Once in awhile you get lucky in the darkness of a quiet night.

Seen in passing
Cambridge, Mass. -- 11/8/22

#CoSoPhotography

A little abandoned stuffy smiling at everyone who went past. On this beautiful November afternoon.

"So where exactly are you from?" This from the nurse taking my vitals as prep for me to see the nurse practitioner today. Physical health is okay but if the slide into fascism continues, it will get even harder to point out that this is not okay verbal behavior. And it is already pretty damn difficult.

Election Day Thoughts….
via Politics Girl #politics

https://youtu.be/irK9cXfAkUo

OK, COSO's. I voted blue down the ballot, cooked some food, cleaned up, put my comfy PJs on . This election has me so stressed out that I that I am going to smoke a doobie and stay high until it's all over.

Just in case anyone needs to hear this today...you don't need to vote the way your pastor tells you to, you don't need to vote the way your husband tells you to, you don't need permission from your spouse to vote. Been seeing way too many posts on other sites that say the opposite. It is your responsibility and your right to vote. So go vote.

Per POTUS - If you run into any issues while trying to cast your ballot, call the Voter Assistance Hotline at (833) 336-8683.

#FloodtheFirehose
This is Nutters. She shakes me down for walnuts like a miniature mobster. I still can’t figure out how to straighten my photos. 🫤

Since my screen name is currently CatMom, I feel I should post a photo of the little ones, Aerial and Doolittle. 😻😻😽

Would you like to sleep in a shoe? Then this is for you!

Shoe-shaped house in Pennsylvania now available for short stays

https://upi.com/9351667937452

When police investigate police, the general result is that the police find the police innocent of all wrong-doing.

What if we had a special government unit, *not* identified as police or part of the law enforcement community, and in fact forbidden from having connections with law enforcement organizations, whose sole purpose was to investigate crimes committed by law enforcement?

#Vote 👏

footage from the scene at University of Michigan right now and it’s stunning. This is the line of students waiting to register and vote. Over 200 young people. 2+ hour-long wait. No poll could’ve predicted this energy. Ignore the polls and VOTE!

https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1590054202008817664

Many thanks to all the election site volunteers working hard today to make folks feel welcome and informed, especially first time voters. And specific shout-out to the volunteers at Payne Elementary School in Washington, D.C. — it was so easy and fast to vote because of them.

After years of use I had my first bad interaction on here. I hope the new gentleman comes to realize this is a place for conversation, not throwing labels on other users with the intent of dehumanizing them.

Welcome, new CoSoNauts. There’s no need to be on the defensive. We’re happy you’re here 💙💙💙

Today's the day: best wishes to all the sane, decent and qualified candidates running for office. Having been there personally, my advice to candidates is to ignore the polls, just keep working, phoning, texting, doorknocking, encouraging volunteers and campaigning right until the polls close tonight! #Midterms2022🌊 #BlueWave #DefendDemocracy

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/control-congress-bidens-power-ballot-us-midterms-2022-11-08/

A bit of real-life levity to balance the real-life white-knuckling of election day. My Uncle Vinny ("V") had a tumor removed from his brain and today was the first day of rehab. Here's what happened.