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"In Gaza’s underground schools, in Moscow kitchens, in Budapest cafés, and in D.C. neighborhoods, networks of care and resistance are already growing..." - George Cassidy Payne https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/tyranny-self-destructs

Yeah, There Was Always Going to Be a June 5, 1968 My telephone rang in the middle of the night, but I didn't answer it. It rang and rang and rang and SHUT UP! And rang as if it were possessed. I always figure that good news doesn't travel in the middle of the night, so I didn't answer the telephone. I let it go to hell. I was right, too. It was somebody calling to tell me that Kennedy had been hit. -- Richard Brautigan from _Rommel Drives On Deep Into Egypt_, published 1970
CATS - Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, I stopped by the shelter to drop off some blankets and toys. It was the first anniversary of the loss of my cat -- the one who had been by my side for 14 years, before quietly passing away. I wasn't there to adopt. I was only there to donate. Somewhere in my mind, I remembered a phrase my landlord had said to me a while ago: "If you ever want a pet, you can get one." But even so, I had no intention of looking around or meeting other animals. At the front desk, I noticed a volunteer with red, tired eyes. I gently asked her if everything was okay. She lowered her voice and said, "We're completely full. We need to make room by noon tomorrow. There are two back there..." She didn't finish her sentence. I could have left. But I didn't. I followed her into the back room. Inside a metal cage were two black cats, huddled so tightly together they almost looked like one -- one tail wrapped around the other, four bright eyes silently watching. They weren't just sharing a cage. They were sharing comfort. The volunteer explained, “People ignore black cats. And two very bonded cats? Hardly anyone wants them. They've been here for four weeks.” My landlord had said one animal. But my heart knew these two wouldn't survive apart. They slept against each other, ate side by side, and found safety only in each other's presence. I couldn't be the one to separate them. So I went out into the parking lot, my hands shaking, and called my landlord -- crying, pleading, even promising an extra deposit if needed. After a long pause, he said yes. And just like that -- Welcome home, Bobby and Bunny. You were on the noon list, but you'll never know what that really meant. All you'll know is this: You're safe now. And you are together.
Sir Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard.
Protestors at the No Kings rally Oct. 18, 2025, with a sign in heavy black lettering (a Sharpie?) on cardboard, that reads "First they came for the immigrants and I spoke up because I know the rest of the God damn poem."
Picture of Donald Trump captioned #PRESIDENTPUSSYASSBITCH, clipping from Eclectic Method's remix of Chrissy Teigen's Sept. 9, 2019 remark about Trump: "LOL what a pussy ass bitch. tagged everyone but me. an honor, mister president." Trump had criticized her husband John Legend, founder of FreeAmerica, which raises awareness about criminal justice reform.
Hundreds of thousands of protestors flood the streets of Seoul to call for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. “For many of us who don’t usually pay attention to politics, and have just turned old enough to vote, there’s been a wake-up call to become more aware." More at https://archive.ph/TVcEF this article from the NY Times.
breakyourownnews.com faked news headline - picture of Trump playing golf, headline is "Breaking News - Donald Trump Is Dead. Former President, Convicted Felon Collapses on Prison Golf Course."
Traditional Chinese red papercut art, cute flowery snake. Happy New Year!
Young, intense Orson Welles stands before the CBS microphone in 1938 - saying "THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU."
Moonwise, by Greer Gilman. Ariane and Sylvie spent their college and grad school years creating Nine Worlds with art, poetry, music and epic stories. Is it just vivid imagination or something else? Reunited years later to celebrate winter solstice, they discover that one of these worlds, Cloud, is quite real, and their help is needed to restore the balance of time itself. Gilman's unique use of language creates an uncanny state of mind; you feel you've been somewhere. A review on Amazon says "It's for people who love the old, dark, original tales meant to scare you away from the night."