Leah Smith

The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS

I just got back from my Senator’s office, and they recommended to call the actual White House itself, which I’d never even considered as an option.

5calls.org is really useful for this! It has scripts if you need and can find the numbers you need too.

Congress is back in session today, you can call your senator and tell them how you feel. Use 5calls.org if you need scripts and numbers.

5calls.org - there’s a script you can follow, but more importantly go IN PERSON if you can, offices are usually closer than you realize.

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@govofco.bsky.social please stand up for us when the time comes! We all will have your back if you have ours.

In gamedev, we joke about how we shouldn't care so much because "we ain't curing cancer" so chill, right?

But you know what? These last few weeks reminded me that the Arts, esp accessible Art like videogames is incredibly important because games have a big place in sculpting cultural norms.

Wanted to draw a little bug warrior, a ✨mushibushi✨

#art #digitalart #samurai

Every few months, I re-remember that my desk is a standing one and that I don’t HAVE to be sitting all the time. And then forget again after a few days 😬

I went to pick the apples from my tree today, but found that squirrels had gotten them overnight. AND they dug through my radishes! I wanna be madder but they’re too cute. >:I

This is so gorgeous u_u ✨

Thank you for taking them time to say so! I really appreciate it 💕

me laying away at night, thinking about how I need to draw SO MUCH COOLER.

Thank you, I hope to do more of it in the future! 😊

:O! I love this! 👏

I went camping in western Nebraska a few years back and painted this based off a short hike I did there 🏕️

hopefully soon! 🤞

Thank you ☺️!

Oh! Good to know, tyvm! 🙏

Thank you! 🤍

My most recent personal art is from … February 🥲

A post so my page isn’t totally empty✨ Are tags a thing here?