Thank you Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Your 40 years in Congress and your historic Speakership are an inspiration. Thank you for fighting the good fight on behalf of all of us.

Pass it on

To be honest, I had a very hard time deciding which of the Trump admin atrocities to post this morning. But the life threatening attack on a South Carolina judge after she ruled against trump’s policies and he tweeted about her stands out.

Happy 25th wedding anniversary Jim! I love that we are spending our anniversary doing what we love best- traveling to amazing places. Love you!

Who wore it better?

We are in Banff. Last night, we did a late night hike in a dark sky area. My goal was to see the Milky Way with my own eyes like I did every night when I grew up. This pic was taken with an iPhone 14 on a tripod from the top of a rock pile at Lake Moraine, Banff NP.

RIP to a great activist who also happened to be the most handsome guy I’ve ever seen.

So after days of Republicans blaming and vilifying Democrats and trans people for Kirk’s murder despite having no clue who the person was, we find out it’s a white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loved guns.

Dems flipped a congressional seat in Virginia yesterday by a huge margin! This is what we all need to work to make happen in the mid-terms. Let’s do this!

A real post from Trump in truth social this morning. Yep. A sitting President threatening war on the citizens of America’s 3rd largest city.

This tracks as true

More lies about mail in voting. We are NOT the only country that allows it. It has NOT ever been proven to be fraudulent. Trump knows the mid terms will flip Congress and he is terrified.

Don’t know who created this but it’s absolutely true.

Mood

A sitting US President rolled out the literal red carpet to a man currently under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. This is truly beyond the pale.

Listening to the future Speaker of the House at ILDCCA’s brunch on Dem Day in Springfield. Inspiring!!! Let’s do this! #TakeBackTheHouse

The thing about Trump deploying troops in D.C. is what’s in the Epstein files?

Proud of the stand that the Texas Democrats are making by breaking quorum and staying here in Illinois? Here is your chance to meet them! If you can, please join Democratic candidate for Congress Yasmeen Bankole on Monday, Aug. 11th, between 4 and 6 pm as she hosts a joint fundraiser.

It’s been quite a week, amirite? Tariffs,terrible job numbers, red states gerrymandering House majorities, Trump adding a gilded ballroom to the White House, the likely pardon of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, etc. Practice some self care today - then get back to resisting tomorrow!

Have a wonderful Sunday and remember….

Wait, Trump lied?

Of course I’ve been madly crocheting baby blankets for my new granddaughter. This one is my fav.

From the official White House Twitter account. They are saying the quiet part out loud. We have a President who is openly celebrating and pursuing retribution against his political enemies while the GOP majority in Congress sits by and lets it happen. We HAVE to take back the House and the Senate!

The depositions on this lawsuit are gonna be LIT!

Let’s not forget why this matters so much!

Donald Trump is a pedophile. He confirms with every tweet.

The news this week has been chaotic and infuriating. Wishing you a moment of zen this morning.

How is Trump using tariffs to extort Brazil to stop prosecuting the Brazilian trump not an impeachable offense?

Here is an important opportunity to engage and use your voice. July 17 is a national day of protest, in honor of John Lewis. There are two events in DuPage that you can attend. One is in Naperville and one is in Glen Ellyn. Hope to see you there!

I’m proud to be woke. Are you?

He’s right

It’s hard today to joyously celebrate Independence Day when we are currently so far from the principles of liberty and justice for all. If we cannot today celebrate the reality, let’s acknowledge the beauty of the vision. Let’s recommit to working together to put our country back on the right path.

Does anyone have a good detailed summary of everything in the bill or do I have to read the whole thing?

Many who will lose their health coverage likely don’t know it, because their state calls Medicaid by a different name. Here is a list of the name each state uses for its Medicaid program.

This is what our government is doing in our name. This is a real post, gleefully celebrating unimaginable and likely illegal treatment of detainees. The tent camp rapidly built in the middle of the Everglades, in summer heat, for detainees given no due process. Get fired up for the 2026 midterms.

Things that nobody can truthfully say: “I lost my dream career as a fruit picker to illegal migrants.” Your turn.

We had to say goodbye to this very good girl today. I’m glad she is feeling no pain anymore. We will miss you Bandit.

This is Trump realizing his reckless bombing of Iran is going to have consequences he didn’t anticipate because he spent his whole life with no consequences for any of his actions.

They say the assassin was “deeply religious.” You cannot be deeply religious and shoot people. At most, he is deeply faux religious.

Dibs on this sign for the next protest

#NoKings protest in Elmhurst, Il #50501

My sign for tomorrow’s No Kings protest. Too subtle?

Trump’s current position on immigrants. Clear as a bell, am I right?

A sitting California State Senator, Alex Padilla, asked Kristi Noem a question. Her armed thugs threw him to the freaking ground and cuffed him. Fascism is here. Our answer has to be to resist in any way we are able to.

This is why we choose the bear

The founding fathers did not live and die to see this moment. It’s time for all of us to stand up peacefully.