Judith Gardener

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

Good night friends.

Birthday card that says "Eat cake for breakfast."

Happy birthday! Indulge.

I don't know how long he has been the director, but I do know that the department hasn't been about protecting fish and wildlife in the 10 years that I've lived in WA.

Thanks for posting this. I reposted and signed the petition.

Another good example of why he should be ousted:

As a devout bear hunter, Susewind has vowed to bring the hunt back, even though 80% of Washingtonians oppose spring bear hunting and only 8% support the hunt.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison term.

A jury in Manhattan federal court convicted Maxwell in 2021 on charges that included sex trafficking a teenage girl.

NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time

DISTRACTION: Gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

What is the goal?

Apparently same guy.

Is this the same guy? Running for Congress? He was in the Army Reserve for years.

malcolmsritchie.com/about/

Who is he? Retired or former military, apparently. What's the source of this video?

I past wanting to keep blaming quite a while back. That does nothing to help.

I just want all people who want to preserve the good that we had and need to join forces and stop this madness before it's gone too far to do that.

For over 20 years, this tigress was confined and used to produce cubs for tiger tourism experiences and illegal trade in skins, teeth, bones, claws and meat.

1,700 tigers are still held in cages in Thailand.

She was rescued but lived only 9 months. Remember her. Please.

tinyurl.com/2rxk8ct3

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org#map

This is simple. Less talk, more ACTION.

Speeches and social media posts or selfie videos are NOT action. Congress is forfeiting their authority. Quit blathering what we all know and use that authority to stop this insanity. NOW. Please.

Illustration by Seth Nielson. Translation of Latin, advice attributed to 4th century BC Greek philosopher Diogenes:

Solved by walking

Thanks to Jen Walker, @jenthefar.bsky.social, for this motivator to get outside and wander more.

Unprecedented water rationing to begin in WA’s Yakima Basin Drought conditions east of the Cascade crest are so dire that state officials plan to cut off water for farmers, ranchers and more, something they’ve never done before. Reservoirs in the Yakima River ...

There will be more in coming years, worldwide, as scientists have warned for years.

"Drought conditions east of the Cascade crest are so dire that state officials plan to cut off water for farmers, ranchers and more, something they’ve never done before."

www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

YouTube video by RepAOC Rep. AOC Joins Chris Hayes to Discuss Republican Shutdown

Full interview (15 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Cr...

A major part of the goal is to shift what was handled by government to the "private sector."

Then companies profit and control more and citizens have fewer government benefits, from credible information to medical care to groceries.

A major part of the goal is to shift what was handled by government to the "private sector."

Then companies profit and control more and citizens have fewer government benefits, from credible information to medical care to groceries.

So that was the goal? To get all the generals to sign up to the idea that we are now at WAR! And the enemy is Americans, we don't agree with. Americans who are not white. Americans that are not Christians. And if you are not willing to go along with the plan, you will be removed of rank. Got it! WTF

"They rely on the perception of power, the perception of inevitability, in us giving up.... Standing up matters, our voice matters.... We have to BE the consequence."

Eloquent! Thanks for posting this.

re: Let’s bring more humanity back into being human

Great slogan. Your longer version is better, but I'd buy a button, bumper sticker or t-shirt that says:

Restore humanity
to being human

(or shorter to fit if someone has a better way to condense)

Will Washington’s Groundbreaking Climate Law Inspire Other States? The Evergreen State is creating a road map for phasing out fossil fuels while boosting renewable energy

(where I live)

"What makes the Climate Commitment Act central to the state’s climate strategy is that it forces polluters to fund the energy transition.... It is designed to cut statewide emissions by 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050...."

tinyurl.com/s4shkzd4

@nickengelfried.bsky.social

“Health isn’t just about minimizing how bad you feel; it’s about maximizing how well you can live the life you want.”

- Mark Hyman, MD

"Earlier today, the Trump administration announced it was freezing billions of dollars in already approved federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel project and the Second Ave. subway to punish New Jersey and New York."

tinyurl.com/mr29ayhk

NOT quite 7 years. The last one -- and the longest ever -- was also during a Trump rein:

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

But LLMs do the same thing!

re: large language models paraphrase original reliable sources more accurately than typical human editors. As a result, Wikipedia increasingly pollutes the information space with both accidental and deliberate errors.

Non should be over 45 minutes, max. 20 minutes is about right. But 1-2 hours? Ugh. No.