I could get lost in this beauty. #FlowersonFriday #bloomscrolling #FloralFriday #roses

"You can measure a society by what it promises a newborn it will never meet. We are taking the promise back, one program at a time." As our children bear the brunt of the disastrous policies of the #GOPadministration, where is the outrage of the so-called "right-to-life" party?

#Vaccines have been an important part of American military preparedness since the very beginning. #science

"Most definitely, Turner said, Cousteau would be pushing back harshly against those who are waging attacks against science and scientists on behalf of special interests, trying to confuse the masses by spouting 'alternative facts.'"

Reposting my thread in honor of the opening of the #ObamaPresidentialCenter today. It is already clear that the #ObamaCenter will exist to raise people up, to appeal to our better angels. Thank you, #PresidentObama, for your past, present, and future work in service to the people of our nation.

When he was 5 1/2, our 1st-born climbed up to his dad's workbench & created this treasure from scraps of #wood, cardboard, string, & glue. He used a hammer & nail to fashion the faces. 26 years later, I see them daily, & still can't help but return their smiles. #WeekXforXyloid #AlphabetChallenge.

Over 100 days ago, Trump and Netanyahu launched a reckless, illegal war of choice against Iran. America spent a billion dollars a day—exacerbating the affordability crisis at home, putting our troops at risk, and making us less safe.

Always.

If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video

This photo of the wooden boardwalk, beach pavilion, & fishing pier was taken in 1998 by my mother-in-law, who had a life-long association with & love for #OceanGrove #NJ. The boardwalk had to rebuilt after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. #WeekXforXyloid #AlphabetChallenge #blueskymonday

#WahkeenaFalls in the #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Oregon for the last day of #WeekWforWater #AlphabetChallenge.

Imagine, indeed. The man couldn't even wear a tan suit in peace. #ObamaAppreciationDay

Truth

On this day we all celebrate the life and accomplishments of the 44th president whose 8 years in office were a highlight in the history of this great Republic.

What the world needs now...

#ObamaAppreciationDay 🧵 On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, MO, destroying a large portion of the city & killing 161 people. A week later, #PresidentObama visited Joplin, assessing the damage, meeting with people who lost their homes, & speaking at the community

Created by sculptor Joe Treat with #bark and #driftwood, this fearsome t-rex lurks in the undergrowth, baring his gigantic #sharp teeth at anyone who dares cross his path. #blueskyartshow #PriceScultureForest #WhidbeyIsland #pnw #Washington

“So, let us not be blind to our differences—but let us also direct attention to our common interests & to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we can not end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most 1/2

Really hard to imagine becoming a trillionaire and not wanting to immediately liquidate enough assets to give at least a few hundred billion to organizations making the world a better place.

Oh my! What a glorious thought.

This is profoundly moving in it's unvarnished truth. 💔

This blew my mind. Some of the largest data centers can require up to 5 million gallons of water per day, equivalent to the water use of 50,000 people. Why are we selling out the survival of our planet to enrich a handful of Big Tech CEOs?

When he ran in 2020, saying that if he lost it could only be due to cheating, I thought, "Who would ever play even a game of Scrabble with someone who said such a thing? Why would anyone vote for this man?" I will never understand.

Gift Link: The SecDef is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome. Yet, “despite the way America had continued to fail Black Americans, I am still compelled to fight for it.” ―Chappie James, 1st Black 4-star general. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... #PINKS

A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

It is #WorldOceanDay. May we be caring enough, smart enough, and loud enough for our grandchildren to be able to see this view when they are our age. #WeekWforWater #AlphabetChallenge #CapeMeares #Oregon #oregoncoast #pnw #westcoastkin

Even though my senators are both Democrats, I just emailed each of them to emphasize how important their NO vote is to me and to our nation. #Resist #RejectBlanche #NOBlanche #AttorneyGeneral

Disastrous on so many levels.

Without a healthy ocean, life as we know it would not be possible. Trump is celebrating #WorldOceanDay by dismantling 900+ deep-sea instruments that provide real-time data on ocean warming, flooding, fishery health, and more. We will all pay the price for his deliberate destruction of science.

Sad history of which I knew nothing. Important 🧵.

Sometimes all you have to do is look up. (Last night, standing in my driveway.) #noplacelikehome #stunday #pnw #westcoastkin #clouds #sky

82nd anniversary this time — y’know, like the 82nd Airborne that parachuted behind Nazi lines into Norman fields. Hope you all had a fantastic Antifa Day. 🎊🗽

Ikebana and Float Boat by Dale Chihuly. #busy #BlueSkyArtShow #ChihulyGardenandGlass #seattle #pnw #glassart #westcoastkin

"Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves."

"To Life!" #WeekVforVocal #AlphabetChallenge #Joplin #theatre #musicals #FiddlerontheRoof

The most disturbing part of the latest Pete Hegseth controversy isn’t that he reportedly blocked the promotions of female and Black military officers. It’s that so many Americans barely shrugged.

Not sure what I was singing, but I was giving it my all. 😎 #WeekVforVocal #AlphabetChallenge #oldfamilyphotos

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

Science for the win (one of so many)! 🧵

When our oldest son & his future wife rescued this little guy from the middle of a busy intersection, they gifted him with the opportunity for #growth. He lived out his 15 years with us, & we fondly remember him as the best-loved bad kitty that ever was. #blueskyartshow #Caturday #catsofbluesky

I don't know how we can stand it.

New #growth from old. #blueskyartshow #HumboldtRedwoodsStatePark #FoundersGrove #California #redwoods

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

Congratulations to a courageous young man for earning this opportunity and then using it to its fullest. Mike Wallace would be proud.

Moody blues. A day late for #BlueSkyMonday. #oregoncoast #yachats #weatcoastkin

Now THIS is how to celebrate the 250th birthday of our country!

Remembering and honoring those who have given their lives in the service of our country. We owe them--and their loved ones--an enormous debt of gratitude. #MemorialDay #TomboftheUnknownSoldier #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #WeekUforUniform #AlphabetChallenge

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

ICYMI: “The point is not about life. The point is control…Just another abortion ban pushed by a sad old man who cosplays as superman when he’s not busy controlling women’s bodies.”―Rep. Ashley Aune (D-MO).👇🏾 www.instagram.com/reel/DYWKcem... #PINKS

In the #1950s, a young father who did photography for the organization that employed him, volunteered his baby girl as the poster child for a new year's publication. Rolls of film & miles of tape later, he produced this usable version. #WeekTforTime #AlphabetChallenge #oldfamilyphotos #monochrome