Well, at least now we know what happens when you put a convicted rapist and felon who led an insurrection back in office! 🎉

The truth about “alpha males”. This video picks apart the whole concept of what an alpha male is. Science at least self-corrects, culture is another matter. It's about taking care of family and community, not domination. #AlphaMale #manoshpere #biology #culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOue...

Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%. We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists. We need a wealth tax.

A PNW weather cat? #cats #PNW

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.” www.404media.co/google-has-c...

🐦 Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas Gera-Untermhaus, F.E. Köhler, 1897-1905 [v.1, 1905] [Source]

“Let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarcy, that in America the law is King. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.” ― Thomas Paine

Cats in windows are one of nature's gifts. #caturday

Simone Segouin, Famed French Resistance Fighter #history www.historynet.com/simone-segou...

The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan. The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis. Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.

Banksy nails 2025. #art #Banksy

If you have Netflix, "Cover-Up" details the work of reporter/journalist Seymour Hersh, he covered so many of the stories that informed my outlook on politics. 👍 #netflix #cover-up

New York City Fights ICE With Snowballs Footage from New York City shows a winter street incident where residents threw snowballs toward ICE agents. The situation briefly intensified as snowballs filled the air, with one agent appearing to momentarily lose balance before recovering.

The king in his castle at Christmas. Raw footage, judge for yourself, but he doesn't look real popular at home either. Even after they get more money and power than they ever dreamed of, they are miserable. The Epstein class. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9gI... ⛔️Photo redacted so we don't see his image.

Paul Klee Fragment Nr. 67 1930 #art

Paul Klee Cat and Bird 1928 #caturday #art

It's not MAGA vs Biden/Obama/Hilary, it's The People 🇺🇸 vs The Epstein Class 💰🛩️

Some bells need to be acquired 🛎️ #cats www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Z2...

Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all. There is no better rate of return than investing in our children. The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.

Why not? #cats www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nn7...

As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids. If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.

Merry/Happy Whatever!

"Pull your pants up" It's OK, these were some real men, real tough guys. When this is over, "Just following orders" will not suffice. Lock ICE up. #ICE newrepublic.com/post/204732/...

HCR is like historical chicken-soup for 🤡v2.0. She has helped me survive 2025. Thank you. #HCR www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2yA...

Of all the birds who've had to sit through Epsom salt foot soaks for bumblefoot infections, Xander is just the best. He doesn't try to jump out. He doesn't poop in the bath - having to end it early. 😂 And we play peek-a-boo while he soaks. #chicken #kaporossurvivors #starlandsanctuary

Guess who was a big Thomas Paine fan? Bob Dylan! Top: Bob Dylan accepting an award from the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee: the 'Tom Paine Award for Civil Rights' in December, 1963. Bottom: Dylan in his office with the picture of Paine.

Congresswoman Dexter and I are at the Tacoma ICE Detention Center to do our Congressional Oversight duty and make sure ICE is following the law.

As this year comes to an end and you see people post their reading achievements, please do not compare yourself to others. Your time, reading speed & books you pick up are unique to you. No one else will pick up the same combination of books or have the same thoughts about those books as you will.

Old JD must be hanging out in some weird places. I've been around longer than him, and have never had to apologize for being white. "Yes, I would like to rent here, sorry I'm white." Really?

The Hawaiian Chieftain - Port Townsend, WA (📷-2024) #photography #sailing

And now...something to look forward too! newrepublic.com/article/2046...

Seems about right. #art

“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality

It’s not just Gaza. Netanyahu’s extremist government is supporting the violent annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. This is illegal and immoral, and decades of American silence have enabled it. NO MORE MILITARY AID FOR NETANYAHU.

Well done! #hiking #WA www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kmi...

cat vs tail (part 1) #cat #funnycat

Digital photo-development. Much of Ansel Adams work was done in the darkroom. His famous photographs did not look like the negatives in his camera. Here's what a little adjustment with a cheap photo-editor can do. #photography #wildlife

A stag is silhouetted as it walks through a forest in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 1, 2025. AP Photo/Michael Probst #photography #wildlife

End the Epstein-class💰

🙀 ❤️ ❤️ (Volume up😊) #caturday

Cat watches trail-cams, the directors cut. My cat watching trail-cams, wild pigs at the end... #caturday #cats

After almost 10 years of ignoring videos, my cat has now gotten to be quite the fan of trail-cams. Her taste of the wild. #caturday #cats

“One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.” ― Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Virtual bird watch. #cats

Black Friday. #cats #photography

My sleeping vampire cat. #cats

The true cost of immigration. This is from a year ago, but seems even more relevant in today's America. Related: the reason that Scandinavians aren't flocking here are manyfold, but being educated probably has something to do with it. #immigration #Scandinavia www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoFL...

Bird porn, courtesy of Washington Audubon (wa.audubon.org) #birds #photography #Audubon

Thank you ⭐︎ Emily Randall, you have been doing a good job of representing all of us in Washington's 6th🌲 #EmilyRandall #WA www.youtube.com/watch?v=egPU...