#BREAKING: All of Pacific Palisades is currently under an evacuation order due to the fast-moving, wind-driven #PalisadesFire which has burned more than 200 acres. Evacuees are being urged to travel south toward Pacific Coast Highway. The latest: trib.al/dUdvD56
Meanwhile on Bluesky: Hime is gradually improving; her appetite is up, Tball, meanwhile, seems ready for a first meeting with Lupin. Follow their progress at @davidlaz.bsky.social
Our new fosters are gradually acclimating to their surroundings. The shelter named this little girl Triathlete, which just won't do. So we're calling her Hime (pronounced 'Hee-may'), which is Japanese for 'princess.' Join us at Bluesky, @davidlaz.bsky.social
Our new fosters have arrived. If you want to see more of them, join me at Bluesky -- @Davidlaz.bsky.social. That's where I'm spending more time as Twitter becomes, well, Muskier
The crushing negativity of this site has gotten to me. I'll likely drop in from time to time, but for the most part, I (and the critters) will focus on Bluesky for a bit and see how that goes. Find me at @davidlaz.bsky.social
The crushing negativity of this site has gotten to me. I'll likely drop in from time to time, but for the most part, I (and the critters) will focus on Bluesky for a bit and see how that goes. Find me at @davidlaz.bsky.social
Our country worked hard to bring down inflation from 9% to just over 2%. Trump says one of his first acts in office will be to raise prices on many goods (sorry, MAGA, that’s how tariffs work)
MAGA's obsession with baseless conspiracy theories isn't new. It's been a defining characteristic of the American right for decades, as political scientist Richard Hofstadter showed in this famous essay harpers.org/archive/1964/11/…