Barbara McConoughey

Spring is on the move.

Still playing with watercolor as I avoid working on commission pieces 🤦‍♀️

Trump’s Rage Over “Low” Deportations Suddenly Gets More Unnerving A new DOJ memo argues that immigration judges can be stripped of civil-service protections. That could lay the groundwork for firing them if they don’t rule the “right” way.

This is ugly: Trump's DOJ has effectively informed immigration judges in a new memo that they can no longer rely on rules that protect against arbitrary firing. This lays groundwork for removing them if they rule the "wrong" way too often.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1923...

BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES President Trump‘s emergency bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in USAID spending. The vote is 5-4.

This is spot on @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social 🎯

If you use Venmo or CashApp and don't want to get scammed, listen up.

Friday February 28th 24 hour blackout.

Playing with watercolor

Busy over here trying to shape the wyrd.
Art by BAMcConoughey 2020

Morning meditations

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Fireworks and Family Feasts Kick Off Year of the Snake More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year. Here’s how people said goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and welcomed the Year of the Snake.

Happy birthday to all my Aquarius friends and family.
Aquarius season brings us bold ideas and fresh new ways of thinking. This is the season of humanitarian outpouring and radical change. I hope you are all emboldened to think outside of the box to create a more just and humane world.

Let's send some love to blot out the hate

Beautiful work❤️

Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

I’ll be doing this!

Capricorn season has had me so busy getting things done with our big move across the U.S. Capricorn energy is ideal for cultivating habits that align with your intentions, and I’m starting to see the fruit of that as we head into the season of Aquarius.
Cheers to all you magnificent Capricorn babes!

Bright blessings to you

Beautiful work.

New home, new cycle.
Trying to create a little hygge

Remedy for a snowy day