You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
From “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
From “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
From “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
From “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas. Christmas is just so much work. Even now, when we are past the Santa years and the Elf on the Shelf years…there is still a lot of physical and emotional labor wrapped up in what feels like EVERYTHING. And somehow never enough time.
a woman in a colorful sweater says merry christmas !!!
ALT: a woman in a colorful sweater says merry christmas !!!
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas. Christmas is just so much work. Even now, when we are past the Santa years and the Elf on the Shelf years…there is still a lot of physical and emotional labor wrapped up in what feels like EVERYTHING. And somehow never enough time.
Do I want to take a nap? Yes.
Should I decorate for Christmas instead of sleeping? Probably.
Will sleep win? Maybe.
Should I decorate for Christmas instead of sleeping? Probably.
Will sleep win? Maybe.
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Do I want to take a nap? Yes.
Should I decorate for Christmas instead of sleeping? Probably.
Will sleep win? Maybe.
Should I decorate for Christmas instead of sleeping? Probably.
Will sleep win? Maybe.
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Admiral Rachel Levine saved countless lives while responding to a COVID-19 wave in Pennsylvania, the opioid epidemic, and surges of syphilis and congenital syphilis.
She deserves our gratitude for her public service. And the American people deserve leadership like hers.
This is not it.
She deserves our gratitude for her public service. And the American people deserve leadership like hers.
This is not it.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine saved countless lives while responding to a COVID-19 wave in Pennsylvania, the opioid epidemic, and surges of syphilis and congenital syphilis.
She deserves our gratitude for her public service. And the American people deserve leadership like hers.
This is not it.
She deserves our gratitude for her public service. And the American people deserve leadership like hers.
This is not it.
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This administration is so unserious.
Americans want lower health care costs and safe communities — not this Republican obsession with attacking trans people.
Americans want lower health care costs and safe communities — not this Republican obsession with attacking trans people.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This administration is so unserious.
Americans want lower health care costs and safe communities — not this Republican obsession with attacking trans people.
Americans want lower health care costs and safe communities — not this Republican obsession with attacking trans people.
A four week Saturday afternoon pottery course sounded great in November. But now that I realize how few weekends there are between now and Christmas—and how much holiday stuff I have to accomplish in such a sort time—I am regretting this choice.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A four week Saturday afternoon pottery course sounded great in November. But now that I realize how few weekends there are between now and Christmas—and how much holiday stuff I have to accomplish in such a sort time—I am regretting this choice.
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Pantone’s vibe of the year is uneasy institutional silence
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pantone’s vibe of the year is uneasy institutional silence
I thought she was an excellent leader here in PA as our Secretary of Health during the pandemic. I was so happy for her when she was chosen to work in the Biden administration. This level of disrespect by the current administration is despicable.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I thought she was an excellent leader here in PA as our Secretary of Health during the pandemic. I was so happy for her when she was chosen to work in the Biden administration. This level of disrespect by the current administration is despicable.
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Honestly such a relief when you find the one perfect gift that will work for everyone on your holiday list.
December 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Honestly such a relief when you find the one perfect gift that will work for everyone on your holiday list.
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NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
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If there’s one thing I think of when I think of soccer it’s HANDS.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If there’s one thing I think of when I think of soccer it’s HANDS.
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White being the color of the year is a little too on the nose politically
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
White being the color of the year is a little too on the nose politically
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Wile E. Coyote is getting LAZY.
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wile E. Coyote is getting LAZY.
Oof. This one hurts.
A giant. One of the greats. Rest In Peace, Steve Cropper. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Oof. This one hurts.
Just got to pet some friendly dogs while I was waiting for the bus 🥰
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just got to pet some friendly dogs while I was waiting for the bus 🥰
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1. Missouri prefiled bills are in, and the anti-trans panic continues.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
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One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New Missouri Bill Would Ban "Social Transition" In Schools, Even With Parental Permission
The bill defines social transition as name changes and pronouns, and would disallow any "conduct that facilitates" such social transition.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
1. Missouri prefiled bills are in, and the anti-trans panic continues.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools.
Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired.
Even with parent permission!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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An advent calendar but every day is a full viewing of a muppet Christmas carol
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
An advent calendar but every day is a full viewing of a muppet Christmas carol
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The FDA never released a comprehensive list of the drugs it allowed into the U.S. even though they were made by banned factories.
So we made that list for you 👇
So we made that list for you 👇
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The FDA never released a comprehensive list of the drugs it allowed into the U.S. even though they were made by banned factories.
So we made that list for you 👇
So we made that list for you 👇
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Good morning. No they’re not plowed, the salt truck tracker is down, and there are accidents everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Good morning. No they’re not plowed, the salt truck tracker is down, and there are accidents everywhere.
My husband is a tenured full professor. And I sometimes refer to him as The Professor. So this whole thread about a foster dog named The Professor has been a DELIGHT.
Our family’s foster dog adventure continues with The Professor, an 8mo possibly chihuahua mixed with… something. Trembled when I got him, slept all the way home, now up and playing. Total lap dog.
And it’s not Professor. It’s always The Professor. As in, “Here, The Professor! Good The Professor!”
And it’s not Professor. It’s always The Professor. As in, “Here, The Professor! Good The Professor!”
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
My husband is a tenured full professor. And I sometimes refer to him as The Professor. So this whole thread about a foster dog named The Professor has been a DELIGHT.
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ICYMI: The City of Pittsburgh is expecting anywhere between 3-5 inches of snow in the next 24 hours.
1) Park off-street (if possible)
2) Stay home while it snows
3) Set your trash out like normal
4) Give crews time and space to work
Remember, do NOT call 311 until 24 hours after snow fall.
1) Park off-street (if possible)
2) Stay home while it snows
3) Set your trash out like normal
4) Give crews time and space to work
Remember, do NOT call 311 until 24 hours after snow fall.
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
ICYMI: The City of Pittsburgh is expecting anywhere between 3-5 inches of snow in the next 24 hours.
1) Park off-street (if possible)
2) Stay home while it snows
3) Set your trash out like normal
4) Give crews time and space to work
Remember, do NOT call 311 until 24 hours after snow fall.
1) Park off-street (if possible)
2) Stay home while it snows
3) Set your trash out like normal
4) Give crews time and space to work
Remember, do NOT call 311 until 24 hours after snow fall.
Guy working behind the deli counter at our local grocery store looks like Andre3000 and he is now my favorite person here.
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Guy working behind the deli counter at our local grocery store looks like Andre3000 and he is now my favorite person here.
The fact that both of my kids have tomorrow off and my husband and I don’t is a real bummer.
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The fact that both of my kids have tomorrow off and my husband and I don’t is a real bummer.