BREAKING Weather Report: A💙landslide is coming on Tuesday. Buckle up and batten down the hatches.

I love Jon Batiste.
I was sad when he left Colbert, but I’m so happy to see him soaring even higher.
Check out his version of Fur Elise:

https://youtu.be/-5YRhvH6Uys

Until punishments--from traffic violations to election rigging--are assessed as a percentage of wealth (or jail time in regular jails, not house arrest) billionaires will remain in control of governments rather than controlled by them
#politics

An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/31/elon-musk-an-excess-of-billionaires-is-destabilising-politics-just-as-academics-predicted

Happy Samhain CoSo!
#Halloween #Samhain

But if you reject that view, if you think humans are not an exception but are exactly part of the natural world, grown out of the same evolutionary tree and dependent, like all things, on water and air and sunlight and a sustainable connection with other living things, and that you have a responsibility not just to a remote future but to the *now*, then you may see your fellow-creatures as having some value in themselves, equal to or even greater than your own.

As evening falls, the employees of the store, Monstahs Inc, take it upon themselves to place boxes outside, creating a safe haven for stray animals to spend the night in protection. One by one, these animals arrive and settle into their cozy little beds. Initiatives like these are truly praiseworthy and deserve recognition!

#Dogdays

It's pretty remarkable that white collar crime isn't even included in official crime statistics.

#csgn 🌳 #news

Arbor Day Foundation is pledging 10 million trees to help communities and forestlands across the six states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

North Carolina HBCU’s are mobilizing for Nov 5th.

https://apnews.com/article/42bee8b2d136c38a1a75afb6434d9af6