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Still enjoying retirement after 10+ years. Read somewhere that Millennials can’t believe they’re middle aged. I can’t believe I’m old. #ArtMatters, #Health, #ProgressiveCauses, #Education, #Gun Control
Header: Gerbera daisies
Avatar: Me, from the Space Needle
Wow. Good for the American Bar Association. This sort of statement helps courts stand firm. - and puts the Supreme Court on notice, signaling what the profession expects.

Here's my just published op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the fires, #water, #climate, and scientific misinformation:

https://thebulletin.org/2025/01/spreading-like-wildfire-how-trumps-misinformation-about-water-and-fire-in-los-angeles-inflames-the-situation/

Spreading like wildfire: How Trump’s misinformation about water and fire in Los Angeles inflames the situation

Problems with water supply for firefighters are the direct result of the massive demands for fire-fighting water, the destruction of pipes and pumps by the fires, and homeowners leaving hoses and sprinklers running to try to protect their property.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Kamala has come up with several good slogans, “Hard Work Is Good Work, We Are Not Going Back”, and I just heard her say “When You Known What You Stand For You Known What To Fight For!” I’m sure there were more. Add to the list if you can think of one.
This bus stop in 🇧🇷, before and after an artist added their touch: https://streetartutopia.com/2024/10/19/this-bus-stop-in-brazil-before-and-after-an-artist-added-their-touch/
This bus stop in Brazil, before and after an artist added their touch

In the bustling city of Campo Grande, Brazil, an abandoned bus stop has been revived and reimagined by DUUDOOR, an innovative artist collective consisting of father and son duo, Ernando Jacques S

Alex Wagner just described Trump as “Riding through the pixie dust of his own imagination”, and I’m enjoying the mental images that evokes.
In the 1990s, Lilly Ledbetter learned she was making thousands less than male counterparts at Goodyear. She sued, initially won, but was overturned bc SCOTUS said she should have filed within 180 days of the very first time Goodyear paid her less. Obama's first signed law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restarts the 180-day clock every time a worker receives a paycheck. Each paycheck is a potential violation-not just the first one. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/us/lilly-ledbetter
Lilly Ledbetter, who sued Goodyear for gender discrimination and was an equal pay activist, dies at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86.

CNN

Reporter: There are reports that #DeSantis is ignoring your calls..

Kamala #Harris: Playing political games at this moment…It's utterly irresponsible and it is selfish and it is about political gamesmanship instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do

#Florida

Lovely #knitting & #crocheting Peeps!

Just found this on another platform & in case you are interested ... 😊

Purl's #Yarn Emporium, out of #Asheville, NC, is open for online orders!

www.purlsyarn.com

Basically every Republican calling for federal aid after Hurricane Helene voted to shut down the federal government … checks notes … last *Wednesday.*