Happy Saturday to you, despite what’s happening in the world right now. Orange Sulphur butterfly on wild Viola bicolor in our middle meadow this morning. The Sulphurs and Whites are beginning to flutter about. It’s going to be 80° here today. #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋 #Wildflowers 🌱

A son of sharecroppers, a Freedom Rider, a moral force in Congress, John Lewis taught us that democracy is not a state, it is an act. When we see injustice, we do not look away. We get in good trouble. And we build bridges despite adversity. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Congressman.

Today would have been Rep. John Lewis’ 86th birthday. ✊ We honor him by continuing to fight for the ballot, so every voice can be heard, and every vote is counted.

Check out this edition of ANJEC News, a digital digest of recent environmental news from NJ and around the world. -> www.anjecnews.com

Happy #InsectThursday A random butterfly for you. Actually, two; an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail sharing a zinnia with a Fiery Skipper butterfly. #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋

🚨 SCOOP: The IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax information to DHS, per sources. It opens up HUGE liability for the US government. Trump is suing the IRS over substantially the same disclosures -- for $10 billion. 🎁 Gift link:

Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at age 84. Bernie Sanders described him as "one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years" during a 2024 tribute. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/bernie_sanders_jesse_jackson

How about $350,000 within hours? The pitches flood small businesses: "No hidden fees, No BS." These financial lifelines are barely regulated and can turn into trip wires.

i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.

Time for a random spin of the photo reel… Male and Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. (Bonus Skipper butterfly too) 💛📷🦋🌱

Laerke is feeling the love this Valentine’s Day 💕🐻‍❄️ Our playful polar bear is celebrating with heart-shaped fish-sicles made just for her! Enrichment like this encourages natural behaviors while keeping her day cool, active, and engaging. 💗

Amidst all the atrocities taking place in the U.S., please don't forget the imminent threat of being robbed of our public lands. Once this happens, to paraphrase Heather Cox Richardson, we will never get them back. (Sample letter to U.S. senators included in article.)

Two days ago, the “peace monks” completed their 108-day walk from Texas to Washington, D.C.🌞 The sun came out and so did countless people tired of the ugliness and division. The #BlueCrew stands with all who choose peace, unity, and hope over hate. 💙✊ #DemocracyMatters #PeaceWalk #StrongerTogether

Here's the lyrics/chords to "You Will Have to Come Thru Us" for anyone that wants to learn to play / sing it! It's designed to be sort of a "zipper" song. You can easily change the verse to, say 🎶 If you're picking on trans kids 📣YOU WILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH US Watch: youtu.be/EknOeiO54Ns?...

Major update: Trump’s Epstein narrative completely falls apart. Republicans rebuke Trump in historic vote. Trump shuts down airspace over major US city for 10 days without explanation. I am on Capitol Hill digging for answers now. Spread the word. Subscribe to support:

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

"It's a Cover-Up": Rep. Ro Khanna on the Trump Administration Protecting The Epstein Class The Trump Administration is involved in covering up the biggest political scandal in modern history, protecting an international cabal of criminals and pedophiles. thelefthook.substack.com/p/its-a-cove...

Anyone who says "no one writes protest songs anymore" just isn't listening. Here's my entry to NPR Tiny Desk 2026, a song I hope is useful to folks on the ground protecting their neighbors and fighting fascists. Full song on YouTube: youtu.be/EknOeiO54Ns?...

Folks, one of the reasons why I have been out here doing live broadcasts on the law and politics in plain language for more than nine years is that if you don't understand how to law works--how to interpret a statute, for instance, like say The Epstein Files Transparency Act-- people will clickbait

South Africa was the right place for this work. 🌍✊🏾 Apartheid in South Africa was one expression. Enslavement and Black codes in the U.S. were another. Colonization across the globe follows the same pattern. Different locations. Same architecture. @socialjusticeagency #SomaticLiberation

Healing is not magic. Healing is tending to the truth of this moment and learning how to use it as fuel for your liberation. 🫀 Deep gratitude to @nativelandpod for convening this space. Watch the full Minneapolis Town Hall here: bit.ly/4rhi60n #TheQuakingOfAmerica #SomaticLiberation

I hope they fail miserably. www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...

Happy Sunday! 📷🦋🧡

Millions of American households have drinking water contaminated by PFAS "forever chemicals," which have been linked to cancer. Trump's EPA, meanwhile, has delayed enforcement of PFAS standards and terminated over $15 million for PFAS research. This administration is Making America Sick Again.

In the wake of the National Prayer Breakfast, I’d like to recommend that anyone who hasn’t seen this fantastic docu-series produced by @jeffsharlet.bsky.social give it a watch

Nekima Levy Armstrong speaks out about the Trump Administration using AI to adulterate her image and make her appear as though her skin is darker and she’s crying.

We can’t settle for empty reforms with the regime’s terror machine. We need EVERYONE to be as loud as possible over the next week to make capitulation politically impossible for Congress. Call your senators: indivisible.org/actions/ice-... Call your representative: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” Americans must heed George Orwell’s warning. The Trump administration is engulfed in blatant corruption — and everyone can see it.

Are you smarter than Mike Johnson? All signs point to yes.

Baby Bao ate his very first shrimp and absolutely crushed it. 🦐 Watching him figure it out is even cuter! 💙 📹: Animal care staff Katie

From a tiny watermelon to 523 pounds of tapir, Ume the Malayan tapir is officially ONE! 🎉 What began as a 24-pound bundle of squeaks and spots has grown into a curious, confident tapir, stealing hearts every step of the way. 💗 Happy first birthday, Ume! We love you! ❤️

Speaker Mike Johnson all over the news this morning saying that him and trump WANT ICE AGENTS TO HAVE BODY CAMERAS Because of course they do. They want to expand ICE surveillance capabilities to centralize their authoritarian power. Any Democrat who calls this "reform" is a liar or a fool.

He’s been through so much. They shouldn’t have made him fly the plane too.

What data are apps collecting without you realizing it? Evan Greer, director at @fightforthefuture.org, explains why privacy risks aren’t limited to the apps people usually worry about, but affect many apps built on surveillance advertising. Full ep w/ @rabble.nz & @evangreer.bsky.social, out now.

Bitter cold where I live. You? How about a butterfly in summer to warm you up? Silvery Checkerspot on Echinacea #Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋

My position has been clear and is unchanged: I will not vote for one more dime to fund Trump's lawless DHS. I voted NO.

Trump DOJ arrested Don Lemon, per NYT. Note: A magistrate judge rejected charges against him, and the district's Chief Judge found "no evidence" he committed a crime when reporting on a St. Paul church protest. buff.ly/OShK7vQ

They are arresting people who are documenting their crimes because they know that they are committing crimes and they don’t want the rest of the world to know it. They see the videos of Alex Pretti’s execution as the problem, rather than his execution.

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Jesus, this is a brutal minute.

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

ICE's surveillance tactics are rightfully under the microscope as those on the frontline organize & anticipate their next moves. But are they really making a database with info on legal observers & protestors?

We need to keep the pressure on and demand lawmakers take action and defund ICE www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...

Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

I am super excited to be joining with the Connecticut Environmental Rights Amendment coalition over the next two weeks for a series of town halls to discuss CT's version of a #GreenAmendment. Find all the details & a link to register on our events calendar: forthegenerations.org/events/month...

If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO. What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions. Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi. Keep your eyes wide open.

Join with Leaders from the NM Green Amendment Coalition & national expert Maya van Rossum to get up to speed as you consider commenting in time for this week’s Hearing. Tuesday Jan 27, 2026 6:00 PM Mtn Time Register for this meeting and get the zoom link here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“I hear the anger from my constituents and I take responsibility for that.” The killing of Alex Pretti was the predictable, tragic outcome of allowing a violent, unaccountable secret police force to operate in our communities and then continuing to fund it. We need leaders who will stand up for us.