Polly Zehnder Swader

Nor am I!

Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act' The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”

I want to thank the little voice in my head that stopped me from captioning this 'don't shoot the messenger'...

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Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋
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Image projected onto Tesla's factory in Berlin

some planet Earth
Feng Shui?

1999 was a fun test.
2020 who TF just shut down Earth and why?
2024: oh. I see what you did, there.
2025: Shine the Light , baby.
Wonder how momma is handling all this nonsense.
Bring it on, Father Sun.
I am ready.
Momma Earth Divine Feminine: I’m ready.
🚀

Some natural history for you. The Llama family is more than just the domesticated animal. There are four 'Lamoids' in this group. 1. Vicuna 2. Guanaco 3. Alpaca 4. Llama. Only the first 2 live in the wild (of the Andes). The others are bred for wool, meat and fur. #mammals

My first post. Wednesday Morning's great Saturn occultation by the Moon.

8" Dobsonian scope, 40mm lens, Samsung S24 Ultra phone. 4 seconds elapsed capture.

The Pleiades. A star cluster in Taurus famous for the well known seven sisters asterism. Taken at 5am this morning in London.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.

I'm thankful for you, for the wonderful creative work you share, and that whatever the future holds, we're in it together.

Four favorites from around the neighborhood this year.

I like New England Calvinists as much as anybody does and more than most.

But American Thanksgiving isn’t fundamentally the commemoration of the 1621 harvest, but of victory over those who committed treason in defense of slavery.

My neighbor is a green belt! Enjoying peace and quiet with my wife this year. It’s nice to not have to rush to get on the road for the holiday.

YES!!!! 🙌 Let’s go!! Who else?! Let’s build our community and build friendships and stick together!

These "I did that" stickers should be in every grocery store and supermarket across America, everywhere Trump's tariffs drive prices skywards.

Because that is precisely what his voters voted for.

Dawn, the earth is in complete darkness. The ocean is showing, picking up first light from the sky, 90 minutes before sunrise. With the ocean behind, you see black silhouettes of Spruce Trees against the illuminating surface of the water. A QUOTE of Gautama Buddha below: "IN THE END, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, an dhow gracefully you let go of the things not meant for you."

Got questions? 🌱, about Plants, Trees, how to properly use Social Media (If you LIKE it, SHARE IT, for your friends, even those who might need AltText) #INCLUSIVITY
And I'm happy to show you what DESCRIPTIVE TEXT is, I will answer in you language of choice, b/c I know what a Translator does 😆 #FIN

My part of today's repast is safely in the oven so I'll take a moment to post a thanks on behalf of the Mockingbirds in the garden. 🌱 After a couple of frosts and a chance of a freeze in the forecast, their preferred food source here is Callicarpa americana Alba. It's time.

Do what brings you joy! As my husband and I age- we have a smaller vegetable and herb garden and focus on perennials in the rest of the yard. 🌱

While mentioning the rack in the window, this photo shows more, and they are outside. using small Hockey Stick size lumber, I built a frame, like an Easel and between the supports, I cut 8 foot plastic drain gutter into angled shelves that exactly fit a Red Solo Cup (Popular plastic disposable drink tumbler), and the original RACK could hold 99 cups. The design allows to pour water only once, at the top gutter, that fills, and then runs to the next row, angled the opposite way, in a zig zag fashion. At the bottom, a tray collects any water remaining and is reused daily to save time hauling more water and keep the floor dry inside. In various rows, there are Red and Blue cups (different types of trees) and a few Yogurt containers, the oval ones fit also. I've designed far better systems since, but I learned more as I grew. Mostly I grow trees from seed (as all these shown are grown)

TRUE STORY: 🌱
(For the love of dog, doesn't that old guy ever shut up, they said. 😆)
My cats jockey for space in a single patio door glass. (No sunny windows, I move plants AM & PM, outside & indoors. I needed that cat-window. So I designed & built a watering system holding 99 RS Cups of #trees.

Tomorrow isn't just Thanksgiving, it's also happens to be Millie's 12th birthday & she would greatly appreciate being acknowledged in any of your holiday toasts.

Thanking you in advance, Chelsea & Mar🐫

So happy the Ult-Right Extremists are being blocked here. I'd be happy to leave Threads altogether as I'm not fan of Mark Z. He is kissing MAGA ause like crazy right now.

Live Long And Prosper Star Trek GIF ALT: Live Long And Prosper Star Trek GIF

Yes.

I did beam over to Bluesky. 🖖

A lizard is sitting on a vertical tree trunk. Its body is pointing downwards. The front part of its body is bend backwards in such a way that the head is pointing horizontally to the left of the picture. The lizard is brown with a bright yellow stripe on the neck and the front half of its side. There are some bright spots on its throat. The body appears striped across the body because it exhibits alternating lighter and darker hues of brown.

🦎Male Taiwan japalure (Diploderma swinhonis).

Max. size 31 cm (12"), most of which is its tail.

Found in Taiwan and on a few surrounding islands. An invasive species in Japan.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by focusonpc on Pixabay

I love amphibians so much. look at this guy. just doing the thing.

Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens.

Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers

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How to make the world a better place

I rely on this. so many people rely on this.

The Women Who Sketch Justice at Work | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News Because cameras still aren’t allowed in federal court, media organizations rely on a small group of New York City artists to depict what happens at trials and hearings.

also Elizabeth Williams and Aggie Whelan Kenny! So many great artists on this beat.

making sure to update Amy Klobuchar on what's up with me every day until she gets sick of it

Where to find a free, hot Thanksgiving meal across the Seattle area Anyone in need of a free, hot meal can find one with a host of organizations across the Seattle area hoping to take one thing off your plate this week: dinner. 

Where to find a free, hot Thanksgiving meal across the Seattle area

gardening in 6b: I left beets and carrots in the ground through several freezes and snow; I pulled the biggest today, so I can use them for candied root veg, I'll cook them down with molasses and butter and brown sugar into thick sauce.
I planted them away back in May, just before the heat wave. 🌱

"We need to run the government like a business"

~20% of businesses fail in the first year.
~45-50% of businesses fail within the first five years.
~65% of businesses fail within ten years.