Sunlit Hagrid

Daffodils on a sunny day!

One-week old lamb with a woolly white coat, black face & ears, and black knees.

Mother sheep & one-week old lamb. The lamb is reaching up as if to kiss the mother.

We visited the Small Breeds Farm Park in Kington, Herefordshire & these Valais Blacknose Sheep melted our hearts 💕 Twin lambs Greta & Gaynor are one-week old.

The sun is shining! I love this swan tail & the reflection 🦢

The administration was hoping for the theater of its paramilitaries squaring off against black bloc street fighters.

And instead it got this.

Hard to label the lady in a bathrobe as a “terrorist.”

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Snowdrops & cyclamen in Wolverhampton 💕

This make you uncomfortable? Good! Because this isn’t history, it’s reality and what ICE has normalized.

Lies, violence and the American state Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.

Here’s the truth:

✅Trump lost the 2020 election.
✅Renée Good was shot in the face while turning her car to leave.
✅Alex Pretti was beaten by six ICE officers, then fatally shot.
✅The GOP is preparing to steal the midterms.

The administration is denying it all. But we can't.

Ten years ago, some people dismissed libraries as "yesterday's" institutions.

They are *the* institutions of the moment. And tomorrow.

Deb Fallows has ongoing chronicle of them, at Our Towns site. www.ourtownsfoundation.org New dispatch coming soon.

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Mass protests are the last line of defense against ICE's assault on our peace, safety, and security January 15, 2026

The people of Minneapolis need to know that America has their back. Show them by your presence at mass action protests, by taking individual actions, and by participating in coordinated pressure campaigns from home. Elected officials will listen—or we will replace them all!

bit.ly/3YFPeTq

Hagrid in repose on a rainy Sunday ☔️

This sign tickled my funny bone! Can we be free from Christmas?! If I interpret this correctly, what Morrisons (our local grocery store) means is these are Christmas items in their ‘Free From’ shelves, as in free from gluten etc.

Orange & black sign that reads: Warning magic reindeer

Christmas lights sculpted into reindeer. One is labeled Rudolph & has a large red light for a nose.

Magical reindeer in Folkestone

Tito chillin’ while watching the action outside from his favorite perch!

Bring it‼️

The House is set to vote Tuesday on forcing the release of the Epstein files.

Please take the time to read this press release from the Civil Servants Coalition, and please share with your networks if you are a Fed. We stand firm in our resolve. We will not be deterred from our mission to serve the people of this country. We hold the line. ✊✊✊

What a photograph.

“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”

Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.

"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.

They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."

abc7.com/post/ontario...

Last night we attended the turning on of the Christmas lights in Bromyard. My favourite & new this year is the flaming Christmas pudding!

Another view of a two-tone sheep!

Two-tone sheep! Their backs & tails are white & they are black underneath.

We’re visiting our friend Pat. Her dog Hagrid is watching us between snores!

Leaf rainbow 🍁

My mum got a new Flatcoat retriever puppy. She has such a cute face but very sharp teeth!

French bulldog sitting on a chair. His eyes are half-closed

Hagrid’s sleepy 🥱

What he said: 💯 🎯