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@melissa-denton.bsky.social
I'm a Seattle area mom, family lawyer, politician, do-gooder. Fighting is not your only option.
People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami -- be sure to spend a little time focusing on your good memories as we go through this turmoil together, 💛
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami -- be sure to spend a little time focusing on your good memories as we go through this turmoil together, 💛
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. -William James, psychologist and philosopher (11 Jan 1842-1910)
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. -William James, psychologist and philosopher (11 Jan 1842-1910)
I loved this and listened to every minute of it. Wisdom, hope, and a direction to go! https://youtu.be/qQAhv7j-NLM?si=RUOXI97cECVQKT20
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I loved this and listened to every minute of it. Wisdom, hope, and a direction to go! https://youtu.be/qQAhv7j-NLM?si=RUOXI97cECVQKT20
Well, that's good. From NYT - A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing roughly $10 billion in child care and social services funding for five Democratic-led states.
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Well, that's good. From NYT - A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing roughly $10 billion in child care and social services funding for five Democratic-led states.
This is an exquisite story, be sure to read to the end.
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This is an exquisite story, be sure to read to the end.
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth -- and truth rewarded me. -Simone de Beauvoir
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth -- and truth rewarded me. -Simone de Beauvoir
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of my very sweet puppies coming to be with me. They were 4 months old then. They are rescue Brussels Griffon dogs, and very loving. Not very yappy!
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of my very sweet puppies coming to be with me. They were 4 months old then. They are rescue Brussels Griffon dogs, and very loving. Not very yappy!
who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. -Charles Peguy
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. -Charles Peguy
The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it. -George Marshall, US Army Chief, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Nobel laureate (31 Dec 1880-1959)
December 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it. -George Marshall, US Army Chief, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Nobel laureate (31 Dec 1880-1959)
In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice. -Jerry Coyne
December 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice. -Jerry Coyne
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. -William Ewart Gladstone
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. -William Ewart Gladstone
The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it. -Woodrow Wilson
December 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power, not the increase of it. -Woodrow Wilson
This seems to be an us versus them philosophy, which is very much a maga way of thinking. There is no such thing as race and there is no such thing as unity of all people of a particular culture, skin color or other identity.
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This seems to be an us versus them philosophy, which is very much a maga way of thinking. There is no such thing as race and there is no such thing as unity of all people of a particular culture, skin color or other identity.
I'm taking care of a foster kitty while its owner is having a surgery for 2 or 3 weeks. Multiple people saying they want this kitten. May have to beat them off with a stick.
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I'm taking care of a foster kitty while its owner is having a surgery for 2 or 3 weeks. Multiple people saying they want this kitten. May have to beat them off with a stick.
Makes sense and I'm very frustrated, too. Have MAGA family....
December 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Makes sense and I'm very frustrated, too. Have MAGA family....
My son, surrounded by next door neighbor friends.
December 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My son, surrounded by next door neighbor friends.
The force which makes for war does not derive its strength from the interested motives of evil men; it derives its strength from the disinterested motives of good men. -Norman Angell
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The force which makes for war does not derive its strength from the interested motives of evil men; it derives its strength from the disinterested motives of good men. -Norman Angell
Heather Cox Richardson's delightful history of NORAD's relationship with Santa. https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-23-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=5445z0
December 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Heather Cox Richardson's delightful history of NORAD's relationship with Santa. https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-23-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=5445z0
Of course it is charity time for the richest person on Earth. Forget tiny Tim, let's take away land from vulnerable animals and gift it to Elon Musk! From nyt morning email.
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Of course it is charity time for the richest person on Earth. Forget tiny Tim, let's take away land from vulnerable animals and gift it to Elon Musk! From nyt morning email.
You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty. -Phil Ochs
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty. -Phil Ochs
Today's #DailyPictureTheme is #sock - I miss the days when it was fun and stylish to wear bizarre exercise pants with the lively socks that I always like to use. Now I'm a bit more subtle but this was the 2022 good days.
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today's #DailyPictureTheme is #sock - I miss the days when it was fun and stylish to wear bizarre exercise pants with the lively socks that I always like to use. Now I'm a bit more subtle but this was the 2022 good days.
Don't be the oppressed! "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Steve Biko - anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Don't be the oppressed! "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Steve Biko - anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)