Judith Gardener
@earther.bsky.social
Post-partisan social misfit. Insatiably curious, reader, over-thinker, gardener. Loves Earth, mountains, trees, plants, all creatures. Deplores predatory, greedy, willfully ignorant humans. Port Angeles, Washington, USA (Canadian border, Olympic Mountains)
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Mayor of Minneapolis:
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Mayor of Minneapolis:
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 25, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Mayor of Minneapolis:
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#Stand_with_Minneapolis._Stand_up-for_America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Reposted by Judith Gardener
"Be grateful to the people of Minneapolis.…Every single person who steps out their front door in Minneapolis to observe, document, & protest the actions of our government is taking their lives in their hands. These men and women are the kind of patriots you would have seen at Lexington & Concord." 👇
NEW: "The government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen manner possible."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
www.thebulwark.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
"Be grateful to the people of Minneapolis.…Every single person who steps out their front door in Minneapolis to observe, document, & protest the actions of our government is taking their lives in their hands. These men and women are the kind of patriots you would have seen at Lexington & Concord." 👇
A few moments of respite from urban realities, thanks to The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A few moments of respite from urban realities, thanks to The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
Reposted by Judith Gardener
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
Seems like a good time to start reading at least several of the 8 Hainish Cycle books by Ursula Le Guin. Wikipedia description of just a part:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainish...
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Seems like a good time to start reading at least several of the 8 Hainish Cycle books by Ursula Le Guin. Wikipedia description of just a part:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainish...
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Time to delete TikTok if you haven’t! They’re asking specifically for immigrant status and transgender or nonbinary status, which should make people nervous about where we are heading
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Time to delete TikTok if you haven’t! They’re asking specifically for immigrant status and transgender or nonbinary status, which should make people nervous about where we are heading
Thousands of protesters shut down streets throughout Minneapolis-St. Paul to demand that federal immigration agents end their weekslong crackdown. Businesses closed in solidarity.
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Thousands of protesters shut down streets throughout Minneapolis-St. Paul to demand that federal immigration agents end their weekslong crackdown. Businesses closed in solidarity.
I'm in the same position as Joe Quintana @jgqman.bsky.social , as are most people in rural areas. These bills are getting bipartisan support but need YOUR support to keep moving through the process to get to Senate and House floor votes. PLEASE nudge your reps to co-sponsor if they aren't already.
Medicare is not covering telehealth appointments anymore. Meanwhile, there is NO doctor in my rural community and getting to one is an all day trip, often a complete waste of time, money and gas. Passage of H.R. 4206 and H.R. 2263 are vital. Please contact your congressional delegation.
January 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I'm in the same position as Joe Quintana @jgqman.bsky.social , as are most people in rural areas. These bills are getting bipartisan support but need YOUR support to keep moving through the process to get to Senate and House floor votes. PLEASE nudge your reps to co-sponsor if they aren't already.
Full video and transcript of the history speech by Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, at the Davos World Economic Forum this week. He starts in French but then switches to English.
30 minutes
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
30 minutes
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Full video and transcript of the history speech by Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, at the Davos World Economic Forum this week. He starts in French but then switches to English.
30 minutes
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
30 minutes
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
BRAVO for Mark Carney and hooray for Canada!
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
BRAVO for Mark Carney and hooray for Canada!
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
Mark Carney Says Firmly That ‘Canada Doesn’t Live Because of the United States’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
You can send AT LEAST one message a week to your US Senator or Representative re: something you want them to initiate or help pass, right? Tomorrow would be good -- or right now.
THANK YOU to all of you who take the few minutes to do this.
THANK YOU to all of you who take the few minutes to do this.
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 AM
You can send AT LEAST one message a week to your US Senator or Representative re: something you want them to initiate or help pass, right? Tomorrow would be good -- or right now.
THANK YOU to all of you who take the few minutes to do this.
THANK YOU to all of you who take the few minutes to do this.
UW Center for Human Rights report related to ICE
Roadside Assist: Washington State’s Continued Sharing of Drivers’ Information with Federal Immigration Enforcement
jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/...
