That Fluffin Dragon

Way to go Amanda and supporters!!

It was the “omg what now” of times, it was the “I swear we’re not all like this” of times

"Everyone in the world must defend justice. Everyone in the world must care about life. Everyone in the world must take peace as their duty (2023)." #Zelenskyy #PrayForPeace #PrayForUkraine

Devastated. Cruel. Surreal. Federal workers share the toll of losing their identity

They want you to think of us as distant bureaucrats. But you know us as your neighbors—the scientists, veterans, and park rangers keeping your water clean, your health protected, and your lands safe.

We serve you, and we’re fighting to keep it that way.

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Slava Ukraini!
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When I say no worries, I mean no worries for YOU because that ship has already sailed for me with enough worries for both of us and the entire crew safely on board

“Now there’s a new scary thing”

Every time I get on my phone to do literally anything

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

They got my niece excited about reading. Will forever be thankful for that.

Me too 😞

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I need a few good stitchers to work on rotation for me, if that sounds like you - please apply!!
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#crossstitch

I wish I was an efficient enough stitcher to help, but I would be a major hindrance lol. But I think my friend is gonna put in and I think she does great work! Good luck on this next step! ❤️

Hugs 🫂 hope tomorrow is better

"Giving and expecting nothing in return unites; it creates bonds because it expresses and nurtures a togetherness that has no other aim but the gift of self and the good of others (2-23-25)." #PopeFrancis #ShareGodsLove

Shoutout to people who actually need to call but text first to make sure we’re in a good head space. Like, I am not, but since you were thoughtful enough to ask, you can go ahead and call as a little treat.

A good government agency is nearly invisible. You have safe food, clean water, stable power etc and you never have to think about it. The best societies have boring bureaucracy notices in the paper and not much else.

The DOGE Project Will Backfire Trump’s war on public employees is bad for all of us.

New, from me @theatlantic.com:
*No, the federal government is not too big
*It has real human capital needs
*Firings are indiscriminate, weakening state capacity
*Creating a toxic and politicized workplace is driving away dedicated employees
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arnold schwarzenegger from terminator says come with me if you want to live . ALT: arnold schwarzenegger from terminator says come with me if you want to live .

Look, I got over 2 decades of experience living in an abusive relationship and almost 50 years of experience dealing with anxiety and panic.

We CAN get through this. We actually can.

It won't be easy. But it is possible. 🧵

Fluffy Kitty, a lilac-point Birman cat, is standing on a rainbow-striped rug. He is looking out a patio door looking at Cashew, a tabby cat with a white face, chest, and paws. Cashew has put his right paw on the window.

Marks, a fluffy grey cat with a half-white face, white chest, and white paws is doing a BIG YAWN, which pulls his ears back, making them look really pointy. Makes his eyes squinty, and emphasizes his pointy canine teeth. He sits on a blue patterned rug on a worn, gray floor.

On the left is Kitty, who is no longer with us, making friends with our neighbor’s cat, Cashew. On the right is my boyfriend’s cat, doing a BIG YAWN.

Acrylic painting of a large, fluffy mama cat who is a blue-black tuxedo cat. Her colors vary from light aquamarine to midnight blue to black. She has yellow eyes. Her kittens are: red with yellow eyes, orangey-brown with yellow eyes, and a blue-black tuxedo with yellow eyes.

Just finished this paint by number last weekend. I’ll dig up some kitty photos too.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️

I feel like this is my broken-record response to every ask of “how are you” now

“Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something. Frodo: What are we holding onto, Sam? Sam: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.” Tolkien

I believe Tolkien said it best

I AM Martin Niemoller
I AM Sophie Scholl
I AM Anne Frank
I AM Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy
I AM Justin Trudeau
I AM Claudia Sheinbaum
I AM an American who swears her oath TO the U.S. Constitution

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This new pattern celebrates diversity with beautiful trails of color.

Repost it for exposure if you can! 🖤

#fiberarts #stitchsky

It turned out so great!!

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It’s why winter is my favorite season!