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Sign waving against ICE along Capitol Way

Sign waving along Capitol Way against ICE

A good rowdy turnout in Olympia WA this afternoon.

Yes, there’s a good amount of experimental media work up here. Not as robust as the Bay Area but still with deep roots. Northwest Film Forum, Engauge Experimental Film Festival, Seattle Experimental Animation Team, among others. I’m in Olympia, about an hour south, where I taught animation.

Thanks, Kim!

My 10 sec. offering to Fall of Freedom's call for short videos. Sound by Peter Randlette. You can view the entire Fall of Freedom video here: vimeo.com/1139013273. Thanks to @LynneSachs @BrettKashmere @CanyonCinemaFoundation @MattMcKinzie @FilmmakersCooperative
for organizing this.

Keep drawing, please!

Another Woman Arrested For Her Pregnancy Loss A South Carolina woman has been charged for “desecration of human remains”

For more on this story, see: jessica.substack.com/p/another-wo...

South Carolina: As if the Grief Were Not Enough
Another Case of Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss

-20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage.
-There are no laws governing the disposal of fetal tissue.
-The majority of people criminalized for pregnancy loss are women of color.

Some shots from today’s rally. A great, boisterous crowd!

A great turnout in Olympia WA today. Happy resistance!

Georgia: As if the Grief Were Not Enough
A Case of Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss

To read more about this case, see jessica.substack.com/p/georgia-wo... and visit www.abortionclinicfilmcollective.org for more media about reproductive rights.

Texas: As if the Grief Were Not Enough
To read more about this case, see jessica.substack.com/p/texas-jail.... @abortioneveryday @abortionclinicfilmcollective

Ruth Hayes (@randomruthanimation) Your First Amendment Rights, produced by the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression, 1996.

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Barely a mention in NYT or Guardian. And no mention of the thousands protesting in Chicago.

An oldie, but sadly still relevant.

Sign waving during yesterday’s rush hour in Olympia, WA.

Olympia WA, today. After a couple of hundred of us waved signs during rush hour.

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poster advertising North Park Film Festival screening of Reign of the Dog with an imager from the film of an allegorical image of America as a woman confronting a soldier.

San Diego area folks, here’s an opportunity to see my film Reign of the Dog: A Re-Visionist History as part of the North Park Film Festival. An oldie but a goodie! Especially in these times.

Short Films Serve as Witnesses to Post-Roe Abortion Turmoil Co-authored by members of The Abortion Clinic Film Collective The Abortion Clinic Film Collective is a collection of filmmakers who have ma...

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A few shots of the No Kings Rally in Olympia WA today.

He definitely has the character profile of a serial killer.

No Kings Mass Protest June 14, 2025

June 14 is Trump’s b-day + Flag Day—but we won’t let a wannabe king wrap himself in our flag. As he parades in DC, we rise up nationwide to defend democracy. No kings. No fascism. Make this protest bigger than ever. #NoKingsDay #DefendDemocracy #June14

🗓️ Find an event: buff.ly/P2GWqnD

Political cartoon by JD Crowe of the Sacramento Bee from 1995 showing politician wrapping himself in the flag while burning the Bill of Rights.

Ice director wants to run deportations like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’ Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Because that’s less blatantly fascist than modeling yourself after the Third Reich.

Olympia WA, yesterday. About 5000 strong!

Olympia WA yesterday.

We were there! Lots of people, great signs, good spirits.