#WA #PNW
@uwchr.bsky.social
Roadside Assist: Washington State’s Continued Sharing of Drivers’ Information with Federal Immigration Enforcement
jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/...
#WA #PNW
@uwchr.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
UW Center for Human Rights report related to ICE
Roadside Assist: Washington State’s Continued Sharing of Drivers’ Information with Federal Immigration Enforcement
jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/...
#WA #PNW
@uwchr.bsky.social
Roadside Assist: Washington State’s Continued Sharing of Drivers’ Information with Federal Immigration Enforcement
jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/...
#WA #PNW
@uwchr.bsky.social
Police can request access to Ring camera footage, so there's a reasonable concern that ICE can tap into Flock Safety, the Ring partner that handles the Ring Neighbors network tracking. You can disable access in about 10 seconds (footage isn't saved unless you pay for that service). See 2/3 for how.
January 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Police can request access to Ring camera footage, so there's a reasonable concern that ICE can tap into Flock Safety, the Ring partner that handles the Ring Neighbors network tracking. You can disable access in about 10 seconds (footage isn't saved unless you pay for that service). See 2/3 for how.
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The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
Reposted by Judith Gardener
look what they’re doing to my city. apologies for the camerawork
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 PM
look what they’re doing to my city. apologies for the camerawork
What the financial industry had started could have changed the course of our world. Instead, they just quit.
What we can do:
- Sell or transfer stock or other investments they handle.
- Switch banks (especially away from Chase and BofA).
And tell them WHY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
What we can do:
- Sell or transfer stock or other investments they handle.
- Switch banks (especially away from Chase and BofA).
And tell them WHY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What the financial industry had started could have changed the course of our world. Instead, they just quit.
What we can do:
- Sell or transfer stock or other investments they handle.
- Switch banks (especially away from Chase and BofA).
And tell them WHY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
What we can do:
- Sell or transfer stock or other investments they handle.
- Switch banks (especially away from Chase and BofA).
And tell them WHY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
Reposted by Judith Gardener
We just released a new report documenting how the Trump admin has implemented Project 2025, a radical right-wing policy plan that Trump once called "ridiculous", on our nation's public lands.
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
We just released a new report documenting how the Trump admin has implemented Project 2025, a radical right-wing policy plan that Trump once called "ridiculous", on our nation's public lands.
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
Jay Caspian King is skeptical but says "I do not believe that there can be any abiding movement for social change in this country without leadership and support from the church."
Just imagine. It has been the catalyst in the past.
A series worth following:
www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
Just imagine. It has been the catalyst in the past.
A series worth following:
www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
Can American Churches Lead a Protest Movement Under Trump?
The Sanctuary Movement was led by clergy, and many religious leaders are activists today. But, as congregations have shrunk, dissent has diminished.
link.newyorker.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Jay Caspian King is skeptical but says "I do not believe that there can be any abiding movement for social change in this country without leadership and support from the church."
Just imagine. It has been the catalyst in the past.
A series worth following:
www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
Just imagine. It has been the catalyst in the past.
A series worth following:
www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
I greatly appreciate Columbia Insight's news about key concerns in the PNW:
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It's nonprofit, and articles are free to read. If you can, please donate. Regardless, make more people aware of their work.
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Climate Change
Energy
Land Use
Forestry
Opinion
Water
Wildfire
Wildlife
It's nonprofit, and articles are free to read. If you can, please donate. Regardless, make more people aware of their work.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I greatly appreciate Columbia Insight's news about key concerns in the PNW:
Climate Change
Energy
Land Use
Forestry
Opinion
Water
Wildfire
Wildlife
It's nonprofit, and articles are free to read. If you can, please donate. Regardless, make more people aware of their work.
columbiainsight.org
1/2
Climate Change
Energy
Land Use
Forestry
Opinion
Water
Wildfire
Wildlife
It's nonprofit, and articles are free to read. If you can, please donate. Regardless, make more people aware of their work.
columbiainsight.org
1/2
Gift article from The New York Times' Editorial Board www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Gift article from The New York Times' Editorial Board www.nytimes.com/interactive/...