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Suzanne Dimmit
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Awestruck by our beautiful world.
Wife, mom, and grandma; cat lady.
Family archivist.
Kindness matters. Shine your light!
Banner of blue and yellow. Stand with Ukraine.
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Reposted by Suzanne Dimmit
tizzywoman.bsky.social
From November 27 through December 1, we're fighting back against corporations like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon and putting our money into businesses that actually care about our communities.

#WeAintBuyingIt

🗣️ @redwineblueusa.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 27 - December 1, 2025.
Red- and gold-colored poster. The top half features the image of a bullhorn blasting "WE AIN'T BUYING IT" "Your Wallet. Your Power." in white letters. The bottom half is gold-colored with black lettering: HOLD YOUR MONEY - No Target, No Home Depot, and No Amazon due to their support of harmful policies! DELETE SHOPPING APPS DONATE TO MUTUAL AID SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES The post includes a QR code which can be scanned "to access the full toolkit, petitions, and resources. #WEAINTBUYINGIT
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
Southwest Missouri endured an enormous #ice storm in early 2007. The resulting wonderland was a treat for the eye, but the beauty often belied the damage that was done.
#WeekVforVowels #AlphabetChallenge #tree
Close-up of pine tree branches on which each individual needle is encased in ice. The result is a tree full of shimmering icy starbursts. A multi-trunk birch tree is covered with ice. The right-most trunk is bent over from the weight of the ice to the point where its top branches are resting on the ground. Sadly, this tree never full recovered and eventually had to be removed from our yard.
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
This happened in February. How many other destructive changes made by the #GOPRegime continue to fly under the radar?

"Senate Indian Affairs Committee member Tina Smith said. 'If you want to solve a problem, you first have to see it and understand it, and that’s what that work was all about.'”
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Dimmit
learls.bsky.social
-but I came to understand him to mean you could stop at,
not all, but most of the moments of your life, stop for one heartbeat and, no matter what the state of your head or heart, say This is happiness, because of the simple truth that you were alive to say it
--Niall Williams

Happy #BlueSkyMonday
A lone Seagull in silhouette soars at the top right of the photo. It's backdrop is a cloudy sunrise cloudscape that is dark blue and gray with windows of clear light blue and white on top and in the middle and pinkish-orange and gray-blue at the bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Dimmit
mls0308.bsky.social
American Airlines ✈️ honored Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license 100 years ago, with a flight operated entirely by Black women, from maintenance crew to the all female crew from Dallas to Phoenix. ❤️

This is special, this is newsworthy.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
Excellent information. Thank you, @murray.senate.gov !
murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d
Did Democrats JUST start talking about Jeffrey Epstein?
 
NO! I was talking about Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 and here’s why. WATCH:
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Dimmit
altnps.bsky.social
You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Dimmit
motherjones.com
In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.

But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.

From our friends at @revealnews.org:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
Another moment of beauty from the gift to humanity we know as Yo-Yo Ma.
mayorwu.boston.gov Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 3d
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜

🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
Our Izzy, before her #small face grew into her ears. 😻 #BlueSkyArtShow #Caturday #catsofbluesky
A black/brown tabby with white muzzle and blaze sits in a modern wood-slatback chair pulled up close to a white table. Her chin rests on the table. Her petite face is highlighted by dark green eyes and a very pink nose, and is almost dwarfed by her perky ears.
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
Here is the entire performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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See also:
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
#Small details combine to create a gorgeous bloom on this Pacific #rhododendron. #BlueSkyArtShow #pnw #WashingtonStateFlower
Large Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) bloom surrounded by rhody leaves with soft focus evergreens in the background. This stunning bloom consists of large white flowers with deep purple markings.
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
100%. Nothing less than a legion of supporters standing with these courageous women is enough.
victinibcn.bsky.social Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d
The Epstein Survivors have issued a new statement in which they plead for a full disclosure of the files and express their fears as most of them received death threats.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
What We're Bracing For Thanks to brave supporters in Congress and in the public, we have won one victory, the passage of the bill to reicase the Epstein files. But we know the battle is far from over. As we approach the release of the files, here is what we are bracing for: 1. Attempts to blame the victims for our own or each other's abuse. Years ago, Epstein got away with abusing us by portraying us as flawed and bad girls. We cannot let his enablers use this tactic to escape accountability now. Some of us were neglected children.Some of us were used to recruit other girls our age. These were tactics that Epstein and Maxwell used as they ensnared victims and they are standard tactics of all sex traffickers. These tactics reflect on them, not on us. 2. Incompicte disclosures. Other than redacting victim names, we want all the files disclosed. We ask our champions in Congress and in the public to continue fighting to make sure all materials are released, not selected ones. 3. Threats to our physical safety. Many of us have already received death threats and other threats of harm. We are bracing for these to escalate. We ask every federal and state law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over these threats to investigate them and protect us. 4. Efforts to pull us apart. We are already hearing efforts to suggest that victims who had reached the age of 18 were not really victims anymore. We denounce this outragcous argument. Some of us were over 18 when we were victimized. Some were vulnerable because of childhood sexual abuse. Some were vulncrable because of poverty. Some of us were assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell and their accomplices using force, intimidation, and violence. All of us were vulncrable because of life circumstances our young selves faced that were manipulated by Epstein and Maxwell and for which we were targeted. A 20 or 22-year-old is no match for a forceful and determined pair of hardened, methodical, middle-aged predators. We reject any claim t…
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
It is inexplicable to me that people who presumably have important jobs to do spend their time trying so hard to make the world a worse place to live. They must scour regulatory minutia looking for ways to lower the bar for acceptable behavior among humans.
#resist #GOPRegime #racism
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
"When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning."

