Lena Verkuilen
@lenaverk.bsky.social
Human being and cat parent
created November 20, 2024
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Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Lol. Gallows humor keeps me alive. And 21 pills a day.
Writing for Wellbeing (@writeforwellbeing.bsky.social) reposted
Words are magic
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
We do!
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
I'm so proud of my governor
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two. Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
Nature (@nature.com) reposted
A cable design that sends light through air, rather than solid glass, could cut signal loss and make long-distance transmissions cheaper go.nature.com/3JIWJVp
Kepano Kolohe (@alala55.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
I hate that insurance is so tied to employment. Universal Healthcare is what we should have.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Audrey (@parickards.bsky.social) reposted
Banning vaccines 💉 before guns… only in America.
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
This scene is such a modern metaphor because we’re all Dorothy just clutching our pets as hard as we can and talking to our two remaining weirdo friends while the world rains asbestos snow on all of us 24/7
Edward Elderman (@elderman.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA Focker (@maga-focker.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
He always finds a way not to pay anyone.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Fingers crossed 🤞
Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) reposted
Israeli forces killed another Palestinian journalist, Islam Muhareb Abed, in an attack on Gaza City, bringing the total number of media workers killed in Israel’s war to at least 278, according to Gaza's Government Media Office. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/siqj7j
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
When our dear Waylon James passed suddenly from cancer, we had just ordered a bag of his food. I contacted them to return it. They refunded the money, and had us give the food to a shelter. A few days later we got a beautiful floral arrangement and card. Such a good company.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
My Ebenezer likes to be held like a baby, and he always tucks one paw behind my back. He's 13, and has done it since he was a kitten. It melts my heart every single time.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
substack.com/@michellekoh... We better start targeting the money and power behind SKKKOTUS. Bc they are FAR more permanent than that Orange thing. Heritage Foundation Leonard Leo Peter Thiel Harlan Crowe We’ll never beat fascism by focusing on the puppet. Hell no.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
My milkweed friends
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
I really hate a 3 day weekend, don't you? He's an asshat. Hurry up, big macs.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Damn
Rhuta Bhayga (@rhutabhayga.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
My library does that too - it's a very nice thing.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Ebenezer celebrates #caturday with a dustbath.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
A community of milkweed.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
It's the best resource I've found for the north shore of Superior. Enjoy your travels!!
PapaTJ 🤗 🌈 (@papatj.bsky.social) reposted
Mickey Kuhns (@mickeykuhns.bsky.social) reposted
Iraq War Vet (@corgwynmom.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Happy birthday!! 🐛🦋
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Amen! When he goes, there is no heir apparent, and they will hopefully tear eachother apart to be next.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
This monarch caterpillar in my milkweed is getting ready to metamorphose into a butterfly.
Michael de Adder (@deadder.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Watching life in the garden brings joy to my heart. Details in alt text.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
They redid the bakery section last week, and I had to hunt for my bread. I heard another lady, as she was surveying the lay of the land, say, "Oh, hell no!" I had to giggle.
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social) reposted
No notes
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
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Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a great place to start. The geology of each beach is unique due to the different volcanic events. Good Harbor Bay has beautiful porphyritic rhyolite. I could look at those rocks for hours.
Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it. ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures. Losers with power become the most dangerous kind. (c/o Caroline Codsi)
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
I’m so glad it’s finally getting cooler out because now I can still be depressed about things but like in a nice sweater and that’s kind of nice
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like a good day to me.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
The north shore of Superior is my happy place.
The Unitarian Universalist Association (@uua.org) reposted
Our hearts break with Annunciation Catholic Church and the Minneapolis community after today’s horrific school shooting. We hold the grieving in love and solidarity. Read Rev. Jen Crow’s message: http://bit.ly/3HSmYYS #GunViolenceMustEnd #UUSolidarity #Minneapolis
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
I ate a whole candy bar at work today, because turning into a puddle is unacceptable. Good thing I did cuz a burned the crock pot dinner. Yup. Burned the crock pot dinner. I'm a shitshow.
