Passing Strange At Present

Announcing the 2026 Oregon Book Awards Finalists Thirty-five titles from Oregonians across seven genre categories were chosen as finalists by panels of out-of-state judges, from a total of 200 submitted titles.

Congratulations to all the Oregon Book Awards finalists, and how much do we love Literary Arts for keeping the light on in all the darkness?? literary-arts.org/2026/02/anno...

Clean, Mostly Contented Cows

So infuriating.

We spend a LOT of time in backcountry. Pens & watercolors are very portable. Watercolor pencils helped me transition from BW to useful color. Hoping to do some more today. We are in Death Valley, spectacular landscape.

Beavertail cactus in Death Valley

Running back to the desert, rage vented. Stay hydrated, my children.

They are such fans!

My sister-in-law has been hospitalized THREE TIMES for Lyme. And it's spreading.

In today's episode of Christian Nationalist fake-bootcamp manosphere: meet Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Kyle Smith. You might remember Deputy Smith from 2016 when the cops shoved people down stairs and pepper sprayed them at Portland City Hall.

OH has been reading This America of Ours, about Bernard & Avis DeVoto, getting Julia Child published, fighting the 1950s public land grabs, and the House Un-American Affairs Committee.

Much familiar. Western sheriffs scouting old mines, looking for places to conduct mass burials. Evil days.

OSU research shows certain old growth forests most vulnerable to severe wildfires Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and th...

Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and the USDA Forest Service Research & Development.

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I love Archy & Mehitabel illustrations, & of course Krazy Kat.

I did a series documenting the interiors of an historic cattle ranch. Ink & watercolor. Interiors are such fun.

Oh hell YES

Find Your Representative Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.

Now is a GREAT time to call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on the disastrous SAVE Act.

Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

art / artist

Catholic congressional Democrats say they are compelled by faith to reform ICE WASHINGTON (RNS) — Their Friday (Feb. 13) statement, led by Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, outlines a series of Catholic social teaching principles that the lawmakers say they consider when approachin...

EXCLUSIVE from me: A group of 40-plus Catholic Democrats have issued what amounts to a theological rebuke of Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent theological defense of Trump’s immigration agenda, outlining religious principles they suggest compel them to reform ICE. religionnews.com/2026/02/13/c...

And that stupid drill ruling that made it impossible for publishers to afford to keep back stock.

Whatever they have when they enter office, they may own NO MORE when they leave.

Take every Trump cabinet member and official to civil court for damages against the populace. Strip them of all their assets and nationalize their companies. Leave them with nothing but whatever UBI and public health benefits are passed for everyone.

No no no NATIONALIZE STARLINK & SPACE X. Tesla can stay private, we got options for electric cars.

Minivan makeovers to include comm booths & med units.

I know there are a lot of shitty MAGA women but there are also SO many American women saying fuck burning my bra, Imma burn ICE and Noemland to the GROUND.

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women" The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

I thought it was Fedex, my bad. Both utter shit

YouTube video by Cult Cinema Classics Betty Boop and Pudgy - Not Now (1936)

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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.

SO COOL. A great tree

Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization Sex workers at a brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are fighting to unionize. If successful, they'd be the only unionized brothel in the United States.

It was a good idea that worked in Tijuana, so it's probably a good idea in Nevada.

Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
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Nice. Feels a little Herriman.

Their chat agent is useless & their human agent was a complete waste. I could have resolved this days ago if UPS accepted texts with customers. But no. Fucking queued PHONE CALLS from agents who don't LISTEN and ANSWER the actual QUESTION.

MUTTER MUTTER

So I spent an hour trying to get logged in, MULTIPLE approval codes required, got a call back, call dropped & agent did NOT call back.

Now I'm in civilization, spent another hour waiting for a call back, _I_ can't redirect package, it's on the way back to Oregon. FUCK UPS & their phone insistence

Avec Malbec, perfection