on leash

Leader of the Free World

economic blackout friday

your money is your voice...

we the people

 i am an American and i have one word to say...

no.

vile

*warning*

the political art that follows is ... a disturbing representation

 of what is happening in America 

just sayin' 

do the math

these two cases of eggs were right next to each other...

early last week, during the labor union strike at King Soopers, shoppers were searching everydamnwhere for eggs - and, yes, they were desperate enough to drive  anydamnwhere and pay anydamnprice...

there were cheers when the strike ended and - because no one had shopped there for two weeks - there was an abundance of eggs at King Soopers...

yay

i didn't need eggs (yet) - but i've been tracking the price of eggs

and it's easier to take a picture with my phone than it is to write it down and accidentally drop the paper or the pencil or both...

notice the yellow tag with the blue sticker

my eyes were drawn to the yellow tag - ooooo!!! sale price!!! 

i'd have to buy 5 or more of qualifying items to save a dollar - i can do that!!! 

oh my gosh, regular price is 74.9 cents per egg!!! sheesh!!! and i can save a dollar?!? awesome!!!

and the blue sticker - oh, so lucky to find these before they're gone!!! 

better buy them now - before they disappear - better get more than i need, just in case, cuz you never know!!! 

here's the price for a dozen - no yellow sale tag

$7.89 for a dozen eggs?!? that's up 20 cents from last week!!! that's crazy!!!

i feel bad for the chickens that are being "destroyed" because of bird flu

and even worse that funding for finding a chicken vaccine was cutoff and the scientists were fired by Muskolini and Brain Worm because - well, you know, science

but these egg prices are freaking ridiculous!!!

and my mind kept returning to the yellow sale tag and the blue sticker and how i should maybe buy the 18 eggs that i don't need because who knows how much eggs will be come Easter?!?

i took a deep, cleansing breath ... phone is already out ... when is Easter? check the calendar ... Easter is April 20 ... that's two months away ... i don't HAVE to buy eggs today - i HAVE 35 eggs at home ... and i HAVE 79 eggs worth of powdered eggs at home ... i don't NEED to buy eggs today

crisis averted...

but that isn't what this is about...

this is about that yellow tag and the blue sticker...

yellow tags at the grocery store means SALE!!!

blue stickers mean buy it while you can cuz the clock is ticking...

when i don't look past the YELLOW means SALE!!! 

and when I don't DO THE MATH  

 i will grab the carton with six more eggs and sale pricing ,

and i will pay $.6938 for each egg instead of $.6575 

that's $.6534 more for the very same amount of eggs 

an entire egg's worth because of that yellow tag and blue sticker 

that's one of the ways that Corporate America steals from us 

and we are volunteering to be conned

just sayin' 

The Economic Blackout

  February 28, 2025

00:00- 24:00 

one 24 hour period of not spending any money

 or using any credit or debit cards

 except for essentials (food, medicine, emergency supplies)

details at this link

organized by The People's Union USA

 think about it...

 what a powerful message can be sent to Corporate America and Big Banks - whose only interest is their bottom line - if WE intentionally disrupt the economy for one day

 how many opportunities do consumers have to show that big companies and big banks are successful because of us ...  our political division is their strength - we can unite for 24 hours  ... we have more in common with each other than we have with Musk or Bezos or Zuckerberg

just sayin'

testing ... testing ... is this thing on?

three years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine

there's a new question on Thing One's loyalty test:

who was the aggressor in Russia's invasion of Ukraine?*

*if your answer is not "Ukraine", your termination notice email is on its way to your inbox**

**seriously - your services are substandard and your employment is terminated ... if you are a Republican serving in Congress, you will be primaried ... you're out of here

the entire World knows the truth ... RUSSIA invaded Ukraine ... RUSSIA was and is the AGGRESSOR ... the current government of the United States is refusing to acknowledge  this truth ... a truth that the entire World KNOWS TO BE TRUE 

the killing of Ukrainians and Russians, the attempted genocide by Russia of the Ukrainians and their culture, the maiming, death and destruction of this war - all could end in twenty-four hours, as was promised - repeatedly - during the US presidential campaign ... the AGGRESSOR/PUTIN'S RUSSIA, could end it by withdrawing his troops 

it is a simple truth

instead of the truth, we have this:

 

and the Art of the Deal

and this

and this

you'd have to twist yourself into a pretzel to believe any of Thing One's "truths" about Russia's war against Ukraine

 wake the eff up and BELIEVE what you KNOW to be TRUE 

you say "woke" like it's a bad thing...

me

spending time at the DMV...

two license plates (one personalized in honor of Governor J.B. Pritzker) stitched

two still waiting in the lobby

uhm ... nuh uh

Cheetolini loves to quote dictators 

oh, be careful little thumbs what you post

 

cuz we know how this guy's story ended, too

just sayin'

et tu, Brute?

 who's gonna get to tell these people how it ended for Julius Caesar?

i call rock, paper, scissors

best three outta five...

just sayin'