I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
This argument is an Absolute Cinema... 👀😅🤣 #cat #catday #bluesky #animals
Forbes (@forbes.com) reposted
As the U.S. government takes a 10% stake in Intel, Forbes has learned the tech company partnered with sanctioned Chinese surveillance firms Uniview, Hikvision and Cloudwalk.
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
A Cinderella story (I’m constantly cleaning)
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
I literally just said, "Ugh, is it only Tuesday!?"
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Now you know
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
My sister only has one. She gave me her other one so I could get off dialysis. Some heroes only have one kidney.
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Trump says immigrants must prove ‘good moral character’ — this from the guy who paid hush money to a porn star, stole from his own charity, and tried to overturn an election.
Oscar&Felix (@oscar-felix.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Moooo
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Love this song!
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
Lord of the Rings is my favorite story, because at its core it’s about how the power of loyalty and friendship and bravery can overcome even the darkest evil, and also how wanting to eat potatoes again badly enough is basically a superpower
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
He’s wanted to declare martial law from day one. Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant. Many have speculated how he’d do it. Now his gambit is clear. DC was a test. He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities. This is not a drill. Democracy is at defcon 1.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Neigh!!
Anthony Michael Kreis (@anthonymkreis.bsky.social) reposted
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Baptized with red eye gravy
Rin (@soarandexplore.bsky.social) reposted
Salmon! #alaska
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
When people ask me what gives me hope, my answer is simple: you do. Every person who refuses to look away. Every lawyer who files a brief. Every protester who shows up. Every voter who refuses to surrender their rights. You give me hope—not because victory is certain but precisely because it is not.
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
And shovels
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what a baby ladybug looks like. This one is protecting my aspsaragus.
In Otter News (@in-otter-news.bsky.social) reposted
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
Did you know cat whiskers are actually a defense mechanism? It’s true! Cat whiskers evolved specifically to prevent their owners from being too mad at them because they have the cutest little whiskers
Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) reposted
More than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s nearly two-year genocidal war on Gaza, as relentless attacks, forced starvation, and forced mass displacement continue to rise aje.io/rwo5ho
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
I know where you are. Enjoy!
paulpro (@mariopro.bsky.social) reposted
Tori Foote (@toriatheisttori.bsky.social) reposted
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
But, it'll be fun, Steve.
Ivan the K ™☑️ (@ivanthek.bsky.social) reposted
That was the Fyre Festival of summit meetings.
💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 (@cnice59.bsky.social) reposted
Saturday Afternoon Humor 🤪😜🤣
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Wasn't there, briefly, a version that featured children?
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
What does that even mean?
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Truth
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
What's in them? They look great, and I'd love to put them in my rotation.
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
There's always a silver lining
Notorious RBG’s Collar🗳️ (@dawnting.bsky.social) reposted
SCREAMING OUT A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL BRAVE WOMEN, including these pioneers. ANITA HILL E JEAN CARROLL CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD Clearly, we need to believe women. #DemVoice1
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
Idiots running the show
Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted
Friendly reminder that when someone says “people either love me or hate me” that’s not necessarily a 50/50 split
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
Same
I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
Have you ever seen a wild hamster?? 😊 #bluesky
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social)
RAWR!!!
Jacutie ✨ (@yackee.bsky.social) reposted
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Where are all the "Nancy Pelosi belongs in prison for insider trading" people at now?
DemCastDonGA (@donshantajr.bsky.social) reposted
Lena Verkuilen (@lenaverk.bsky.social) reply parent
This is quite a job! I've been watching the progress on my way to and from work.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
He spends $200 MILLION of your💰on a ballroom and his family doesn’t deny making billions off his presidency. As you cheer for him caging brown ice cream men & kids, he invades DC to cover a child sex trafficking ring and trashes the constitution to cling to power. He laughs.
Emerson M. Wilde (@emersonwilde007.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Somehow, rfk Jr looks like a naked turkey
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
In Otter News (@in-otter-news.bsky.social) reposted
bigrde1969.bsky.social (@bigrde1969.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Maybe this is why🤔🤔🤔✊✊✊✊✊