I love this Pacific Crest Alphabet that was in the 1983 PCTA newsletter. “A is for the Acorn that fell on my head. B is for the Bear that chased me from my bed. C is for my Cracked lips that hurt when I smile. D is for the Dirt I trod mile after mile...” #pct

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

I’m obligated to say that defacing parking signs is a crime but…..✊🏾✊🏾#Nokings

The federal government as ordained and established by the Constitution has ceased to function, and what has replaced it isn't our government under our Constitution. That's not flippant rhetorical hyperbole, I don't say it insensitive to what the consequences are. But it's the grim reality we face.

When the reckoning comes, John Roberts and the SCOTUS 6 need to be held just as responsible as Trump for the crimes and injustices they allow his regime to commit.

This is an incredibly brave woman. Every one of these ICE goons must be prosecuted and imprisoned when we get through this. bsky.app/profile/grap...

My employer sent instructions early this year about what we should do if ICE shows up at any of our locations. It made me feel safer to know they’ll protect us. This helpful video has advice for private sector employers and HR professionals about what to do when ICE shows up at work.

“Shame! Shame! Shame!” Crowd forms in response to San Diego deportation effort.

Agenda setting: "Of 14,777 unique articles on the Times’ homepage over the 310 day tracking period, 293 articles–almost one a day–focused on Biden’s age compared with just 27 articles focused on Project 2025, a ratio of 10.9 to one." mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/blog/new-yor...

None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.

The United States government is kidnapping and disappearing human beings – just like you and your loved-ones: *At least* 4043 people and growing. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

288 people have been rendered to El Salvador’s mega-prison. We only know 257 of their names—and not because the US or Salvadoran governments shared them. It shouldn't be up to civil society to compile things like this table. Of course, none of this should be happening at all. See admis.me/b/2un

I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning

Dragging us and welp it’s all true.

Hi Bluesky! We’re Snohomish Conservation District. We provide free technical assistance to residents in Snohomish County and on Camano Island to support natural resource conservation. This includes site visits to address concerns about stormwater runoff, farm plans, forest land, and more.

Really excited for your article "Can journalists be jailed without trial? A bold Donald Trump is willing to try!"

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

Little Lenny is proving to be quite the student! He watches his mum, Lima Lima, use a tree as a scratching post — and, of course, decides to give it a try himself. Imitation is everything when you’re learning life’s lessons! sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/lima-lima-lenny

7/10. Mumpery. Behavior typical of the Mump regime. Gaslighting, theft, scams, tax avoidance, disinformation, Putinism, dictator worship, threatening U.S. allies, submitting to U.S. enemies, persecuting Americans

So proud of Amazon workers protesting around the world today #MakeAmazonPay

Hi! I'm a former Major in the United States Marine Corps! It looks like you're using a war metaphor without really understanding it! Elon Musk owns and fully controls the territory you're talking about. It makes no sense to contest that control unless we have a plan to win that contest outright.

Mount Rainier (Tahoma) National Park

I like to share contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. #Avogado6 is an illustrator, manga artist, and producer. This is a very clever ink drawing.

The Lynnwood Link Extension opened about two months ago, and another 16-mile extension north to Everett is being planned for opening 2037-2041.

Trying to stay calm and centered as we approach the almost certain chaos in the weeks ahead. Positive thoughts to everyone ✨️ [The Bonfire; illustration by Carmen Saldana]

This week’s colour collective drawing using ‘soft green’ #clr_collective #ccsoftgreen #illustration

Let me be really damn clear. You are either against the Nazis or you are with them. There is no inbetween. My grandad and uncles were really damn clear about this and what should be done about Nazis. There is no compromise with them. End of story.

Heather Cox Richardson Fascism, the US government document explained, “is government by the few and for the few. The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.” “The people run democratic governments, but fascist governments run the people.”

Saturday #Caturday 🖼️ Diane Ulmer Pedersen

“I don’t believe in magic. I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking. They’re measurements. They tell us how healthy things are. How healthy we are. Because we and they are the same. That’s what I believe in.

Mount St. Helens, Columbia River, Oregon (c.1889) - Albert Bierstadt

Good morning, and happy autumnal equinox!

Way to piss off everyone while maneuvering yourself into the worst possible political position man! inthesetimes.com/article/team...

I haven’t been a Teamster for many years, but I am very glad to see this endorsement of Harris-Walz from my former Local 763 in JC28 serving Washington, Alaska, and the Idaho Panhandle.

Goodnight. 🖼️ Arseniy Lapin

From Pompeii.

The Vaux’s Swifts have a roost in my town where they stay a couple of nights each year. The movement and sound of the flock is amazing. #birds

HARRIS and WALZ!

I am fascinated by alternative centering on maps, and this one captures my imagination: "the world according to fish", showing the rivers, lakes and oceans, with ocean floor elevations. The world aquatic.

Happy World Elephant Day! #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth #WorldElephantDay

An absolutely stunning #Roman glass bowl, in a deep cobalt blue with swirling white patterning. It was made about 2000 years ago, probably in Italy, but later exported to Britain. It has survived in amazing condition as well! #Archaeology AncientBlueSky

Joel Slotte (Finnish, born 1987)

Kelly Louise Judd. Three Crows. Gouache on paper, 2021.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van Gogh. [Signature]

I don’t take many pictures of spiders, but I am really impressed with this spider’s ability to camouflage itself in pieris berries. I think it’s a Yellow Sac Spider, which is not native to my area but has apparently become common.

This is a very cool map of the river basins in the Pacific Northwest. Light blue is the Columbia and yellow is the Fraser, and if you zoom in you can see each of the other rivers that drain directly to salt water too.

It’s a cool, cloudy #Caturday in the PNW. Jasmine’s just gonna hang out in her bag and wait for the sun to come back.

I’m looking forward to seeing you here after May 31st, @charlespiroth.bsky.social! #postie

Oh dear, I missed Jasmine’s first Gotcha Day last Sunday. Here are some belatedly posted photos of her taken just minutes after she came home last year. #Caturday