A Carty Isfeld

a blonde dog named Nightingale stands up on a metal vet table. she looks up at the camera and we see several large bulbous tumors on both ears.

a person in blue vet scrubs cradles Nightingale's mouth in her hand while examining her on a toweled vet table. the pup's paws are wrapped in medical bandages.

two people smile at the camera. one of them holds up Nightingale in a tight cuddle. the pup is smiling, too.

This is Nightingale. She was found as a stray with large tumors in both her ears causing chronic pain. Thanks to your support of our merch, @15outof10.org was able to cover her $11,000 TECA surgery. She may be deaf now, but you can still tell her all your secrets. Best of all, she's been adopted ❤️‍🩹

Hey that’s about the cost of the SSI Restoration Act, which would cut recipient poverty by 60%, eliminate marriage penalties, and modernize draconian asset limits.

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence.
And then he bragged about it on X later.

🤦🏾‍♀️

Just thinking about what we could do with a billion dollars a day that doesn’t include bombing people.

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

State report shows North Carolina teacher attrition ticked up slightly in 2025 • NC Newsline North Carolina teacher attrition rose to 10.11% last year, while principal retention stayed steady, according to the state report.

More than 9,000 teachers left North Carolina’s public schools last year, bringing the state’s annual attrition rate to 10.11% and highlighting ongoing challenges in keeping educators in the classroom. ncnewsline.com/2026/03/04/s...

Me: apologizing for apologizing for apologizing

That senator from Montana: oh, you’re a veteran? Let me break your arm.

I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.

Unexpected income is a part of my daily experience 🙏🏽

Abbey Lincoln featuring Stan Getz - Bird alone YouTube video by Wim D.

Here's Abbey Lincoln doing "Bird Alone"
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For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

I am with you in spirit. Virtual friends are easy. 😉

In every way that counts, America is almost certain to lose the Second Iran War

We have no endgame, the public does not support this, our weapons stockpiles are depleting fast, we are not set up for a long war and we have virtually no understanding of our adversary or the region

👇🏾

Eisenhower

Rachel Maddow urges Americans to consider ‘Who benefits?’ from Trump’s war with Iran “Today, as he is facing domestic political disaster in this year’s elections, our wildly unpopular U.S. president has started that war himself,” the MS NOW host said.

It isn't just in US and Israeli interests.
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar have have even more immediate interests in their primary Gulf State rival being attacked. And they've given Trump Billions of dollars.

1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

For the people who might not be aware this literally happened:

May 13, 1985

Rocky IV: November 21, 1985
Rocky V: November 16, 1990

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They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

I trusted him until then. If he could give me a good reason for war, I thought - but what I got was good reason to be disgusted and profoundly disappointed.

Timeline clense

It does *not* just go in one direction, as you pointed out, Leah. Considering it that way, I'm kinda psyched about the next swing of the pendulum - if we survive this one (& yeah, we really did try, some of us).

All over again.

The last-minute campaign spending by Phil Berger is absolutely off the charts.

Just through February 15, Phil Berger has spent $2.36 million on his campaign, while Sam Page for NC Senate has spent just $54,000 - a 43:1 ratio.

State pop-up food pantries available Tuesdays in metro area The site is the fourth location as part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ On-the-Go rotating-food-pantry program in partnership with Forgotten Harvest to distribute food to t…

Food pantries metro Detroit

www.macombdaily.com/2026/02/28/s...

It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

Sheeeeezus Christmas 🤦🏾‍♀️🤬

I am hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to … the United States of America.

@houle.bsky.social

Willow keeping watch

Hey. How we doin’?

I know the answer for many is not gonna be okay but heres a digital pic of a kind pup on guard to ease your timeline if you need that break right now. ❤️