Zen Zinnia
@zenzinnia.bsky.social
So much depends
upon a red wheelbarrow,
glazed with rain water
beside the white chickens.
~William Carlos Williams
upon a red wheelbarrow,
glazed with rain water
beside the white chickens.
~William Carlos Williams
Pinned
My Bluesky stats for 2025 show that I need to mention you-know-who's name MUCH less often in 2026.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My Bluesky stats for 2025 show that I need to mention you-know-who's name MUCH less often in 2026.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
This story sums up Trump: No need for evidence. No need for laws or treaties. No need for discussions. If Trump decides (based upon whatever random information or maybe just heartburn) that someone is in the wrong, he believes he has the right to kill them.
The US is now a rogue nation.
The US is now a rogue nation.
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This story sums up Trump: No need for evidence. No need for laws or treaties. No need for discussions. If Trump decides (based upon whatever random information or maybe just heartburn) that someone is in the wrong, he believes he has the right to kill them.
The US is now a rogue nation.
The US is now a rogue nation.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Hegseth is a willing pawn in a bigger game Trump is playing. He’s a lackey for a regime that is trying to break all of the rules protecting people from abuse by government—another step on the path to tyranny.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hegseth is a willing pawn in a bigger game Trump is playing. He’s a lackey for a regime that is trying to break all of the rules protecting people from abuse by government—another step on the path to tyranny.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
TONIGHT: Join me and Senator Bernie Sanders for our virtual town hall to discuss the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Together, we will pass Medicare for All.
RSVP:
act.abdulformichigan.com/signup/dec-t...
RSVP:
act.abdulformichigan.com/signup/dec-t...
Open Our Healthcare: Virtual Town Hall with Abdul & Bernie
Join us for Abdul and Bernie’s virtual town hall on Dec. 2 at 7 PM ET. After submitting this form, we'll email you the livestream information.
act.abdulformichigan.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
TONIGHT: Join me and Senator Bernie Sanders for our virtual town hall to discuss the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Together, we will pass Medicare for All.
RSVP:
act.abdulformichigan.com/signup/dec-t...
RSVP:
act.abdulformichigan.com/signup/dec-t...
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
I still can't believe Sony sold K-Pop Demon Hunters to Netflix thinking it would be a flop, but are betting that basketball movie with a goat is going to be a huge hit in cinemas.
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I still can't believe Sony sold K-Pop Demon Hunters to Netflix thinking it would be a flop, but are betting that basketball movie with a goat is going to be a huge hit in cinemas.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Dear Tennessee,
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Aftyn for Congress
FEED KIDS. FIX ROADS. FUND HOSPITALS.
www.aftynforcongress.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Dear Tennessee,
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Please reject fascism on Tuesday.
Please show up and vote for www.aftynforcongress.com
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Exquisite trolling.
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Exquisite trolling.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Many in rural northern MI voted for this, but many others did not.
Trump’s recent decision to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost local residents tens of millions of dollars. It will hit a working-class region that voted overwhelmingly for Trump last year, helping him win the crucial swing state.
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire ...
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Many in rural northern MI voted for this, but many others did not.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
First wireless charging road in U. S. Unveiled in Detroit
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
First wireless charging road in U.S. unveiled in Detroit
The quarter-stretch of roadway will be open near Michigan Central Station, where Detroit's mobility district is gathering steam.
www.fox2detroit.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
First wireless charging road in U. S. Unveiled in Detroit
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
www.fox2detroit.com/news/first-w...
Looks like it has been there in Detroit since 2023.
#energy
#electricvehicle
#battery
#batterylife
#environment
#Technology
#ActOnEnvironment
#EnergyIndependence
#GreenPlanet
#SaveEarth
#GasIndependence
PLEASE, TN!
Do the best thing ever this Tuesday! Flip a +22 Trump district and put MAGA on notice!
Do the best thing ever this Tuesday! Flip a +22 Trump district and put MAGA on notice!
🚨NEW AD LAUNCH🚨
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
PLEASE, TN!
Do the best thing ever this Tuesday! Flip a +22 Trump district and put MAGA on notice!
Do the best thing ever this Tuesday! Flip a +22 Trump district and put MAGA on notice!
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
I’m not going to talk about the members of the Trump regime like they’re invincible. They’re not. They want you to think they are. Don’t cede that to them.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m not going to talk about the members of the Trump regime like they’re invincible. They’re not. They want you to think they are. Don’t cede that to them.
Reposted by Zen Zinnia
What are your favorite places for buying gifts that don't have tariffs attached?
Mine are:
pewabic.org - the oldest continually operating pottery in the U.S.
stormykromer.com - outdoor gear made in the Upper Peninsula of MI
And vintage/local artisan gift shop - heliumstudio.square.site
Mine are:
pewabic.org - the oldest continually operating pottery in the U.S.
stormykromer.com - outdoor gear made in the Upper Peninsula of MI
And vintage/local artisan gift shop - heliumstudio.square.site
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery
pewabic.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What are your favorite places for buying gifts that don't have tariffs attached?
Mine are:
pewabic.org - the oldest continually operating pottery in the U.S.
stormykromer.com - outdoor gear made in the Upper Peninsula of MI
And vintage/local artisan gift shop - heliumstudio.square.site
Mine are:
pewabic.org - the oldest continually operating pottery in the U.S.
stormykromer.com - outdoor gear made in the Upper Peninsula of MI
And vintage/local artisan gift shop - heliumstudio.square.site