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)
Pinned
Let me keep company always with those who say
“Look!” and laugh in astonishment,
and bow their heads.
- Mary Oliver
“Look!” and laugh in astonishment,
and bow their heads.
- Mary Oliver
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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:
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
columbiainsight.org
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/...
What's happening with BlueSky? There are fewer people posting, and it seems like most are promoting something they sell or their Substack, podcast, or newsletter.
When X was still good, it crackled with news, interesting insights. I learned. And the people making the news are still posting there.
When X was still good, it crackled with news, interesting insights. I learned. And the people making the news are still posting there.
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
What's happening with BlueSky? There are fewer people posting, and it seems like most are promoting something they sell or their Substack, podcast, or newsletter.
When X was still good, it crackled with news, interesting insights. I learned. And the people making the news are still posting there.
When X was still good, it crackled with news, interesting insights. I learned. And the people making the news are still posting there.
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It's bizarre that some politicians are trying to behave as if the US president were sane, or capable of reason or moral judgement.
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It's bizarre that some politicians are trying to behave as if the US president were sane, or capable of reason or moral judgement.
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
Reposted by Judith Gardener
It's a problem that actual elected officials post on social media as if they are powerless observers and commentators.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It's a problem that actual elected officials post on social media as if they are powerless observers and commentators.
If you're American and haven't read what Trump sent to the prime minister of Norway, you truly owe it to your country and yourself, to be an informed and responsible voter, to read it. It's at the beginning of this article, free for all to read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM
If you're American and haven't read what Trump sent to the prime minister of Norway, you truly owe it to your country and yourself, to be an informed and responsible voter, to read it. It's at the beginning of this article, free for all to read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
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Yes, they could. And it could be a huge test.
@normornstein.bsky.social
Couldn't the Military refuse to go to Greenland because it's an unlawful order to attack a NATO country?
Couldn't the Military refuse to go to Greenland because it's an unlawful order to attack a NATO country?
January 18, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Yes, they could. And it could be a huge test.