Ruth Williams

Good morning!

#TaxDollars

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.

“Diversity is better for the bottom line,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “In a global economy, those who reject the multicultural nature of consumerism and business will be left in the past they are living in.”

#DEI

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The biggest thing he noticed was the younger people weren’t going out together as much he thinks their socializing through their phones. What do you think?

I was talking to a friend yesterday who owns a bar and he was saying that it’s been a rough time for the service industry because people have changed their habits. They pick up takeout instead of sitting down to eat. They drink less but he says they sell a whole lot of nonalcoholic cocktails. 1/2

Green mittens with Purple Hearts stitched on

My kids recently complained about their mittens, so I made these out of a shrunk and holey wool sweater. I sewed my phone number and email tags in them.

I work with trees, often at construction sites, which have a 7-3 work day. My kids and I bike to school at 6:30, often in the dark. We have bike lights and reflective gear. We roll to the edge of the drive, look left, right, and say together, “We’re brave, we’re strong. We ride at dawn.”

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

Echoes and Shadows, 36" x 24" Mixed Media Encaustic. This piece can be seen at Gallery 114 in Portland, OR until Feb 1st. I've been working on a new series that is inspired by and diving into the world of maps and cartography.

#art #encaustic

A cup of tea, art supplies and three botanical illustrations in ink and watercolor

Preparing a botanical illustration workshop for March. Details soon!

S is for seething.

Costco stands by its DEI policies as other companies scale back Costco is pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Invest…

Good.

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@bretw.bsky.social welcome to the other side!

Female artist smiling, wearing black standing next to an abstract painting.

Hello! Jumping over here with everyone else. I am Shannon, a multidisciplinary artist. Follow to see my artwork, process and learn about upcoming workshops & exhibitions.

Andy Borowitz on Substack Bernie Blasts Trump For Moving Inauguration Inside: “Wear Some Fucking Mittens”

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Fact.

Sketching nature till I feel ok about the political scene. Still not ok, but here, hava a koala duo.

This is illegal!

Trump posted to Truth Social, “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!”

64,000.

Insomnia is so much better here.

A poem by Brus Bilston

@thecheesegoddess.bsky.social

I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between being informed and being oblivious.

Anybody else find it strange we’re having a ‘peaceful transfer’ to absolute chaos?

They have no idea that tariffs will make everything more expensive

Goodnight and sweetest dreams to our lil echo chamber of love, unity, acceptance and democracy.

See you at 3:12 AM for the zoomies 🐈

Ok, so it turns out that was a bag of worms. It was supposed to be brought to our garden, but was forgotten. The crackers were just residual because that was a bag of snacks before it was a bag of worms. We have discussed leaving worms where we find them from now on.

Yes, it shows up under the bell for notifications and then if I tap the post I can see all replies. I’m still figuring it out too.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.

Cheeses that go with fruit:
apples: cheddar
figs: chevre
pears: asiago
dates: bacon & blue
prunes: ricotta with meyer lemon zest
cranberries: brie
cucumber: swiss & cilantro
mushroom: stuffed with pepper jack, bread crumbs
Olive tapenade and burrata?
What else?

Thoughtful comments from Brene Brown