WA Senate passes bill barring masked law enforcement

A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!

Republican officials rejected one-third of signatures gathered to block Republicans’ new Missouri congressional map as invalid based on the date they were collected – a decision that referendum organizers are challenging in court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The beautiful colors of fall are emerging … #fall #colors #nature #seasons

Visit to Ridgefield Refuge #birds #wildlife #nature #trees #deer

Grateful for any lighthearted distraction these days ... 💕

Miss Willmott’s ghost ... a beautiful thistle until the end.

Still beautiful at the end of their bloom …

"The Constitution, of course, grants Congress no express power to strip people of their citizenship, whether, in the exercise of the implied power to regulate foreign affairs or in the exercise of any specifically granted power." - Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967).

Important piece from @crampell.bsky.social: MAHA is & always was a scam. Be sure to read about the ugly reality in this gift link below. 1/

Meanwhile, the federal government of the United States of America is hard at work hunting down and arresting random beloved local bagel shop managers. Neighbors and friends respond: pix11.com/news/local-n...

#nature #breathe #untietheknots #water #forestbathing #relax

Here's my video from the African warehouse with millions of doses of medicine -- gathering dust and approaching expiration because Trump/Musk/Rubio dismantled USAID. Infuriating. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

Republicans want to sell off millions of acres of public lands to pay for for tax cuts for the super rich. Your favorite hiking trail or ski area could be on the list. www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

Sunday fun … #sundayfun #turtles #onmywalk #pnw

A robin and a white crowned sparrow enjoying a snack, reminding us to enjoy the daily gifts in this rather chaotic world. #birds #nature #dailygift #breathe

" According to a Native American legend ... Lupines – Challenging the Human Soul to Greater Acts of Generosity and Selflessness." #flowers #lupines #pnw #beauty #breathe #nature #photography

#rhododendrongarden #flowers #nature #breathe #bluehimalayanpoppy #pnw

Moment of peace … #birds #greatblueheron #wildlife #pnw #peace

Young red winged blackbird's first adventure out of the nest while father bird is watching. #birds #nature #redwingedblackbirds #pnw

#flowers #clematis #beauty #photography #macrophotography #takeabreath

There go the #cherries …

www.kqed.org/arts/1397632... Jovino Santos Neto Trio with Peter Barshay-bass and Dillon Vado-drums, plus special guests Harvey Wainapel-woodwinds (June 26-27) and Brian Rice-percussion (June 28-29). Hope to see you there! Reserve your tickets here: blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/r/jovino-san...

www.kqed.org/arts/1397632... Jovino Santos Neto Trio with Peter Barshay-bass and Dillon Vado-drums, plus special guests Harvey Wainapel-woodwinds (June 26-27) and Brian Rice-percussion (June 28-29). Hope to see you there! Reserve your tickets here: blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/r/jovino-san...

“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.”~ Christy Lefter #bees #flowers #nature

Peonies and tulips hanging out together … #flowers #nature #pikeplacemarket #pnw

#birds #thelerwetlands #nature #photography #gratitude

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all. ~ Kahlil Gibran #flowers #nature #photography #poppy

Beautiful Kah Tai Preserve in Port Townsend, one of the last remaining remnants of the ancient Camas prairies. #flowers #nature #prarie #photography #pnw

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

#turtles #nature #photography

Beautiful nuphar polysepala, the great yellow pond-lily or woka! #nature #waterlilies #photography #beauty

“We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves.” - Carl Sagan, Cosmos

#Happyeaster! #froheostern #felizpascoa

Who’s Afraid of a Harriet Tubman Poster? open.substack.com/pub/writersf...

#Flowers #nature #botanicalgardenpuertovallarta #photography #beauty

Nature TV from our kitchen window ... a cherry blossom feast for the flying and the squirrely kind. Enjoy your Sunday ... #birds #squirrel #nature #cherryblossoms #photography #wildlife

The beautiful, resilient and delicate cherry blossoms ... 💕 #cherryblossom #flowers #nature #photography

Lilac flower, opening its little blossoms, one by one ... #flowers #nature #photography #lilac

#music #art #jovinosantosnetomusic #wsumusic

“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”

The beautiful Magnolia flower ... #flowers #magnolia #photography #nature

Early voting today in Wisconsin

Morning company … #birds #photography #nature #wildlife

Bellevue Botanical Garden on a drizzly spring morning 💕 #flowers #photography #nature

#birds #daffodils #Naturephotography #pnw #nature #roadtrips