FLPU Privacy & Security Class - Emigration from Big Tech · Showing Up for Racial Justice Finger Lakes Peoples Union (we are also a local SURJ Circle) is hosting its second Privacy & Security class. This class will be focused on moving away from Big Tech platforms. We'll cover the Whys a...

I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “FLPU Privacy & Security Class - Emigration from Big Tech” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/surj/event/9...

Restore Funding for Life-Saving SNAP & WIC Benefits (UPDATED 11/3) ⭑ 5 Calls Updates November 3, 2025: Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must use USDA contingency funds to sustain SNAP benefits during …

I just called my reps to Restore Funding for Life-Saving SNAP & WIC Benefits #snap #wic #congress (UPDATED 11/3) — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/wic-sn...

A little votive candle with green wax from above

You are not alone.

Brown soup beans in a blue bowl with a steel spoon.

We grew these beans in the garden this year. #garden #beans

Protect Funding for Public Education ⭑ 5 Calls Congress has until September 30th to pass a budget bill for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and decide whether they will protect children across the country by …

I pushed through my fear and called my reps this morning! Bother them, like the news bothers you!

I just called my reps to Protect Funding for Public Education — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/public...

Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech ⭑ 5 Calls Despite Trump signing an executive order “restoring freedom of speech” on Day 1 of his term, his administration has repeatedly taken action to silence …

I just called my reps to Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/free-s...

Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced, Multiple-Use Management  | U.S. Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...

The BLM is seeking to eradicate the Public Lands Rule, which allows the conservation to be included in land use planning. There are a lot of areas of critical environmental concern in BLM land. It's in the federal register and the public commenting period has started. Please comment!

PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Everyone six months and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine in NJ thanks to the New Jersey Department of Health.

Learn more: www.nj.gov/governor/new...

It's my friend's birthday. He would be 43.

"And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief." Kalil Gibran, The Prophet

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

Detaining firefighters risking their lives to keep us safe shows a blatant disregard for our communities.

Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.

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#caterpillar no more! Wishing this friend godspeed!

“Actual issues that impact our real lives”

In Chattanooga, Candidate for Governor Jerri Green (D) asks if folks care about rising grocery prices (YES), women’s rights (YES), or trans athletes (NO)

@marshablackburn runs on it, but we’ve had 0 trans athlete issues in Tennessee

🐔 Rep Chuck Fleischmann (R) tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press he will “never” do a town hall

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

If only people could remember their outrage when their favorite team is playing.

Experts have studied this for decades, but RFK and his band of liars claim they found an aggregation of causes in a few months. What a disgrace to the nation.

This is supposedly about their attractiveness to women, EVEN though straight women enjoy all sorts of male bodies (cue Lizzo "Boys") and genuinely care more about emotional maturity, financial stability, and connection/personality than than anything else.

Dude, patriarchy is so life destroying.

I hope the cognitive dissonance crushes them into a singularity.

It honestly makes sense that they're this cruel and stupid about themselves too. It's logically consistent.

Monarch butterflies’ mass die-off in 2024 caused by pesticide exposure – study New peer-reviewed research found an average of seven pesticides in each of 10 butterflies tested

We can stop this. 🛑
Pesticides kill butterflies. Butterflies are a canary in our existential coal mine. Nature protects and sustains butterflies, humans. Pesticides are a marketing scam.
#Butterflies #Gardening #NativePlants #EcologyandConservation #Flowers

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital Journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were killed.

Journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were killed.

post by thereclaimed This is a reminder that the reason Alligator Alcatraz is closing is due to the Miccosukee Nation. Make sure yall give credit where it's due.

A huge "Thank You" to the Miccosukee Nation!
#GoodbyAlligatorAuschwitz
#GoodbyAlligatorAlcatraz

Is this about dating women you think other men want rather than dating women you like?

In several cases, I'd be okay without the white version as well.

😄 🤣 😂

Undoubtedly! Black swallowtail butterflies are common here, I'm so glad we can host for them. There are several of these caterpillars on the fennel

Caterpillar weirdness. My phone and the light did not work together to capture its vibrant color.

Give it to us raw and wriggling

No big deal, who needs salmon,right?