Happy NaiNai
@happynainai
Stubbornly dedicated to right, not might. Nature lover/protector. Seek out roads less traveled. Fiercely BLM, LGBTQI, DEI, Justice for all and Due Process/Habeas Corpus. No DMs, happily married, not buying anything here. Love my Grands - best job ever
Yup!! And St Paul is giving them hell, too. Bring your whistles, resistance— word is, Kristy Noem HATES the whistles blowing during ICE Raids!!!!
Latest tactics at Minnesota's northern state border with Wisconsin, expected to help ICE catch immigrants driving around town and transiting. Be aware of new "traffic cameras" on major streets and intersections.
This is a speckled hound squash. Intelligent, non-toxic positive win for humanity. Unlike MAGA, it is sweet, will stay good for 90 days without refrigeration, does no harm and is my favorite symbol of the benevolence of nature. Be a spotted hound in a sea of rotten produce.
Saturday's March may be over, but We the People are just getting started!!! Most especially, we are not done with creatively showing our utter disgust at the regime and our commitment to reclaim constitutional integrity!!! And more blow-up costumes, funny characters and SICK SIGNS!!!!!
Downtown Minneapolis turnout HUGE, with lots of Statues of Liberty, US flags, costumes, energized protestors, great signs and alignment on NO KINGS here. No arrests. So proud of my city and generation, as boomers were much in evidence. But PLENTY of Gen Z, Millennials and teens. Keep it going!!!!!
Whether Jane Goodall of my youth or of the here and now, she was a towering figure of impact and inspiration. May we all aspire to her empathy, selflessness and scientific commitments.
Shamelessly borrowed from Tipsy Theologian. Confederacy has the same crazy emotional hold on the American psyche as the Pony Express, or cattle drives/cowboys. It was all short-lived, but scratches the itch fascist sentimentalists have, longing for a time long ago where white men were in charge.
Two days in nature were a powerful antidote to the utter insanity of our time. Knife River and Jay Cooke State Park in MN = just what I needed.
In the midst of national chaos, we did what we have control over: bibimbap with roasted sweet potatoes, crisped kale, scorched rice, shiitakes, carrots, turnips, beet greens, micro greens, edamame and gojujang sauce! Fried egg on top, yum!
The signs I would have carried, if the MN State Capitol No Kings rally had not been canceled, because some shit of a hater had not murdered MN House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortmann and her husband last night, because part of this country has done nothing but hate & attack since, well, 2015.
We need to convince him that he is not king, he is not loved or respected by hundreds of millions of Americans.
Showing two fun bits of creativity: cookies my grands made this week to give to Grandma #2 for Easter; signs we made for yesterday's march. Both lift me up.
Overflow, enthusiastic crowd of voters (2,000+) at Kelly Morrison/Keith Ellison Town Hall last night in Metro MN. Both received standing ovations, questions, and support. Both spoke eloquently of our challenges and what can save due process, human rights, services to citizens and democracy itself.
Saw a white-tailed hawk in MN today!! Hunting hard!! (not my photo, wasn't fast enough)
Who knew the Blue Mountains of Australia are so beautiful? No wonder they are sacred to the aboriginal people.
With all the crap going down in this country, I have to be super happy and proud of my granddaughter who was red-hot at her first district finals for 12U A hockey and scored once, assisted once in a dog-fight game. A beaut, #17!!!
Best legal minds are engaged in looking for ways the Courts could punish/stop the First Felon. NYTimes editorial today:
Continue to believe what is true, what is good, what is unity and democracy.
Indivisible West Metro(Minneapolis) ROCKS!!! 1000 people on Zoom today with Sens Klobuchar and Smith and staffs. They have our demands, know we are angry and mobilized, and want our input and impact stories. They understand the assignment: Obstruct, Delay, Deny. Full Stop on Trump, Vought and Musk.
Life is as big as mama elephant, as small as baby elephant. Breathe in what gives you joy, energy, positive motivation. Breathe out what drags you down, depletes your reservoir, makes you sad/angry/unable to sleep. Move on. Change what you can.
Spending a lot of time these days looking at life as it is, not as some would wish it to be.