New little pots fresh from the kiln 🌸

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

Saturday is the biggest protest day of the Trump Regime. If you can participate, please do.

In my inner circles I am hearing fear about being in a large crowd. Therefore, this week I will use this platform to post some history, resistance tips, and encourage as many of you as possible to show up.

Article excerpt: When police used stun batons to hit garment workers seeking a $14 monthly raise from a Nike factory in Cambodia in 2013, reportedly leading one pregnant woman to miscarry, Nike said it was “deeply concerned.” The following year, when Cambodian police opened fire and killed four garment workers during widespread demonstrations over low wages, Nike and other brands sent the government a letter expressing “grave concern.”

Despite repeatedly raising concerns about labor rights, Nike has grown its presence in Cambodia from about 16,000 factory workers in May 2013 to more than 57,000 as of March.

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MY CARD. MR. GEO. PUSHEM, EFFICIENCY EXPERT. AND STAY OUT! I HAVE NO USE FOR THE SHARP BOYS THAT GO AROUND SHOWING EMPLOYERS HOW THEY CAN KILL OFF THEIR HELP QUICKER BY SHIFTING TUO MEN'S WORK ONTO ONE!!!

The Evansville Press, April 10,1916

My grandfather was born prior to insulin being invented (as a medication). It fascinates me, as he & his cousin had to fight to survive. His cousin was a little older and unfortunately died. I just cannot imagine, but so much worse that we HAVE IT & people can’t access it.

Political Cartoon. On the left, Kristi Noem is standing at a podium and says, “If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” To the right, rioters are pictured in front of the United States Capitol, holding flags that say, “Jan. 6”, “Trump”, as well as the United States flag and the Confederate flag. Above this picture says, “Unless it’s in service to Dear Leader…”

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after contentious tenure Musk, who oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, wrote on X that his scheduled time as a special government employee had come to an end.

Leaving the far more dangerous and insidious Russell Vought to continue the billionaires’ mission to destroy American government from within.

The Kochs knew Trump couldn’t be trusted — he had the worst business reputation in America. Hence the so-called “Federalist Society list” of SCOTUS noms (in which the FedSoc had no actual role) to lock Trump in publicly — also Leo/McGahn/Koch orchestrated.

bought some sarsparilla at the bar on my way home

checking out, I mentioned my excitement as I never see it out here

She was surprised & I mentioned birch beer

Had to contain myself to not explain the intricacies of root beers 🥲

A close up shot of red, blue, and silver false turkey tail mushrooms growing on a moss and lichen covered log. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

The best howls are inspiring 🐺

A blue, tan, and white male Eastern Bluebird is perched on a white branch. There are a couple of small twigs. The background is snowy white.

Eastern Bluebird

Delicate beauty always reminds us to slow down and notice the details...

New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus that causes COVID-19.

A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher.

Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

A colony of orange and silver turkey tail mushroom rosettes grow clustered on the side of a bare log All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

It is Saturday! Affirmation Coyote hopes you have plans, even if they consist of no plans.

They note that it is also National Margarita Day.

Pretty sure this is how you form city community.

Weekends are meant for playing 😂

Bus skipped two stops. Several us have pressed the buttons requesting for a stop. 🤷🏻 Anyways, the riders have now had to shout at him because he wouldn’t stop 🙃

😭 someone else was getting off at the same stop. Saved. I escaped bus limbo!

You made it to Friday evening!

Affirmation Coyote never had any doubts.

Get in some chill time and think about your weekend plans.

Got on a busline I don’t normally use. No clear way to request to stop. Anyways, I live here now.

And that is just the sheer ineptitude of city bureaucracy in Los Angeles that me saying “I don’t know, but they’re all ORANGE” & at no point did she manage to point out that the ORANGE line existed.

Apps don’t list the line name. It’s JUST ORANGE COLOR. Bus orange. App just lists a bus # & color.

Before a lot of smartphone bus use. And she kept giving options (Glendale, Santa Monica, etc), and I’m like: the normal ones? The orange ones. There’s only ONE ORANGE BUSLINE. I’ve never seen the name listed ever.

One of the other commuters dryly said: it’s called the orange line

Sometimes I think about the time in a community meeting about public transpo, I had a comment about the main busline in LA & the host from the city kept asking what busline (not the #, the cityline) & I kept saying “I don’t know: the orange ones!?” 🧵

Relieved that it's finally Friday 😄

A world without howls is a world without happiness 🐺

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.

And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

#TGIFE 😉

Every time I get off the bus and notice someone scurrying to it, able to get on, knowing the only reason why was because I needed the stop.. Joy. (Often the bus is on time, so it’s someone always running late.)

Sunday morning rain is falling 🎶