ANOTHER.
wajali.bsky.social Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4d
Looking forward to MAGA reeks defending this on cable news today. I'm sure the hosts will find a way to "both sides" this but if they're being professional and honest, you have about 10 minutes of clips of Trump calling for violence against his enemies & critics.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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keyserlauze.bsky.social
Goodnight my #bluesky friends! Revisiting some old pics to write #ALTpoetry for them. I hope you dont mind, much love! 💙🌊🌞🌲🦋💙

"We love the things we love for what they are."

- Robert Frost

#love #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #islandlife #westcoast #waves #sunset #poetry #beauty
Day retreats beyond the horizon, gathering all daylight and color. Streaks of wild hues soar westward through the sky, painting the shoreline in amber. Stones glow like embers, the treeline set ablaze. The ocean sits still in wonder, a mirror to the flames. I can feel each breath, each swell of my chest, as sun slowly drips down my face.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
Important thread.
"Let's be clear: the First Amendment isn't negotiable"
lyndagood.bsky.social LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 6d
Trump, in a stunning display of thin-skinned authoritarianism, has once again shown he believes criticism is a punishable offense. After a reporter asked a perfectly legitimate question about the release of Jeffrey Epstein files a matter of enormous public interest
Trump calls to revoke ABC's license after reporter asks about releasing Epstein files
Trump called for ABC's license to be revoked as he snapped at a reporter who asked why he doesn't order the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
www.usatoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
So many "unloved" subjects were formerly loved or are loved BECAUSE of their unloveliness. This tumbledown mountain meadow homestead was a favorite hiking destination for a teenager seeking the solace that comes from nature. #WeekUforUnloved #AlphabetChallenge #Colorado #westcoastkin
Two small dilapidated structures of a long-ago homestead are situated in a mountain meadow. It is summer and the edges of the clearing are populated with pines and aspens. The structure on the left has only one wall remaining with the roof timbers collapsed on the floor. The other cabin is missing a door and part of the roof, but the walls are standing. Possible fire scars darken the front of the structure. In the foreground, what is now just a pile of rocks gives the impression of something that was at one time part of the homestead.
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
Perfect response to this week's #AlphabetChallenge!
robertemond.bsky.social Robert E. (He/him) @robertemond.bsky.social · 8d
#AlphabetChallenge | #WeekUforUnloved

ICE is unloved by every reasonable person, even cartoon character mascots. 😀

Taken 11/12/25 Newport city hall.

#ArtChallenges #ArtPrompts
#Photography 📸
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#PNW #Oregon #Newport
A protestor in a frog costume holding a sign “Say NO to ICE”. Photo by Robert Emond.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
suzkd.bsky.social
Such courage. It is inconceivable to me that these women have to continue telling their stories to people who don't listen--repeatedly having to relive the horrors they experienced at the hands of powerful men. A response by members of congress is way, way, way past due. #ReleasetheFiles. NOW.
aaronparnas.bsky.social Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 8d
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
Truth.
We hear you, Eloise.
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.

This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Always the helper, my Lexi girl supervised the lighting of our Christmas tree long ago and far, far away. #bright #BlueSkyArtShow #Caturday #catsofbluesky
Calico cat is nestled in a string of Christmas lights on the floor awaiting their place on the tree. This kitty seems to be saying in no uncertain terms that these lights are all hers.
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
suzkd.bsky.social
The #bright glow of a #hotairballoon burner highlights the importance of #breastcancerawareness as it lifts off.
#BlueSkyArtShow
At nearly dark, a hot air balloon begins its ascent. The bright glow of the burner lights the bottom section of the balloon which has a red stripe, followed by pink and purple stripes. A red breast cancer awareness ribbon symbol is centered on the side of the balloon.
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM