Pam

❤️dogs, ❤️kids and ice cream…. not in that order

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump & paid its CEO $96 million.

This year, it’s raising the price of an Xbox by $150 & eliminating 3,200 jobs.

Please don’t tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down.

[Ford News @FordJohnathan5]

Dr. Fauci should sue your ass into a homeless shelter.

[Steve Cohen @RepCohen]

SCOTUS by tradition waits until late June of its term to release opinions in major cases like the three cases decided today. Justice Roberts could have held to Supreme Court precedent and waited until this month to release the majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais, a major voting rights case, but elected to release it in April so state legislatures, like Tennessee’s, could dilute Black voter representation and improve the prospect that Republicans can retain control of the House in November. That’s what happened to my District in Memphis, and it affects all majority-African-American districts. This behavior, in addition to the others listed, is why I introduced Articles of Impeachment against Justice Roberts.

[Peter Morley @morethanmySLE]

I'm going to KEEP talking about how Florida Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security.

Will you join me?🤚

[Pam @pam468]

@Grayson270 @yhn @ALGOP @CoachForGov @ScottStadthagen Did we expect anything else from the AL GOP? They would run a dead person and be fine with it.

[Pam @pam468]

@RuthServenSmith @JohnSharp99 Sigh

[Pam @pam468]

@aldotcom Did we expect anything but a unanimous decision from the AL GOP? They would run a dead man if needed.

[Pam @pam468]

Alabama GOP rules Sen. Tommy Tuberville eligible for gubernatorial nomination | https://t.co/vpeGzMNYjI https://t.co/UVgmsofHlU

[Pam @pam468]

@StephenKing My favorite is the double stuff. Perfect amount of filling to chocolate cookie.

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@FreddyLA7 Yep you’re in auburn!

[Pam @pam468]

@YourAnonCentral A Big Mac in Argentina is amazing. Larger patty with no fillers.

[Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe]

From the Texas Tribune:

After Mexican officials confirmed case of screwworm in Nov. 2024, USDA, under Joe Biden, closed southern ports of entry to live cattle imports to prevent spread of screwworm into U.S. Move also strained supply of cattle in Texas....
USDA reversed course in Feb 2025, after Trump took office, announcing opening of ports"

[💙🌊 Zero Dark Twenty-Nine 🌊🌊🖋️🧫 @herotimeszero]

Are they going to televise the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center? 'Cause I already got food, drinks and a DJ.

[Decoding Fox News @DecodingFoxNews]

Fox should hold a panel about Talarico’s sexual orientation.

That panel should include.
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Josh Hawley
Sen. Tim Scott
Rep. Jason Smith
Vice Pres. J.D. Vance
Matt Schlapp
Benny Johnson

They will get to the bottom of it.

Closets are for clothes.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

The allies at Normandy died to save democracy. We can show our appreciation by protecting ours.
#MemorialDay2026

[Pam @pam468]

@mmpadellan @MrsKladybug 👏🏻

[Pam @pam468]

@Kanew So did Alabama Governor Ivey. Sigh.

[Pam @pam468]

Governor Ivey just called a special session for Alabama. There is a court order Alabama can not redistrict till 2030 but ….

[The Last Squatch @TheLastSquatch]

Give a republican a fish and he'll eat for a day.
Teach a republican to fish and he'll steal your rod, take your wallet, sexually assault the fish, and then blame Biden 🤷🏻‍♂️

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Pope Francis died a year ago today.  I would like to share one memory, which I think reveals something of what made him such a holy man.

In May of 2024, after it was reported that Pope had made some negative remarks about gay priests and used an Italian slur (“frociaggine”) in a meeting with Italian bishops, there was a firestorm of reaction. Even I wondered: How could this be? We had had several conversations and notes back and forth about LGBTQ issues. It seemed so out of character.

A few weeks later I was scheduled to be in Rome after helping to arrange a papal audience for a group of professional comedians. The pope invited me to see him, along with two friends who served as translators. I asked a cardinal friend how I could possibly bring up something so difficult—the question of gay priests and his use of language. My friend said, “Just say, ‘Holy Father, these things have been much in the news. What thoughts do you have?’”

The very first thing Francis said, as if he had been waiting to say it, was that he knew many holy, faithful and celibate gay priests and seminarians. When I suggested that it might help to say so publicly, he said, “Oh, but I think I have. And in any event, you can say that!” I wanted to make sure I understood him, so said, “So you’re saying I can say that you know many holy, faithful and celibate gay priests and seminarians?” He shrugged his shoulders and said, “Of course. Because I do!”  My friends also told him that he shouldn’t have used that slur.  He nodded sadly, and said, “Yes, yes, you’re right.”

For the next hour or so, we discussed the word he used, before moving on to other more general topics: the U.S. church, the political scene, and so on. It was a relaxed and friendly conversation, but initially about a tough topic.

A few days later, I saw him at the comedians’ audience, when he gave a beautiful reflection on humor in the Sala Clementina. When everyone lined up to shake his hand, I lingered in the back, since I had just seen him. But then several Vatican officials said, “Father, go ahead!” 

When I reached his chair, he laughed and said, “Ah, so now you’re a famous American comedian!” I laughed and started to move away, knowing he was probably busy and tired. But he pulled me back insistently.

Then the pope said, “Thank you for our meeting the other day. It was helpful for me. I really needed to hear that.” He smiled and then gave me a thumbs up. (Amazingly, a friend sent me video of this very interchange, linked here, where you can see what’s happening.)

I thought: Who does this? Who thanks someone for a difficult meeting? Who thanks someone for being challenged? The answer: a person who is open to the Holy Spirit. A person who is not afraid to listen. A person who is truly humble. Something like that doesn’t make you a holy person or a saint on its own, but it’s an important part of holiness.  May this holy man rest in peace.