Happy birthday, my sweet friend! You just add a little sunshine to all of our days here, and I'm so grateful to have you in my life. Hope your weekend is as fabulous as you are!
WOW I wasn't going to scroll down to the second story because I am so jammed for time. BUT THEN I DID and I am so happy I did!!! Thanks for the really lovely news stories and beautiful images, Martini! Cheers!
Happy birthday. May your next trip around the sun bless you with love, health, peace, grace, abundance, prosperity, integrity, longevity, laughter, tears, friendship, courage, compassion, creativity, community, and joy. 🌺
Does it say something about the state of things that it was a Friday the 13th and I didn't even realize until after the fact? Superstitious people said ‘you know what? We've hit peak bad luck. Friday the 13th can do NOTHING that we haven't already seen.’
Read about Megyn Kelly in the linked post, and she can fuck right off and shut her mouth about Caitlyn Clark and women's bball. When did this country become about dumping on people for being humble and kind and acknowledging that not everything they achieve is because of their amazing skills? Humility used to be a positive trait.
Hi Rebecca and everyone else! I just want to thank you deeply, Rebecca, for sharing my piece on media bias charts. My whole deal is trying to write and create things that communicate the problems we face in our information ecosystem and offer solutions to getting us all out of this mess. I hope to do it in a simple enough way that the savvy folks here can send to their less informed, less in-the-know friends, neighbors, and relatives. Thanks again and here’s to healthier information!
Sean Hannity Craps On Tim Walz Decorating Christmas Tree For God Knows What Reason
"Sean Hannity on Thursday tried to make a political statement by bashing an ordinary family video of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and wife Gwen Walz decorating a Christmas tree. He repeatedly joked that Walz should have trimmed the tree with menstrual products, while colleague Rachel Campos-Duffy suggested that the footage made the couple seem like “communists.” Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), a contributor to the network, said the clip’s vibe contrasted with people “talking about patriotism with Donald Trump,” the GOP president-elect.
“I wonder if they put any feminine hygiene products on the tree?” Hannity asked. Moments later he was back at it again. “But I do wonder, I mean, what did they decorate that tree with? I mean, if they believe so much in feminine hygiene products in boys bathrooms in school, why wouldn’t they put it on their Christmas tree?”"
Sean, stop making it obvious that you’ve alienated everyone in your life who’s ever menstruated. That shit is way too expensive to use for decoration and if you’d ever manned up and bought a Mega Assortment to bring home you’d know that you fuckin fool
Also, anyone who thinks it’s cool for people to pose with guns for their family Christmas photos should probably just stfu about anyone else’s holiday decorative preferences.
When I was growing up we always had an eclectic looking tree. It’s very normal in Minnesota, especially if you’re lucky enough to have heirloom ornaments that have survived from previous generations. I’m sure it’s an alien concept to people on Fox News that you would prioritize your own memories and joy over superficial aesthetics meant to impress someone else.
I'd send Sean some "feminine products" to (preferably) shove up his you-know-what except: (a) They're too expensive to waste and (b) no room in there since he's so full of shit.
Goddamn it, if the senate can't shoot down Hesgeth's completely insane nomination to DoD than they won't stop ANY of Trump's fucking insane nominations. The only reason Gaetz had to step aside was the fact that everyone on the Hill knows him and hates him. Trump is not inevitable - stop the caving!!!!!!
I know we all want to believe in a silver lining, but there is nothing good about Wray quitting, IMO. Trump's takeover is a self-fulfilling prophecy. He is only unstoppable because no one has the fortitude to stand in his way, even for a tiny bit. What, getting fired would make it hard for Wray to get another job? This isn't middle management at PepsiCo.
I've got some gif header info and nice big cat news here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/zaya-and-attan-go-outside
And your meme chat for the day: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/3bb4650b-223d-4355-8fa7-5120900d4dcf
Enjoy your Friday the 13th and have a nice weekend!
I’m a day late, but Happy Birthday!
Hope you had a good one, but because I am tardy you should probably just celebrate all weekend. ;)
Happy Birthday Martini
Happy Birthday, Martini!!
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎁🎀🎉🎉🎉
Happy birthday, my sweet friend! You just add a little sunshine to all of our days here, and I'm so grateful to have you in my life. Hope your weekend is as fabulous as you are!
Aww, thanks sweetie!
And a very happy birthday, Martini.
WOW I wasn't going to scroll down to the second story because I am so jammed for time. BUT THEN I DID and I am so happy I did!!! Thanks for the really lovely news stories and beautiful images, Martini! Cheers!
Happy birthday and thank you for the beautiful cats!
Happy B-Day!
Happy birthing day! ✊🎉
The kitten floof diminishes some of the ferocity from these petite, purry predators.
Doesn't it? I was like
"Awww, look at the cute paws!!"
😄😄
Hippo birdie Martini.
Bouncy murderfloofs!
Happy birthday. May your next trip around the sun bless you with love, health, peace, grace, abundance, prosperity, integrity, longevity, laughter, tears, friendship, courage, compassion, creativity, community, and joy. 🌺
Thx Zyx!
Oh! Birfday? Many happy returns!
Snow leopards. They only eat the faces off snowpeople.
Cats! I am bringing one to a new vet this morning, the suspense!
And there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth!
1. Kittehs are adorbs!
2. Christmas ornaments are done for.
Does it say something about the state of things that it was a Friday the 13th and I didn't even realize until after the fact? Superstitious people said ‘you know what? We've hit peak bad luck. Friday the 13th can do NOTHING that we haven't already seen.’
Happy Birthday Martini Glambassador!
Read about Megyn Kelly in the linked post, and she can fuck right off and shut her mouth about Caitlyn Clark and women's bball. When did this country become about dumping on people for being humble and kind and acknowledging that not everything they achieve is because of their amazing skills? Humility used to be a positive trait.
Hi Rebecca and everyone else! I just want to thank you deeply, Rebecca, for sharing my piece on media bias charts. My whole deal is trying to write and create things that communicate the problems we face in our information ecosystem and offer solutions to getting us all out of this mess. I hope to do it in a simple enough way that the savvy folks here can send to their less informed, less in-the-know friends, neighbors, and relatives. Thanks again and here’s to healthier information!
I do not know if I am the only one who has noticed that those *are not* monkeys in the header gif. :P
"it’d be good if he were quitting to make way for someone who isn’t a wannabe head of the Stasi."
Like Trump would ever appoint someone who wasn't.
JD Vance Invites Daniel Penny, Man Acquitted In Subway Killing, To Football Suite
The man accused of killing Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, will sit beside the future president and vice president at the Army-Navy game.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-invites-daniel-penny-man-acquitted-in-subway-killing-to-football-suite_n_675c607ee4b01e3eb18e3e0e
Guyliner Shillbilly gets a stiffy every time he thinks about that thug offing a black man.
It's what he wishes he had the guts to do...
Disgusting
Sean Hannity Craps On Tim Walz Decorating Christmas Tree For God Knows What Reason
"Sean Hannity on Thursday tried to make a political statement by bashing an ordinary family video of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and wife Gwen Walz decorating a Christmas tree. He repeatedly joked that Walz should have trimmed the tree with menstrual products, while colleague Rachel Campos-Duffy suggested that the footage made the couple seem like “communists.” Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), a contributor to the network, said the clip’s vibe contrasted with people “talking about patriotism with Donald Trump,” the GOP president-elect.
“I wonder if they put any feminine hygiene products on the tree?” Hannity asked. Moments later he was back at it again. “But I do wonder, I mean, what did they decorate that tree with? I mean, if they believe so much in feminine hygiene products in boys bathrooms in school, why wouldn’t they put it on their Christmas tree?”"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sean-hannity-tim-walz-christmas-tree_n_675c3663e4b0a6324e3b1a80
Sean, stop making it obvious that you’ve alienated everyone in your life who’s ever menstruated. That shit is way too expensive to use for decoration and if you’d ever manned up and bought a Mega Assortment to bring home you’d know that you fuckin fool
Also, anyone who thinks it’s cool for people to pose with guns for their family Christmas photos should probably just stfu about anyone else’s holiday decorative preferences.
When I was growing up we always had an eclectic looking tree. It’s very normal in Minnesota, especially if you’re lucky enough to have heirloom ornaments that have survived from previous generations. I’m sure it’s an alien concept to people on Fox News that you would prioritize your own memories and joy over superficial aesthetics meant to impress someone else.
I'd send Sean some "feminine products" to (preferably) shove up his you-know-what except: (a) They're too expensive to waste and (b) no room in there since he's so full of shit.
Just garbage people.
https://substack.com/@craignixon/note/c-69682791
Goddamn it, if the senate can't shoot down Hesgeth's completely insane nomination to DoD than they won't stop ANY of Trump's fucking insane nominations. The only reason Gaetz had to step aside was the fact that everyone on the Hill knows him and hates him. Trump is not inevitable - stop the caving!!!!!!
If you like big cats and want to help preserve their faraway habitats, these folks do a good job of it:
https:/snowleopard.org.
It's a Charity Navigator four-star outfit:
https://www.charitynavigator.org/search?q=snow+leopard+trust
Thanks for the happy story about the boys on the island.
Why is the Catholic Church working so hard to make California Idaho again?
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2024/dec/12/new-lawsuit-alleges-st-joseph-hospital-denied-emer/
The Catholic church has a long history of hating women?
They seemed so nice...
♪♫ "Just when you think you got more than enough
is when it all up and flies away" ♪♫
Here's Tabitha, y'all - Paul and I both listen to her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0MQqptjt1c
God has thoughts on Nancy Mace’s fake injury.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thegodpod/p/idiot-republican-exposes-self-as?r=x9ha&utm_medium=ios
I know we all want to believe in a silver lining, but there is nothing good about Wray quitting, IMO. Trump's takeover is a self-fulfilling prophecy. He is only unstoppable because no one has the fortitude to stand in his way, even for a tiny bit. What, getting fired would make it hard for Wray to get another job? This isn't middle management at PepsiCo.
THIS