Good morning from Little Miss Attitude who knew right away on inauguration night that President Biden would calm things down and get America back in track. She’s not the least bit surprised that he went to #Ukraine to support #VolodymyrZelenskyy and the #Ukrainian people in their epic battle against the forces of true evil. #SlavaUkrainii
@DavidSalo Heading over to our county DEM Party Headquarters for a volunteer shift later. As the incredible governor of Michigan says, "I have shit to do!"
We have some VERY bad GQP office holders in our county and they are doing some really bad stuff. We are fighting to stop their Un-American activities to subvert our elections here. Wish us luck!
Morning thought:
Your parents might be/have been, and hopefully are or were very good people. But they're not infinitely wise; the way they did things was a combination of their own understanding and intuition and the kind of society they lived in.
You are a different person, in difference circumstances, with your own understanding of the world. The fact that your parents did things one way is not a sufficient reason for you doing things the same way.
@DavidSalo Your words are always wise and caring. You give me hope for our future. For a jaded, disillusioned old woman, that is saying a lot. Thank you for being you.
People on both sides of the line like to mock other people whom they don't like as being "fragile" or "snowflakes."
And it's true, there's a lot of fragility out there. But someone should ask: Are we fragile because we're weak? Or are we fragile because, over and over again, someone is trying to break us?
Nobody gets to go into someone else's house, smash their belongings, and say it's the other person's fault because the items were "fragile." The same thing goes for people's spirits.
#Ukaraine
#JoeBiden
#RealLeaders
Anybody really surprised the Biden went in person to show support for Ukraine? When his trip to Poland was announced, I chuckled. 'Yeah, Poland, sure Joe. You are gonna go in person to show support to Ukraine.'
The only surprise to me was the horrible failures of editing at WaPo. Somebody needs to check on them and see if any are alive. Jeeze, repeating whole sentences/paragraphs?
Gift, no paywall: https://wapo.st/3lSVcjt
@Greytdog Oh, I found it online already! Sinbad - The Dog Behind the Legend
The story of the U.S. Coast Guard's beloved mascot, Sinbad.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/december/sinbad-dog-behind-legend
@Greytdog My brother sent me (snail mail) a copy of a story about Sinbad, the Sailor Dog from WWII. I really should scan it, put it on a blog and link it here for the Animals At Sea fans at CoSo.
And while we're talking, I hope everyone is using an audited and open-source password manager and generating unique, long, and random complex passwords for each of your accounts. Don't use a password vault but only exists in your web browser or operating system. Use one on the privacytools page linked above. I recommend Bitwarden, but that page has a couple good options for people who don't want an online vault for their passwords.
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This is what shameless looks like.
Republicans will cut funding to police forces, border patrol, senior home heating, and baby formula to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Really.
https://crooksandliars.com/2023/02/gops-budget-cuts-border-security-and-baby
I've played an awful lot of guitars in my life and still own way too many. I'm regressing a bit in terms of my abilities. Therefore, I am buying a ukulele. I will be performing at nursing homes and assisted living communities all over Cape Cod. It's the gypsy in me. I want to make some people smile. I want to play some Hawaiian music.
Check out this 6 year old kid playing Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana... #cosomusic
@redenigma And they are just fine with them being able to by powerful weapons of war to carry around to schools and shopping venues while angry and/or deranged.
@EvilBunny why do Republicans think 18 year olds aren't old enough to vote but they're old enough to go die in foreign countries protecting corporate interests?
@GreenLady08 Had forgotten about this lovely tradition. Thank you for posting this sweet reminder.
HONORING😊 His "Heavenly" BIRTHDAY 🎂
His CAREER As A "BUFFALO SOLDIER"🐃
And His MEDAL🎖️ Of HONOR 4 His SERVICE😊 BLESSINGS 💚
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Isaiah_Mays.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UQ6ConcO4
@see_the_sus So many nerves in our digits. I feel for you.
Old widow woman, long time on twitter, on the old Current Message board before Al Gore sold the place. Liberal, fan of smart satire. Hopelessly blond sometimes.