolerance" — or rather affirmation of differences — is to eliminate hatred, not protect it. The only people who feel threatened by an open and diverse society are those who want to impose their views and ideology—whether it's fascism, communism, capitalism, christianity, islam, or anything else—on others. It's about freedom to be, not freedom to make others be something.
WSJ
The Biden administration warned Friday that military ties between #Russia & #Iran were expanding into “a full-fledged defense partnership” & said the two nations were considering establishing a joint production line to provide lethal drones in Russia
The U.S. said it believed Iran was considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, & described the military relationship between the two nations as moving beyond simply Iran supplying drones to Russia for use in the war in #Ukraine
I'm pretty sure this has been reported & posted here already, but i just gotta do it again.
It's too sweet not to repeat. 😆
Florida GOP Rep, Joseph Harding, author of the "Don't Say Gay" bill has been indicted for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements. He faces 35 years
Karma is a bitch, isn't it?
#politics
https://boingboing.net/2022/12/08/florida-gop-rep-who-wrote-dont-say-gay-bill-indicted-for-wire-fraud-money-laundering-and-making-false-statements-faces-35-years.html
The Supreme Court Needs Real Oversight
Without an effective system in place, problems like leaks and conflicts will not be adequately addressed, and public confidence in the Court will continue to plummet.
Democrats now govern more Americans at the state level than Republicans(Washington Post-no pay)
This photo was kind of funny> Apollo was rolling and Pepper jumped over him..he wasn't expecting that 😂 #DogsofCoso
I'm a retired Autoworker from Windsor ON. I'm a progressive, Atheist, humanist, lover of cats and guitars.