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Exploring, learning, moving more & more into watercolor painting and string and wind instruments, Western, Native - sitting at the feet of great teachers. Inspired to act meaningfully, especially on environmental issues, justice. Love people and nature.

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 3h

“There’s a process that has to be followed,” Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, told CNN on Sunday. “So, we got to figure out what the process is.”

MY DUDE IT IS LITERALLY YOUR JOB TO KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS

Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month

www.nytimes.com

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3h

Damn right! And do more, asap!

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges' rulings

It's not clear how much beneficiaries will receive, nor how quickly beneficiaries will see value show up on the debit cards they use to buy groceries.

www.stltoday.com

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 3h

My grandmother who lived California had one of these with white stones. It's beautiful.

Squash Blossom Necklace - Saint Louis Art Museum

Squash Blossom Necklace

www.slam.org

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific, important reporting by Michael Kranish. Worth reading the whole series (gift link) wapo.st/4hETKKl

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.

wapo.st

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

“This should shock the nation,” said Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana, ... representing [him] in court. “The deportation of an individual with a substantial claim to U.S. citizenship represents a ... failure of the immigration system and a ... violation of constitutional rights.”

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Needed this badly. Maybe you do too.

Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 1d

The sketch is online.

White House Makeover - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

www.youtube.com

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Diana Apfelbacher @dianaapfelbacher.bsky.social · 1d

"At any cost."
Gold continues to rise. On Day 28 it hit $4,000.00. When uncertainty rings your door, you answer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

Bloomberg Surveillance 10/8/2025

Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives ...

www.bloomberg.com

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

Denial tactics at work.

Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 1d

Recently my brother in law explained what gerrymandering was to a coworker and they didn’t believe him because if that were really happening there would be riots in the street

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another federal program that helps many and now is endangered. @citizencohn.bsky.social explains. www.thebulwark.com/p/drug-treat...

Drug Courts Save Lives. That May Not Save Them From Trump.

An Alabama man’s recovery story shows what the program can do—and what could be lost.

www.thebulwark.com

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Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 1d

People from multiple nations have now been living and working on the International Space Station for 25 years without a gap in occupancy, by far the longest continuous human presence in space. Happy ISS-iversary to all who celebrate!

Space Station 20th: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station! - NASA

On Nov. 2, 2000, two days after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 1 crew members NASA astronaut William M. Shepherd and

www.nasa.gov

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

10" Greek terracotta votive for sanctuary or gravesite gift

Woman with a Fan - Saint Louis Art Museum

Woman with a Fan

www.slam.org

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

It sure was fun seeing so many people participate. Thankfully, the weather held up for the week in my area and on Friday night for everyone to enjoy celebrating.

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly!

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

Your work is brilliant!

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣🤣 he's not liking freedom of speech so much ... good! 'Cause his cruel hatefulness deserves every bit of mocking it (and he) receives.

Trump, 79, Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night Host to Mock Him

The president is once again shouting at the TV.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 2d

Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in #Sudan war

apnews.com/article/suda...

Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan war

Foreign ministers from Germany, Jordan and the United Kingdom have called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan.

apnews.com

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elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d

One of St. Louis' historic terracotta beauties.

Lunette, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois - Saint Louis Art Museum

Lunette, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois

www.slam.org

elfzie.bsky.social @elfzie.bsky.social · 2d

#Halloween

Olga Beliaeva (Russian, born 1967)
Tarot Reader Girls, 2020
Watercolor and charcoal on paper

Olga Believa, born in Yaroslavl, Russia. Although she has a degree in mathematics, painting has always existed in her life to varying degrees. A few years ago, the artist in her heart won.