Sara Harty

Sorry to anyone who thought Wokeness was annoying but as we now know it's the price we pay for a civilized society

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

www.sophiecarrphotography.com

I am really trying to get people to understand how much what is happening to our children in Chicago with regard to ICE abductions is like school shootings/gun violence: the random and massive exposure to this particular violence will imprint on a generation and no privilege can fully shield you.

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

oh one really fun idea i have is that the Supreme Court should resolve the issue before they go around making the whole country do what they say

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1 Three days before a possible government shutdown, Donald Trump just arrived at his golf club in Virginia. 9:35 AM • 9/27/25 • 10K Views

“It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. I think I’ll declare war on US citizens in Portland and then go golfing!”

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

I just became a member in hopes of supporting more of this.

Opinion | Another Mass Shooting in a ‘Gun-Free Zone’ The Minneapolis killer made the point in his manifesto. The media insist on ignoring it.

(1,5) This opinion article in the @WSJ by Lott and Massie is pure bullshit and must be called out. The issue is not gun free zones and the answer is NOT adding more guns. Simply put, shootings happen where guns are present which was the case with Parkland and Uvalde.

www.wsj.com/opinion/anot...

In a wilderness where gale force winds & furious weather reign supreme, Patagonia's mount Cerro Torre is bathed in the warm light of the rising moon, while the stars reflect beautifully in its still waters.

#photography #travel #nature #bluesky #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography

Forest Harmony

Thousands of ICE agents are doing a lot more damage to our social fabric than millions of undocumented immigrants.

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...

Children as young as 2 were also subjected to neglect. One US citizen child with severe medical needs was hospitalized multiple times while in CBP custody, where an officer allegedly dismissed her mother’s pleas for help by telling her to “just give the girl a cracker.” www.wired.com/story/senate...

Trump on TruthSocial: The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future. We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made. This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the ‘HOTTEST’ Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums.

If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.

Also, as @danahoule.bsky.social points out, one clear theme of ICE's little reign of terror is that they are EXTREMELY sensitive to murals, signs, and other displays criticizing ICE. Which means that one of the most effective ways to attack the agency is to produce those things in great numbers

What rank-and-file Dems are hungry for? Bravery. Leaders who show up, stand up, and refuse to cower. Electeds and candidates who are in the trenches with the people, fighting for policies that prove we are heard. We are starved for real conversations, not canned talking points.

Blumenthal: "My stomach turned when I heard the president of the United States characterize Vladimir Putin as his fabulously good friend. Vladimir Putin is a war criminal."

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

This site helps people find radio stations hit by the public media funding cuts--in addition to your home outlets, people might consider donating to rural stations as they will be hit much harder than urban public radio
adoptastation.org

Glen Nevis pine #Scotland #GlenNevis #FortWilliam www.damianshields.com

If Trump were dismantling our military the way he’s dismantling our diplomatic corps, our scientific funding institutions, our universities, & USAID, there would be nonstop bipartisan outrage. But not even Democrats seem bothered by the incineration of these pillars of 🇺🇸 power & nat’l security 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

The immensity of this reporting cannot be overstated.

@propublica.org made an archive of reported, fact-checked info on each of the individuals sent to prison in El Salvador.

Trump admin knew that only *six* had been convicted of violent offenses.

Four of my best

1. Downhill At Dusk
2. Black Beauty
3. Eye Of The Storm
4. Standing Here

What is your favourite from these, why?

Lenticulars over Lochaber #Scotland #Lochaber #Highlands www.damianshields.com

Lenticulars over Lochaber #Scotland #Lochaber #Highlands www.damianshields.com

Band of gold (ish)

I was planning to read before watching. Is that what you recommend?

Webcam: Sled Dog Puppies - Denali National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

I was just informed that Denali National Park has a sled dog puppy cam and you might also need this information

www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...