Ann Dockendorf
@annishrd.bsky.social
Fiber artist, gently retiring from raising alpacas. I enjoy living rural, spinning and knitting, vegetable gardening, cooking, graphic design, and reading historical fiction and mysteries. #alpacas #fiberart #knitting #spinning #vegetablegarden
I once heard a comedian on the radio who said:
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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But wait a minute now. Didn't the Supreme Court say President Dementia is indeed above the law.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
But wait a minute now. Didn't the Supreme Court say President Dementia is indeed above the law.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
Duh!
Talking about a “DMZ with Russia”? Sure. Here’s how it should look.
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
If anyone insists on a “demilitarized zone” between Ukraine and Russia, let’s be clear where it belongs.
Not inside Ukraine.
Not on Ukrainian land.
A real DMZ starts inside Russia — far enough to stop missiles, drones, 👇
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Duh!
Inspiring, step by step.
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🐻 A Dream of the Wild Newborn
What Happens When We Birth Something Bigger Than Ourselves
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December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Inspiring, step by step.
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!!!
Why isn’t this the only thing people are talking about?
Why do we think Humphrey’s Executor exists?
If ONE candidate/party gets control of the Federal Election Commission, they can simply deny their opponent’s campaign, ending free elections.
apnews.com/article/supr...
Why do we think Humphrey’s Executor exists?
If ONE candidate/party gets control of the Federal Election Commission, they can simply deny their opponent’s campaign, ending free elections.
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members
The Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
!!!
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The “We Ain’t Buying It!” boycott, launched by Black Voters Matter Fund, is a campaign encouraging Americans to pause shopping with major companies such as Target, Amazon and Home Depot, and instead redirect those dollars to Black- and locally-owned businesses.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
Black-owned businesses hope to see a boost as two national boycotts hit Black Friday and Cyber Monday • The TRiiBE
With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
thetriibe.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The “We Ain’t Buying It!” boycott, launched by Black Voters Matter Fund, is a campaign encouraging Americans to pause shopping with major companies such as Target, Amazon and Home Depot, and instead redirect those dollars to Black- and locally-owned businesses.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
#famousquotes #robertlouisstevenson #perseverance #harvest
#famousquotes #robertlouisstevenson #perseverance #harvest
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
#famousquotes #robertlouisstevenson #perseverance #harvest
#famousquotes #robertlouisstevenson #perseverance #harvest
Assorted textures and colors on The Road Trip, a KAL shawl on Ravelry. I’m enjoying the sock yarn’s serendipitous patterning, paired with blue and leaf green solids. #kalknit #knitshawl #knitincolor #sockyarnshawl
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Assorted textures and colors on The Road Trip, a KAL shawl on Ravelry. I’m enjoying the sock yarn’s serendipitous patterning, paired with blue and leaf green solids. #kalknit #knitshawl #knitincolor #sockyarnshawl
Putting the garden to bed for the winter, ready for rain tomorrow. #vegetablegarden #gardenrest #wintergardening
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Putting the garden to bed for the winter, ready for rain tomorrow. #vegetablegarden #gardenrest #wintergardening
The oldest abuse in human government
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The oldest abuse in human government
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What’s truly dangerous is Americans are more concerned with today’s stock or gas prices than what the country wants to be in 100 years. We actually COULD be great if we thought like that.
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
What’s truly dangerous is Americans are more concerned with today’s stock or gas prices than what the country wants to be in 100 years. We actually COULD be great if we thought like that.
Enjoyed hosting the Lane County (Oregon) plein air painters at our farm.
September 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Enjoyed hosting the Lane County (Oregon) plein air painters at our farm.
In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Trump said climate change is a “con job” and climate scientists are “stupid people” — and he called green energy and immigration a “double-tailed monster” that is destroying Europe.
🧵 1/5
🧵 1/5
September 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Quail enjoying a dirt bath in our garden box.
September 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Quail enjoying a dirt bath in our garden box.
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I believe America is stronger when educated.
Whether our skin is black, white, brown, green, or purple. Whether we are male or female, whether we are millionaires or homeless, scientists or construction workers.
Education only makes us better as a people, and more able to compete in this world.
Whether our skin is black, white, brown, green, or purple. Whether we are male or female, whether we are millionaires or homeless, scientists or construction workers.
Education only makes us better as a people, and more able to compete in this world.
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I believe America is stronger when educated.
Whether our skin is black, white, brown, green, or purple. Whether we are male or female, whether we are millionaires or homeless, scientists or construction workers.
Education only makes us better as a people, and more able to compete in this world.
Whether our skin is black, white, brown, green, or purple. Whether we are male or female, whether we are millionaires or homeless, scientists or construction workers.
Education only makes us better as a people, and more able to compete in this world.
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Look at the picture.
That’s a “paper ballot”.
It was mailed to a “VoterID” on the state Voter Roll.
When returned by the voter and checked for legitimacy, it’s counted just like it would be if you stood in a booth. If you stood in a booth, it wouldn’t be checked.
This is all theater!
That’s a “paper ballot”.
It was mailed to a “VoterID” on the state Voter Roll.
When returned by the voter and checked for legitimacy, it’s counted just like it would be if you stood in a booth. If you stood in a booth, it wouldn’t be checked.
This is all theater!
OPINION by @tobiasread.bsky.social:
“This is not a partisan matter. Under mail-in voting, Oregon has elected Democrats, Republicans and independents, and voters from across the political spectrum love it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“This is not a partisan matter. Under mail-in voting, Oregon has elected Democrats, Republicans and independents, and voters from across the political spectrum love it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump wants to end vote-by-mail. My state won't give it up easily.
The last time someone tried to end mail-in voting in Oregon, public comments broke the state Legislature's website.
www.msnbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Look at the picture.
That’s a “paper ballot”.
It was mailed to a “VoterID” on the state Voter Roll.
When returned by the voter and checked for legitimacy, it’s counted just like it would be if you stood in a booth. If you stood in a booth, it wouldn’t be checked.
This is all theater!
That’s a “paper ballot”.
It was mailed to a “VoterID” on the state Voter Roll.
When returned by the voter and checked for legitimacy, it’s counted just like it would be if you stood in a booth. If you stood in a booth, it wouldn’t be checked.
This is all theater!
Reposted by Ann Dockendorf
President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. is "the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting."
Map shows countries with mail-in ballots as Trump vows to ban voting format
www.newsweek.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the U.S. is "the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting."
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Do you know how you counter a powerful bully? You bring all your friends!
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Do you know how you counter a powerful bully? You bring all your friends!
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DNC needs a platform issue to ban partisan gerrymandering when they reassume power in Congress.
August 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
DNC needs a platform issue to ban partisan gerrymandering when they reassume power in Congress.
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One has to wonder: What will Trump do if the midterm elections don't go his way? What narrative will he craft then, and how much will it endanger what's left of our republic?
Trump Is Making History History | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One has to wonder: What will Trump do if the midterm elections don't go his way? What narrative will he craft then, and how much will it endanger what's left of our republic?
Currently listening to Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Chapter 8/Nazis, they studied how the American system legalized misogyny and racism through the decades, then patterned the “best” of it. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste:_...
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July 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Currently listening to Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Chapter 8/Nazis, they studied how the American system legalized misogyny and racism through the decades, then patterned the “best” of it. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste:_...