Echinocentric @Echinocentric@social.cleverlibre.org

The raw images from this pass are now online at https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing
#NASASolarSystem

Low mists flowing through the landscape east of Girvan, South Ayrshire in winter.

#photography #photographie #fotografie #fotografia

I confess
at the start of 2022
when I said I did not think
it would be the last year
of the pandemic
I had hoped to be wrong
god how I had hoped to be wrong.

Anyone else eating way too much popcorn as the chaos of the GOP reveals itself?

Republican Congressman Byron Donalds siphons off enough votes to hand McCarthy his fourth ballot loss for Speaker. https://donalds.house.gov/

grocery store chains: we set record profits this year

retail chains: we've never made so much money

energy companies: we just posted our best quarter on record

news article: who is to blame for inflation? you peasants wanting wages, probably

A quick reminder that law enforcement *responds* to crime, but a living wage, food and water security, accessible healthcare, and public education *prevent* crime.

If you want safer communities, invest in people, not punishments.

The most disgusting Americans alive work for the GOP Congress.

6/ Manu Raju:

“It doesn’t matter — I still have the most votes,” McCarthy just told me when asked what happens if he loses more votes on the fourth ballot

See, Kev, that's just it. That's EXACTLY what matters: You don't have 218. See? Easy peasy.

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
"Today, the Republicans took over the House of Representatives.
The first thing they did was to remove the metal detectors that were installed after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. "

The GOP loves: guns, pushing lies to fit their agenda, grand meaningless shows of power, and ensuring white males are in power. The people that voted for these sycophants need be called out. #GOP #andybiggs #laurenboebart #McCarthy #gaetz #mtgreene

•No leader
•No platform
•No plan
•No bills ready to go

Pelosi had HR 1 ready within hours of the first day and never lost a vote. The parties are not the same. The Republicans aren’t even a party anymore.

Oh

My

God

Becky

Look

At

This

Ass

This is also related to the myth that "racism will die out" or "homophobia will die out" as older people die.

No, bigotry and fascistic attitudes *don't* just die out, they must be actively fought and defeated on an ongoing basis.

Because sometimes we make the mistake of thinking "Oh, the youth must not be bigoted like their forebears" but guess what.

If that were true we wouldn't have had the tiki torches or the terf explosion.

Allies and enemies in every generation.

(4/_)

The year
is new
the plague
is old.

Democrats delivered on capping insulin at $35 a month to seniors with Medicare, starting today.

43 Republicans in Congress to seniors with diabetes: DROP DEAD.

Too many people continue to suffer with the current status quo pandemic policies. We need an Operation Warp Speed for vaccines that reduce COVID transmission.

#COVID #COVID19

For those who keep saying they don't understand why we are so focused on masks: Mask mandates are the policy that would instantly make a huge difference to the lives of higher risk people. It would mean they could go on public transport, access medical care, & other basic needs.

#COVID #COVID19