This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Across the Cascade curtain, eastern and western WA joined together at the prayer flags at the Barter Faire to say “No Kings” and “Love Wins” near #Tonasket WA in #Okanogan county. #NoKings

#NoKings Today we will gather in Tonasket at 10:30, Omak at Noon and by the prayer flags at the Barter Faire at 1pm #Okanogan County shows up to Love America! #solidarity #peace #community

Pretty exciting to suddenly see columns of lights through the trees while driving home from the Faire

Join your local #nokings rally tomorrow! #tonasket #okanogan #omak

That’s exactly why I think now is the time to stand strong and forget about having a government that won’t give you healthcare, won’t feed the poor or educate our most vulnerable citizens. Shut them down until they understand what we want. #noKings #noCompromise

Come down off your throne and leave everybody alone. Somebody must change You are the reason we've been marching all these years Somebody holds the key. #noKings

Preparing for the not-so-original insults from pickups as we exercise our constitutional rights. Who loves America? Those who subvert our democracy for personal gain or those who would stand and defend its principles of equality with liberty & justice for all? #nokings 🇺🇸 youtu.be/3RNQ_IABN6k?...

Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power — and we're organizing it in communities throughout the country. #NoKings

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Find a No Kings rally on Saturday 10/18/25 near you! #Okanogan county has at least 4 events and we’ll have a booth at the #BarterFaire. Join us to defend #democracy!

Mom of two children with disabilities here — There are no words for this cruelty. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

October 12, 2025

In 1992 our community was inspired by a spotted #frog to fight back against corporate #exploitation of our beautiful #Okanogan highlands. Now, again in 2025, the #frog has become a symbol for our #resistance .

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

Our #Okanogan County #Indivisible group got our new banner in time for our No Kings Rally in #Tonasket on October 18th. It will also be blessing our booth at the Okanogan Family Faire (Barter Faire).

SOON: Join the @aclu.org’s know your rights, protest safety, and de-escalation training to take action safely and confidently on No Kings Day. Learn how to protect yourself and your community while standing up for your rights.

Republicans control the government, but they can’t even manage to keep the lights on. This Trump Shutdown isn’t about ‘fiscal responsibility’ — it’s a tantrum. The GOP would rather close shop and disrupt key government services than fund our healthcare.

Just dug this up as a clear example of fitting a complex nuanced narrative into a single social media post for my masterclass in public science engagement using online tools

When the shadows grow long, when our names turn to dust, what we loved, what we hated, will spoil to rust. All will be forgotten, save one truth, unshaken… What did we do when the children were taken? - The Shepherd King in One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig,

It’s clear now that I did not fully appreciate people that were previously in these positions, and how well they did their jobs.

#forestbathing #touchgrass #nature #silence #fallcolors #autumn

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity. Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute. Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections. But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents. The legacy of the Roberts court.

Following in her Dad’s footsteps, @janefonda.com just relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a McCarthy Era effort to protect free speech. The first amendment is critical to saving our democracy, and our democracy is critical to our planet's future. Jane discussed the fight on @cnn.com.

#Caturday my cat loves charcoal bits from the wood stove.

Is this really something to be proud of? #WA-4 #farmworkers #livingwage #cluelessoligarch

Repubs won’t even acknowledge that Dems are trying to keep health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for 20+ million Americans? They are just going pretend that isn’t happening & keep repeating this “free healthcare for illegals” bs? What do the 20+ million think about that?

The US is going to bailout Argentina with your tariff money. Let that sink in

This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours. Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator

How can they post this lie? It’s on all the government websites, including our forest service. Then they claim to want to feed and clothe the American people. My Republican congressman’s office told me to call the Office of the Inspector General of the USDA. That website seems to no longer exist.

Today the world lost a hero to many - myself included. Her passion and dedication as a conservationist and primatologist are evident in her accomplishments & the countless careers she inspired and hearts she won over. RIP Jane Goodall. You will be sorely missed. 💙 www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...

What is this madness? Almost every government website has this statement blaming “Radical Left Democrats” for shutting down the government. #HatchAct Suddenly they are talking about feeding & clothing the American people. 🤯 I’ve been advised to call the Office of Inspector General for each agency.

Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social has a message for the GOP: “You run the House, the Senate, and the White House. If you want to pass the evil bill, do it yourself.”

Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.

Want to buy up a bunch of land? But you don't want to spend a bunch of money? Why create a recession! Destroy protections & scoop it all up! How you say? Why we got a million ways to do it! Like, let's let god do it for us! How you say?

Jayapal: It is a strange and bizarre time when we literally have a president thinking about plating the ballroom in gold—while he’s thrown 15 million Americans off healthcare, fired over 150,000 federal workers, and is threatening to fire even more if we go into a shutdown.

I need a more detailed explanation…

I'm always happy to join the very-brilliant @wajali.bsky.social, but his interview about my book Separation of Church and Hate goes in all kinds of unexpected ways: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ndM...

Thank you for giving us the history of resistance in Christianity.

Can't we just get healthcare

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

“the number of necessary troops is zero” Perhaps they think that the police will battle with the peaceful protestors and then they can get some nice video of a Battle scene with which they can declare Marshall law. www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...

Stormy day sunset. Leaves starting to turn. #Autumn 🌱🍂🍁

Odd, how we can’t afford to give Americans healthcare, but we can afford to drop $200,000,000,000 on Argentina with a moment’s notice.

That’s what you can do with your community! The Story of undamming the Klamath. youtu.be/J9TTgV3wzQ8?...