Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Merry Christmas

Made some Quince Jelly this weekend.
#quince #quincejelly

I’ve averaged reading a book a week this year yet my To Read list is still going up. #booksky

Mika actually staying still for a pose for once on tonight’s walk #dogsofbluesky #blueskydogs @dogs.bsky.social

Today, another 200sqft swath of lawn will be sheet mulched to become garden in the fall.

Kill your lawn. Plant native plants.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

This is what the BC Conservatives were up to at their annual general meeting last week: discrimination towards queer kids, reversing reconciliation, & criminalizing homelessness. This party came dangerously close to forming government. Do not become complacent, fellow Canadians. It can happen here.

Does DOGE really stand for Department of Oligarchy Greed Economics?

🧵 I live in Los Angeles. We have not had to evacuate and are safe, but like many people here, I have friends who have lost everything. I realize I can't combat the firehose (see what I did there?) of bullshit spewing about this disaster from internet and media sources, but I'll say this:

Of course, I can always post a picture of my dog Mika

Happy to be on Bluesky but I have no idea what to post yet.