Allie Hackett

I purchased native CA wildflower seeds from a small plant nursery and today went on a walk and planted seeds in public areas, including a small local park that is a frequent trash dumping site. It felt good to do something small but positive

I’m not shopping Target or Amazon, any good recs for buying gift bags online?

The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway. Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...

Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze

Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen

-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.

Fits and sits

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

okay so what legal authority does elon musk have to commandeer the office of personnel management and access reams of sensitive data? www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

YouTube video by The Golden Circle Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her “predator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Damning.

Advertisement for Canon. Godzilla stands next to a copy machine with paper in his hands.

I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad

A profile in courage (his dinner was 10 minutes late)

Oakland sunset ✨

Kind of need all of these cuties

Met with a lovely group of women to discuss our goals for 2025. I want to be outside more, hike, make art again, spend time with friends, and figure out a way to fight the drumf administration

Lunch break in the cemetery

You can report price gouging landlords from anywhere!

I need the beetle!

The @nytimes.com should hire whoever wrote this headline. Seriously!

Still We Rise

“There is one world religion. And its name is patriarchy.” Yoko Ono

I’ve been thinking about Jimmy Carter, how much good he did for the world. How do you get started doing meaningful work?