Dorene A. S. Thornley
@dorenet.bsky.social
Software developer (retired), watercolorist, traveler, healthy cook, reader (mostly fantasy), and obviously a reincarnated house cat as there's not enough time in the day to get all the nothing done I want to do!
Great day at No Kings protest! 61 degrees in White Bear Lake in mid October. I went to a smaller event on my own, and so missed out on the speakers and rally in Minneapolis, but even this event was so huge, that I am really feeling quite hopeful. Here is one of the best signs today.
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Great day at No Kings protest! 61 degrees in White Bear Lake in mid October. I went to a smaller event on my own, and so missed out on the speakers and rally in Minneapolis, but even this event was so huge, that I am really feeling quite hopeful. Here is one of the best signs today.
That's me on the left...
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F Minus by Tony Carrillo for September 6, 2025 | GoComics
Read F Minus—a comic strip by creator Tony Carrillo—for today, September 6, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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September 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
That's me on the left...
www.gocomics.com/fminus/2025/...
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Long, but worth the read...
"We live in a Fascist nation, what now?"- by Chris Armitage
This was shared by a friend on Facebook, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s the kind of thing that the author clearly wants to be distributed as widely as possible, so I’m posting it all here an...
www.dailykos.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Long, but worth the read...
ICE agents feel it is unfair and dangerous to compare them to the Gestapo. I feel it is unfair and dangerous for them to act like the Gestapo.
www.milwaukeeindependent.com/editorial/un...
www.milwaukeeindependent.com/editorial/un...
Why the unchecked power and tactics of ICE under Trump have earned comparisons to secret police | Milwaukee Independent
www.milwaukeeindependent.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
ICE agents feel it is unfair and dangerous to compare them to the Gestapo. I feel it is unfair and dangerous for them to act like the Gestapo.
www.milwaukeeindependent.com/editorial/un...
www.milwaukeeindependent.com/editorial/un...
Thanks! I learned something today, and had to do some five-second Google research on hornet larvae farming, harvesting and preparation.
August 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks! I learned something today, and had to do some five-second Google research on hornet larvae farming, harvesting and preparation.
Thoughtful opinion piece in today's NYT by David Litt re shunning right wing associates. Most striking to me:
"Shunning plays into the hands of demagogues, making it easier for them to divide us and even, in some cases, to incite violence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/o...
"Shunning plays into the hands of demagogues, making it easier for them to divide us and even, in some cases, to incite violence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/o...
Opinion | Is It Time to Stop Snubbing Your Right-Wing Family?
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thoughtful opinion piece in today's NYT by David Litt re shunning right wing associates. Most striking to me:
"Shunning plays into the hands of demagogues, making it easier for them to divide us and even, in some cases, to incite violence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/o...
"Shunning plays into the hands of demagogues, making it easier for them to divide us and even, in some cases, to incite violence."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/o...
I'm getting real tire of conservatism. I don't like what they're trying to conserve. - thanks to @tealed-copper.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'm getting real tire of conservatism. I don't like what they're trying to conserve. - thanks to @tealed-copper.bsky.social
So radical!
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youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4?...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid" (Captioned)
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
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June 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So radical!
youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4?...
youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4?...
When protesting as an American citizen, is it better to carry an id in case of arrest, or better to not have an id on you because you might get the opportunity to witness the process and to waste time and resources of officials who need their time and resources wasted?
June 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
When protesting as an American citizen, is it better to carry an id in case of arrest, or better to not have an id on you because you might get the opportunity to witness the process and to waste time and resources of officials who need their time and resources wasted?
Just give up on extending the tax cuts already. The federal government needs the additional revenue to undo the harm done by Donlon.
June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just give up on extending the tax cuts already. The federal government needs the additional revenue to undo the harm done by Donlon.
And still cute AF
April 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And still cute AF
CBS News/Getty Images caught me in the background! I'm the person in the red coat and sun hat on the left. It was a good turnout, State Patrol estimated 10,000 people.
April 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
CBS News/Getty Images caught me in the background! I'm the person in the red coat and sun hat on the left. It was a good turnout, State Patrol estimated 10,000 people.
Gathering in St Paul MN for the Hands Off rally. People kept pouring in, and it soon became difficult to move. I couldn't hear or see the speakers, but the signs were great!
April 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Gathering in St Paul MN for the Hands Off rally. People kept pouring in, and it soon became difficult to move. I couldn't hear or see the speakers, but the signs were great!
Finished my first watercolor portrait this morning - guess who! Based on photo by Charles Dharapak / AP
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Finished my first watercolor portrait this morning - guess who! Based on photo by Charles Dharapak / AP
The grand finale - Hurray Cory Booker!
Cory Booker filibuster: Senator yields floor after 25 hours
YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The grand finale - Hurray Cory Booker!
I’m enjoying Kevin Kroeber’s watercolor class at Anpetu Teca, Roseville MN community ed.
Here’s my latest 😊
Here’s my latest 😊
March 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’m enjoying Kevin Kroeber’s watercolor class at Anpetu Teca, Roseville MN community ed.
Here’s my latest 😊
Here’s my latest 😊
I hope the oligarch gets bored of playing economist and abandons the US like he did his car company.
February 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I hope the oligarch gets bored of playing economist and abandons the US like he did his car company.
Just realized that my first post on this site was a news-induced rant. Sorry! As an apology, this is my 18 yrs old blind cat Beauty
February 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Just realized that my first post on this site was a news-induced rant. Sorry! As an apology, this is my 18 yrs old blind cat Beauty
Hey all corporate purveyors of stuff and services! If I find out that you sued a customer for going public about a legit problem, I'll never be a customer. (It's actually kind of nice to not have to vacation to ** or drive a ** since there are so many other choices.)
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hey all corporate purveyors of stuff and services! If I find out that you sued a customer for going public about a legit problem, I'll never be a customer. (It's actually kind of nice to not have to vacation to ** or drive a ** since there are so many other choices.)