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Human. Love wilderness, our planet, living beings, creativity, abstract thought, community that encourages individuality, language, complex stories, unusualness, photography, jazz, be bop, cooperative collaboration.
Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Text in Spotify app colors reads "we won't fund fascism, no streams for the regime, cancel Spotify until they remove all ICE ads." #dontstreamfascism #cancelspotify logo for Indivisible
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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their phobic hate - it's eating them on the inside
I just hope we can keep people safe
Two oranges, the one on the left labeled "how it started" and the orange on the right labeled "how it's going." The left side orange has a light ring of green and white mold on the side and the right side orange has almost the entire top half heavily covered in a deeper darker thriving green mold.
September 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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a sudden epidemic of mind blindness

too many live in media bubbles where they/friends get the same media slant/sources.

studying history from multiple perspectives opens up the complexity of how different people participated & experienced events

we need that approach for current understanding
Black square with barely visible eyes and nose of a dark skinned person centered in the frame. White text right below the eyes reads "the eyes are useless when the mind is blind."
September 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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The trolling can not stop until we are rid of the orange menace.
Map of the water area west of the Caribbean titled "Gulf of Newsom." Just another volley into the fray by the California Governor after DJT illegaly tried to influence Texas mapping of voting districts.
August 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Regardless of all the other things men and/ or women do -- there's still this.

It seems not conducive to species survival.
Plain dark square with the following white text: MEN are: 97.3% of mass shooters, 85% of serial killers, 99% of rapists, 88% of child molesters, 90% of domestic abusers.
July 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Voted down!
Screen shot with a slightly different tally of the vote - but both have the same results, the bill was voted down. 207 to 217 with 8 not voting.
July 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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207 yea voted in the House, 217 nay votes, 8 not voting

Bill did not pass to be voted on as amended by the Senate.
Screen shot of the vote tally from the House floor on website live.house.gov with the vote tally. 5 Republicans voted nay while the Democrats voted 212 may and the other Republicans voted 207 yes. The vote to introduce the amended bill from the Senate was nay. It is turned down.
July 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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True centuries ago, true today.

Feeling the weight of thin skinned orange taco & company. Legislators & office holders blue states threatened. How is that acceptable?

An official in CO has been threatened 1,800 times this year. An Ohio official was driven off the highway.

Pressure cooker week.
Drawing of a giant hand pressing down on the heads of a crowd of miniature people who while bent at the knees are pressing upward against the oppressive pudgy giant hand. Quote from Voltaire reads "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."
June 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Contemporary Art on the Washington Mall for the week of June 15 to June 22, 2025 by permit.
Picture of a statue installed for the week on the Washington Mall with the Capitol Building in the background. The statue has several plaques with quotes and is titled in gold letters Dictator Approved. It is a square granite pillar topped by Lady Liberty's head from the eyes up, her crown with a bent spoke all topped by a big gold hand in the "thumbs up" sign. The next pictures have the quotes from known authoritarian leaders. Plaque on the Dictator Approved statue of the giant thumbs up crunching the head of Lady Liberty is a quote by Russia's leader Vladimir Putin, "President Trump is a very bright and talented man." Plaque on the statue of the giant golden thumbs up hand crushing lady liberty into her raised platform that only her head from the eyes up is visible. The quote of Korea's leader Kim Jong Un reads: "Your excellency" A "special" relationship "The extraordinary courage of President Trump" 3rd plaque on the statue of Lady Liberty being crushed by the giant golden thumbs up hand of the Dictator Approved statue has a quote by Hungary's leader Viktor Orban It reads "The most respected, the most feared person is Donald Trump."
June 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Musk bribed his way in, got the fed.s off his back, got inspections, investigations, regulations, lawsuits tossed out. Now he blows up 🚀 on our dime with no oversight.

