A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

Secret Mall Apartment is a documentary about GenX anti-establishment artists in the early 2000s. Highly recommend as an easy mental health break from the news. #movies #ArtSky

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

In other world news, NATO countries are mobilizing troops in preparation of military action while Trump pretends the US has $$$ to buy Greenland while Americans cannot afford their own groceries or medical care. www.npr.org/2026/01/15/g...

PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.

Nothing like wasting time and resources in Annapolis with this nonsense.

I start a 3-mo art residency tomorrow and it feels somewhat self-indulgent to post about it with *waves hands at the US*. But, then this showed up in my feed and I'm reminded of why art is so important in even the darkest of times. Art gives voice. Art offers hope. Art is resistance. Art matters.

A horrifying case of child abuse BUT this has nothing to do with homeschooling. The school was aware of the child's malnutrition yet they never bothered to report the family until he was withdrawn from school. How long did this child suffer because teachers failed in the mandatory reporting?

In a week, I'll start a 3mo art residency. I'll be working on incorporating mixed media with my whimsical animal portraits. Feel free to drop a pic of your favorite furbaby and I may use it as an inspiration during my 1st week of painting. #ArtTherapy #watercolor #caturday #SelfTaughtArtist #BadArt

Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

The answer you're looking for is: brick and mortar school. Seriously, I think we've come to a point where state BoEs need to consider creating a new class of students, which separates out homeschooling from fully online and drop off tutorials & microschools. ##EduSky

So many deliberate decisions were made with this photo shoot, but what I'm really here for is the post-shoot conversation. It's giving 50 Cent level petty. #VanityFair #StephenMiller #burn #photographry

It is positively white privilege for a rich man to think it is un-American to not pay people for their hardwork - only when it's **his** hardwork he's talking about. #feminism #BlackSky #hypocrite #KnowYourHistory #GeneSimmons

That'll be an easy investigation because you know darn well everyone including the janitors know who the sheriff was poking during business hours. What I want to know is what did the sheriff do to piss his ex-wife off so bad that she's going scorched earth on his thin blue line? #police #LEO #iykyk

Can we please NOT normalize forcing children to go door to door and beg for food because the government is trying to starve them. #resist #Halloween #JustSayNo #MutualAid

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents. It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually. This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

Gov Wes Moore did not order the Maryland flag flown at half mast when Melissa Hortman - an actual MN elected official - was politically assassinated BUT has ordered them at half mast for Charlie Kirk??!!?? Condemn the violence but do better democrats.

Final Call for LGBTQ+ Artists: More Joy, Less Guilt. Submit your 2D artwork that shows the world what it means to live your life unapologetically. Honoraria for accepted, emerging, established & elder artists. #Baltimore #CallForArt Apply Here: dcsisters.org/2025-call-fo...

Judgment Kitty wants to know how you've been fighting against corporate greed AND for fair wages #CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #FightFascism

Shattered some old liquor bottles and stuck them in a rock tumbler with some paving sand. The razor sharp edges have rounded out to a soft contour - the color is dull - and the texture is gritty. Such a metaphor for life. #ArtTherapy #GlassArt #caregiving

My favorite I-Know-A-Gay Economy story: I had a case where a kid was charged with assault after a para at his HS goaded him into a physical attack. There was video evidence & witnesses but school still backed the para. Atty consult discovers both me and the parents are LGBTQ and says: /1

The stages of leash training a kitten #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOnLeashes #cats #SpreadJoy

Someone commented the Bruce Willis dementia doc is "uplifting". Yeah... NO! There's nothing uplifting about living w someone suffering from rapid decline memory loss, unless you have financial privilege that allows 24/7 help so you can enjoy the fleeting lucid moments. #caregiving

Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.

Lazy day Monday. #CatsOfBluesky #cats #ToeBeans

Call for Art: More Joy, Less Guilt DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Baltimore County Arts Guild are hosting an art show in October, full of all kinds of flirtatious fun. Submit your 2D art by 9/5. Free to apply. #Baltimore #Maryland #CallForArt #LGBTQ #art #QueerArt

The Reisterstown Community Fridge has been gifted 2 food pantries. One is freestanding and the other will require a post to be installed. Who has a site in Baltimore County that can host these and foster mutual aid to combat hunger?

