Poster reading Super-callous. Fascilistic Lyin’ Pedo Potus
My husband took our 15 year old daughter to her first demonstration (his, too, as a matter of fact). This is what she texted me. I had to laugh: we loved Mary Poppins. I never thought of it in this context. #nokings
Having access to abortion allows this mom to study, pursue a new career, and decide if, when, and how to start a family.
Reproductive freedom makes it possible for people to define their own futures on their own terms. Full story below.
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Yellow heart against black background, with floral designs and words in blue reading Slava Ukraini.
This.
3 women sitting on an embankment alongside a protest outside Carnell Estate, Ayrshire, Scotland. One woman holds a protest sign reading, “ Love thy neighbour, you pr!ck.”
“P.S. (I believe he’s staying at Carnell Estates if you want to stop by for a chat. Or a protest. Whichever suits you.) #notmyvicepresident #notmypresident“
A woman with a protest sign and megaphone faces off with a Scottish police officer.
I’m tickled to death that a post I made off the cuff in 🧵 has resonated with over 1200 people. I wrote: “Dear Folks in Kilmarnock (Scotland) area, please continue to give JD Vance your very best cowbells and bagpipes at dawn. Signed, a grateful American #ScottishAllies.
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Needing some R&B/Soul — and heard this artist on the radio on my drive to an appointment. Just right. #publicradio
Man dressed in white tee shirt and chinos with teenage girl in railroad engineer cap and blue windbreaker, chatting in a forest. Father and daughter moment. Photo from 1970’s
I wasn’t feeling much like celebrating Independence Day. I was actually feeling pretty blue. But then yesterday I had the most wonderful telephone call with my dad (aka The Colonel) — and suddenly life seems a little brighter. #thingsthatmakemehappy #family
Graphic of text reading, “Your daughter will be so much fiercer and smarter than you were at her age and she will be wicked funny and moody as hell and it will remind you of you when you were young. You are going to want to protect her but also let her fly. She will test you for sure. And someday if you’re really lucky she is going to be your very dearest friend.” By instagram poster Never Empty Nest.
And now the tiger girl is 15 years old. #adventureswiththetigergirl #thisis15
So kind of you! I’m in San Fernando Valley. Will they do well here?
Gorgeous! I want! :-)
Gorgeous. Where is this?
Seedling plants in garden patch, long narrow leaves.
I can’t recall exactly which native milkweed we planted a couple years back (from Theodore Payne Nursery), but it keeps coming back. I think it’s Narrowleaf Milkweed.
#californianativeplants
#thingsthatmakemehappy
3 Yellow flags in a garden patch, labeling seedlings as Native Milkweed.
I can’t recall exactly which native milkweed we planted a couple years back (from Theodore Payne Nursery), but it keeps coming back.
Meanwhile, please ignore the invasive ivy from our neighbors yard. We shall prevail.
#thingsthatmakemehappy
Perfect!
Just what I needed to hear, gotta go pick up the tiger girl (which means game face on, she’s a teenager).
Face of black cat against a black background, with the following words superimposed: Bite someone. For no apparent reason.
Mood 2025. #feelingcrunchy
Have to laugh: my daughter was about 5-6 years old when she noticed mating ladybugs on one of our plants. “Mom, what are they DOING?!”
Is it fragrant?
Cover of the book Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butlers, featuring a drawing of a black woman in a red dress against an ivory background.
Her English teacher saw the tiger girl had finished Handmaid’s Tale, and loaned her his copy of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower. She is on a roll! #adventureswiththetigergirl #thingsthatmakemehappy #booklove
Americans Win
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Wisconsin voters can’t be bought. #voteblue #everyelectionmatters
On, Wisconsin!!!
Susan Crawford took on the richest man in the world — and won! “For justice!” #voteblue #everyelectionmatters
Cover of the book The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, featuring a woman in a long red dress with an old-fashioned white bonnet hiding her face.
The tiger girl just finished Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. I asked her what she thought of it. “I wanted more.” More what? “More information. Where did the social security numbers go? What happened to all that data? What happened?!” #adventureswiththetigergirl #booklove
Screenshot of Apple News, including CBS headline reading “Trump intel officials testify before House as new group-chat texts emerge.” Also includes photo of Tulsi Gabbard wearing orange top.
Saw this at a glance and my first thought was: “TG is in prison orange already?! Awesome!” #signalgate
Closeup of orange flower, California poppy
@duanenoland.com posted this closeup of California’s state flower, the glorious Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy). Beyond gorgeous. #thingsthatmakemesmile
This brought me the biggest smile I’ve had in a couple weeks. Turn it up loud, sing along, dance if you want. Tomorrow, we’ll get back to the good fight. #thingsthatmakemesmile #muppets #underpressure
I may blast it around my social media (with your credit) if you don’t mind. I think we all need it right now: a blast of California poppy!
Gorgeous shot! May I save it as wallpaper for my phone?
Facts: Putin is a dictator and murderer. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting for their lives. America used to stand up against tyrants. This is not who we are as a nation. Disgraceful.
