Another Saturday Night

Welcome to the first (of many, I hope) Saturday evening get togethers.  I’m your hostess, WYgal.  I hope you have a good time.  Let me show you to your table and get a server to take your order.  

Today is the beginning of Pride Month.  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and there’s lots of activities marking the celebration.  Here’s a list of some of them.  If you are going to be in NY state, there’s some activities that sound awesome.  Great historical thread by HRC to get things started.

A warm reception at the women’s caucus for our speaker.

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Pandemonium breaks out when ⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ enters ⁦@CA_Dem⁩ Women’s Caucus to chants of “Nancy! Nancy!”pic.twitter.com/Iw5Vd8F1Ed

— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) June 1, 2019

Another talking point for 2020 added to the pile.

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Two years ago, Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement – making us the only country in the world to do so. House Democrats are taking action to show the world we're #StillIn, committed to upholding the standards of the agreement & #ActOnClimatehttps://t.co/dWEpPOuvsv

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) June 1, 2019

As it should be.

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Some more good news: last night, the Illinois Senate passed The Reproductive Health Act to codify Roe v. Wade and ensure that abortion care is treated just like any other health care. https://t.co/cvbpw0gPoC

— Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) June 1, 2019

Caturday h/t (comments are good, too).

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My Cat: REMEMBER THE PACTS FORGED BETWEEN OUR PEOPLES LONG AGO.

Me: Stop it, it's 6 in the morning.

Cat: YOU PLEDGED ETERNAL SERVITUDE.

Me: I did not.

Cat: IN EXCHANGE WE WOULD COME TO YOUR AID IN YOUR HOUR OF NEED.

Me: I'm not feeding you.

Cat: REMEMBER THE PACTS.

— Christian Hoffer 🔜 Origins (@CHofferCBus) May 31, 2019

This is your open thread — Let’s talk.