Vickie Elmer

Abdul El-Sayed's "weird friends" didn't beat up 100+ cops while trashing the U.S. Capitol. JD Vance's "weird friends" did.

We hate greedy and immoral people, especially if they're 1%.

Sad but true....

Draw a dinosaur or other "misundetstood" animal for Rhoan this weekend.

'Proof of Human' badges. A new system proves we are human - not deepfake - and it comes from a company led by AI guru Sam Altman. The new security measure, which will deployed by the likes of Bain Capital and VanEck, relies on World's iris-scanning orb device. fortune.com/2026/10/18/z...

One of the most iconic photographic images of the 20th century, 'Migrant Mother', 1936 by Dorothea Lange, featured the family of Florence Thompson, who allowed the photograph to be taken to aid the plight of the US working poor #womensart

When you cannot make a protest, you still can support on social media, or by sharing the gist to friends. Or honk loudly if you drive by. Beep, beep! #nokings

Millions of them!

This smart question about #AI needs to be asked in more job interviews. Most job seekers don't ask this important question in interviews—but they should www.cnbc.com/make-it/2026...

Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.

This 👇

The world is on fire with wars and terrorism, illegal ICE and women losing rights. And the world also is on fire with record high temperatures and wild fires. 83 degrees today in #Detroit . Hard to hold onto my optimism.

Strange & true: When a safe harbor is a bathroom with a mirror. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

Banned Books Week is almost over! The Trump administration had at least 596 books removed from schools serving military families. Don’t forget to get out there and read some of the books they tried to keep off the shelves. Happy Banned Books Week!

Sad but often true:

Science doesn’t belong to the WH, it belongs to the people whose $ fund it. Seventeen scientists filed a class action lawsuit against the NIH for unlawful termination of grants that include cancer, