A moment of Zen in such a loud world.
#swallowtailbutterflies #butterflies #yellow #black #swallowtails #goforawalk #getoutside #nature #photography

#Nokings in #Durham Quotes from the crowd. "The country is about the people's voices, not one person's voice."
"When I realized that a State Senator could not ask a question of a Federal employee without being wrestled to the ground, it was time for citizens to take to the streets and protest." 5k+

Such a beautiful day today. Please enjoy the outdoors today. #takeawalk #getoutside #butterflies #sunshine #easterntigerswallowtailbutterfly #gobiking #breath #smile #butterfly

New born fawn, sleeping while mom is off foraging.

I went out to fill the bird feeder and not 6 feet away was this fawn. Must have been born yesterday💙🩵🩷 #fawn #deer #spring #spots #wildlife #photography

NO KINGS - Durham, NC With Liberty and Justice for All · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

Use this link to attend the rally on Saturday, Jun 14, 2025: mobilize.us/s/q3NzGF

🇺🇸‘With Liberty & Justice for All” will be held on June 14 (Flag Day) from noon until 3 PM. 🗽We are the Patriots, defending democracy, our values and our country. ⚖️Justice Anita Earls and others will address the rally at the Bull Plaza at noon.🐂 🧭This will be followed by a march to the grassy area of Durham Central Park, known as The Leaf. 🍃🌱 🗽Booths will be set up and refreshments will be served. A variety of community organizations will be there to help people understand how even the smallest actions on a daily basis can have an impact.

🇺🇸‘With Liberty & Justice for All' June 14 (Flag Day), noon-3pm.

🗽Patriots, defending #democracy, our values and our country.

⚖️Justice Earls to address the rally @ #Bull Plaza at noon.🐂

🧭 March to #Durham Central Park, The Leaf. 🍃🌱

🗽Smallest actions on a daily basis can have an impact. #nokings

How Trump’s Law Firm Settlements Circumvent Congress and Violate Federal Spending Laws The Trump administration has operated outside the appropriations process and congressional oversight through its law firm settlements.

How Trump’s Law Firm Settlements Circumvent Congress and Violate Federal Spending Laws at www.justsecurity.org/112943/trump...

Remember the #law firms that capitulated to #EOs signed against them? Can the president sidestep #Congress and reallocate #public #funds? It seems that the answer is #no.

The photo is of a protestor in a group with a sign that reads 'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.' This is a quote by Voltaire.

This is a photo of a protestor in a group. The sign she is holding says "Working people unite to fight oligarchy.'

This is a photo of a protestor holding a sign that says "Unite against tyranny." They are also holding a US flag.

This is a photo of a protestor holding a sign that states "Impeach, Convict, Remove, Incarcerate". Is also contains a picture of DJT behind bars.

Over 1000 Workers & Families Joined a #MayDayStrong Mobilization in Durham to Halt Billionaire Takeover. We defended #democracy: freedom of speech & freedom from retribution. These marches represent our country's discontent with this administration's disregard for law & #dueprocess.

If the people stand, the game is over. May 1, we stand. Together, May Day strong. Elderly gentlemen playing monopoly on a game board held up be kneeling people.

There are lots of opportunities to stand.

Many are listed on this page & under 'featured' at the top of our page. #standup #mobilize #families #mayday #togetherwestand #May1st #gameover

They are also on the 50501:
www.mobilize.us/mayday/

& Indivisible:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

May Day National Call · May Day Strong For May Day 2025, workers, parents, community members, students, and working families are coming together to raise their voices for better, safer, and stronger communities across the country. We deser...

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day National Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

April 19th rally and March in #Durham, NC. Several thousand onsite, speaking up for our #rights and pushing back against the White House. Demanding #dueprocess & support for #SupremeCourt to enforce our #constitutionalrights Congress, do your job! #resist #impeach #nokings #bringKAGhome

#Durham said loudly and clearly today: #NoKings in our House!! #handsoff #rally Where is Congress? Do your job! Accountability knows no party! #impeach #convict #remove

We are doing it again on Thursday May 1st at 2pm. We are part of the #MayDayStrong: #NationalDayofAction #resist #speakup

Red Mountain in the spring.
#redmountain #mountain #spring #landscapes #photography #contrast

'Hands off Social Security' poster, 'rehire people's poster, 'stop Musk's poster among many more in a crowd of people in Durham, NC.

Speaker talking to the crowd of about 1000.

'We are a Nation of Immigrants' sign amongst a crowd of supporters.

'Congress Do Your Job' sign amongst a crowd of supporters.

