Wishing my Greek, Greek American, and Greek Aussie relatives & friends a happy Greek Easter.

May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.

Good Deeds Day It’s Good Deeds Day. Spare a moment of your time to aid the needy and disenfranchised. Help make the world a better place!

It's International Good Deeds Day 🥰
#GoodDeedsDay

"Good Deeds Day takes place annually on a chosen Sunday in April — this year, it falls on April 12. This initiative seeks to promote people giving back to their community however they can."

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Cheery yellow roses

Good morning 🌞

Just my opinion

look, I may not approve of Donald Trump bombing Iran's civilian infrastructure, but he is our president and I will defend to the death his right to be removed from office, arrested, stripped of his wealth, tried for his crimes and chucked straight the fuck into some hellhole prison

Not a lot of people know that the lunar mission ground crew is entirely made up of French women in pastel short shorts.

Ultra extreme closeup of a red Gazania.

Good morning 🌞

Another Gazania has burst into bloom on the windowsill garden at Casa Callies.

Isn’t Mother Nature grand? She’s truly the GOAT when it comes to sheer artistry! 🎨🖌️👩‍🎨

Closeup of an Easter Lily.

Good morning 🌞

Happy Passover/Happy Easter to those who celebrate.

Lovely

Bright orange and very cheery Gazania!

Good morning 🌞

Weather is a bit dreary outside today—cool and cloudy—but inside, a cheery orange Gazania burst into bloom this week.

Isn’t Nature grand?

White petals stretch like open palms
Inked in threads of gold by nature’s pen

They whisper tales of spring’s soft triumph
That braved the frozen ground
And rose unbroken toward the light

If you just pause
And listen

You’ll hear them sing of brighter days 🤍

#vss365 #nature #photography

Good morning 🌞

On this lovely MN morning, I’m sending some of Nature’s cheer (from the archives), with a reminder that Spring will come…eventually…..🤷‍♀️

Good afternoon 🌞

Sending you another timeline cleanse, with a reminder that Mother Nature is the GOAT! 🎨👩‍🎨🌼🌺🌷🪷

Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit from @deportationdata.org, Minnesota is getting its first credible numbers on arrests during the federal government's surge here this winter. About 3,800 Minnesota residents were arrested. Most from Latin America (only 106 from Somalia). (1)

If you see this, post a flower.

#art #watercolor #sketchbook

Good morning 🌞

A timeline cleanse for you, from the archives, showcasing Mother Nature’s delightful color combinations.

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Remember this.

Seriously, what is Bruce Springsteen doing in the Twin Cities between Saturday and Tuesday?

Walz: We will never leave the side of our Somali Minnesotans. Here's our pledge to you, our Somali Minnesotans, your great grandchildren will still be here when that orange clown is in the dustbin of history.

Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.

One month into the current Middle East conflict, we are seeing leaders threaten the rules-based legal order.

As the conflict has spread and intensified, so too has the dangerous rhetoric by leaders on all sides, including open threats to commit war crimes.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4uXqEw3

https://www.nokings.org/

Thomas Suozzi

In honor of Liam Ramos, the 5 year old detained by Ice,(now released) for the next 75 days, I will post one Democrat per day of the 75 who signed a letter expressing gratitude for ICE. We can and must do better. Everyone should know who these people are. #75icedems

Day 64
Suozzi, Thomas (NY-3)

Good morning, friends! Today’s message is all about speaking the kindness we feel. A small word of appreciation can land right where someone needs it, and today’s reminder is a beautiful nudge to share it freely. #Jaye’sMorningLight

Closeup, looking at the inside of a tulip.

Good morning 🌞

Sending you a timeline cleanse, from the archives—and a preview of coming attractions! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