Dr Patricia Dark

Evening all. We've been enjoying sunshine today so have managed both a shopping expedition and a walk! Lime cordial and a new sewing project this evening. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails

Governor Pritzker speaks at the Celebration of Life for Reverend Jackson.

Reverend Jackson will live on.

In his family.
In the countless lives that he touched.
In the public servants, elected officials, and leaders that have walked in the path that he set.
In the kinder, more just world that his advocacy built.

May his memory be a blessing to us all.

The war on Iran is unfolding alongside a wave of mass layoffs in the US. These are not separate crises. They are two sides of the same offensive by the ruling class against the working class.

We still have some sour plum tea, so tonight's #ConfinedCocktail is an experimental Palmetto derivative: sour plum tea and spiced rum. Call it a Huangpu (the historic shipping center of China).

Icon of St Katherine

Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.

Thirded: lovely to see everyone, and definitely should do it again soon!

Padma Lakshmi just cooked this guy.

🔥

Jasmine Crockett speaking to reporters. PHOTO: Dustin Franz/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jasmine Crockett: “I want to remind the american people that we have a constitution — what we are clearly witnessing is lawlessness yet again from this administration—

My question to Speaker Johnson is how many ppl are going to have to die bc this president just decided to do whatever he wanted to”

Wars can only be declared by Congress.

Taxes can only be levied by Congress.

Spending can only be appropriated by Congress.

Laws can only be passed by Congress.

Any President who refuses to work with Congress is an enemy of the Constitution and the rule of law.

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).

Here’s a radical idea for Congress: abolish ICE, dismantle DHS, then take that ICE/CBP BBB slush fund and rebuild our national security apparatus, joint terrorism task force, and alphabet agencies as independent entities. We’re going to need them again. Trump won’t sign it, but let’s write it.

MAGA called me pro-war for saying we should give Ukraine weapons to help them defend their sovereignty.

This morning, they're cheering as America bombs Iran.

They stand for nothing.

Nothing whatsoever.

so great to live in a time when Republicans would rather allow a new and illegal war because they’re embarrassed to admit their President is a paedophile

I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities.

I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

If I were a head of state, I would think setting a precedent that assassination is a legitimate tool of state competition would be unwise

One of the Senior Curators is visiting for the weekend, so we've just finished a very tasty stir-fry (that finished the veggies 2 days early!)

In their honor, we opted for Pudongs (bourbon, Chinese sour plum drink, and orange bitters) all around for #ConfinedCocktails.

I know a lot of people are freaking out about an executive order about voting, so I will remind everyone:

1) It is very illegal and would not survive even this SCOTUS

2) If it happens anyway, it's strike/riot time because the democratic process is the only excuse for not having already done so.

I hope all is well chez nous, or at least as well as possible... 🫂

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

what a crazy night for sam altman to be like "yeah we got that dept of war deal, and there's no moral concerns here"

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.

normie centrists everywhere: my god ICE is monstrous and must be stopped

chuck schumer: maybe *two* body cams

Movie description of the B horror move Death PhD. Gawdawful movie.

Now this is a movie plot!!! Someone understands grad school.

Apparently New Brighton PD confirmed the plates do not belong to the Subaru or the Ram and that the tabs are expired. They confirmed that the plates belong to a government agency and stated they would not do anything.

**The Republicans received their one and only mulligan 18,787 days ago.**

The U.S. Department of Defense has barred military personnel from enrolling in courses at many of the nation’s top universities, including Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Johns Hopkins. A leaked email is said to contain the full list of affected schools. Shared by MeidasTouch.

Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats