This week's mix of imagery and wearable art is built around two seemingly matched photos linked by a single work of wearable art, all perfect for the upcoming holiday devoted to love.

[Nope, neither of his photos here; you have to go to the post to see them.]

People here are struggling, and truly suffering. Please take a look, find one that hasn't had any help in a while, give 'em a boost, share it with everyone you know with a line about why it matters and an explicit request to donate.

Thanks.

An old one that can't get traction, for one of Wings's old friends. His little home needs to be modified to accommodate his wheelchair, and he needs to cover medical expenses, too: gofund.me/d53e0ff09

Angelique, 15, with my illness [lupus], but with much more life-threatening complications. They have to travel weekly for her treatments, and it's A LOT. Help here: gofund.me/553fb975d

For my friend C, appointed guardian to her niblings last year, whose landlord absolutely WILL NOT do the right thing and repair the terrible damage to her place [long-term problem: roof, plumbing, floor, etc.]. Repairs are URGENT: spot.fund/w2fh1thsc

For my friend P's daughter and her family, who got underwater on EVERYTHING when her husband lost his job last year. They've been getting the mortgage caught up, but there's still everything else, plus current bills: spot.fund/gb2rp6rsc

For the little girls of a young local mama who lost her life unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago. Her little ones are going to need A LOT of help: gofund.me/97389ae7d.

For the family of a local man who lost his battle with cancer last week. The family needs support, financial and otherwise: gofund.me/78f17da56.

Jesse is a hospice patient, but he's not giving up. His meds are covered this month now, but he could use some scratch for food to supplement the garbage at the nursing home. He's still helping folks from his hospital bed. Help him here: gofund.me/985d49dbc.

Eric is a cancer patient who just had to have rotator-cuff surgery. No work; disability hearing rescheduled *again*, for May. He runs out of propane tomorrow. Another $100 or so in his GFM would cover refills: gofund.me/0d435d0d3.

First, little Niko, age 3. He has cerebral palsy and needs urgent kidney surgery. It can only be done in Colorado; travel/lodging costs. He's medically fragile; mandatory recovery *there* will be 4-6 weeks. Surgery 02/26/26, so this needs funding now:

spot.fund/k7g9nj4sc

"he's smart. fun" -- JE on JB

Don’t snitch! Don‘t do something that makes it easier for the cops to force you to snitch! Don’t collect information that makes it easier to prosecute people without their permission!

I personally love how all the hypotheticals are still hypothetical AND YET they’re doing their damnedest to move us in a direction many said was a no go zone.

They have the data—they should be doing their utmost to not move us in a direction that “traps” folks into lesser evilism.

The “complex coalition” means you have to accept not only a candidate you think might be okay but also the one you just said would be terrible for the reasons you listed