the plant mom
banner
heath3rly.bsky.social
the plant mom
@heath3rly.bsky.social
Pinned
In honor of my favorite season 🌸
Reposted by the plant mom
Watch a major campaign being born.
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.
Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah
April 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
In honor of my favorite season 🌸
April 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I love roses, and today I found a beautiful bouquet of my favorite color
April 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Reposted by the plant mom
In response to Trump’s assertion, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” we say:

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
February 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
January 6th was a coordinated attempt to kidnap members of Congress, overturn a free and fair election by its people, and install a president whose criminality is simply unprecedented and whose involvement was complete.

johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
All Americans Know January 6th Was An Insurrection. Decent Ones Care.
We all saw it. On January 6th, 2021, many of us watched it in disbelief in real time: the almost incomprehensible sight of thousands of people breaching the very seat of our Government: smashing windo...
johnpavlovitz.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
Religion does NOT belong in our schools!

Agreed? ✋
January 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
Alternative New Year's Resolutions:
-age better than your exes
-be healthier than your parents
-sleep 8 hours a night
-charge your phone outside of your bedroom
-wear sunscreen every day
-donate 10 items you never use
-make plans with a new friend every month
-dance more often
-be proud of yourself
December 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
This is so spot on. As a climate scientist and public intellectual, I see or experience these often
December 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
The trickle-down myth is deeply embedded in the American psyche and it’s beyond time to excise it.
December 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour

The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases

Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs
What really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workers
What would happen to the fast food industry if it had to pay its workers something closer to a living wage?
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
Well, isn’t that convenient? Musk gets named to the fake department of DOGE, and suddenly NASA’s future is up for debate—just as SpaceX is poised to cash in. Funny how “efficiency” seems to mean redirecting public funds straight into private pockets.
November 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Reposted by the plant mom
I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
The same people who’ve spent the last several years decrying “unqualified DEI hires” are now shoehorning through Cabinet nominations who can’t even pass a basic background test.
November 15, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
November 15, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”

HUMANS!
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Reposted by the plant mom
Seems like if nominees for Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence can't withstand an FBI background check, that's a red flag
November 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Reposted by the plant mom
because nothing says 'I'm innocent of all charges' more than 'please don't release the report on me'
November 15, 2024 at 7:05 PM