Most of the people who need to hear this message from @defiance13.bsky.social are not on Bluesky, but perhaps some of YOU know some of them and can pass this on. 🤔 Darkness doesn’t come from nowhere. Hate doesn’t grow in a vacuum. #Resist

Study hard today. Pop quiz after potluck!

And the day says farewell. #SmallFarmLife

Hope Integrity Tenacity Strength

What have you been doing to stay sane In These Times, you ask? Well, the past two-and-a-half days we milled some Douglas-fir lumber to finish framing the interior walls of the stable wing of the barn. Now it’s time to build stuff with it! #Sawmill #SmallFarmLife

In case you missed it, we are well past policy debates at the federal level in the U.S. Rather, we are in a foundational struggle to determine the very form of government. Are we going to be a liberal democracy (liberal as liberty) or some kind of techno-fascist state? Those are the stakes.

I have successfully inducted my wife into the cult of KPop Demon Hunters. Mission accomplished.

WTAF?? It’s not his house!! It’s our house, and he has not right whatsoever to do this. #Resist #NoKings

And he is still holding the floor! Keep it up, Jeff!

Gotta try everything, at this point. Go get ‘em, Jeff!

You pour your tea into your saucer and slurp it from the edge. Your cereal is a crunch and crackle and you wipe your nose on your sleeve. I sit there trying to count the ways I love you, my fingers spread out wide..one..two..You burp and I smile. You’re my monster. #vssdaily crunch #vss365 saucer

Amazing fortitude.

Seven million people spent three hours protesting across the nation yesterday in one of the largest protests in U.S. history. NY Times: one article yesterday, with a whopping three paragraphs about the massive turnout in NYC. Today’s edition of the paper is as if nothing happened. Really?

The gable end walls of the stable wing of the barn are framed and we’ve started sheathing them. Photos show the two ends of the stable wing. This coming week we will start setting the rafters in between them. See alt text for the deets. #SmallFarmLife

No Kings 2.0 in Corvallis, Oregon! 🧵

This op-ed by a Marine colonel exemplifies the standard for officers in our military. My grandfather was career Army and served through both world wars. He passed these ideals on to his children, who passed it on to me. I dearly hope that standard holds in the coming months. #NoFascism #Resist

Nice. #Resist

NO KINGS! Join the nationwide protest this Saturday, October 18th - America has no monarchs and no one is above the law. #NoKings nokings.org

Sometimes a cover of a song blows your mind. S2, E6 of “Gen V” has a cover of the song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” originally recorded by Simple Minds for the soundtrack “The Breakfast Club”. The cover is by an Aussie band called Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks. It is amazing. #GenX

A person (with whom I’ve never met or corresponded) that I respect posted a video this morning that was an apologia for Charlie Kirk (amongst others). Bleah.

I may have watched KPop Demon Hunters.

“Respect and Enjoy the Peace”

And today I learned that Stevie Nicks was not singing about a one-winged dove.

First fire of the season. #SmallFarmLife

My response to a recent phishing attempt:

Don’t hold back now. Tell us what you really think. 😳

Thank you, Portland, for keeping it weird. #Resist #NoFascism

My daily mantra may be shifting from “What the hell is wrong with these people?” to “Sir, this is a Wendy’s.” Kafka, Heller, Vonnegut couldn’t make up any more absurd shit than what these people are saying lately. #Resist #NoFascism

This is the way. Fascism is not healthy for frogs and other livings things. #Resist #NoFascism

The stupid, it hurts. So. Much. #Resist #NoFascim (Sorry if this paywalled for you.)

It’s been a productive couple of weeks working on our new barn! The framing for the hay mow walls is done, the permanent bracing for them is installed, and the sheathing for the south hay mow wall is done, too. Photo captions in alt text. 🧵 #SmallFarmLife

“I was in Portland yesterday and had the chance to visit with the governor of Oregon and the mayor there in town,” Noem said. “They are absolutely covering up the terrorism that is hitting their streets.” Uh, huh, sure, Kristi. One big leftist conspiracy, eh? #NoFascism #Resist

“Is he crazy enough to ______?” Yes, he is at least crazy enough to consider ____, no matter how extreme ____ is. And he’s crazy enough to then honestly tell himself that whatever he decides to do is quite reasonable compared to all of the alternatives he considered. #NoFascism #NoMadKing

Grateful that Judge Immergut called BS on Trump’s National Guard shenanigans in Portland. I hope that the appeals court sustains the judge’s temporary restraining order. But that’s a problem for another day. Good night, friends. #NoFascism

Oh, FFS… Now Texas? GTFO. No troops in our cities!!! #NoFascism

California quail on cleanup patrol after the evening horse feeding. They are such ridiculous birds. #SmallFarmLife

Oregon, California, and Illinois do not need military troops in our cities. And neither does any other state. Send the troops home. #NoFascism

This. Is. Bullshit. #NoFascism

Stand up. Be seen. Be brave. Be informed. Be peaceful. #Nonviolence #Resist #NoFascism

I was one of many, many thousands of people who were privileged to hear Dr. Jane Goodall over the years. Her passion for Life and the Earth made a deep impression on me. Thank you, Jane Goodall for sharing your amazing life with so many of us and for being a true steward of Earth.

@schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social I hear that Trump wants an effective ban on all gender-affirming care for anyone. DO NOT throw trans people under the bus to “save the country” from a federal shutdown. #Resist

“Would you like some toe beans with your Fanta?”

Ad for Swedish energy company’ wind farms. 😉

“He says what he thinks,” is not a desirable quality when the person in question has both the nuclear codes and (apparently) fronto-temporal dementia.

This is so Portland.

For the record, Portland, Oregon (about 90 minutes away) is in no way a “war ravaged city” except in the twisted minds of Lord Dampnuts and his lickspittle lackeys. Portland friends: stay safe, and don’t take the bait. The inevitable Portland snark-fest should be starting shortly. 🍿

List three things you can talk about for three hours without prep:: 1. Fencing 🤺 2. Carpentry 3. Horses

Photo reception: Salmon has a shitty, shitty day.