Meanwhile no food or healthcare, no public lands, no safety for legislators.
1950s style cartoon of a man in a suit seated at a table, plate of food in front of him, fork raised mid bite while his other hand is in the "no thanks" gesture to a hand reaching across the table offering him a treat. The man in the suit has a rocket ship for a head with the logo SpaceX, and the treat being offered is the chewing gum labeled Orbit. ... SpaceX refusing Orbit.
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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My retired sister & I get to meet in Animal Crossing every now & then. 🕯️🕊️🐧
Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete image at the evening concert with KK Slider Several campers & critters are fans of the music.
June 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Meanwhile on the DoD official page, Russian flags.
Screen capture from the US Department of Defense official web page. It has a large American flag on the right side. It has text celebrating the flag. It has large letters saying "Flag Day" under which are 3 gold stars flanked on each side by 2 Russian flags under which is a government seal with the eagle. Comment: Those bars of white blue & red could have been ordered differently than those of the Russian flag.
June 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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He keeps putting out the fires.
Drawing of the Oval Office, looking past the desk out at the world. Trump sits at the desk, holding up one lit match. Outside, flames and smoke fill the sky. In one corner, we see riot squad police and protestors.
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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He wasn't invited to the card admirers party.
Fisheye lens image labeled "Trump's doorbell camera today." It shows a hallway view with Putin and Kim Jong-Il in overcoats holding up a bottle of alcohol.
June 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Drawing of the Boston Massacre with a line of red coats firing into a crowd of colonists in Boston Commons over 250 years ago. The caption reads "A reminder that what really sparked the first American Revolution was when the military fired on protestors." A drawing of DJT sitting at the desk in the Oval Office with one hand raised holding a lit match. Outside through the window, flames & smoke fill the sky. One corner of the window shows police in riot gear and a crowd of protestors.
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Drawing of DJT seated in the Oval Office holding up one lit match. Behind him the window shows a conflagration with flames & smoke filling the sky. One corner of the window shows protestors and cops in riot gear.
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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He lit the match -- how long will it burn? How much will be allowed to burn?

