Every morning Marty insists on standing on my partner’s lap, licking his face, and demanding a back scratch. If this isn’t happiness, what is? #doglife

Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u... I know it’s just a flag and he’s actively doing worse things. But it’s also not just a flag.

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...

Hello cozy season!

transactionalberta.ca If you’re in Alberta and want to help protect vulnerable trans youth, please sign this petition.

Black people. get your passport now.

For all the dog lovers. This is a classic. Worth seeing again.

Quote of the day: "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." -- FDR

BREAKING: We're filing a petition for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, a journalist who is being detained by ICE because of his reporting on law enforcement activity. The First Amendment is clear: Journalists cannot be detained for doing their jobs.

Just finished reading “On Writing” by Stephen King. I don’t think of myself as a writer, but I am a storyteller and it was the inspiration I needed to get out of a funk. Upward momentum.

Today, President Trump signed a bill into law that will eliminate $1.1B of federal funding for public media. This devastating act tipped the threat against journalism in America into a crisis. Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you. Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq

Social media is like junk food. I’m stressed. Sometimes I just want to binge animal videos. Don’t judge.

🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸

❤️ 🇨🇦

UPCOMING RALLIES TO SHARE! More in my group: discord.gg/7x5TgSvZBW Mar 14 | Veteran & nowmarch.org Mar 20 | USPS: apwu.org/day-of-action Multi | Tesla: tinyurl.com/teslaprotests Apr 5 | 50501: www.fiftyfifty.one Apr 30 | LGBTQIA: www.wemarchwerise.org May 1 | Mayday: tinyurl.com/maydayprotest

How times have changed. A US border security officer just threw my passport back at me with disdain. Why? Maybe he didn’t like that I’m a dual US/Canadian citizen who currently lives in Canada? Does it help or hurt that I’m a person of color? Is this how America is going to be great?

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

Every day the US is looking more like Russia. Now the 🍊gets to approve media orgs that can ask questions? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding. Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.

From the article: “…because these women were so systematically excised from our understanding of the canon and the development of the novel that they gave it a name. That name is the Great Forgetting.”

We should aspire to this

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Our monthly meetup is coming up next week! We will have the team from @iaalberta.bsky.social presenting GDXpedition! Guest speaker and developer of the game "Fallen" (Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2584590/...) @bottleofpennies.bsky.social will be joining to give insights. Link: lu.ma/4hm3z5pk

The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.

Best event of the year! Go team Fluff!

Today #dailydoodle #sketchbook

I still have a lot to learn when it comes to painting landscapes. It’s been a snowy few days so why not #practice #dailydoodle

Now is a very good time to be good to each other. In part because you never know what anyone is going through, but also because you know that all of us have already been through so much.

New habits are hard. Trying to keep it up with this #dailydrawing thing. #LockwoodandCo

Good morning, 2025