Female northern cardinal bird, Columbus, Ohio, 1/25/26, photo by Chet Kresiak

timeline cleanser featuring Sweets (puppy) and Flame (old man cat)

Witnesses are being taken to Whipple. From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”

ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing? ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW. I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.

#slaytheprincess contender for best game in the world

“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family. (Published July 2025)

Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges

White-necked jacobin, Trinidad. #birdoftheday #perfectperch

leaf creature

The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose

[horse meeting] We're getting a lot of good feedbag

I can't recommend Kristin Kobes Du Mez's "Jesus and John Wayne" enough. Incredibly well-researched and informative.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

"Writing the Male Character" by Margaret Atwood

When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you." That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

every ~6 months I am seized with the urge to write a star wars movie. it's like seasonal allergies

Memories from Morocco, 2024 by Sergiu Ciochina. Contemporary Moldova artist. Oil on canvas | 40 × 30 cm. Private Collection. #Art

Morning.

My painting SUNLIT HAYBALES

My painting MOUNT HOOD

[Exit Clown.]

Good morning, BlueSky. Happy Caturday.

[slides back in with a late picture for National Black Cat Day] #cats #catsky #proofofcat

I love to paint lighthouses. They’re typically protecting boats from a dangerous coastline, so you’ll find them set in some truly stunning locations. It’s fun to pair this one with some dramatic and colorful clouds. I hope you enjoy! LIGHTHOUSE SKY, Acrylic, 16x16”

For those making good donations over the holidays this is really a good read!

#NoKings Miami!

Time moves in layers - 2023

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Scarab Beetle Sword #pixelart #swordtember #swordtember2025

Okay, funny bookstore category

My painting AUTUMN CORNFIELD

Just confirmed both the babies are big enough to graduate on Sunday TvT I'll miss youuuu

"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting

Many of the men deported to CECOT said they are permanently changed: struggling to sleep, drink water or leave their homes. One man broke into tears describing how he had a panic attack the first time he walked down a busy Venezuelan street.

Sirens #odyssey

This painting was inspired by a patch of vibrant yellow flowers growing in a field outside my house. The warm colors of late afternoon bathed the landscape in golden light. Northwestern Golds Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson, 2025 70 x 84 in www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/-n... #bloomscrolling

well well well. if it isn’t the bread brothers

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.

Since so many are talking about this, here is my take on the Hakeem Jeffries/Zohran Mamdani scenario in one place. The key point is, I don't think it's healthy or normal for the top member of NYC's congressional delegation not to endorse his party's mayoral nominee at this point.