Winter Fog (1/5/2025). This is what winter should look like here in #Colorado. Not this winter, w/ inordinately warm temps and almost no snow. #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #colorphotography #mountains #snow

As of today, when SCOTUS slapped his tiny hands, he’s entered lame duck territory.

A headline from today's NYT. My response to them: Oh, really? You and everyone else. Maybe people will begin to catch on.

For someone who is innocent, Trump sure is working hard to keep the Epstein info shut down.

I received an email this morning informing me that I was juried into a local art exhibit. In a gallery. I'm a lifelong artist, but as a potter before turning to photography, I delivered & sold all of my work to a handful of galleries, no jury necessary. Theme of exhibit is autobiography, 1/2

I just now saw a few minutes of Les Wexner’s answers in his Congressional interview and what a disgusting display. It’s clear he doesn’t think there was anything wrong there, & nor w/ his own behavior. Sickening. Also DJT attended Victoria Secret events - along with/ Epstein.

WHY do I even look at the website NextDoor? The display of sheer idiocy and too much free time is astounding. Ex.: Photo of a generic car or truck parked on the street. "Does anyone know who this belongs to?" So scary! (I look to know where the front porch burglaries and car thefts are happening.)

For the most part, I strive to show what I find beautiful and wondrous about the landscape. But other times we must bear witness to its destruction. I saw this oil in the South Platte River while hiking. #landscapephotography #ArtistsOfBluesky #naturephotography #environment #colorphotography

My Place 2. The same trail as the previous photo, looking in the opposite direction. A peaceful place, unfortunately victim of our Western/Southwestern drought. This should be snow-packed. #Colorado #mountains #landscapephotography #naturephotography #colorphotography #woodland #ArtistsOfBluesky

On my second real of hike in many months. Real = distance + exertion. I had breast cancer early in 2025, then surgery in mid-July to repair a torn meniscus. I finally feel well enough to return to my place, the woods. Thanks to my husband for patiently helping me to come back.

OK, it's yoga o'clock. I practice in a not-bright room with candles (battery-powered Christmas ones) and my music is typically Native American flute, my favorite being Canyon Trilogy by R. Carlos Nakai.

Apparently there are very real issues w/ the SAVE Act requiring a person to show a birth certificate or U.S. passport when registering to vote. Will women with their husband's last name face problems w/ this? It's unclear to me. As usual w/ GOP, they are "trying" to solve a non-existent problem.

Any among us who followed Nixon and his DOJ back in the day knows that as bad as that all was, this DOJ is exponentially worse. Corrupt to the core and pure evil.

"Trump is a racist. The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism. Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Priceless.

Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade. The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances. Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S. Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.

At Denver Intl Airport, where some genius put luggage from 6 flights on the same baggage carousel. The shortest carousel.

While most of us suspect - no, we *know* it - they're plotting against the country to somehow fix the midterms, and possibly 2028. Check out the first 1/2 of this newsletter - something very nefarious & illegal is afoot. February 5, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

If you are parenting children in this time, I share with you some helpful thoughts. "Parenting through guilt doesn’t mean eliminating it. It means learning to live alongside it without letting it run the show." The World is on Fire & My Kid Needs a Snack open.substack.com/pub/katiewri...

The state of Maine is about the last place where you’d think the felon’s storm troopers need to go. But no, today they unleashed their usual terrorist tactics against those residents. This is the most shameful time in our history during my lifetime.

Does anyone understand how the felon can revoke the protective status of the entire community of Haitians living in Springfield OH? This is a current rumor/info ? on this site this evening. Any idea as to how on earth this city can prepare for such a massive & potentially dangerous disruption?

The felon being asked questions at his wife's $40M effort to humanize her. My question is, Why do people record his every word as though he's an Oracle? Imagine a world where no one reports what he says. He craves attention so badly that he might wither up and ... be gone.

Beautiful mysteries keep me sane. Right place, right moment here. This is the only exposure of this spot where this exquisite fish swam through. #ArtistsOfBluesky #ArtTherapy #landscapephotography #colorphotography #naturephotography

1. BREAKING: Alex Pretti’s parents have retained Steve Schleicher, a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s AG team convict Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder case.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino. They must all resign and be held accountable.

We all need a moment of mental rest. A sanctuary. I introduce you to mine. One of my favorite hiking trails goes through an aspen stand. Pause here to find some quiet, to recharge. #ArtistsOfBluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #colorphotography #Colorado #forest #aspen #trees

Maybe we’ll wake up tomorrow and both Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem will be unemployed. Keep hope alive.

Worth knowing. popular.info/p/the-corpor...

The guy genuinely gave a shit. And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Once again, I was driving when I heard bad news. Apparently there will be an investigation into Alex Petti, and not into the people who murdered him. I suspect this will only inflame everybody even further. It should.

Life is weird. Bill Kristol is on our side in this.

For those who thought TikTok wouldn't change...

Just endless sorrow. Fuck this regime. www.instagram.com/p/DT_C0krkh0...

Ah, so now the debate has turned to the fact that Alex Pretti had a legal concealed-carry permit and had his gun with him. Suddenly that's a problem for the 2A crowd. I share with you 3 photos from a gun rights protest in Boulder CO, 4/21/2018, just to see what open guns on the street looks like:

As it happens, there is much that can be done - by us, and by our members of Congress. It's time to call them daily and require them to act. 1st: No funding for DHS. See the article for more actions. How to Stop the Fascism open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you. Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?

I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.

when they say that everyone should have a right to carry a weapon in public they mean only loyal Republicans have a right to carry a weapon in public. if you don't agree them politically and you carry a weapon then that's justification for them to shoot you dead.

This piece by @jonrauch.bsky.social is very much worth reading. (Yes, I know, even if your reaction to the title is, "Gee, you don't say!") He lays out the case more carefully, clearly, and systematically than I have seen elsewhere. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

It's cold outside and snowy, too! Is climate change a hoax? Not at all. Winter still brings cold weather even as the planet warms. In fact, warmer oceans + a rapidly warming Arctic can even increase the intensity of winter storms and heavy snowfall. That's why I call it Global Weirding!

Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

Bovino on CNN w/ Dana Bash. Here's a thought to all mainstream news: Stop giving these ghouls a platform. All you do is help perpetuate their myths, even if you point out their lies in real time. The damage is done by allowing them to say it at all. This isn't censorship, you are private companies.