The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

The spring flowers give me a nice break from this crazy world. #azalea #cherrylaurel

I bought some eastern prickly pear to add to my native food forest. This is 18 days of growth. I had no idea prickly pear grows this quickly. I'll be getting them planted outside soon. #easternpricklypear #nativeplants #foodforest #sustainablecrops #droughtresistant

Fresh out of the kiln. I'm so happy with how this set of bowls turned out. It's been so nice to just make things for myself lately. #ceramics #pottery #wheelthrownpottery #amacoglazes

I have about an acre full of wild violet right now. Finally got out and harvested enough for a purple violet syrup, a purple violet tincture, and a white violet salve. #wildviolet

Fresh out of the kiln. I made a bunch of new pots for all of my mini orchids. Hope my babies love their new homes. #ceramics #pottery #orchids

I made some new knobs for one of my cabinets. I have never made anything like this. I was nervous the bolts wouldn't fit. They turned out perfect. The fact that the glaze matches the paint is a coincidence, I just loved this glaze and thought it would look great with copper bolts. #ceramics #pottery

Death day for the bradford pear tree on our new property. Won't be missed. It will feed our future gardens. #bradfordpear #happydeathday #invasive #stinkysob

Every time I see a mormon/lds chapel for sale, it makes my little heart so happy. #exmo #ward666

Trump is taking credit for the Infrastructure Act that Biden passed.

Today is gorgeous. Went on a hike with my youngest and talked about quantum physics. Love my kids. I love days like these.

Getting rid of the American workers who take care of American veterans is wrong. Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.

We are reporting on Mormon sexual abuse cases at floodlit.org. We're now making court and other case-related documents available for free: floodlit.org/docs/ #mormon #lds Please consider making a donation to support our work: floodlit.org/donate/

Trump's repeated attacks on "DEI," "wokeness," and the trans community have one clear purpose: If we are angry at each other, we won't look up to see how big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.

Yeehaw. Three mugs inspired by the southwestern desert. Collab w/ @callahancallahan.bsky.social

Spent the morning carving a porcelain utensil holder to go with this fruit bowl I made a couple of years ago.

Just saying.

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

87% of jobs at Amazon pay less than $20 an hour while half of its warehouse workers struggle to cover food and housing costs. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos saw his net worth increase by $7.9 million an hour in 2023. Is this the "free market" Bezos is so desperate to defend?

1 day is not enough. Boycotting companies for a week is not enough. Its weird to recognize these companies are problematic but only boycott temporarily. Will you feel better shopping with these companies because you did your part? Boycott until they change. Shop small, shop local, shop w/ integrity

Another reason why I wouldnt spend time or money in the state of Utah. Its a state run by a misogynistic, homopbobic church that protects child predators & pushes their religious views onto the rest of their population. www.kpcw.org/state-region...

Last week, we reached 100,000 patients as part of our medical debt relief program. I’m excited to announce that already we’ve alleviated this burden for more Illinoisans. As of today, an additional 170,000 Illinoisans will have their debt erased — relieving $345 million.

This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

I wasn’t able to fit all the mugs I had made into the last kiln load, so I’m busy painting more mugs do I can fill the kiln up again. Here are a few that made it into the last firing. #mugs #illustratedpottery

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source. Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

Found this as I was going through old pictures. This was a homecoming photo my freshman year of high school. My mother made me pose in front of my first oil painting that I did when I was 13. My parents had signed me up for a Bob Ross style painting class. #BobRoss #oilpainting #landscapepainting

I'm brand new to Bluesky, still learning how it all works. I'm a fiber artist, usually working with upcycled fabric scraps. I've been stitching my feelings lately, and this is my latest embroidery project - Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection. It's inspired by the 1930's Sunbonnet Sue designs.

— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

Robots are fascinated by plants. Their simple programming feels familiar. Their environmental responses imply sentience, but their finite ability to grow and change is what really intrigues a robot. They love to study and care for these little marvels. 🌱

My lil' porkchop, Chloe, would really love to taste a porkchop. #chonkycat #britishshorthaircat #catsofbluesky

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

This is a dog whistle to his followers. Reminds me of a quote by Daniel Silva, "more evil has been carried out in the name of religion than any other force in human history. Conservatism is their religion, & Trump is their God. You can convince people to commit horrors for righteousness.

Someone asked if this rainbow steam effect was AI, so I made this video to show how I get the effect with classical optics. #pottery #optics #rainbow #spectrum #prism #mug #cup #steam #ceramics #teacup #mesmerizing #oddlysatisying #🌈 #physics #light #color

It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out. They gut the FAA. Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted. Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.

Out now - my Helen Cardigan is now available as a pattern download from my shop! I am insanely proud of this one: it took me ages to get the design just right, and I think it turned out wonderfully. It's inspired by vintage cardigans from the 40s and 50s. #knitting 🧶 #knitweardesigner #vintageknits

Hey @JDVance, and @elonmusk, and @realDonaldTrump it looks like the Auschwitz Memorial wants to educate you. STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Inspired by a disagreement about the Pope, let's see how much he really cares about the kids. Im thinking of mailing this out on a regular basis until the church steps down or I die. The Mormon/LDS church has the power to change the law in Utah. Time to write their Prophet a letter too. #exmo #csa

Websites can be so frustrating ❣️❣️❣️ but it’s live, just an hr late lol. Lil gems will be added later. www.lilylund.net #ceramics #pottery #painter #painting #shopupdate #artist #shopsmall

Decorating some bowls! #pottery #potterytutorials

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

A neighbor chopped up and stole a tree that fell on our property. Seems like a nice gesture, saves us some work that we haven't been able to get to yet. I had plans for that tree, though. I have just been telling myself that maybe they needed the firewood, and that's more important than my plans.

Who's in need of a kitten pick me up? I am! Mewki was such a cute little ball of fur #catsofbluesky #kitten #Persian #cats #dailydoseofcute

Due to Trump's orders, the military has put a pause to their sexual assualt prevention training.

I finished painted this female Ornithoptera priamus! They live in tropical rainforests and can have a wingspan of 7”.