Michelle Rene

Best Crafting Buddy Award
For quality testing my non-cat toy fiber crafts, completed or not, for durability and feline desirability: Mamacita

Best Property Management Award
For guardian the property by picking fence fights with the neighborhood dogs and “scooping” the litter boxes: Willow

Best Late Night Buddy Award
For waking me up multiple times between midnight and 4AM for no apparent reason or to refresh his full food dish: Lucifer

In keeping with end of year acknowledgments and the up coming award season, here are my household winners:

Best Bed Buddy Award
For helping/not helping me make the bed and throwing up all over the clean bedding once it is made: Xena

I thought I was still a libtard or snowflake, but apparently I leveled up to radical left scum. I do feel good about being part of an ecosystem that can regain balance. Move over, pond scum, there’s a new sheriff in town.

There is #potenial in the words that fall from my fingers

The act of loosening them from my grip makes their existence

#bearable
#exhausted

The spilling of blood for others to lap, smear, avoid

A #wrapper of ink and paper offer no protection

#vss365

I walk through the #doorway into the forest, pine loam and silver firs beckoning. My fingers brush the rough bark, sticky with pitch. In the distance, I hear the #power of the waterfall. Chipmunks chitter as a hawk screeches. Treed whisper on the cool breeze.

Am I dreaming? Or am I home?

#vss365

We met by #chance on a summer eve
a cool wind carried pine dust and mountain air
the glacier river rushed with my pulse
Walk with me, she said, taking my hand
Countless worlds flowed amongst the trees
She closed my eyes, kissed my cheek

I was alone, left with a pen and one word

write

#vss365

I enter the shop. The #reek of rancid oil and hot metal burns my nostrils. Sparks fly amongst the junk. I approach my friend. His chest panel is open, arms unsheathed. “What the hell, Frank?”

Frank looks up at me. “The band needs a #bass player. Look, I’m #bionic. I can do what I want.”

#vss365

It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.

I think this post just disappeared from Facebook. I’m taking screenshots of what I share—three of my posts were removed yesterday.

THE PURGE, at Chez Michelle continues. I’m hoping the spring cleaning will end by the first day of summer. Hopefully the purge of our Democracy will end by then, too. Maybe I should envision clearing out the executive branch with every item I give or throw away. #settingintentions

Trump is demanding that DOGE investigate polls after his favorability numbers tanked so badly that even Fox News couldn’t spin them to look good. He’s calling it all “fraud.” Seems like a very “efficient” use of tax dollars.

don’t give them their freedom, because they’re not going to give you yours

My cat would need to get off my lap.

I wish I had that kind of money.

When even a moderate Republican like Senator Lisa Murkowski says, “We are all afraid,” it tells you everything you need to know about the state of our country.

Due to the constant online attacks from Trump and Elon, 67 judges are now receiving enhanced security because of their involvement in high-profile cases. Threats against judges have already led to criminal charges against nearly 50 individuals.

This administration will go to any length to ensure the American public has zero transparency. Now, senior Justice Department officials are invoking executive privilege to block a dismissed lawyer from testifying before Congress — all in an effort to intimidate whistleblowers and suppress the truth.

Appeals court pauses ruling that barred Musk staffers from accessing personal data at Education, Treasury, and OPM

This action is illegal and violates IRS regulations—specifically 26 U.S. Code § 6103, which protects the confidentiality of taxpayer information. To make it happen, Trump removed the top IRS lawyer and replaced them with a loyalist.

A win for truth and history: A National Park Service page(removed by Musk) on the Underground Railroad has been restored to prominently feature Harriet Tubman, after her image and quote were removed earlier this year. Now, her legacy as a fearless champion for freedom has rightfully been restored. ✊

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The shirt I wore from Boredwalk—loads of compliments, pictures and asks where I got it. (See link in comments)

Catching up with old friends and bridging with new people the for future bonding.

A special thank you to Melanie Bagby for making me a sign, and for a bunch of other stuff.

My favorite things from yesterday’s protests:

The Alt National Park Service Resist sticker on someone’s sign.

The turnout in Cloverdale and Santa Rosa—phenomenal!

The woman wearing the penguin costume.

Pointing out the problems with what the gov is doing here overlooks WHY they’re doing it. They have told us they need to cause a civil war and then some apocalypse shit.

If you have a Republican congressperson, they can stop it. Call them.

A drawing on a penguin with the quote "DON'T TREAD ON ME"

Penguins are my favorite animal. I'm really enjoying the memes! I think this is my favorite.

Credit: @fakeadultmom.bsky.social

We wanted to let everyone know that all of our resistance members are safe—thanks again for your help the other day. There was a situation involving Musk staffers, but it’s been handled.

Production at this facility was temporarily shut down as they assessed the impact of tariffs going forward.

This is news? Thought everyone with a brain knew this already. 🙄

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Antarctica Tariffs Announced

It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...

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