Abigail Strom

Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money. These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America survey released.

‪NBC News‬ ‪@nbcnews.com‬ · 11m Defense Department officials told senators in a closed-door briefing that they estimate the first six days of the war in Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, three sources say.

Quite the split screen:
-Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care

-First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress

EU court rules in Bulgarian case: Not allowing change of gender identity is contrary to EU law Legislation of a European Union member state which does not permit the amendment of the gender data of one of its nationals who has exercised his or her right to freedom of movement is contrary to …

This is huge! The European Court of Justice, the top EU court, has ruled that EU member states must provide a process to change gender markers on identity documents for trans people.

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Traumatized dog who has experienced the worst possible thing: a bath and blowout. She is looking away while I pet her paw, can’t even open her eyes, she’s so distressed.

She accepts some ear rubs, but still maintains her stoic, unhappy demeanor - despite her little pink bandana.

Now in the kitchen, the dog has freshly accepted (grabbed) a treat out of my hand and finally, I think we are forgiven.

From yesterday: Lucy got a spa day, but she was very dramatic about it until I bought her smile with a snack.

Fluffy black and tan husky mix lying on the floor under a coffee table…while a gray tabby lords over her from the couch above.

anyway, here’s a dog who’s acutely aware that she’s in mortal danger…

Tobin and his pal whom we call TOG (The Other Guy, bc he is not Tobin or McCavity)

The outdoor kitties are bonded which is very cute.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may…

Commentary: If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, Sec. of State Frank LaRose just gave your full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security number, to Trump's Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...

A black and white cat sitting in a small cardboard box, patiently waiting for snacks

This is how Uni waits for his snacks :3

A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

Moms Are Risking Arrest to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

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Please help me share the post below. I don’t have a huge following, but this nomination is a bit under the radar and deserves more attention. His committee vote is this Thursday.

The core revelation here is that Trump has lost the public *on the mass deportations themselves* and not just on ICE's brutal tactics. We have been arguing this for months but media has simply refused to acknowledge it. Now so obvious that it can't be avoided

Masuma Khan has lived in Altadena for nearly 30 years.

Last year, despite having no criminal history, she was detained by ICE and denied the medication she needed to breathe. Her family contacted my office, and we successfully advocated for her release.

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."

I’ve said it before, and plenty of others have too, but I feel the need to declare again that these people, who will immediately pretend they had nothing to do with Trump when he goes, must never be allowed to shed his stink. Never.

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

This experiment of putting the worst people in charge of government should be over.

Black cat in a box

I hadn't heard about cat box Sunday in a while, then just saw a post about it. So of course I had to share my own cat in a box photo.

#CatBoxSunday #cats #gatas #neko #chats

Sunset with trees

Sunset with trees

Clouds with sunset hues

Sunset with trees

Y’all. This sunset is GORGEOUS tonight.

“To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was What she learned on her visit helped her become her band’s lead guitarist after years of playing acoustics

I love this article about Melissa Etheridge. She's still learning and finding her path and that's so awesome. share.google/f5sJWT0JwX15...

Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music

Several dozen folks did

Some even dubbed music over the original clip.

I haven't been able to get this out of my head.

So I give you

A Bluesky exclusive:

Reservoir Ducks

🐣 🪶

I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well

Fluffy gray tabby asleep on a gray couch - where he uses an armrest for a pillow.

anyway good night

holy shit

To whoever it was that rubbed a balloon on this duck’s head- Not Cool.

(Alt for photo - it’s a beautiful little duck with very spiky head feathers)

Break: a few moments of Lily snoring.

Zorro sits inside a tiny box

what? i live here now

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

A tortoiseshell cat lies on a blanket & her multi coloured toe beans are on display.

Tortoiseshell toebeans are so unique! #Caturday #Tortitude #Cats

A tortoiseshell cat curled up asleep next to the box of the Lego star Trek enterprise set

To boldly nap where no cat has napped before