Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year. #roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Very early #OnThisDay, 30 April 1944, New Zealander Nancy Wake parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive. Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured. She died in 2011. #WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 1/2

Looking forward to reports of truckers being asked about English literature.

Was the handbrake on?!

Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year. #roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Zelenskyy asking Trump, "Why can't you wear a black suit? Do you own a black suit?"

The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless. @warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.

I can make myself a sandwich, thanks. Especially if Candace Owens, who believes the Moon landings were faked, is offering to make it. #womanosphere #feminism #democracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This article about the far right ideologies swirling around the Trump White House is interesting. However, it doesn't consider the future roles of China and Russia in a dystopian new world (dis)order. Who benefits from USA collapse? #tariffs #ai #musk #greta #usa www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I didn't choose the bug life - the bug life chose me 😏🦗❤️ ...

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." —Louis Brandeis

JUST A REMINDER…👇 Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!

To be honest, given our current economic situation, I have no problem with self-indulgent rich women paying millions, while ordinary Americans struggle to feed their families, pretending to go into "space." I do question, however, the value of their return.

Irony so ironic it's iconic. This UK paper's date, 1st June 2024 seems so long ago now. #trump #fascism #tariffs #democracy #resistance

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

How many days until DOGE announces it is laying off three Supreme Court justices?

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

Enjoyed seeing this Bee Fly in the woods this morning, extracting nectar with its impressive proboscis. And always a delight to see them hover in patches of sunlight. #photography #naturephotography #Sunday

Krasnov Day So, amidst the chaos, one thing worth living for is when the truth eventually comes out about whether Trump is kompromised by Putin (at least). It will make for a hell of a story, film, streaming series, and set of new euphemisms concerning duplicity and treasonous conduct. #tariffs

Surprise, surprise. readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...

Dump The Trump Slump sounds like a slogan to me. #tariffs #tradewar

What are the odds only the women who vote for the Dems end up being disenfranchised? #HandsOffHerVote #save

That New York Mafia background coming up trumps again. There's also tanking the market, buy low, reset tariffs, sell high. Manipulating the market through insider trading used to be a crime, but now, who knows? #tariffs #economy

"DOGE is eliminating the government's tape backups because they're too stupid to know why they're important" is the generous interpretation, when what they might actually be doing is stealing all the money and trying to destroy the records of them doing so.

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

Many US evangelicals supported Bush 2's Iraq War, seeing it as related to Revelations, End Times, JC's Return, The Rapture and so on (see LA T). Would there be the same drive for a war against Iran? Mike Johnson unlikely to object! Useful diversion for Trump too... www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

The 'Six Trillion Dollar Man' slogan was used against Biden and his May '21 budget, but it didn't stick. Perhaps after the stock market disaster of the last few days, it will against Trump? (It's also the title of a novel by Jim Moore) #tariffs #tradewar #usa #meltdown #stocks #democracy

Presumably there are ongoing Signal chats between Trump acolytes sharing the latest insider dealing tips, eg 'Wait another day for Nike stock to bottom out, then buy, as he's going to lift the Vietnam tariffs.'

Fox removed the stock market ticker from their broadcasts.

Whoever Putin’s social media director is, he’s underpaid. Totally spot on.

There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm

So this is where Donnie got that idea

One issue infrequently conjectured Is that, just before an exploding ant Initiates its kamikaze countdown, Does it experience a moment of calm, A euphoria that precedes its self-sacrifice For the survival of the colony? And do memories of happier times Flash before its ganglia? #vss365 #euphoria

Here's one of a visitor to the local woods this morning. Whether a ladybird, ladybug, ladybird beetle or Coccinellidae, it was soaking up some spring sunshine on an old log. #photography #nature #beetles

I love this. Recognizing shared experiences and values fosters acceptance and empathy. ♥️

To anyone who is not clear: The First Amendment protected Rumeysa Ozturk when she published her op-ed. The same way it has protected me. Rule of law means that we should be treated equally.

Here are some more recently declassified messages for Pete Hegseth. #signalgate #SignalLeak #trump #democracy #tulsi

Is this the type of Signal Hegseth should have stuck to using? #signalgate #trump #democracy

The manosphere manipulates young men Into believing they need women to fear them. But real men know the greatest pleasure Is to find a woman you can treasure Who loves and desires you – in equal measure. #vss365 #desire #poetry

Of course Russia, China, Israel and others have hacked Signal. But what if Putin has told Krasnov to insist his officials use Signal so he can monitor developments in real time, and not have to have Melania or that pool guy scan the docs from the Mar-A-Lago storerooms? #democracy #hegseth #trump

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

On 9/11, the people of Gander stepped up. They showed the very best of Canada.

But what could Trump possibly ... oh, never mind.

'That's it honey, I saw it! I knew if we kept going you'd find a way through. That twitch. It's what you can still do, isn't it?' '~' 'Oh my God - that was a yes, wasn't it? One for yes, two for no. Okay, let's try some letters to help you speak again.' *** ‘You found me.’ #hbp149 #vss

Timeline cleanse 🌞

Our minds are full of kindling That clings to every corner, Awaiting just a flicker From inspiration to ignite. The words then flow as embers glow With gentle breaths of curation That redeem a restless night. #vss365 #inspiration #poetry #blueskypoets

“I serve as inspiration,” said Butterfly. “But I do not engage in respiration.” “How do you live then?” I replied. “Oxygen comes in my skin. The spiracles on my belly, to be precise.” “Why?” “Because the intersection of breath and transformation is where all beauty lies.” #vss365 #inspiration