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Unpacking claims nursing homes say they will 'close their doors' if GOP passes budget bill
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snopes_feedSome 27% of nursing homes reported they'd have to close if Medicaid was cut, one survey found.
snopes_feedThis Is What You Asked For, Do You Copy?
Jul. 3rd, 2025 01:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead This Is What You Asked For, Do You Copy?
Customer: "I need five hundred color copies. Double-sided. Stapled. Now."
Me: "Sure. Let me take a look at the file first."
Customer: "No time. Just print it."
Me: "Well, I have to open the file to—"
Customer: "—Listen. I’ve got clients who pay in one day what your store makes in a year. Just do what I said."
Hair And Makeup
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:02 pmquestionable_content_feed
that's just, like, your opinion, man
icanhascheezburger_feedThis stressed-out pawrent is facing a real claws-for-concern situation after leaving their affectionate cat with a casual cat sitter during a big out-of-state move. What started as a hopeful arrangement quickly turned into a fur-raising mess. At first, the sitter sent regular photos and videos, but those updates stopped after just a few days. When the pawrent politely asked for more, the sitter got defensive and instead of a real-time check-in, she sent an old nighttime video. Not exactly comforting.
But the real drama? The sitter admitted to feeding the cat less on purpose to "teach him to obey." Not only is that not okay, it borders on controlling and cruel, especially since this isn't her pet. Add to that her earlier comment about intentionally scaring the cat to keep him from going outside, and it's no wonder this pawrent is panicking.
With no recent proof of the cat's condition and bizarre behavior from the sitter, this situation has gone way past sketchy. The pawrent now plans to drop by in person, hoping to see their kitty and possibly take him back. Honestly? With this many red flags, who could blame them?
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21 Meowvelous Memes of Cats Refurbishing Your Furniture One Claw At a Time
Jul. 2nd, 2025 03:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedYou thought you were in charge of your home decor. But then came the tiny, fluffy interior designer with claws and very strong opinions. Yes, we're talking about cats and their lifelong mission to turn your furniture into modern art… one scratch at a time.
Your new couch? It's not furniture. It's a scratching post with extra steps. That vintage armchair? Apparently the perfect canvas for "abstract clawpressionism." And let's not even talk about the curtains. Those are now a vertical racetrack for your feline's 3 a.m. zoomie marathons.
Of course, they look innocent. Perched proudly atop their latest shredded masterpiece, tails twitching like little metronomes of mischief. You scold them and they blink slowly. You redirect them to their scratching post and they scoff, then go right back to the ottoman.
Still, we forgive them. Every. Time. Because for every clawed cushion, there's a purr, a head boop, and the undeniable truth that you live in their house now.
Moral of the story? If you can't beat 'em, just embrace the furniture destruction. It's not ruined, it's refurbished.
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Manual Override
Jul. 3rd, 2025 12:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Manual Override
Customer: "Hi. I picked this up yesterday. It's missing the manual."
My coworker glances at the box without opening it.
Coworker: "That model doesn’t come with a printed manual. You have to download it online."
Customer: "It says 'Quick Start Guide Included' on the side."
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Be Careful How You Express Yourself At The Express Lane, Part 3
Jul. 2nd, 2025 11:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Be Careful How You Express Yourself At The Express Lane, Part 3
I’m working the express checkout, which, as far as customers are concerned, is a fun suggestion.
A man comes through with a full cart. Not a basket. A cart, and overflowing.
Me: "Sir, this is the express lane. It’s for ten items or fewer."
Customer: "Yeah? And I’m expressly in a hurry.
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While California burns, it has to beg Trump for its own troops
Jul. 2nd, 2025 11:01 pmdailykos_feedIt’s tough to believe it has been almost a month since President Donald Trump illegally commandeered thousands of California National Guard troops to help with his nativist assault on Los Angeles. Now, as the state’s wildfire season kicks into high gear, the state has to rely on the whims of the Trump administration to see if it could possibly, just maybe, have its own troops back so that the state doesn’t burn down.
