Two opportunities for protests on March 7th in Watertown, #NY! #protest

Come join the No Kings protest in Watertown, #NY on March 28th!

I'm ecstatic to see more and more people running for office in rural NY! The latest candidate is Cassie Robbins-Forbus who made her official announcement today at an event held in her parent's store across the street from the house where she grew up. #elections #NY #bluedot

The people cry out, and liberty weeps... Poem by Mercy V., Art by Red #writingcommunity #art #protest

Thank you to @veteransforpeace.bsky.social for this sign in Evans Mills, NY near Fort Drum. #military

When my sister sent me this artwork to use on a button for an upcoming demonstration, I had the final piece of inspiration to bring together a poem I had been working on. Liberty Weeps substack.com/@walkwithmer... #writingcommunity #resist #art

In New York, petition season is right around the corner. The first day to pass petitions is this Tuesday. We are hoping not just to get the 1250 signatures we need to get on the ballot, but to get way more to show our strong grassroots support. Sign up here! - www.ellmanforcongress.com/volunteer

A poem written a little over a year ago; the first half in September after a traumatic event in my life and the second half the day after the election as I watched friends, particularly transgender friends, spiral in fear. I Refuse open.substack.com/pub/mercyvly...

R/evolution open.substack.com/pub/mercyvly...

July 17th is a nationwide day of action in honor of John Lewis. Let's commemorate his life by gathering for some good trouble. Be sure to look for an event near you! If you are in the area near Fort Drum, come join us in Public Square from 5-7pm! #goodtrouble

Pics from the #ElbowsUp rally for Canada on Wellesly Island today! We had a great turnout with lots of support from passing vehicles. The woman who travels with her Statue of Liberty costume is an absolute legend!

A video of some of my favorite signs from Saturday's No Kings Day protest in Watertown, NY! #nokings #altnationalparks

Images from the rally for Maricela (who has since been released!) held on Saturday. #immigration #socialjustice #humanrights #freedelmy www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MYPV9J/

Today in in Central New York!

I am absolutely disgusted the ongoing detainment of a nursing mother who has been in this country for 20 years, since she herself was a child!

Are we great yet, America? The mother of these girls has been in detention since January and today is her hearing. Supporters from around my small upstate town came together yesterday to show love to the family and bring this mother home where she belongs. #FreeDelmy

Our students deserve to feel safe and protected. I am shocked and appalled by this action and my office is in touch with the local community in Sackets Harbor.

Show up and support the children taken from our community! #50501

And loving America means fighting to make it better.

This is happening in the town practically next door to me, where the "border czar" Tom Homan also resides. I've seen an outpouring of love for the family that has been detained, but I've also seen a horrifying amount of hatred leveled against the family and local supporters. 1/2

So who who won this round of Ransom Notes? We can't decide! 🤣

Here we have a wonderful example of a cat's idea of being helpful.

Monday morning bath!

This is the exact reason I want to tear my hair out when I see someone complain about aid for Ukraine.

The best thing we can do is deny the trolls their reactions!

15k likes and I only had to block two people. love it here 🤗

I feel like we are about to see ALL the worms here in the US. 😢

The queen oversees her realm. #cats

I'm in a super sharing and socializing mood, so this is my obvious attempt at attention by adding some more hashtags. I'm sure other writers feel that deep need to share and be heard! 😅 #poetry #poem #writer #helpfeedlonelywriters

One of my poems on a topic important to me, a 🧵. I welcome constructive and kind criticism! This poem is related to #Veteran and #PTSD One Man You are the man who pushed his hands into another man's chest AND You are the man who ever so gently cradled his newborn child to his chest 1/

I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between being informed and being oblivious.

Barrier free supports ALWAYS have the highest rate of success. Who knew if we just helped people meet their basic needs without placing extra demands and requirements on them, they would thrive? Wild...

When I was 5, I loved science, which I took to be planets and magnets and chemicals and shit. Soon I realized science was a collective human activity, and these were just the objects of its attention. Anyway, whenever I read an OpEd on how science isn't political, I think "Are you 5 years old?"

I'm trying out substack, so please consider giving my work a read. This writing was written for my youngest daughter and gives a bit of a poetic description of autism. open.substack.com/pub/wordycas...

"When they go low, we go LOWER." Yes! Don't get me wrong, in general I think it is important to be the bigger person but that is not a language that those working against us are able to understand.

Has anyone else been followed by Elmo? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Granted, this is just as likely to be an imposter, but the follow along with his measly 18 followers was hilarious.

Gross, I just had the mental image of Lindsey Graham sensually licking a cheeto puff.

This is real and not a joke. MSNBC is being sold off and, along with the Golf channel, will be part of a new company called “SpinCo.” This feels like an episode of 30 Rock.

With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size. At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.

Sounds like an excellent plan, I feel inspired and I'll get right on that! Oh wait... I'm here on social media already doing that.

Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.

Indeed

Lulz

If you want Joe Biden to do something, posting on BlueSky alone won’t do it. Do what I do and use the White House contact form here. www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

So far it seems like a prerequisite.

Ah, remember when we all thought the most batcrap crazy cabinet picks would be people like MTG? How naive we were, how laughably wrong.