Point of ethics for TV journalists: Inform your interview subject BEFORE you put a camera in their face that you will be using AI for your final segment. Informed consent matters.

Look at that: Police *can* use non-lethal force to defuse calls for service when an out-of-control person w a gun is involved. And shame on Baltimore County Council & Todd Crandell for covering this up. Alcoholism is no excuse for domestic violence. www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/b... #PoliceReform

What happens when you're trying to give positive press about Community Fridges but your filter is set to "off". The reporter was lovely, but I suspect she'll have different parameters for what can actually be aired. #FoodNotBombs #MutualAid #Baltimore #ActuallyAutistic #FightFascism #FreePalestine

+ for getting a new credit card after some fraudulent billing = all those recurring subscriptions I've been meaning to cancel for the last few months are no longer on autorenewal. #winning #MakingLemonade

We never really talk about the years of missed satisfaction that comes with adulthood and not having as many boo-boo scabs to pick. #iykyk

Starting a new lap quilt project using 3 generations of flannel shirts. Going to use a yellow fabric for the backing but still undecided about the border. #quilting #quilt #sewing #ColorScheme

I've been humbled to see how Reisterstown has come together to help our community fridge become a self sustaining outreach project in less than one month. The picture is of one in Baltimore city. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food... #MutualAid #CommunityFridge #DoGood

Time to stretch, get up, and fight more fascism today. #cats #CatsOfBluesky

Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape 'juices' develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls. It suggests that even nicotine-free vapes may not be safe, especially if you're pregnant. www.sciencealert.com/vape-fluid-w...

Serious question for parents with public elementary school kids: Do 6-10yos know how to entertain themselves without digital devices or TV? Asking for one tired GenXer, whose been watching neighbor kids this summer. #kids #ParentingAdvice #parenting

How long does it take to retrain your fingers' muscle memory to know just how far apart keyboard letters are on a new laptop? #iykyk #1stWorldProblems

I cannot fathom ever having been that brave at the age of 6. At the same time, it makes me so angry that 6 year olds have to be that fiercely brave. #feminism #SA #wtf

Money can't buy peace of mind, but it can hire someone to help with housecleaning and organizing ... and that comes pretty darn close. #caregiving #DailyWisdom #SelfCare #gratitude

#Reisterstown Community Fridge is soft launching today. We will be ramping up our volunteers to keep the fridge stocked, so please be patient as we get ourselves into a good routine. Want to help not? Feel free to DM me. #MutualAid #CommunityFridge #Baltimore

The Baltimore Sun fired its editorial cartoonist KAL – Kevin Kallaugher, 2-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - because the media no longer likes publishing the truth.

Guns don't save lives in the hands of police. A tragic story, through and through, beginning with the judge refusing to waive the guardianship fee and police not intervening with social services once they saw a pattern of calls for service with the 70yo woman. #Baltimore #bcpd

We are less than 2 weeks away from our #CommunityFridge and #PeriodPantry launch in #Reisterstown. The shelter pantry should be delivered within the week. Starting to think about how we'll decorate it. Paint? Mural? Mosaics? #MutualAid #Baltimore #FoodNotBombs

We really are living in dystopian times. The Violent Femmes are playing at Baltimore's Lyric Opera House in October. #GenX #punk #MakeItMakeSense #Baltimore

You can still disagree with the ideologies even if you understand them. My point is that propaganda wants to deprive you of the CHOICE to understand them. Without education, a system can make your choices for you. The best way to make free choices is to understand your options.

“All forms of education are political b/c they can enable or inhibit the questioning habits of students, thus developing or disabling their critical relation to knowledge & society.” One important implication: “Rote learning & skills drills" inhibit kids' "civic & emotional developments.” -Ira Shor

"Players join a crew of Robin Hood-esque thieves staging elaborate heists to take back stolen artifacts from Western museums and repatriate them to the peoples from whom they were taken." www.artnews.com/art-news/news/relooted-video-game-repatriation-african-artifacts-1234746041/ #sschat #VideoGames

Tomorrow night at Blue Pit BBQ in Baltimore: #BARCS annual PWYC Poorly Drawn Pet Portraits fundraiser. You'll find 80+ #watercolor paintings, like the one in the upper left corner of the poster. #AnimalRescue #AdoptDontShop