Definitely what the Founding Fathers intended, right?
After first demanding the deployment of 2,000 members of the California National Guard, Trump doubled that to 4,100 in mid-June. Why, pray tell? Well, it’s not all that clear. Sure, Trump had all the generic statements about protecting federal personnel and such, but what it really looks like is that the administration now sees these troops as their own personal force to be deployed wherever they feel like it, for whatever they want. How else to explain the deployment of over 300 National Guard members to the Coachella Valley—more than 100 miles from Los Angeles—to help the Drug Enforcement Agency raid cannabis growers?
On June 24, as multiple wildfires started across the state, the governor’s office reported that the California National Guard crews were operating at only 40% of capacity. More than 300 Guard members who are specially trained to work with CAL FIRE on firefighting and prevention were instead being used for whatever Trump felt like.
The weekend saw the state’s wildfire season start swiftly, and it’s expected to be an especially bad summer. On Monday, the Associated Press reported that the commander in charge of the Los Angeles task force had asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 California National Guard members could be sent back to fighting wildfires—you know, their actual jobs. The next day, the Department of Defense magnanimously announced that it was releasing 150 Guard members.
It’s great to see this happen, both in terms of necessity and in terms of seeing the administration buckle, but the entire affair highlights what is so very wrong, so warped, about what is happening now.
When the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a lower court’s ruling requiring Trump to return control of the Guard to the state, they essentially endorsed the administration’s argument that the statutory requirement that orders to federalize Guard members occur “through the governors of the States” didn’t mean you needed consent from the governor, but that you just needed to say, This was issued through the state. Which, sure. Additionally, the administration’s stance goes even further, stating that no court can review its determination at all.
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There are many reasons it’s a constitutional crisis that Trump is being allowed to deploy active-duty troops on domestic soil to perform domestic law enforcement duties. It’s a thing so profoundly antifederalist, so intrusive on the authority of states, that it’s unbelievable to think there’s even a debate.
But what’s going on in California shows an additional problem: If the president can take any amount of a state’s National Guard troops for any reason, how can a state meaningfully control the use of its Guard? How can a state rely on having enough personnel for critical state-level challenges if the president can yank those troops away?
When Trump was in power last time, he deliberately delayed wildfire aid from Washington state because he was mad at Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee. Trump also initially refused to provide FEMA wildfire aid to California in 2018 until being told that the areas affected were in Orange County, which had largely supported him.
Trump has figured out a way to weaponize funding to hinder state wildfire efforts, and he now has a way to weaponize personnel to do so as well. There’s no reason to think he won’t use it to harm blue states, just like he always promises to do.
Campaign ActionCartoon: Alligator Alcatraz
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:59 pmdailykos_feedA cartoon by Clay Jones.
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Ivy League university caves to Trump's anti-trans agenda
Jul. 2nd, 2025 09:30 pmdailykos_feedPresident Donald Trump’s assault on transgender women inched forward late on Tuesday as the University of Pennsylvania has bent the knee to the administration’s demands.
Lia Thomas, a former collegiate swimmer who is transgender, was stripped of her titles and records after months of pressure by Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon. In 2022, Thomas was the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title, which sent the right-wing into a downward spiral.
The Ivy League school also issued apologies to female athletes the school claimed were “disadvantaged” by Thomas’ participation on the swim team.
"Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200, and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 season," the note on the website stated.
In his apology, UPenn President J. Larry Jameson said, "While Penn's policies during the 2021-2022 swim season were in accordance with NCAA eligibility rules at the time, we acknowledge that some student-athletes were disadvantaged by these rules."
"We recognize this and will apologize to those who experienced a competitive disadvantage or experienced anxiety because of the policies in effect at the time,” he added.
In February, McMahon and the Trump administration launched an investigation aimed at Thomas and UPenn, concluding in April that the university had discriminated against cisgender female athletes.
Naturally, this all falls into Trump and his team’s efforts to remove transgender women from female sports altogether. In early February, Trump signed an executive order aiming to keep transgender girls and women out of sporting events that correspond to their gender identity.
