We won’t stand idly by. Democrats won’t rubber stamp a reckless GOP budget that worsens the healthcare crisis Republicans created. Trump and his party are threatening a shutdown because they refuse to fix the disaster they manufactured. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

Getting ready for NO KINGS#2 Oct 18th

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social #BlueSkyArtShow #Relax

Back home, after being gone for a month. Back at one my favorite walks along the river.

A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE. Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.   Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.

Translation: “Here’s $8 billion worth of reasons to end Republican seats in blue states.” Thank you, Russell Vought. Incredible strategy.

Yes he is weak @dindin6.bsky.social @amhotflash.bsky.social @timlee57.bsky.social @cotol17.bsky.social @kitchen5203.bsky.social @grantnoland.bsky.social @allan1.bsky.social @davek67.bsky.social @earthbound420.bsky.social @luluroche.bsky.social @ivyjofreeman123.bsky.social @jaybird54.bsky.social

#ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited #BlueEarth Immerse yourself in nature. Relax, be fully present. Notice the colors of the trees, the light, and the details of the environment. Inhale the scents of the trees and other plants. Listen to the sounds of nature. Discover the healing power.

This is very, very bad.

September 30, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The @washingtonpost.com just published a strong piece on the mining threats facing the Boundary Waters. It highlights decades of advocacy for its protection and what’s at stake for this irreplaceable wilderness. Read the full article: bit.ly/42UDu1E

Back to the states in the morning. Barcelona was a fun city.

I would say that if the top military brass continues to obey the unconstitutional orders of the mad king and his drunken vituperative henchman it signals a total failure of our military academies, and they should be disbanded when this national nightmare is over. #Nokings #Nopedophiles #Nofascists

One incident should have been enough for the country to demand immediate cessation and removal of the entire chain of command. Our tolerance of repeated incidents makes us ALL complicit. #Nokings #Nopedophiles #Nofascists #Noguns #Nobillionaires

We’re not “on the verge” of a sixth mass extinction—we’re nearing the end. It began ~2.5 M yrs ago with early hominins & has only sped up. In 50 yrs we’ve lost >70 % of wild animals. Whole ecosystems are vanishing, triggering an irreversible extinction avalanche. apple.news/ALC9d_wZ-Rgi...

@blueskyartshow.bsky.social #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad

A rail road, a car road, a boat road, and a bike road. ;-) #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad

“Solar energy is not the boogeyman. Properly managed, these solar power projects can actually enhance and increase agricultural production and become diversification projects that can save family farms"

A view from the stern of our stay on the canal. Tomorrow on the train again.

Staying 3 nights on the Robine Canal, in Narbonne, France.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles

If in Bordeaux, visit the La Cite du Vin. Plan for 3-4 hours, great fun and a learning experience.

It’s the mind-boggling hypocrisy. #politics

Over 89,000 Minnesotans will have to pay more for their health care starting in 2026, unless Congress acts to extend enhanced tax credits that help households pay their insurance premiums for plans they buy on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, known as MNsure in Minnesota.

Lyon, FR, where the river Saone, joins the Rhône. The street we stayed on is peaceful at 8:30 pm.

Healthcare prices are skyrocketing. Your premiums, deductible, and copays are about to get even MORE expensive. A🧵: fortune.com/2025/09/08/y...

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐎𝐗 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐱 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟐 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 "𝐨𝐧-𝐚𝐢𝐫" 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Sen. Marshall: “Would you agree with me, at this point in time, that you're not the right person for this job?” Dr. Monarez: “If I am put in a position of having to say I will cede the scientific integrity to retain my job, then I am not the right person for the position.”

Sen. Cassidy warns against ending the birth dose of hepatitis B: “Before 1991, as many as 20,000 babies were infected with hepatitis B in the U.S., and that changed when the hepatitis B vaccine was approved for newborns…Now, fewer than 20 babies per year get hepatitis B from their mother.”

WTH? abcnews.go.com/US/people-hu...

💥 DOJ National Institute of Justice purges US Domestic Terrorism study after #CharlieKirk murder Far Right extremists: 227 events took 520 lives Far Left incl. Islamists: 42 events took 78 lives Study removed September 12, 2025 - link to study published in NIJ Journal June 2024 in post 💥 #Science

It's the guns #nokings #nopedophiles #nonazis #noguns

I miss President Obama 💙

Why????

The facts are the facts!! #USDemocracy

“A new peer-reviewed study examined the impact Indigenous territories have on human health in two categories of diseases, finding that municipalities located close to Indigenous lands with intact forests have a reduced risk.”

Yesterday’s rain is gone and brings a bright sunny morning my last day in Rimini.

“Water is the stage on which life plays out.” My interview with Vice-Versa (UH e-zine) on how climate change and human impacts are reshaping the availability of clean, fresh water. www.hawaii.edu/vice-versa/i...