NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES Thousands protest in Charlotte NC as ICE arrives This today in Washington DC Great group of protesters showed up outside of the Whitehouse and wrapped CRIME SCENE TAPE around it Everything he does is a crime #EpsteinFiles

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For #Stunday as well as #ColorADay and #OrangeSun. I think it fits both. This is a long exposure image made on one of the most spectacular sunrises I've ever seen at this beach. I have a series of images from barely orange to after #sunrise. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #beach #longexposure

Interesting article about efforts to get kids outdoors and playing in the dirt. It's focused on physical health, but I bet there would also be lots of mental health and behavioral benefits too! We have a school garden at our local elementary school and our kids love it. 🌱

Overgrown Railway Station A long-forgotten station swallowed by thick vines and wild growth Crumbling platforms are barely visible beneath layers of moss, and rusted tracks stretch into the tangled wilderness Faint echoes of past arrivals linger in the air, blending with the chirping of unseen crea

Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (1776) held 27 grievances against King George III. The 16th grievance reads, "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world." 🗃️ Free trade advocate Reagan would have had something to say about this.

Books are in fact being ‘cleaned up’ as we speak. I only buy 2nd hand books now. 📚

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

THE TRUMP / MIKE JOHNSON / REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN HAS BEGUN.

The Republicans own this Shutdown…100 percent

Oh, nothing just a typical Tuesday night with two celebs — @sararae-yhr.bsky.social and @kyle-maclachlan.bsky.social. Did I mention how much I enjoy The Lowdown?

#WackyWednesdayArt Knitted Man invites you to the Handcraft Market at Gallerý Gimli in Stokkseyri, where a group of local women knit and sell their goods last Sunday #hiking #Iceland #Stokkseyri #StreetArt #StreetPhotography #ArtYear

I’m no expert but I feel like if I was looking to get a Peace Nobel prize I wouldn’t be renaming any department into “Department of War”…

Basically, everything.

Here's another contribution to #MossyMonday! I love how it kinda looks like bubbles of moss along the trunks!💚🌲🌿🌲🌿🌲💚 "In some Native languages the term for plants translates to “those who take care of us." - Robin Wall Kimmerer #moss #iseemoss #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #green

Panda wants to show me that Molly isn’t the only troublemaker here.

Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney suggested that the Department of Homeland Security and the ATF should get involved, describing the vendors as an “interstate crime syndicate.” Coverage from @donaldwmeyers.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

If you are suffering as a customer during a strike, that is because management is intentionally passing on the suffering to you, which means you have common cause with the workers. This is so whether the management is of an airline, a hospital, or a retail establishment.

#hedgewatch #cats

Hello #BlueSkyArtShow Chihuly above cacti Could it be any more #jagged? Desert Botanical Gardens @blueskyartshow.bsky.social #photography #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #art #landscape #thewildimages

Dallas, Texas...

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Once you've tasted #freedom... grown up breathing in freedom you can't relinquish it to #fascism so easily fascism tastes bitter and rancid burns in the throat poisons the heart as you choke on the implications of lost dreams a last gasp furthest thing from your mind will the price of eggs #booksky

Can't believe that I'm finally getting to see her perform this November in Boston.

10 Things to do in Yakima- Summer Edition pharmacy.wsu.edu/2025/06/10/1...

A protest broke out at today's Bend Pet Parade. A fun-natured group of cat supporters are calling for the parade to allow felines.

4 pm Wednesday, June 18th, Missouri Prairie Foundation Webinar Return of the Wapato 🌱 Wapato (Sagittaria spp.), a starchy tuber, has been utilized by the Yakama People since time immemorial Register grownative.org/event/mpf-we...

Yams is a well-behaved and active senior girl, and available for adoption for ZERO DOLLARS in Seattle. Please go get her before my heart shatters into a million pieces. (Link below)

Cutest couple. 💕 Photo from my collection, no written date/info.

Strawberry theft.

I saw this on someone posted on IG lol 😂 #NoKingsDay 💯 🔥

Your tax dollars pay for just about everything a police department does, which includes generating tons of reports, dispatch logs, and video recordings. Any citizen is entitled to see those public records to understand how the government works. By @andrewfordnews.bsky.social (Published June 2020)

Random Cat Of The Day - Here's your daily cat! #catoftheday #cats

Since I’ve already seen the play in person—and I’m deep, deep, deep in writing Ed Murrow’s biography—I feel like I should live-post as this airs on Saturday, June 7. Any interest from the media history / journalism / #HATM folks on here? 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/t...

A man tried to make a statement by burning 100 library books — the community responded by donating over 1,000 more. Book burners always lose in the long run. Reason, facts, and free thought can't be silenced. www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...

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The Truth Of The Matter And They Are Not Bringing Jobs Back….

"Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin' We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drummin' Four dead in Ohio." Neil Young Remembering: Allison Krause, 19 Jeffrey Miller, 20 Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20 William Schroeder, 19 4 May 1970

Saw some lovely tulips in Skagit Valley today. All the colors and varieties just make me so happy. #JoyAsResistance #bloomscrolling

Makes sense.

Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other - (Stephen Baker)

A #crab in a fish tank discovered the air pump… and turned it into a personal jacuzzi. Crabs are curious creatures and often interact with their environment in surprisingly playful ways.

What I learned as an environmental activist is that we played our role, but it is the Environmental lawyers that do the most essential work. www.opb.org/article/2025...

I think the remarkable thing about Cory Booker's speech is that much of it is *a good speech*. He's not just filling time, he's using time while the spotlights on him.

I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!

A good way for octogenarian Democrats to fend off primary challenges based on their advanced age would be to mentor a younger protege and then retire and help elevate them to office.

Idiots