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Anja
@octaviaisland.bsky.social
FM doctor mom and medical educator. Pragmatic leftist. Filled with existential angst. No DMs unless I know you IRL.
And Lucy yoinks the ball again. 🤦‍♀️
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
An encouraging message at yesterday’s No Kings protest!
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
October 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Also, there’s this — the proper way to dispose of a US flag is to burn it as shown in this picture from the way left-wing site of (*checks notes*) the Department of (so-called) War.
October 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Apparently, there’s someone in the Marine Corps who’s unhappy with Dumpie’s regime. Orwell’s “1984” AND Wiesel’s “Night” in the background.
September 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
/s
September 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Except instead of Kevin and Sigourney, we get Dr. Evil and his plastic robot wife.
September 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I know this is satire, but it’s giving me hope.
September 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
August 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
August 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Basically, we need California to go Crocodile Dundee on their asses.
August 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Bumbles on wild senna.
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Some good trouble….
August 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
July 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Rob Breshnahan advertising on TV that he’s not cutting Medicaid. Here’s what happens if he signs the Murder Bill. Lying POS.
July 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Rosa setigera (Illinois climbing rose) is a bumblebee magnet when in bloom.
July 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Here’s the problem —
July 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Medicaid covers 60% of all nursing home residents, 40% of all births, and 50% of all children’s healthcare. The party of pro-life, my ass.
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
June 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Some of my favorites from today. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
June 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“Andor” is not really my type of “Star Wars” story, but hubs is catching up so he can watch season 2, and I was struck by this quote.
May 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This is grotesque and cruel. Adriana was a person, and people get to decide what happens to their own bodies, even after death. Period.
May 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My latest pretty native spring bloomers. Camassia scilloides (wild eastern hyacinth) and Iris cristata (dwarf crested Iris).
May 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM