Any editors in my network interested in a story about the NeeDoh craze? I have sources including parents/kids, experts, and a company executive. Reach out via DM.

A note to the makers of Chrome: there has never been - and will never be - a time when I want Yahoo to be my default search engine. I admire your persistence but it's not going to happen so it's best for everyone if we all just accept the fact that I'm a Google girl.

Ha, this is great.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

Hannity has a Fox reporter in Minneapolis talk to a random protester walking through the city who goes on to spit bars for 2 minutes

Was thrilled to see so many people turn out to voice their opposition to a 1300-acre data center coming to our township. This data center will negatively impact the area - and the people living in it - in so many ways, and it makes me sad to see it happen. 😢

Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷

In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.

Some restaurants are offering free meals or other deals to those at risk of going hungry while SNAP benefits are interrupted. I spotlighted some of these offers in this @parademag.bsky.social story.

As someone who grew up in poverty and relied on food stamps to keep hunger at bay, I had some thoughts on the SNAP situation.

I Grew Up on Food Stamps. I’m Terrified of the Impending SNAP Crisis

Depriving vulnerable people of food is the ultimate in cruelty.

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UPenn got hacked today and the hackers sent out an obscenity-filled email saying they are a "dogsh*t elitist university" and won't protect your data privacy. I got the email (from 3 different UPenn accounts) because my dog was treated at their vet hospital. Wouldn't want to be their IT team today.

This obituary for a very good dog was published in a local paper, and now I really want dog obits to become a more common thing. 🐶

Bella ‘bean’ Bomber – Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice

Bella ‘bean’ Bomber October 23, 2025 Bella bean Bomber, our sweet Bella. March 24, 2013-October 23, 2025 The dog that was built for love. You did not retrieve unless you were messing wi…

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The House hasn’t shown up for work in weeks. They all would have lost their health coverage by now if they were subject to the same bureaucratic work reporting requirements Republicans put in place for folks on Medicaid.

Any editors looking for op-eds or essays about the impending halt in SNAP benefits, from someone who grew up on food stamps? Please reach out - I have lots of thoughts on this topic, and can share insight from firsthand experience.

In my latest health story for AARP, I asked experts for insight about the connection between weight gain and breast cancer risk.

What to Know About Weight Gain and Breast Cancer Risk

Many women gain weight during and after menopause, and the added pounds can increase health risks

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The rescue where we adopted Ivy is having a calendar contest. Each vote is a donation to this excellent rescue organization, which could desperately use the support. gogo.photo/625369

Vote for Ivy in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest and Fundraiser.

Show your support for S.N.O.R.T. Rescue by voting for Ivy in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest and Fundraiser

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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both" Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

Check out this great op-ed by @rexhuppke.bsky.social for @usatoday.com. Just the opening paragraph alone is pure gold. We need more of this in outlets everywhere.

The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.

The "liberals have to learn how to live with people we diagree with" line kinda stops making sense in a world where the central disagreement is whether disagreeing with them should be allowed at all

Michael Clemens@mclem.org · 10mo ago

“We are under invasion from within, no different than a foreign enemy, but worse—they don’t wear a uniform.” This is the President of the United States, who ordered the entire leadership of our military to sit and listen to him, speaking a few minutes ago.

There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41. Here’s the President of the United States of America.

Forget the not taking Tylenol when you’re pregnant. Find out whatever Trump’s mother was taking and avoid that shit at all costs.

Can't believe it's possible, but I'm actually going to be rooting for a drug company in a lawsuit.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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The most unbelievable aspect of Trump’s fake story about the nonexistent Trump Tower employee whose son died after getting a vaccine is the part where Trump supposedly asks a distraught person if they’re okay. Nobody’s gonna believe that.

This is yet another time when I wonder if someone on his own team is trolling him. I mean, if you're planning a press conference where the main focus is on acetaminophen, the one word you should make sure he can pronounce would be...acetaminophen.

One of the rescue orgs I support has a sweet French bulldog named Stephen King available for adoption. Would be so cool if his human counterpart @stephenking.bsky.social could sponsor him and maybe cover the adoption fee to help find him a home. www.snortrescue.org/dog/stephen-...

The goal of MAHA isn't better health. It's bigger health (and social) inequalities. Because equality is the greatest threat to power.

Louise Seamster@louiseseamster.bsky.social · 11mo ago

they’re ok if everyone gets sicker as long as poor people get MORE sicker. Stay tuned for articles on “Consumption: get the new glow in your cheeks everyone’s talking about!” blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/tuberculosis...