Aku!!!

I want to believe.

"I don't want to see anybody die," says man sending heavily armed thugs to murder innocent civilians.

This is the second time I've spotted a pair of turkey hens in the neighborhood. Today, they're browsing in my back yard.

WE WILL DEAL WITH THEM HARSHLY!

ICE has detained at least 3,800 kids under the second Trump administration — more than 500 of whom were under 5 years old. Children shouldn't be locked up by our government.

What could possibly go wrong?

Skylight

Take tiny comfort in the high likelihood that every time ICE agents eat in a restaurant, somebody will be spitting in their food.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!! 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

THIS is the "well-regulated militia" mentioned in the 2nd Amendment.

"Let the world see."

A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com

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I'm back from a 48-hour social media break. Everything in NC is covered in ice and snow, but we never lost power. Hoping you're all warm and safe. (Jef Bourgeau, Winter Shadows, 2026)

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”

MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota

Ruven Afanador, Diana Ross finishing up a rib, 1980 ruvenafanador.com

Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

Maybe democracy is not like rooting for a sports team. Maybe it's strategically picking the people who will best defend the health and prosperity of the commonwealth.

2H pencil, ink brush pen, white ink Trying to remember long-neglected skills.

Look for the helpers

The Walk for Peace, earlier tonight in Pilot, North Carolina It’s freezing outside!

J. Goebbels’ secretly frozen & reanimated left testicle says might makes right.

Winter Crow

Pen Portrait

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Budding Puppet State

24 March, 1945. A page from "Army Talk," a pamphlet distributed to U.S. troops during World War II, when the world fought for its life against fascism and drove it underground where it has hidden, biding its time, for over 80 years. (1/2)

Sci-fi writing prompt

Random Shelfie

True Colors Revealed ICE is evil, illegal, and un-American. Abolish it.

New reading list just dropped.

Respect for American workers? None.

Francisco Goya, Girl Dancing to a Guitar, 1796-97, Indian ink wash, 170 x 99 mm (Museo del Prado, Madrid)

A friend sent me this—these are actually great writing prompts. 😂💜

One more example of how we're losing our democracy

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“Organized Gangs of Wine Moms”

🙂

The Terror of Historical Rhyme

And Again.

This is Minneapolis: -drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents -go to brunch with your wife -get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt -get groceries as helicopters roar overhead -deliver food & this vehicle passes you

Yep.

Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally: "Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."

All that tactical equipment, like it’s 2004 Iraq. Why are they geared up for war? Because they’re making war on US.

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