Steel Lotus

Watercolor painting of 3 rudbeckia

First time I’ve felt like painting since the election.

#bloomscrolling
#watercolor

Oh, honey . . . You can’t even get your wife back.

Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

In a world full of Stephen Millers, be a Terry Moran.

🎯

#NeverForgetJanuary6th

abolish ICE

it's pouring rain so he's making biscuits

Nancy Mace has lost her remaining brain cells. She’s completely out of her mind.

Now everyone will go look up the book and it will make NY Times. #sighs #booksky #writingcommunity

A tuxedo cat standing on his back legs behind a cat tower, looking up with big round eyes—like he’s expecting something delicious.

Is the chicken ready yet?

Silence

Is

Complicity

Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

some days you really gotta scrape the barrel for that morning gratitude list. teeth at full clench pen pressing down hard enough to tear the page seething and writing ‘neck hurts less today’

Åland, Finland, 2015. Åland, Finland, 2015. The glow from my tail lights add to the beauty of this aurora. Photograph © Rob Watkins. Find more Rob Watkins Photography at https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/photorobw

Åland, Finland, 2015

The glow from my tail lights add to the beauty of this aurora

#blueskyartshow #vibrant #green #red #northernlights #auroraborealis #lake #reflection #nightscape #scape #nature #landscape #photography #fotografie #fineartphotography #art #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #sea

I said healthcare is a human right and now Elon Musk is posting about “suicidal empathy” at 3 am:

Grey clouds

Pink clouds

A sunset

Misty mountains

I really do love clouds.

I’m so tired of him as well.

Dear World,

We’re sorry.

Sincerely,

Sane, Decent Americans

Liz Cheney responds to Grandpa RICO.

🚨MAJOR BREAKING:

Judge Merchan has ordered Donald Trump to appear for sentencing in the hush money case on Jan. 10, 2025.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🍿

Agree or disagree?

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.

12 people. $2 trillion.

Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.

Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

More than almost anything else, I will miss having a President who is capable of compassion, decency and empathy in times of crisis.

Happy New Year, friends! Remember: That which does not kill us wins reelection and tries again.

Be vigilant and keep a good humor about your every day and spread laughter and good will. It’s the best inoculation against autocracy and idiocy.

Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.