@manta181.bsky.social
Contrary to *some* predictions about aging, I find myself going left...not more conservative. Busy pestering my Congresspeople, going to rallies, etc. to #Resist this abomination. #Indivisible #WorkingFamilies
Water skipper and there were frogs singing too. Breathe a minute in the small joys.
October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Water skipper and there were frogs singing too. Breathe a minute in the small joys.
Taken by a friend
October 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Taken by a friend
No Kings Seattle today !
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
No Kings Seattle today !
Makes me wonder why we can't have nice things...oh, wait, oil & gas corporations
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Makes me wonder why we can't have nice things...oh, wait, oil & gas corporations
Overloaded bee in an artichoke blossom.
August 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Overloaded bee in an artichoke blossom.
So there's a statue ... with big feet but tiny ...hands, yeah. Makes me want to decorate!
August 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
So there's a statue ... with big feet but tiny ...hands, yeah. Makes me want to decorate!
Short notice & local but if you can go they always need support!
June 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Short notice & local but if you can go they always need support!
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 4 of 4.
After all the boo-hoo about the national debt, Republicans seem perfectly willing to raise the debt if it means more $$ for them & their wealthy supporters.
And no AI regulation! even for elections! what could possibly go wrong? (snark)
After all the boo-hoo about the national debt, Republicans seem perfectly willing to raise the debt if it means more $$ for them & their wealthy supporters.
And no AI regulation! even for elections! what could possibly go wrong? (snark)
June 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 4 of 4.
After all the boo-hoo about the national debt, Republicans seem perfectly willing to raise the debt if it means more $$ for them & their wealthy supporters.
And no AI regulation! even for elections! what could possibly go wrong? (snark)
After all the boo-hoo about the national debt, Republicans seem perfectly willing to raise the debt if it means more $$ for them & their wealthy supporters.
And no AI regulation! even for elections! what could possibly go wrong? (snark)
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 3 of 4.
MASSIVE and cruel ICE expansion!
MASSIVE and cruel ICE expansion!
June 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 3 of 4.
MASSIVE and cruel ICE expansion!
MASSIVE and cruel ICE expansion!
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 2 of 4.
Easy to look up your state's public land percent at
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin...
Easy to look up your state's public land percent at
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin...
June 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 2 of 4.
Easy to look up your state's public land percent at
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin...
Easy to look up your state's public land percent at
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin...
Ok, oops, graphic is NOT coming through. Take II.
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
June 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ok, oops, graphic is NOT coming through. Take II.
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 2 of 4.
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
June 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 2 of 4.
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
June 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Made & handed out some flyers this weekend. This is 1 of 4.
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO.
If you can, call voters in key states so they can pressure THEIR Senators to vote NO on the bill. Sign up to make these calls at:
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Found a sweatshirt at the thrift store today - kinda sums up an undercurrent of these times. Japanese also says anxiety. Plus, possum.
June 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Found a sweatshirt at the thrift store today - kinda sums up an undercurrent of these times. Japanese also says anxiety. Plus, possum.
Incarcerating American citizens on foreign soil without due process - just got this, reposting in case anyone can join the protest. Also, call your members of congress and demand that Kilmar be returned as was ordered earlier.
April 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Incarcerating American citizens on foreign soil without due process - just got this, reposting in case anyone can join the protest. Also, call your members of congress and demand that Kilmar be returned as was ordered earlier.
Seattle Federal Fridays are still going strong - there were SO MANY great signs yesterday - if you can't think of words for your poster, use one of these!
April 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Seattle Federal Fridays are still going strong - there were SO MANY great signs yesterday - if you can't think of words for your poster, use one of these!
Banner from Hands Off! Seattle today - so excited to see so much action around the country and the world!
April 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Banner from Hands Off! Seattle today - so excited to see so much action around the country and the world!
More on the trip:
NM has legal weed advertised in in oh so many billboards approaching the state line.
NM has legal weed advertised in in oh so many billboards approaching the state line.
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
More on the trip:
NM has legal weed advertised in in oh so many billboards approaching the state line.
NM has legal weed advertised in in oh so many billboards approaching the state line.
Spent 8 days riding from Dallas/Ft Worth - Texas to west coast Washington. My role was to comfort the cat and keep the 2 year old amused while her momma made the move nearer family. If anyone cares:
NW Texas is flat and windy
NW Texas is flat and windy
March 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Spent 8 days riding from Dallas/Ft Worth - Texas to west coast Washington. My role was to comfort the cat and keep the 2 year old amused while her momma made the move nearer family. If anyone cares:
NW Texas is flat and windy
NW Texas is flat and windy
In case anyone is feeling cloudy, a reminder that spring is here - flowering plum robin, eagle, and blue sky!
March 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In case anyone is feeling cloudy, a reminder that spring is here - flowering plum robin, eagle, and blue sky!
Great photo & quote from a friend in upstate NY:
"It is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass
"It is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass
March 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Great photo & quote from a friend in upstate NY:
"It is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass
"It is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men" - Frederick Douglass
More signs! From last Friday's Federal Building protest (March 7th)
Bigger crowd than the previous Friday
Bigger crowd than the previous Friday
March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
More signs! From last Friday's Federal Building protest (March 7th)
Bigger crowd than the previous Friday
Bigger crowd than the previous Friday
Every Friday 11:30 - 1:00 there's a rally at the Seattle Federal Building in support of Federal workers - signs from yesterday - come and show support if you're in the area! Signage not required!
March 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Every Friday 11:30 - 1:00 there's a rally at the Seattle Federal Building in support of Federal workers - signs from yesterday - come and show support if you're in the area! Signage not required!
Some doggerel to get the week going. With apologies to F. Weatherly who wrote Danny Boy in 1910.
Donnie Boy
Oh, Donnie boy, the cash, the cash is calling
For deep tax cuts, taken from federal jobs
Workers get fired, their services are vanishing,
But you don’t care, don’t care and we will die.
Donnie Boy
Oh, Donnie boy, the cash, the cash is calling
For deep tax cuts, taken from federal jobs
Workers get fired, their services are vanishing,
But you don’t care, don’t care and we will die.
February 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Some doggerel to get the week going. With apologies to F. Weatherly who wrote Danny Boy in 1910.
Donnie Boy
Oh, Donnie boy, the cash, the cash is calling
For deep tax cuts, taken from federal jobs
Workers get fired, their services are vanishing,
But you don’t care, don’t care and we will die.
Donnie Boy
Oh, Donnie boy, the cash, the cash is calling
For deep tax cuts, taken from federal jobs
Workers get fired, their services are vanishing,
But you don’t care, don’t care and we will die.