People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"

Tweedy Thimble is ready for the Ohio Renaissance Faire!

Trump admin’s federal troops and police are targeting Black and Brown residents, immigrants, youth, and unhoused neighbors in DC. On Sept 6, we march against the militarization of our city. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com #50501movement

It pisses me off that gay people are hated mostly because of some poorly translated ancient outdated book full of other bullshit idiots base their entire lives on. Religion is a curse, man.

"can you believe this animation is from 1998????" Yeah I can, quality in arts is about craft and allowing it to flourish not about technological advancements you stupid ape.

Everyone deserves a place to call home. The solution to homelessness is safe, affordable housing.

Miller complaining about protestors-- "respectable" old white ones, no less!-- is a strong sign that 1) they are scared of protest; 2) protests are happening; and 3) they are having an impact, even if the media refuses to cover them.

It is worth remembering that the Trump admin is way out over its skis here. To consolidate power, they need a solid administrative state. They gutted the administrative state before meaningfully attempting that consolidation. Now, they are flailing and facing dissent they can't contain.

Sprint to the finish with completing my garb for ORF! Drafting my bodice now that I have my stays!

Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.

I remember when this happened.

We join @policymattersohio.bsky.social in calling on Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social to reaffirm his commitment to alternative-police crisis response by supporting Tanisha's Law. This work saves lives, builds public trust, and make Cleveland safer. www.cleveland.com/news/2024/11...

85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity. There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.

Tweed "Tweedy" Thimble, the Weaver of Willy Nilly on the Wash #orf #ohiorenaissancefaire

Something to think about this Ren Faire Season... Make your Trinkets to Trade Biodegradable. We don't need more useless plastic on our earth. Thrift for silly little things! Don't buy new things.

And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.

Summer with the in-laws.

If you don't have peen, home grown is fine

Entering my Renaissance Faire cast member Era

Sometimes I remember I have the freewill to draw whatever I want

Date night at home 💜

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.

Obsessed with forget-me-nots and green spreads on my #sketchbook #art #gouache

DHS and ICE must be reined in. If you see them “roving” in such patrols, call it out as illegal and document it.

For the “deport the criminals” crowd… Let’s get the facts straight: 📌 Being in the U.S. without papers is not a crime. It’s a civil violation, like a parking ticket—not a misdemeanor, not a felony. That includes folks who overstayed a visa. 🧵

Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send them migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point.

This might be the first thing I’ve read about the flood in Texas that didn’t make me instantly angry. Per usual, Charlotte echoes my own thoughts and feelings and puts them to words better than I could. ❤️

This is my common loon linocut based on a photo I managed to take from a canoe a few years ago. #loon #commonLoon #linocut #printmaking #wildlifeArt #sciart #blackAndWhite

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees: ✔️ due process for all ✔️ birthright citizenship ✔️ equal protection under the law Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

@rbreich.bsky.social agreed! We, CDC federal employees, took an oath of office that we take seriously. We are fighting for the health & well being of all Americans. #SavePublicHealth Check out the CDC Data Project to learn about potential impacts of administration’s plan. www.cdcdataproject.org

Great op-ed @usatoday.com from longtime TB Fighter Quinn Yates: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

CoreCivic fka CCA aka Corrections Corporation of America does nothing but run hellholes and pocket massive profits while they continue to monopolize the corrections industry.

People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it. They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory. Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human. Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.

We will always fight for the country we want to live in.

Please don’t forget concentration camps are nothing new in the United States and I super encourage folks to engage with the Japanese American National Museum, as they’ve been speaking on this for years and have lost a massive amount of funding because they refuse to back down www.janm.org

Fucking Weirdo Really Good At Something That She Not Trying To Capitalize On theonion.com/fucking...

It begins!! #P5

Slow progress is progress nonetheless!

Sunning

Bravery is wheelchair users putting their bodies on the line to stop Medicaid cuts. Shame is arresting them instead of listening. Medicaid is a lifeline — not a line item.

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs.

A vent comic about medication.

HAPPENING NOW: SEIU members and U.S. Senators standing united against brutal Medicaid cuts. @warren.senate.gov knows: SEIU stays ready to fight — because these cuts put lives on the line. Our care. Our power. Our lives. We won’t back down. #SaveMedicaid #KillThisBill

I did it. After a lifetime of using light mode on all my devices, I switched to dark mode. My eyes just can’t take it anymore! So it was time to update my light mode art with a new version ~ Which mode do you use: Light or Dark?

TAKE ME BACK TO THIS, I MISS MY FRIENDSSSS Alecto: the STUNNING @emriscoscept.bsky.social John Gaius: @skycaptainhana.bsky.social And our incredible photographer: @gfxsoulstudios.bsky.social #thelockedtomb #anastasiathefirst #alectotheninth #johngaius #griddlehark #premyriad #nonatheninth

At a time when our community is under attack, I want LGBTQ youth to know that we’ve been in this fight before and won, and we will continue to stand up and speak out in order to build a better future. (1/3)