To cope, I've begun making dumb jokes about the terrifying news. It meets with mixed results.

And we're supposed to just take her word for it in those summaries??

A meat cleaver.

...many reasons to express frustration and discontentment. Tomorrow, we go back to fighting for better, but today, I set that fight aside to appreciate what hasn't yet been lost, things which I may not be able to appreciate next year if we don't pick the fight back up tomorrow.

5/5

...the #USConstitution and the rights it secures, both of which my fellow veterans and I served to vouchsafe.

I'm thankful for more than these things, but in this environment, I wanted to express gratitude for them specifically today when this Thanksgiving's historical context is mired in so... 4/5

#EugeneOR who expressed their gratitude for my service today by delivering me a box of freshly prepared food so my partner and I could enjoy a hot, home-cooked meal for dinner in the home they provided us because they don't believe #veterans should be #homeless or hungry.

I'm grateful for... 3/5

...emergency #SNAP / #EBT funding.

I'm grateful for my #Medicaid #healthcare plan, and I'm grateful for @repvalhoyle.bsky.social, @wyden.senate.gov, @merkley.senate.gov, and @repdexteror.bsky.social working on my behalf to keep it affordable.

I'm thankful for the civilian organizations in... 2/5

That light which shines is reflected back on itself. What we project into the world we get back. Even when life isn't the most rewarding to our kindnesses, switching to being cruel and selfish will show us very quickly how much better it is to live kindly.