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Trying to be the person I needed when I was growing up
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker

Even if you don’t feel it, every act of resistance matters. From where you spend your money to refusing to be silent, no act is too small.
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It’s weird. The MAGAs are spoon fed daily outrages and have their physical health degraded by the constant cortisol pumping through their veins.

When there’s a real outrage- The Epstein abuse-

The outrage machine’s unplugged and they’re cool as a cucumber.

Trump says move on.
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"Flower Train" by Asai Kiyoshi

Love this one! 🥰
February 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Who needs a bright smile from Piglet?
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Great to see Red Squirrel at Loch Leven, wish we had them down South ,instead of the invasive Grey Squirrel .
February 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Found a particularly impressive camellia bloom today! 😍🌸
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) #WomensArt
February 15, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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February 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates
Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...
www.healio.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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February 13th 2026
Osteospermum
February 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Happy Valenswine's Day! If you are someone who hates Valentine's Day, you can always use the day to celebrate our pig friends instead. This was our official Valenswine's card this year featuring Huey and Louie.
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Snakelocks Anemone Anemonia viridis at Combe Martin, Devon this morning.
February 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Chinese new year celebration in Locke, Ca. 🧧 🥳
February 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Syenite rocks with sodalite fluorescing orange when exposed to UV light. They are often called "Yooperlite". [📹 greatlakesrockhounds]

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February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Painting finished - rabbits amongst plant foliage
Watercolour on 300gsm cold pressed Arches paper
#watercolour #watercolor #art #rabbits #plants #painting
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Blue sea slugs found in the coastal waters of Japan!

These beautiful little tidepooling companions are, for me, the true representatives of Japan’s marine life 🫧 ͛.*
February 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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This Ancient Egyptian board game is almost 4,000 years old!

Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.

📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#Archaeology
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Marcus McAllister
”SB149.25 porte d’entrée” 2026 - Sketchbook drawing - 23x15cm

#sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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It wouldn’t be a trip to Maui without spotting my favorite invasive species, the gold dust day gecko. It posed for this picture, then tried to sell us insurance.
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.

But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.

(Published Oct. 2023)
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Lucy Jones, contemporary artist living and working in Edinburgh New Town, painting and drawing the surrounding Georgian Architecture #WomensArt
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM