I couldn’t be prouder of her for putting her art out into the world. If you love animals (or know someone who does), take a look at her work, and feel free to order a commission for yourself or as a gift. I think you’ll be impressed.

If you’ve ever wanted a way to memorialize a beloved pet or give someone a really personal gift, this is a beautiful way to do it. She works from photos and tailors every detail to each pet’s unique look and character.

She captures the personality and spirit of each animal with such care and precision, whether she’s working in colored pencil or pastel.

She's also on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/portraits_by...

The U.S. healthcare system is unsustainable! It doesn't work! It will collapse as people go deeply in medical debt. We need a universal healthcare system, as every other highly developed country (33+).

#Medicare4All

..𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 & 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, & you can't escape it at tax time because it's baked into prices. It’s one of the 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻s 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, a de facto national sales tax, but with none of the transparency or progressivity.

It’s essentially adding a whole new 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻, especially one that’s 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 and 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦. That’s why economists are so concerned—it’s not just a technical trade policy, it's a 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝘅...

Tariffs also function as 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀: lower‑income families spend a larger share of their income on goods, so they bear a heavier burden.

The tariffs are essentially a 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲 that the Trump regime has put on every American that is the equivalent of 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 your annual payroll taxes (~$3,500-4,000 per worker per year), or annual state and local taxes (~$3,000-4,000 median household).