Polly Springhorn (she/her)

David Lynch saying ‘One day, the sadness will end. But I don’t think today’s the day.’

Why Attack Iran? Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption

How to understand war with Iran? We must get away from propaganda. Facts suggest two interpretive frameworks: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president of the United States.
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Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration

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is CAFFEINATED.
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Repping @chseminary.bsky.social at #swpaca26 !

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

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Hidden Household Gods in Cologne: First Lararium North of the Alps Found - Europe, News, Paganism, Religion, Science, TWH Features, Uncovering the Past, Witchcraft, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - Excavations beneath Cologne’s future Jewish museum have uncovered a rare 2nd-century Roman household shrine: the first lararium found north of the Alp that is reshaping our u...

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Death Valley erupts in wildflowers in sign of developing superbloom Record rainfall in famously arid California park has caused a wildflower eruption nearing levels of a superbloom

#climate #climatechange
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February 25, 2026 At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.

"Philosopher Eric Hoffer noted that once people are wedded to a strongman, they will cling to him ever more tightly as his behavior becomes more and more erratic."
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February 24, 2026 Four years ago today, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” involving dozens of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities before dawn.

"The sudden switch of the U.S. away from its traditional allies in favor of Russia has dramatically reordered the globe."
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Eat a live Jerusalem cricket

Airplane reading #swpaca26

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Whose Blessing? Defense Secretary Invites Christian Nationalist Pastor to Lead Pentagon Worship Service - News, Paganism, Religion, The Wild Hunt, U.S., Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist, to deliver a worship service inside the Pentagon. The event has spark...

"The U.S. military reflects the religious pluralism of the nation it serves...Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Pagans, atheists, and others. Approximately 70 percent of service members identify as Christian, but millions do not."
#pagan #uspol
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‘We got hooked’: arrests on US army base spark fear of military coordination with ICE The traffic stops on a rural California base appeared routine – until immigration agents showed up. Experts and lawmakers say the incidents could violate US law

Hoping my local Marines will not be doing the same.
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Former ICE instructor will testify as whistleblower that agents taught to violate Fourth Amendment The instructor, who is an attorney, plans to tell a forum sponsored by Congressional Democrats that the procedures in entering homes are not taught appropriately.

A former ICE instructor is expected to testify that new agents are trained to run roughshod over constitutional rights, including the right against a home invasion, and that the federal agency is “broken."

is packing. #swpaca2026

Good morning lily 🌵🦂🤩🌞

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How an annual ‘wedding flight’ of 1,000 virgin queens is ensuring the revival of Europe’s dark bee The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybee

"Dark bees are more resistant to cold, humidity and sudden climate changes – some even made it through the last ice age in France."
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

"These stories may be the tip of the iceberg: we only know about them because they involve people who were prepared to talk publicly about being seized by ICE." (And it's a story of white people. I acknowledge this.)
#uspol
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How daily routines in Minneapolis and St Paul have changed amid 3,000 federal immigration agents – in pictures Many people have been sheltering at home. Protests have become part of the daily rhythm. Community networks continue to patrol and document agents’ interactions

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Opinion: The Line I’ve Drawn - Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Religion, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - "Trust me, I would much rather be writing about trance journeys and sex magic," writes Storm Faerywolf, "but I just can’t shake this feeling that not talking about it is just...

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#feetsfriday #parrotsky