But as other schools followed that order, UPenn apparently didn’t go far enough in the eyes of the Trump administration, which froze $175 million of funding in March. And on Tuesday, in response to UPenn stripping Thomas of her titles and records, the Trump administration planned to unfreeze those funds.
Related |Here’s the terrible new way Trump plans to illegally harass universities
Freezing federal funds for universities to force them to comply with political agendas has become Trump’s go-to move in his new presidency, with other institutions, such as Harvard University, seeing billions tied up amid Trump’s vendettas. However, what’s also become common this year is transgender people losing their hard-fought rights and feeling forced back into the shadows.
In recent years, strides have been made toward a broader public understanding of what it means to be transgender, and toward destigmatizing the existence of trans people. But with the Trump administration’s efforts, trans people have seen a massive backslide in their civil rights. No longer are trans people welcome to serve in the military, even if they have served for years. To Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, they are classified as mentally unfit.
But the right-wing’s attack on LGBTQ+ people has been relentless as of late. The Trump administration has attacked LGBTQ+ youth by proposing to cut funding to specialized services for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The conservative-led Supreme Court ruled that states can ban minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care. And some right-leaning states, like Iowa, are even eliminating housing and workplace protections for trans people.
When the Trump administration, aided by weak-willed universities, decides to rewrite, erase, or ignore a subset of people, what happens next?
Campaign ActionThe Recap: Trump’s tariffs ransack job market, and CBS News caves
Jul. 2nd, 2025 06:53 pmdailykos_feedA daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know.
Trump's tariffs beat up economy as private sector loses jobs in June
Not even Fox News can sugarcoat this news.
CBS News disgraces itself as parent company bends to Trump
Looks like the First Amendment is the first to go.
Ex-FBI agent accused of urging to kill cops on Jan. 6 joins Trump’s DOJ
He’s now running Trump’s revenge tour.
Wisconsin Supreme Court reminds us all why judicial elections matter
It’s not great that courts have become an expensive partisan battleground, but paying attention to them is more important than ever.
History will remember.
Red state agriculture commissioners abandon farmers to do Trump’s bidding
It’s a pathetic attempt to get the president’s attention.
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Campaign Actionカッパまる。Maru in rain coat.
Jul. 2nd, 2025 11:00 pmmaru_feed誰が一番カッパが似合うかな選手権、ラストはまるさん！ Championship to see who looks best in a raincoat, the second one is Maru! ずんぐりむっくりな […]
Here's how much the ICE budget would increase under Trump's megabill
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:23 pmsnopes_feedWhile social media users claimed ICE's budget would increase to $48.5 billion, the actual overall number was even higher.
Connecticut plans to spray toxic chemical herbicide into lakes and rivers. Here's context
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:17 pmsnopes_feedConnecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows in water.
Is David Muir leaving ABC News following 'jaw-dropping announcement'?
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:09 pmsnopes_feedOnline users discussed this matter in June and July 2025. Muir began anchoring the ABC News TV program "World News Tonight" in September 2014.
Unpacking claims that 17M people will lose health care with Trump's budget bill
Jul. 2nd, 2025 09:51 pmsnopes_feedAfter the U.S. Senate voted to pass the "Big Beautiful Bill," rumors circulated about the consequences of deep cuts to Medicaid.
Tell OSHA It’s A Performance Piece
Jul. 2nd, 2025 10:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead Tell OSHA It’s A Performance Piece
I work in an office supply warehouse. It’s hour six of a long shift on a national holiday, and productivity has slowly eroded into chaos. I’m organizing a shipment of printer paper while my coworker is standing on a pallet, stacking reams of paper into a wall.
Coworker: "This is my Roman Empire. I will not rest until this wall of paper is perfect."
Stephen Miller whines to Fox News over criticism of twisted migrant camp
Jul. 2nd, 2025 08:00 pmdailykos_feedStephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, complained to Fox News on Tuesday night about criticism of Florida’s new migrant detention camp.
Asked by Fox News host Laura Ingraham about concerns that the conditions in the camp are dehumanizing, Miller had some strong words to share.
