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[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

At a dramatic White House press conference, Americans got a cut on Ozempic prices, a new diet plan, and perhaps the greatest image of the Trump presidency

[Edward-Isaac Dovere @IsaacDovere]

Sitting in the front row for the Latinos for Spanberger event was famous labor leader Dolores Huerta. She’s 95 years old now and took the red eye in from California to attend.

At the end of the event, she led the crowd in a “Si Se Puede” chant.

[Wayne Hsiung @waynehhsiung]

This is Julie, shortly after being rescued from Ridglan Farms, trying to climb stairs after a lifetime in a 2 x 4 cage.

This shows the damage inflicted on the Ridglan dogs. Many of them struggle to engage in basic tasks because of the psychosis caused by confinement.

But this video also shows the beauty of what could be achieved IF prosecutor Tim Gruenke does the right thing. Because Julie struggled... but she got to the top.

Gruenke, stop protecting abuse. Give these dogs a chance to climb stairs, to look up at the bright sky, to find a family who loves them for the first time in their lives.

It's your duty, and it's their right.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Journalists go to war zones and are killed. Journalists expose incriminating secrets of power centers and are prosecuted and jailed. That takes bravery.

Heralding Bari Weiss -- an opinion columnist who spouts billionaire-pleasing dreck -- "the bravest journalist" is repellent.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

After five months of surviving alone in the wild after being left behind by a trainer, a dog is reunited with her owner🥹❤️

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

I don’t often agree with Elon Musk, but I fear that he may be right when he says, “AI and robots will replace all jobs.”

So what happens to workers who have no jobs and no income?

AI & robotics must benefit all of humanity, not just billionaires.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

If I win the lottery, I won’t tell anyone, but there will be signs.. 😉

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

i finally did it: someone was talking on the phone with loud speaker sitting close to me while we were inside the bus.

so I joined the conversation with full confidence. when she gave me that “are you mad?” look, I said, “sorry,I thought it was a group call since you put it on loudspeaker for all of us.”

she quietly told the person, “I’ll call you back,” and ended the call immediately. 🙂

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

To build the Canada we want for ourselves, we have to make responsible choices and bet big on Canadians.

We’re going to cut waste and spend less on government operations — so we can make the big investments that will grow our economy and create new opportunities for Canadians.

[Wayne Hsiung @waynehhsiung]

In 1995, 2005, and 2010, the government's own internal watchdog described penalties for corporations who abuse animals as "basically meaningless."

First, fines -- the primary mechanism for punishing corporations under the federal Animal Welfare Act --- are discounted at absurd rates in an effort to reach agreements. The government justified these 75+% discounts on an already low statutory rate (today, ~$10,000 per animal abused) on the grounds that they were trying to "amicably reach[] an agreement" with the perpetrator. (Many other violent criminals would love such "amicable agreements.")

Second, even these paltry fines were often diverted towards capital investments. That is, if the company claimed, "we are making an investment to improve our facility," that amount would count as part of the fine. This eviscerated the entire enforcement mechanism of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and the same dynamic is unfolding at Ridglan today.

The government is trying to reach an "amicable agreement" because the abuser is a powerful corporation. And the government is replacing accountability with "efforts to improve the operation."

It is a dereliction of the government's duty to protect the dogs. And Tim Gruenke and Marci Kurtz need to change course immediately.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

I soooo look forward to discovery in this case.

Release the Epstein Files.

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

This is excellent news 👍.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva just filed a lawsuit against Speaker Johnson for refusing to swear her in...

HE'S HIDING THE EPSTEIN FILES.

[Wayne Hsiung @waynehhsiung]

In 2018, the pharma giant Merck commissioned Ridglan to inject dozens of beagles with rabies. They expected the dogs to suffer from "anorexia," "ataxia," (ie loss of motor control) and "uncharacteristic aggressiveness."

The "study" would watch as the dogs suffered and deteriorated for days, only killing them when they experienced "paralysis" or "convulsions."

This is the sort of sick puppy abuse that the government has ignored for years. And Tim Gruenke and Marci Kurtz are continuing that path. Maybe it's time to change?

[Wayne Hsiung @waynehhsiung]

This is the banality of evil.

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

Release the Epstein files.

[Johnny Oberg @JohnOberg]

An overlooked truth about factory farming is the EXTREME boredom animals endure.

Pigs are smarter than dogs yet are subjected to ZERO mental stimulation for MONTHS, giving up on life.

On top of confinement & mutilation, this is *another* way they're made to suffer. 😢

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Our core mission is to build a stronger economy — one that doesn’t rely on a single trade partner.

In the next decade, we’ll double our non-U.S. exports. That means hundreds of billions of dollars in new orders for Canadian steel, aluminum, lumber, and other resources.

[Joel Engardio @JoelEngardio]

My mom died this week. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than three weeks ago.

When she learned the aggressive tumor could not be treated, her wish was to not have a prolonged or painful death and to not die alone. She was able to pass quickly and it was peaceful at the very end. She asked for a back rub. “That feels nice” were her last words before she faded away.

I was there for her final breath, and so was my husband Lionel. I called friends my mom had known for 50 years and held the phone to her ear. I was able to tell her everything I needed to say and she did the same. I told her she was a good mom and that I loved her very much.

I’m glad we moved her from Michigan to Vacaville, California six years ago to be closer to me. She thrived in California and enjoyed having that adventure in her 70s. She met a lot of new friends in her senior apartment building and at her local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.

She accepted Lionel as a son (and as her tech support). He had the patience to teach her how to use an iPad and make Zoom calls. The day before she died, my mom told Lionel she loved him and that she was happy we had each other.

My mom would have been 77 in December. She left us too soon, but I know her final years were filled with love and joy.

Mary Kaye did not have the easiest life. Her father died when she was 12. My father left her when she was six months pregnant. She did her best as a single mom with a high school education. She cleaned houses for a living and brought me along as daycare.

My grandmother (who was widowed at 48) supported us the best she could. Grandma only finished 9th grade and my mom decided to go to college. She waited until I was 10 and could handle being home alone (it was the free-range parenting era of the 1980s). She took night classes at the local community college — one class at a time. After 11 years, she finally received a bachelor’s degree at age 43.

She stopped cleaning houses and became a social worker. She helped some of the most vulnerable and invisible people: seniors with mental health conditions. She would lead field trips to the zoo or Taco Bell to give her clients fun and exciting experiences outside their group home.

My mom loved Shakespeare, mountains, and sunsets. She always had a dog to care for. She made a mean lasagne and a hearty crock pot beef stew with dumplings. Her oatmeal scotchie cookies were my favorite.

It’s a comfort to have her handwritten recipes. I’ll use them to keep her memory alive.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.