Test case? Two perspectives: Washington state Senate approves tax on personal income over $1M washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/16/w... 1of2

Balderdash. The commissions collude with "ranchers" who raise animals just to sell for slaughter and profit. Why is there no investigation into those businesses and how often this happens -- aside from it being the norm? #wa #wildlife

Worth reading and sharing even tho you know. Too many of us, me included, are getting numb or accepting any hint of sanity. A key line in Rubio's security conference speech about how the new world order should work was "Under the leadership of Donald Trump." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison. Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water. Our priorities are so fucked.

Signs of spring in parts of the country mean you may soon be seeing wildlife babies. Some things you can do to help: * Pause major yard work until nesting season has passed. * Check for active nests before trimming trees or shrubs (nests may be tiny). * Supervise pets outdoors.

Worth reading both of these to learn more about what he actually does rather than just what he says. Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think The California governor's policy priorities undermine his Trump trolling — and his progressive credentials www.salon.com/2026/02/10/g...

Secretary Marco Rubio Remarks at Munich Security Conference (C-SPAN)

A cause deer to my heart. There are several in Washington state, where I live. Feel free to reply to brag about any already in use or underway where you live. This is a 2026 update of an alphabetical list of wildlife crossings worldwide: panethos.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/w...

A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU

I’m an American living in Portugal where on any given day between 85% and 90% of its electricity comes from renewable sources. It’s not a wealthy country but it’s not owned by the fossil fuel industry. The world is leaving the United States behind. Greed, corruption and ignorance are to blame.

Curious about what the "endangerment finding" is, why all the concern that it's been repealed, and why it's so important to our health and the health of the planet? Here's a good overview: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c... (gift). Below: Photo of Los Angeles smog before pollution was regulated. 🌎

By capitalism we do not mean markets, trade and entrepreneurship, which have been around for thousands of years...we mean something very odd and very specific: an economic system that boils down to a dictatorship run by the tiny minority who control capital. tinyurl.com/mwunpvsb

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

⚡️US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds. European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

[no firewall] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

"The videos of these shootings and other instances of aggression by immigration officers have succeeded in doing what perhaps no other anti-Trump protest has done: draw concessions from the administration." The lineage of resistance: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

...the West's water resources. Scientists say it’s difficult to attribute the winter dry seasons to climate change alone. But the weather models suggest that the pattern will continue and that the precipitation base will be rain rather than snow: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s... (gift). 🌎

Medicare telehealth coverage extended for 2 years, plus more positive news via an Alliance for Connected Care newsletter (see the screenshot). Also, H.R.4206, CONNECT for Health Act is still in committees but has 215 bipartisan sponsors. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

A Wyoming judge has denied a defense motion to dismiss felony animal cruelty charges against Cody Roberts, clearing the way for the prosecution to move forward in a case that shocked the nation. worldanimalnews.com/2026/02/03/b...

The company behind a fossil fuel terminal on the Salish Sea is accused of expanding without a permit. In this piece I dive into the debate, which has implications for the climate, orcas, and more. columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...

There's a controversy in the NW corner of Washington where community members are challenging a petroleum export giant over port operations and their impact on local habitat. columbiainsight.org/on-washingto...

Eco literacy lesson (a relative who asked in case you don't know all of this already): 1 of 3 Most changes in cultures or empires were preceded by great chaos and damage. A lot of what we used to call New Agers think that's what is happening now: the change that must occur to bring the New Age.

"I don’t know how other people react when they get bullied, but I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here." AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA bonus episode, from Minneapolis www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

TODAY, 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific time: “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” Sign up now to attend online to be sure you know your rights and how to protect yourself, others, and the USA. The ACLU, etc. are helping with this. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

A petition with 1000 signatures was presented to the Board of Natural Resources and @daveupthegrovecpl.bsky.social to stop the "Tiger Stripe Sorts" timber sale next to the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The board didn't even acknowledge the enormous public opposition to this sale.

The board of natural resources just voted to sell off #publiclands with lakeshore access near Spokane. @daveupthegrovecpl.bsky.social @wadnr.bsky.social aren't just mismanaging our public lands, they are also putting them up for sale. 🤬

What real heroism looks like is you drive past a school and it’s 7am and it’s -3 out and there are four dads posted at every door scanning every passing car to be sure it’s not someone coming to take the children. And you drive by at noon and they’re there. And you drive by at 3pm and they’re there

Remember JD Vance's lie about Haitians eating dogs and cats? Excerpt from alert by Timothy Snyder, widely respected historian. Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio? snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

"Two out of every five species could be lost by the end of the century." Kathleen Dean Moore www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ilT...

Read what US District Judge Fred Biery's order says about releasing the 5-year-old boy and his father if you want a morale boost and a reason to hope that all is not lost: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History Due by February 23rd munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...

I hadn't realized how catastrophic this project would be until I recently learned that it will mean gouging a 15 foot trench the length of the river, building 300 foot long cofferdams, discharging gravel/concrete into the river, and filling in wetlands! 🤬 www.columbiariverkeeper.org/campaigns/tr...

We all have more in common than in conflict. This artist is in Wales, in the UK. I'm in the Pacific Northwest, on the Canadian border, in the USA. We both have the joy of what we call Canada Geese loudly alerting all below, saying "Winter's coming!" driftwooddesigns.co.uk/shop/product...

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

From the declaration of Independence: [The king] has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

It's 20 minutes long. It's historic, memorable, and yes, you can spare the time. It's important. I hope everyone will watch it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

@andyzahn.bsky.social mentioned repealing The Patriot Act, which I'd actually forgotten about, so looked for info. What it has morphed into is rather shocking, and is now multiple parts, probably impossible to just repeal. tinyurl.com/4skmkk4a

Why the Forest Service is examining its ban on commercial huckleberry picking. Commercial harvesting was eliminated for 2025. Will the ban be extended in 2026? Gifford Pinchot National Forest wants to gauge public sentiment regarding how well the 2025 ban worked. columbiainsight.org/why-the-fore...

H.R. 655 would giveaway 150 acres of #publiclands in Mt. Hood National Forest to expand a reservoir for the sake of feeding water to Google's data centers. Contact your senators today and tell them to oppose this horrendous legislation!

Act NOW. Senate votes TOMORROW, 1/29. aclu.org/stopiceattacks Please tell Congress to end to immigration raids and to OPPOSE any bill that would add to ICE's already extreme budget.

Rural Health Transformation Program goals over 5 years: www.cms.gov/priorities/r... The program will allocate $50 billion to states over five years, with $10 billion available each year from 2026 through 2030. How much each state gets is listed here: www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

See second part of post, too, please. IMPORTANT.

As usual @theonion.com is both hilarious and uncomfortably accurate in its satire.

Looking for possible causes of refrigerator noise, I stumbled across this and thought everyone deserved a few feel-good movements (just hit the Reload button if you get an annoying pop-up about ads): www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLxD...