Annie

Good morning. Some days you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get on with things. You can, you will, you must. You have power. ⚡️

My painting TIDAL WETLANDS

Iris Ruby Gold is a variety of siberian Iris that produces beautiful flowers atop spiky stems. Blooms appear in late spring and show primarily as a light cherry color. Towards the center, a contrasting buttery yellow presents and as the flower ages, both color ranges soften.
#bloomscrolling

they want us poor, sick and desperate

CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).

Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

A soft sketchy drawing of a white bunny with light brown markings and a few freckly spots, spread out for a nap with their paws sticking in all directions and little pink flowers scattered around.

So eepy 🐰💤 #art #cuteart #bunnies #bunny

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

Screenshot of a Koffing and ekans in the Pokémon anime sitting at a table in the forest drinking some tea together

they’re having some tea

U.S. Peace Corps says Musk's DOGE has arrived at its HQ Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team arrived at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, the agency told Reuters, a signal it could become the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts.

Oh no. . .

Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.

We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too

It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.

💉🧵The trend to ban mRNA vaccines is extremely concerning. Montana recently voted down a ban and Idaho is introducing a bill to criminalize their use. mRNA vaccines have been studied since 1990 and are a critical scientific advancement. An mRNA vaccine against pancreatic cancer is in clinical trials

Squad up 🐺🐺

One more time for the people in the back.

Every accusation is an intention.

We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚

Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.

Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.

The future of higher education has never been more perilous. #Trump #Musk #Vought are out to destroy universities. Read more in my latest for @TheNation. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...

🧵RFKJr said the measles outbreak that led to the death of a child is “not that unusual” (links below). That’s a lie. It IS unusual because we have the ability to have NO measles outbreaks. But with falling vaccine rates, we are seeing yearly outbreaks of increasing size (links below).

A person dies of measles in West Texas outbreak At least 124 cases have been reported in Texas, with at least 18 hospitalizations. Most are children.

First measles death in a decade. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Black and white photo of a beautiful shorthaired tabby cat, my guess is ginger, sitting up on a box or bench or something in front of a white oven.

I love photos like this. There’s nothing going on, really, someone just saw this and said “Oh he’s so HANDSOME. I have to take picture.” From my collection, 1959.

This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇

@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card The new visa program would effectively replace the current EB-5 investor visa program, and the proceeds could be used for deficit reduction.

He's selling this country, piece by piece:

I'm brand new to Bluesky, still learning how it all works. I'm a fiber artist, usually working with upcycled fabric scraps. I've been stitching my feelings lately, and this is my latest embroidery project - Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection. It's inspired by the 1930's Sunbonnet Sue designs.

White House Slammed After Sharing Disgusting 'ASMR' Video Of Migrants Being Deported Absolutely deporable.

This is absolutely disgusting.

Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪.
(We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.)

Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings.

Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.

And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Please share this far and wide!

Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.

Donald Trump is selling out our seniors to Elon Musk.

He is handing over control to sensitive Social Security information to an UNELECTED billionaire.

Is Trump too weak to tell Musk no?

Is he using Musk to cut Social Security so he doesn't have to take the blame?

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...