Mastodawn

j2dumfounded

4d ago

Axomamma 4d ago

So much food, so little time.

#ButterMe

https://www.seriouseats.com/garlic-parsley-butter-beurre-maitre-d-hotel-snail-butter-recipe

Garlic-Parsley Butter (Beurre Maître d'Hôtel) Recipe

A classic compound butter flavored with parsley, garlic, and lemon. It's perfect for grilled steak, seafood, or vegetables.

Serious Eats

j2dumfounded

4d ago

Lora 4d ago

I'm a little mystified as to how she got into this position & why she thinks it's comfortable.

#CatsOfMastodon

j2dumfounded

4d ago

It’s Pride month and here is a photo from March 2024 of a Pride of Madeira blossoming, in closeup. Think I caught that golden hour light quite nicely if I do say so myself.
#photography

j2dumfounded

6d ago

Nonilex Jun 16

Judge deems #Trump's #NIH grant cuts illegal

A federal judge in Boston on Monday said the termination of National Institutes of #Health #grants for #research on #diversity-related topics by Trump's admin's was "void & illegal," & accused the government of discriminating against minorities & #LGBT people.

#law #science #medicine
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/federal-judge-says-trump-cuts-nih-grants-are-illegal-politico-reports-2025-06-16/

j2dumfounded

6d ago

This is really cool, and who doesn’t like cranberries? Who doesn’t like wetlands? I love wetland creatures. The birds, the plants, and all those fabulous other creatures.

Ukraine may restore ancient swamps drained by Soviets—turning them into natural barriers to stop Russian tanks in their tracks.
Source: Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/24/ukraine-swamps-russian-tanks

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/minnesota-shootings-mike-lee-vance-boelter-rcna213256
"Even though he holds the supposedly full-time job of senator, it’s not unusual for Lee to post dozens of times a day. On Thursday alone, he published close to 40 posts. Few of those had anything to do with his day-to-day responsibilities as Utah’s senior senator (in fact, he rarely mentions his home state on the feed). "
#Trump #MAGA #MikeLee #USPolitics

Mike Lee’s posts about Minnesota shootings draws deserved backlash

After the shootings of two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota, Mike Lee appeared to not only mock the shootings but blame them on the left.

MSNBC

Democrats need to get up to speed on crypto and understand it as nothing less than a threat to the rule of law, and nation states themselves. There is no 'political compromise' to be had here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/opinion/genius-act-stablecoin-crypto.html

Opinion | The Genius Act Will Bring Economic Chaos

America’s banking woes in the early 19th century illustrate what could happen if the Genius Act becomes law.

The New York Times

j2dumfounded

Jun 18

Kim Perales Jun 17

"The RECO bill's hikes in farm subsidies "are brazen.... the GOP doesn’t just spare millionaire farmers from cuts, they aggressively expand inefficient farm giveaways by $57B." & they "lavished the biggest subsidy increases on GOP parts of the C."
-W Olsen

#BBB, R RECO, includes lg cuts to taxes & small cuts to welfare prgms. Getting less media attention are the wasteful spending hikes in the bill: a $57B boost to farm subsidies over 10 yrs...
#Republicans #Resist #USPol https://www.cato.org/blog/gop-bill-hikes-farm-subsidies

j2dumfounded

Jun 18

Kim Perales Jun 17

"THIS is why oversight matters! Rep Chu confirms that #ICE is🚨holding ppl in terrible conditions;💔no change of clothes given in 10 days, filthy showers that aren’t being cleaned & ICE preventing ppl from accessing phones where they could call their lawyers."
-A Reichlin-Melnick

"I finally got into the Adelanto ICE fac. What I saw was horrifying: LA WKRs held in filthy, inhumane conds, cut off from lawyers, family, & basic necs -will be demanding answers & ACT from ICE."
#Immigrants #DHS #USPol

j2dumfounded

Jun 18

Kim Perales Jun 17

"Gov Hochul announces that the state is dedicating $50 million for legal assistance for immigrants like those who may be targeted by ICE when leaving the federal courthouse."
-R Lewis

"I told President Trump I’d work with anyone to make life better for New Yorkers, but that if he challenged our values and our rights, I’d stand up and fight back.

That day has come."

#Immigrants #DueProcess #Courts #Constitution #DHS #ICE #Rights #Resist #USPol

#Ukraine & #Zelenskyy stan account	https://www.youtube.com/live/aL6oyngwzq8?si=kzbj2ngoAE9obEhg
#J6C report	https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23515430/report_finalreport_jan6selectcommittee.pdf
Cleta Mitchell #consigliereCleta thread on birdapp	https://twitter.com/j2dumfounded/status/1478920921750585347?s=61&t=uQGosEBSVmV8k-TsgRTdvg
Back up J6 data	https://www.justsecurity.org/77022/january-6-clearinghouse/