Making It So

 

a tsk tsk tsket

so NOT feeling the love for those baskets in the background

even though they are the original fabric that started this...

the backing is sewn together

the binding is cut, sewn, pressed and waiting in the binding bin

there are some bonus HSTs needing to be trimmed so they can go live with the orphan blocks

and just a little piece of the background fabric leftover

 this may be my first quilt top ever that didn't add to the Great Pile of Stuff

that'll do for now...

butterfly kisses

this is the clearest image ever taken of the Butterfly Nebula

it's wingspan is over 3 light years

exposed

at 2:31 pm EDT today he posted that he's a king

what i see

the emperor has no clothes

248 years ago the people of America rose up against a king, declared independence 

and then fought a war for that independence

we, the people, neither want - nor will we accept - a king

gimme gimme gimme

 yeah ... i was skeptical 

i knew that i'd paid into it my entire working life, as had all of my employers 

and i've never understood why Republicans have always referred to Social Security as an "entitlement"  

the sneers on their faces and the condescending tone of their voices always sounds like "handout" to me

so i looked up the word

by definition, an entitlement is a government program that guarantees and provides benefits to a particular group

that is not a bad thing 

a separate tax FUNDS the Social Security program 

it does NOT add to the national debt and the federal government HAS BEEN using it for other crap

 by borrowing against it

still skeptical?

 i Duck Duck Go'ed it 

Google gave the same results

and now Elon Musk and his teenie-weinie-bopper minions have hacked the database!!!

will there be a silver wave of protest?

prolly not - till your next check bounces

 or doesn't magically show up in your bank account 

or does show up and then disappears via federal clawback ...

know your rights

every human in America, with or without papers, has rights that are protected by the Constitution

my Congressional Representative put together a 

know your rights webpage:

know your rights

it is available in English and in Spanish*

this bears repeating - every human being in America, with or without papers, has rights that are protected by the Constitution

this is the web address if the link doesn't work:

https://pettersen.house.gov/services/know-your-rights-conozca-sus-derechos.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawIQiX1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSxEV9DMouDG1-EP2W4lItpJvL2vxxxfkgflmryOPkpwanFMrGhXN96Oyg_aem_8Mg-Pw8v9x4GqP1eHL7IBQ

i know that i am not the only nonna who worries that  her grandbabies will be swept up and sent to Guantanamo because their skin doesn't pass the paint chip test or because someone over hears them speaking another language or their heads are not covered by Red Hats, even though they are US citizens 

the current regime doesn't care - they have quotas to fill

*the ACLU has links for other languages

Brooke's Books

Brooke's Books website ...  Brooke's Books etsy

Brooke Annette Nolan

 cross stitch designer extraordinaire

 died on December 8, 2024

her family is struggling and they need help to reopen her business

if you are willing to help, please go here to donate

Melissa and i have enjoyed hours and hours of stitching her gorgeous designs

 

she will be missed ... we were blessed

rest in peace, dear one, and thank you

again, follow this link if you want to help her family

 

happy Presidents Day, Joe

he is not a perfect man 

and he was not a perfect President

still...

 some day historians will agree that HIS presidency was on the right side of history

 

 i miss Dark Brandon 

it's not about the nail...

🔨🔨 when the only tool you have is a hammer 🔨🔨

every problem looks like a nail

and sometimes the problem really IS a nail...

🔨 🔨 so ... maybe use the other side 🔨 🔨

 just sayin'

10% GONE...

 well ... that's reassuring, innit?

here's the story:

Forest Service fires 3400 employees

🔥they're burning it all down and the American people are letting them🔥

is THIS what you voted for?!? 

letting America burn?!?

SERIOUSLY?!?

AN EVIL MAN WILL BURN HIS OWN NATION TO THE GROUND TO RULE OVER THE ASHES.

quote has been previously attributed to Sun Tzu  ... i dunno known who the actual originator of the quote might be ... but i DO know who i'm referring to as i type it

basket case, two

fabric panel from https://www.equilter.com/  - doesn't look like it's still in stock

the basket appears to be Plains

the embroidered baskets are Pueblo 

both are to honor First Nations 

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

Sitting Bull

didja know?

  what THIS kid was caught saying on a hot mic?!?

little X and his expletives

so...

even though he's not wrong about who owns the chair, do you think those are his own original thoughts?

or do you think he heard them from someone else 

and little pitchers have big ears and potty mouths?

like my kids' babysitter used to say: 

Don't say or do anything in front of your kids that you don't want to see on the front page of the Denver Post.

Pam Devine

just sayin'

edited to add:

***the clip is NOT AI ... however WHERE the kid's eyes are focusing when he says what he says has been determined to be questionable and, even after separating the sound tracks from his father's voice, it is cannot be determined if he used the eff word***

no.

snow moon

the second full moon of The Thirteen Moons 

do you know why i pulled you over?

saw you pulling outta the gas station...

 your plates have expired...

basket case

embroidery pattern is Blackwood Baskets by J.Michelle Watts Designs

embroidered and trimmed and sashed ... now what?!?