Forgot I can paint whatever I want so I painted Yoda doing a sick jump over burning anakin

In my 30s I set up house accounts at my favorite clothing stores. In my 60s I just set up a house account with the hardware store I buy my fertilizer, tools, & chicken feed from. Things change.

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

Me to myself: This is annoying. This conversation is annoying, this person is annoying. I hope I’m hiding it well.

My face:

Damn straight!

And who is gonna stand up for the rule of law in America when he disobeys the Supreme Court?

Just put another way, this is like you, a consumer, writing a check to buy something & signing the contract (the job of our Congress according to the Constitution). But then the bank (Trump & DOGE) puts a stop payment on the check, despite you having funds, because they don’t like what you bought.

I want to be crystal clear that what I was describing is both a) brazenly illegal & nowhere close to constitutional, so we should thank these judges & b) it’s so easy to understand that an elementary schooler should know better, yet we have this circus of clowns in the administration trying anyway.

A pair of fuzzy orange mock oyster mushrooms grow on the side of a burnt log, its charred wood provides lots of little crevices to emerge from. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

The republican way since 1948…and counting. 😡🤬

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Dale Gribble in a ski mask

I am the Rogue National Park Ranger. Thanks to DOGE’s staffing cuts we’ve seen a sharp rise in tourists having their picnic baskets stolen by a bear

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.

An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.

This is how Musk’s staffers, who lacked security clearances, are gaining access to classified information and restricted areas.

Happy black history month 🙌🏾

They need to do something before I do something

I cannot think of a more perfect day to stay at home and read and not leave the house. #booksky #blackbooksky

A calico kitten sitting on a grey and white blanket looking bewildered at her existence.

A calico kitten with an upraised paw full of spotty toebeans, like she's waving hello.

A calico kitten laying on a mousepad next to a coffee mug, which is larger than she is, she really has no idea how small she is.

A calico kitten sound asleep on a white shelf and green sheets, back arched, not a care in the world.

TIMELINE CLEANSE for everyone understandably having A Whole Day today.

Stop doom-scrolling for a moment and bask in the cuteness of Bella's baby pictures. (And stand, stretch, take a break and get something refreshing to drink.)

Bella loves you all and wants you to take care of yourselves 💖

Who made this 🤣

High tide at Bald Hill Beach.
There's a cooker on one of the FB weather groups. I might post this to see if he reacts. Those clouds will drive him nuts 😂