“What’s dehumanizing is when American citizens are stripped of their rights and their liberties by the invasion of illegal aliens. What is dehumanizing is when Democrats let alien rapists into the country to attack our children,” Miller said.
Miller has spent his career, largely in white supremacist circles, tirelessly attacking and maligning immigrants. He is widely considered the architect of Trump’s most-venomous anti-immigrant policy.
Trump toured the Florida camp after making sadistic comments about how migrants should run in a zigzag pattern to escape being eaten and attacked by alligators and snakes. The facility, branded by the right as “Alligator Alcatraz,” has come under criticism because residents will be housed in hastily erected temporary tents in an area that is incredibly hot and humid.
Related | Trump and cronies are giddy to trample human rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Miller’s rant was triggered by an MSNBC appearance the same day by Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones, a Democrat. Jones told the network he thought the camp was “disgusting” and a work of “political theater” by national and Florida Republicans. He cited concerns with detainees being subjected to the rising heat index in Florida and impact from hurricanes.
The senator also called out Republicans for using the camp as a fundraising tactic. The Florida Republican Party is currently selling “Alligator Alcatraz” merchandise on its website, including branded shirts and caps.
Miller has been tasked with devising Trump’s immigration policies and Trump’s approval on this key issue has been tanking. As is often the case, instead of pulling back, Miller went to the sympathetic airwaves of Fox and loudly demanded obedience.
Campaign ActionCartoon: This will only hurt a little
Jul. 2nd, 2025 07:59 pmdailykos_feedA cartoon by Jack Ohman.
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23 Uplifting Catto Memes for a Double Dose of Kitty Kindness
Jul. 2nd, 2025 02:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedCats, not all too often known for their kindness, are actually an abundant source of positivity. That is when they want to be. You see, much like in a 'complicated' relationship, cats spend most of their time being mean, vindictive and simply clawminal. But when they see that they, amongst the many other things in the world, have broken you, then they release their kindness and boy oh boy do they have a lot of it.
And while this bombardment of love does heal your soul and set you up for another day, it is inevitably a part of the feline cycle that will restart itself soon after. Leaving you to start the process of losing your mind all over again. But thankfully, uplifting cat memes exist, and they will not come for you are five in the morning to attack your feet in order to get a feed. So we invite you to relax and absorb some of that sweet cat comfort from this list.
You Should Stock Better Scenery!
Jul. 2nd, 2025 09:00 pmnotalwaysright_feedRead You Should Stock Better Scenery!
Customer: "These say 10x magnification, but I’m only seeing… like, regular trees. Aren’t these supposed to show you the animals?"
Me: "They help you see further, but only if the animals are actually there."
icanhascheezburger_feedFew things send a shiver down a cat pawrent's spine faster than realizing a seemingly innocent flower could put your fluffy family member in danger. That's exactly what happened to one devoted cat mama when her gardener, despite repeated warnings, planted lilies in her yard. Before she knew it, her sweet cat had pollen on her fur and was racing toward the vet in under thirty minutes.
It's gut‑wrenching to watch your kitty go from purring at home to battling potential lily poisoning in a clinic, especially when every minute feels like an eternity. As cat pawrents, we know how deeply our hearts ache when our babies are scared and out of their comfort zone, and we know no cost is too great to make sure our floofy friends are safe and sound. Even if it means our beloved cats need to spend a few days at the vet clinic alone, away from their favorite lap.
If you've ever felt that mix of guilt, anger, and frantic worry, you're far from alone in the online feline family. This cat community is made of ameowzing hoomans, who would fiercely defend any feline friend, even if the cat isn't their own. We love the wholesome online cat people, and here they shine with their supportive words and shared worry for cats. After all, a little community love goes a long way when whiskers, paws, and hearts are at stake.
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Did Drew Barrymore come out in 2025 announcement?
Jul. 2nd, 2025 08:37 pmsnopes_feedSnopes located the origins of the rumor about the actor and talk show host, and found the complete truth.