Reports say President Trump has dismissed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and named Markwayne Mullin as her replacement — a major shake‑up that’s already drawing strong reactions. Markwayne Mullin is another inexperienced douche bag

Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem has just been fired. Thank God!!!!

Life is like a pottery wheel: messy, spinning, and shaped by the force of our fearless fingers. #ClayInMotion #UncertaintyAsArt #EmbracingTheSpin

"I've never met a gay person who regretted coming out" 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

He has done nothing for any of us.

"Most of the time I am sunk in thought, but at some point on each walk there comes a moment when I look up and notice, with a kind of first-time astonishment, the amazing complex delicacy of the woods, the casual ease with which elemental things come together." ~ B. Bryson, 📸 MFCarter

“If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke (art by Sukanya Ayde)

There are people who move through the world like open windows—letting in light, letting in ache, refusing to shut down even when it would be easier.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain

This is the flag of peace and love that should be visible on the streets of all countries. Being part of the #LGBTQIA 🌈 population is a blessing of nature.

Good morning from Vermont — soft light on fresh snow, coffee steaming like a small blessing, and the world feeling briefly, beautifully possible.

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🎵 A decent man, he's not. Just a nerdy dirty word. 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49P...

Board of Peace, my ass!

“In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful." —Leo Tolstoy

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world... would do this, it would change the earth.” ―William Faulkner

We spend so much of our lives wrestling ghosts—echoes of what’s already gone and shadows of what hasn’t arrived. The mind can make entire worlds out of memory and imagination, and then convince us they’re real enough to bleed. But the present is quieter, simpler, and far less cruel.

I love my LGBTQIA+ family. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈

The most dangerous form of blindness is believing that your perspective is the only reality. Friedrich Nietzsche

Some truths don’t age, and they don’t bend: the core of who we are isn’t a choice. But how we treat each other always is.

Fresh snow outside, and an old truth still rings clear. A simple poster from the 60's said it plainly.

Always be a poet, even in prose. - Charles Baudelaire

"All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting." --George Orwell

Good morning from Vermont — fresh snow down, the whole world reset in white. 📸 MFCarter

The safety of Americans is being jeopardized by a chaotic, unqualified leadership team stumbling us into conflict.

The @SecRubio @StateDept urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks. Americans who need State Department assistance arranging to depart via commercial means, CALL US 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 (from

From Brics News. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US issues evacuation warning telling Americans to leave the following countries now: • Iran • Iraq • Syria • Israel • Egypt • Qatar • Oman • Jordan • Yemen • Kuwait • Bahrain • Lebanon • Saudi Arabia • United Arab Emirates

How did the world's Greatest Nation elect a man that: Rapes kids Shits himself Has no morals Wears makeup Has 34 felonies Sleeps on the job Is dumb as a rock Has 6 bankruptcies Lies like he breathes Whines like a toddler Steals from his Citizens & Hates America?

"Everyone should have their own little world to protect them from the big world." Erich Maria Remarque

These are graves being dug for more than 160 innocent young girls who were killed in the US-Israeli bombing of a primary school. Their bodies were torn to shreds. This is how "rescue" promised by Mr. Trump looks in reality.