Petals and Fireflies

Olde English Bulldogge in pajamas

White pittie in pajamas

Black and white pittie outside sitting in grass

The three babies are keeping me going these days. Everything is so heavy right now, and it’s these three’s presence that keeps me smiling and laughing with their antics.

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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

lithub.com/renee-nicole...

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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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I wish I could read tonight and escape the heaviness we are all feeling, but I can't concentrate. My brain and emotions are fried. My heart hurts. And the only thing to make me laugh today is the look my dog gave her dad when he attempted to take her toys off the bed.

08.01.2026 00:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Barack Obama singing Boogie Back to Texas at a fundraiser, backed by Joe Ely and Jason Roberts, in Austin, Texas, 2008. Photo by Ricardo B Brazziell.

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Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc

06.01.2026 22:51 — 👍 1691    🔁 654    💬 67    📌 56

NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.

“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”

07.01.2026 23:22 — 👍 15141    🔁 4785    💬 287    📌 186

Four deer near a tree

The news has been really heavy, and one of the only things making me smile outside of my pups, is the increased wildlife hanging out in my yard. We had eight deer out front at one point on Saturday. Today, we had 16 squirrels running around. The crows have visited too. It’s all day every day.

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