Linda Rethwisch
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Linda Rethwisch
@lindarethwisch.bsky.social
Love is stronger than hate- always. ❤️
But, our current fascist US regime & Rep Tom McClintock (CA #5) anger me beyond words. So, keep that in mind when reading my rants. Regardless, art, music, & poetry inspire me to keep going. 🎨🎶📚

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Happy Full Moon / Eclipse 🌕
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Leaves
By Ursula K. Le Guin

Years do odd things to identity […]
Might as well say I am the shadow
of a leaf of the acacia tree […]
Might as well say I am the words […]
I wrote in other years,
flicker of shade and sunlight
as the wind moves through the leaves.

www.poetryfoundation.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Rep. McClintock, voting yes on this horrific bill = stripping ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS of their healthcare.

EVERY RURAL HOSPITAL IN YOUR DISTRICT WILL CLOSE.

I hope they all show up on YOUR doorstep.

#tommcclintock #MAGAshithead #traitor #evil #absenceofempathy #unamerican #mightaswellbenazi
July 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Memorize these Republican Reps, fellow Californians, because they’ll vote yes on this horrific bill.

Let’s repeal THEIR healthcare, the healthcare of their parents, & ensure THEY experience what WE will if this bill passes.

#MAGAshitheads #traitors #unamerican #worstrepsever #sellouts #inhumane
July 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This sweet furry friend reminds me that love is still possible. 🐈❤️
June 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
- Audre Lorde

Gorgeous art by:
Christina Heliotis Artworks
@christina_heliotis_artworks
June 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“It is good to have an end to journey toward;
but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

-Ursula K. Le Guin,
“The Left Hand of Darkness”
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy 25th Anniversary to the love of my life - my best friend!

Here’s to many more adventures!

❤️❤️
June 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“There can be no love without justice.”
- bell hooks
May 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

- Maya Angelou
May 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“I'm not telling you to make the world better, because I don't think that progress is necessarily part of the package. I'm just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it.”
- Joan Didion

A glimpse of living this weekend
April 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“The real question is:
who has the responsibility to uphold human rights?
The answer to that is: everyone.”

- Madeleine K. Albright,
Fascism: A Warning

Art by Banksy
www.banksy.co.uk/out.html
April 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Republican House Representative Tom McClintock is NOT receiving emails from his constituents.

HE SHOULD BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY!
April 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
April 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
April 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
My virtual sign for today’s protest
👊👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿
April 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Needed some beauty today …

Michelle Thomas delivers
@linkt.ree/michellethomasartist
March 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“We still have our larynx, we still have our minds and we still have our consciousness. We still have this gift to make things with words and images …”

- Anne Waldman

Beautiful Art by
Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins
www.nettricegaskins.com/store/the-ga...
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
- Audre Lorde

Beautiful art ‘Au Naturale’ by
Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins

www.nettricegaskins.com/store
March 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We need you in CA District #5! Republican Rep Tom McClintock is/ has been MIA for years! He has 2 offices in Modesto &
El Dorado Hills.

A tour of CA Red Districts is desperately needed!

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March 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Totally understand.
Our kitty (Mr. Jones) brings me peace when I need it most.
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“& this kindness returns me to myself. it reminds me of the kindness of other things i love.”

- Aracelis Girmay,
Kingdom Animalia

Beautiful art by Ruth Njenga
artbyruthnj.com/collections/...
March 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Dear Women in the US,

We need to learn from French Women and be frickin badasses! 💪🏼❤️

www.instagram.com/reel/DG9SsJd...
March 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our Democracy Heroes 🇺🇸❤️
March 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“You are the beautiful half
of a golden hurt.”
- Gwendolyn Brooks

“Yellow Globes”
By Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins

www.nettricegaskins.com/store
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM