The hand embroidered banners of the UK women's suffrage movement designed and embroidered in communal workshops by skilled women artists #WomensArt
#WomensHistoryMonth
![“the thinker of tender thoughts” by shel silverstein
[an illustration depicting a boy growing into a man. as he grows, his hair grows out as flowers. people laugh at him for it and he becomes sad. he starts trimming off the flowers, but as he reaches the last one he stops. he is then depicted with a smile and a flower in his buttonhole on his jacket.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2n2dejikiq3y3rrg45gtw6si/bafkreig4hk7n6hp3po67f6lqhxdout4edflushs6tmriyvumsfosb2524m@jpeg)
“the thinker of tender thoughts” by shel silverstein [an illustration depicting a boy growing into a man. as he grows, his hair grows out as flowers. people laugh at him for it and he becomes sad. he starts trimming off the flowers, but as he reaches the last one he stops. he is then depicted with a smile and a flower in his buttonhole on his jacket.]
“the thinker of tender thoughts”
by shel silverstein
If I was the Sitka National Historic Park, I’d play the fascist game & delete an “and” or add a comma. I’d tell them I “fixed” it. Or I’d add MORE truth. I’d also find out who “reported” it & leak that or just put a small sign up next to the displays & note the person(s) who complained.
In the early morning light, a border collie stands in front of a seawall on the beach. Atop the seawall is a cabin with a porch light on.
My morning commute & communion with my community & my companions.
#AlaskaSky #Alaska
Guardian points out reporter Estefany Rodriguez “produced reports that were unflattering to ICE” — and she and her husband were in a marked Nashville Noticias vehicle when they grabbed her🤔
She is reportedly being held in Alabama
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
(Published Nov. 2025 with @startribune.com)
"Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola hasn’t made any public statements about the Iran war, and her campaign social media accounts have been silent on the subject.
When contacted Thursday, her campaign spokesperson said she had no comment."
Thank you, @alaska.bsky.social for asking.
What’s going to be more interesting for Alaska’s Gubernatorial race is the Lieutenant Governor picks since they will oversee the Division of Elections…
Court says revoked Alaska driver’s licenses stay invalid until a driver reactivates them with DMV, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/court...
We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.
The Trump DOJ FINALLY releases missing files directly alleging sexual abuse of a minor by Trump that DOJ claims were “offline” but then suddenly came online after Pamela Jo was subpoenaed by House Oversight.
I review the allegations, including specific details about Trump.
youtu.be/JVFEwLg1_-U?...
Look, it's just purely a coincidence that Donald Trump started a war just days before the release of FBI 302s of interviews of a victims claiming he raped her when she was 13 years old.
Super shocking. Given that Russia helped our enemies during Vietnam, Korea, and both gulf wars, who could have guessed this would happen. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...
NYT analysis “suggests” an 🇺🇸 strike hit the school and killed the kids.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.
Trump replaces homeland security secretary Kristi Noem with ‘Maga warrior’ Markwayne Mullin– US politics live
Painting featuring stylised leaf like forms in turquoise green red and brown in a swirling pattern
'Watiya Tjuta' by contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Mitjili Napurrula #WomensArt
As oil prices go up, Alaska has bigger needs than fattening the dividend, writes Larry Persily in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/03/a...
Eat all the AI art!
What’s the current state of Iran’s nuclear capabilities since the US launched military strikes?
The @thebulletin.org’s Alexandra Bell joins me for a frank & sobering discussion of how the Trump Regime has deprioritized nuclear safety in favor of an unchecked offensive.
youtu.be/aVWuvpBzPJc?...
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Republicans stand by Trump’s war against Iran, reject war powers role for Congress, write @jennifershutt.bsky.social and @ashleymurray.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/03/r...
While participating in a student walkout in Quakertown, PA to protest ICE, a 15-year old girl is placed into a violent chokehold by the Chief of Police. She now faces aggravated assault charges.
These brave students show how we can fight back against the Trump Regime.
youtu.be/DA_ncpz3ec0?...
The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia tells Americans to "avoid the Embassy until further notice due to an attack on the facility," and the U.S. State Department orders the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family in Bahrain and Jordan.
Three black and white prints featuring Black women by different artists
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (1915[– 2010), Samella Lewis (1923 – 2022), African American women printmakers who influenced the world with their art #WomensHistoryMonth