#Handsoff Durham, NC
When "the power of the people is greater than the people in power."
#CoryBooker #handsoffsocialsecurity

Skadden law firm capitulates to government threats. But, there is only one acceptable response from attorneys to these demands, the rule of law matters. And if her employers cannot stand for the rule of law, then she cannot ethically continue to work for them.

Feeling down about the capitulation of 'law firms' to what, to a private citizen, looked like extortion. If law firms are caving what hope is there?

And then I read this.

Cheers to those that do not give up in advance. Cheers to those that stand in the void and scream for justice!
#ruleoflaw

The Duke gardens are lovely.

The cherry tree blossoms are in full bloom as are the tulips and daffodils.

#DukeGardens #tulips #cherryblossoms #Durham #Gardens

Durham bull say that the US mail is not for sale!

No privatization of the USPS. These postal workers deliver mail to rural and city folks alike. They fear that for profit owners will not.

Every day Americans have participated in more than 260 rallies to stop privatization of America's USPS.

260+ rallies across US, calling to keep the USPS out of private hands. #Durham #USPS

USPS, funded itself for ~60 y without taxpayer $ serves everyone alike.

These citizens, concerned for America's future, invested their weekend asking the current administration not to privatize USPS.

Protest at Raleigh Country club going on now!
WRAL news is covering the crowd outside to greet Tillis and let him know that we see and do not agree with his priorities. We want to meet & discuss!
You are not letting up the pressure on Americans. We won't let up either.
#meetustillis #doyourjobtillis

Tesla Car Dealership Protest: Stand up against Musk, DOGE, and our constitutional crisis. Today, 4-6pm, 7101 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, Tesla showroom. You have seen Musk complaining for us to be empathetic after he's told us he sees empathy as a weakness. #nodoge #stopmusk #speakout #showup

A personal invitation was extended to Tillis to attend the town hall in Cary, NC last night. Till is attending a fund raiser at the Raleigh country club at noon today, so he probably could have accepted, but he did not show. Not acceptable Tillis. Meet US!
#DiannaWynn #LeagueofWomenVoters, #CaryNC

Video of Trump, musk and Putin puppets in the rally crowd with $,$,$ playing.

The trio, Musk, Trump and putin showed up to the anti-DOGE rally. A sign says Musk is a rat.

The Bicentennial Plaza is full of protesters from one end of the plaza to the other.

Raleigh Rally against DOGE. It's not about govt efficiency, they're cutting jobs & funding to provide billionaire's tax cuts.
No cuts: Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security. No DOGE firing Forest Service workers. We're not going to let Tillis rubber-stamp this agenda.
#raleighnc #rallyagainstdoge

Reality Counts Markets Do Not Lie

President in Name Only (PINO) Trump & acting president Musk might be able to bamboozle some of the people all of the time & all of the people some of the time but you can't bamboozle all of the people all of the time (to paraphrase Lincoln). #pino #economy
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

More info on the budget resolution Republicans passed...
bsky.app/profile/bbko...

Snowy day. The hawk showed up in this bush while I was processing my photos!!
🪶🐦🦉🐦‍⬛🦅🕊️
#mc #snow #birds #photography

Protest today ongoing across NC, photos from Raleigh. Justice Allison Riggs won the seat on the NC Supreme Court.
Send that losing candidate Jefferson Griffin home and quit wasting our $$ on his refusal to concede!
#PROTEST #forthepeople #stopthesteal #stopgriffith #allisonriggswon #democracy

Today, in all the cities across the US!
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz references Tiananmen Square, invoking the theme of standing up to Musk's Teslas to call on American defiance.
#StandupAmerica #stopMusk #tiananmensquare #stopthesteal #fordemocracy

Rainy day bird bath!

Splish, splash!

Much better now!

Time for a proper bath!
#birds 🪶 #blackcappedchicadee

Elon #Musk... a liar, a thief.... is literally taking medicine away from sick mothers and formula away from babies. He is also taking away jobs from Americans and making us less safe.

For less than pennies on the US $, #USAID is doing all of this and more...
#nationalsecurity #education #localjobs

To #Budd 's office. Tried to make an appt prior to going but no success.

We called again & left a msg. Budd's office called back. They still wouldn't make an appt to see us ftf but we discussed concerns of our 36.5k members concerns with staff over the phone.

We need #townhalls #nc #senate #ncwf

Just to be clear, #USAID means jobs for Americans as much as it means foreign aid for the world.
It is also an investment in peace and prosperity that costs us pennies on the dollar as compared to the rest of the US Federal budget spending.
#peace #USjobs#standwithusaid #saveforeignaid