Monica V
@classyearlgrey.bsky.social
Former scientist, public involvement professional, transforming a failed farm into wildlife habitat and a food forest. Every day is an adventure, bruises and a few scars expected along the way.
Woohoo!!!! Not even dark yet!
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Woohoo!!!! Not even dark yet!
Our military and veterans are also on SNAP benefits. We treat people who serve shamefully compared to soft CEOs of dubious value to the nation.
“When we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.” @tennesseelookout.com
Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.
tennesseelookout.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our military and veterans are also on SNAP benefits. We treat people who serve shamefully compared to soft CEOs of dubious value to the nation.
I vote in SnoCo, but everyone in Seattle (where I work 🤫) should go check their votes for Katie!
This race could come down to your vote! As of yesterday, we were just 91 votes ahead. Additional votes will be counted today.
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I vote in SnoCo, but everyone in Seattle (where I work 🤫) should go check their votes for Katie!
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It's ptarmigeddon!
These guys are a lot harder to see now that the snow is on the ground. #birds 🌿
These guys are a lot harder to see now that the snow is on the ground. #birds 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE share.google/Hrx677HzfH3v...
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
@wawhistles.bsky.social
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
@wawhistles.bsky.social
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A grassroots whistle project helps neighbors warn each other of ICE activity and stand up for immigrant safety together in South Seattle.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE share.google/Hrx677HzfH3v...
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
@wawhistles.bsky.social
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
@wawhistles.bsky.social
What a gentle-looking bird. And such a nice photograph.
A sora crossing a grass path that is between two small bodies of water. For the #birdoftheday theme of #birdsontheground.
#birds #wildlife #nature #sora #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
#birds #wildlife #nature #sora #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
What a gentle-looking bird. And such a nice photograph.
Because we have more rain coming in, of course! 🤦🏻♀️
Send pictures, please.
Send pictures, please.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Because we have more rain coming in, of course! 🤦🏻♀️
Send pictures, please.
Send pictures, please.
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Sad but true
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Sad but true
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Seattle’s likely new Mayor Elect 💖
A lot of people have been calling me the
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Seattle’s likely new Mayor Elect 💖
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Had to share this article... Gotta say, with all the bad news these days, this victory for Labor made me get a little teary-eyed. 🥹 Way to go, Minnesota Teamsters and Willie Nelson and Bobby-D and the truckers and all the rest! 💗
labornotes.org/2025/09/team...
labornotes.org/2025/09/team...
Teamsters Win University of Minnesota Strike, With Help from Farm Aid
Some 1,400 Teamster service workers at the University of Minnesota won a resounding victory in a five-day walkout that showcased their militancy and underscored the power of solidarity. “This is what ...
labornotes.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Had to share this article... Gotta say, with all the bad news these days, this victory for Labor made me get a little teary-eyed. 🥹 Way to go, Minnesota Teamsters and Willie Nelson and Bobby-D and the truckers and all the rest! 💗
labornotes.org/2025/09/team...
labornotes.org/2025/09/team...
Please please please make it so please please
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Please please please make it so please please
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Mesmerizing lake ice. Sound on for the full effect 🌿
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mesmerizing lake ice. Sound on for the full effect 🌿
That time there was a great egret at the Everett Marina.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
That time there was a great egret at the Everett Marina.
I’m a little over voting against my own self interest, @whitehouse.senate.gov. Why give Dems a victory, pray tell? Everything gets better for big money corporate donors, not so much for the rest of us.
Right now looking at raw facts and wondering would I really be better off with Dems governing?
Right now looking at raw facts and wondering would I really be better off with Dems governing?
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’m a little over voting against my own self interest, @whitehouse.senate.gov. Why give Dems a victory, pray tell? Everything gets better for big money corporate donors, not so much for the rest of us.
Right now looking at raw facts and wondering would I really be better off with Dems governing?
Right now looking at raw facts and wondering would I really be better off with Dems governing?
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
This. We can hardly criticize GOP voters for voting against their best interests and then let this go. Whoever doesn’t call for Schumer’s seat to turnover needs to go in 2026.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This. We can hardly criticize GOP voters for voting against their best interests and then let this go. Whoever doesn’t call for Schumer’s seat to turnover needs to go in 2026.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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Quick someone reward this CEO with a trillion dollars.
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Quick someone reward this CEO with a trillion dollars.
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Once again I'm begging people not to compare politicians to invertebrates. Inverts are cool and diverse and play an important ecological role. Politicians are the lower order.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Oklahoma is beautiful, actually. All scenes were captured in the last 2 years. #photography
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Oklahoma is beautiful, actually. All scenes were captured in the last 2 years. #photography
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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The Herons of Saturn 🪐 aren't quite like the Herons you see here on little old rocky Earth 🌍
Meryl Smith (NY, USA, 1979)
#Herons, n.d.
Oil on canvas, 40” x 30“
merylsmith.com/herons
#BirdsInArt #ContrmporaryArt #WomenArtists
@everyheron.bsky.social 👀
#Herons, n.d.
Oil on canvas, 40” x 30“
merylsmith.com/herons
#BirdsInArt #ContrmporaryArt #WomenArtists
@everyheron.bsky.social 👀
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Herons of Saturn 🪐 aren't quite like the Herons you see here on little old rocky Earth 🌍