How soon can we prevent more damage?
Meme drawing of Donald Trump seated at the Oval Office desk, one hand raised with one lit match. Through the window behind him, there is a conflagration with flames and smoke filling the sky. One corner of the window shows civil unrest & riot police.
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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LAPD June 7, 2025 press release statement assuring the public that protests remained peaceful. It is in addition to statements by the Governor and Congressional Rep.s that there is no need for military support. The local protestors have not been aggressive. The aggression has been by ICE agents & uniformed actors.
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Memeing memes
Sandy Beach with scallop shells spelling out TACO. Titled "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." #TrumpTacoTariffs #TrumpAlwaysChickensOut Meme says "I wonder if the fall of Rome was this stupid." Picture of Canadian Prime Minister Carny at the maple leaf podium backed by 4 Canadian flags. He is quoted "They'll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value." Meme of Trump's AI meme of himself dressed up as the Pope. This time it's more yellow tinged, in one hand he holds aloft a taco, and in the other a toy golden jet plane. His name is above the picture "Taco the Chicken" and below reference to his famous words "Nobody knew more about groceries than TACO."
May 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Memeing Fridays
Peanuts cartoon with an orange background has Linus seated at a table, writing a letter. "Dear Great Pumpkin, Please do something about your evil cousin." Picture of Mr Rogers in his signature sweater smiling at the camera with images from the play sets he used when the trolley went visiting. Fred Rogers says "We live in a world which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." Drawing of a man pulling a giant zipper toggle, slowly closing the zipper. The teeth of the zipper are all as shoulders and heads of many people, all wearing different colored shirts. The caption reads "A true leader doesn't create separation. A true leader brings people together." Poster with a drawn image of the Statue of Liberty holding her right fist aloft. It says "If there's money for a parade, there's money for Medicaid." Below it says "No Kings Day, June 14, 12:00 p.m., nationwide.'
May 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Friday memes
AI generated meme. Southern belle in a green cotillion dress, white gloves, holding a tiny parasol and wearing a large green sun bonnet tied with a big green ribbon that matches the trim of the full length ball gown. Long curls hanging below the shoulders. The face and arms are Trump's. It's titled "TACO BELLE" AI generated photo of a military parade down a Manhattan street. Tanks roll forward, crowds line the sidewalks, in front the drum majorette leads in full parade finery, ba to on aloft. The face and body are Trump, including old man legs between the short flared skirt and tall white boots. He's having his birthday parade no matter who has to get things started. Cartoon set in the Oval Office, a large hairy boar is seated at the desk in a blue suit with a red tie and an extra fluffy blonde comb-over. There's a burger on a plate and the boar is holding a scroll titled Pardon. There's a man in black sunglasses and a black fedora, black overcoat and wearing black gloves handing over a big green bank money bag titled $$$ campaign promises. The man says "This week's pardon applications are here, sir." Two panel meme of Trump pointing and the white cat over the broccoli plate. Trump looking at the car says "You think you are smarter than me?" The meme cat says "I've buried smarter things than you in my litterbox."
May 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Meme Fridays
Dick Tracy style cartoon panel with a woman talking into a telephone receiver saying "Can't today. I'm busy watching the season finale of the United States." Two panel meme using Star Trek images from the Enterprise bridge. Captain Kirk says "Analysis Mr. Spok. What do you make of this?" Mr.Spok responds "Fascinating Captain. A viable, well-established, democracy in development, making the white illogical choice to self-destruct, rather than reform. Absolutely fascinating." Photo of a protestor on the street near a beach. She holds aloft her protest sign. It reads: "Two paths diverged in the woods and America chose the Psychopath." Photoshopped disco club gals Trump and Putin. Old, overweight, flabby Trump bends forward with his hands saucily on his behind and knee. He's topless but wears red gloves with big boa cuffs. He wears really tall red platform shoes, big weave black fishnet stockings and black hot pants, with a short dark scarf tasseled around his neck. His date, Putin, also shows a lot of his old wrinkley skin in his sexy orange bra top with orange boa trim around the shoulder straps. He adds to his pizazz with an olive green vinyl mini skirt over textured black stockings and red pumps with big red bows. Putin poses with an elbow high as he rests his one hand on the top of his touche and lets his other hand gently fall in front on his other thigh. Super model chic for geriatric male politicians. These club hoppers are ready to hit the dance floor and let the girls know they're up for anything.
May 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Meme Fridays
Cartoon of King Charles on the left and President Trump on the right stand behind 2 podiums. Titled: How things have changed since 1776. King Charles podium says: The King Defends Democracy. Trump's podium says: The President Defends Autocracy. AI generated drawing of a small table with a poor man seated eating bread, and a very large rich man wearing a gilded jacket and vest, seated at a much bigger table with stacks of cash bundles of $100 bills, holding a big bundle of Benjamin's in one hand, coins stacked up, bills the floating in the air as he stuffs his food in his mouth with a fork. It's captioned "Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.' New Yorker style cartoon of a crashed space ship in the desert. A couple of uniformed military men are in the process of taking the alien space being into custody, holding him roughly as they move toward their military jeep. In the foreground a small naked toddler runs away, the toddler having an extra tan face and a big comb-over swish of hair. It's titled Roswell, NM - 1947. The alien says "You fools! It's getting away." Two column chart headed by a photo of former president Biden and current president Trump. The meme is titled: Trump just said that 6 months ago we had a dead country and people didn't think we would survive. Plus a laughing emoji. Biden's 6 months ago column listed the statistics GDP +2.8% compared to Trump's lower -.03, Biden's Diw Jones 45.014 to Trump's lower 42.098, Biden's S&P 500 6.086 to Trump's lower 5.888, and Biden's gas prices $3.03 to Trump's higher $3.14. The bottom caption reads: No Donald, you are destroying our country right now.
May 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Meme Fridays
Meme that plays on Dicken's Oliver Twist. Photo of a young lad holding up his empty bowl and wooden spoon in supplication in the work house. He asks "Please Sir, May I have some less?" Photo of the smiling new Pope Leo in white Pope robes with uplifted arms and of an image of Jesus Christ in white loose robes and outstretched arms, both having rays of light behavior and them. The caption reads "If you don't like Pope Leo because he's "woke," you're going to hate his boss." Drawing of smokey tendrils riding up, a flames burning in the foreground, plantation portico columns riding in the smoke, the shadow of a figure in a hat meant to shade from the sun, with ean edging of trees with Spanish moss hanging from their high airy branches. The caption says, "Marked safe from mourning Nottoway's ashes -- where they saw opulence, we remember oppression. Let the flames sing what the soil never forgot.". Black background with the colorful bars of the rainbow pride flag, white star on the black background. Above it says "We the People" and below the flag it reads "means EVERYONE."
May 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Friday meme swaps
Block print style picture of the statue of Liberty raising her right fist, captioned "If there's money for a parade, there's money for Medicaid!" " No Kings Day" Picture of grumpy frumpy Trump waving while walking outdoors, his comb-over blown backwards by the wind. Captioned "Was it the fraud part, the sexual predator part, or the felon part that won you over?" Cartoon in two panels, Biden on the left with a long unfurled paper s roll, Trump on the right with big bank money bags piled about. Left side captions read: "Biden worked for the greater good, Chips and Science Act, American Rescue Plan, Inflation Reduction Act, Child Tax Credit, PACT Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The right side captions read: "Trump works for the greater grift" with money bags labeled "real estate deals, pardons, merch sales, tariff scams, meme coins, golden visas, bribes, legal and media shakedowns." AI generated picture of a leather bound book on a woodentable top, the book has gilded lettering for the title "How to Avoid Vaccines and Die Like A Medieval Peasant, by R. Kennedy"
May 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM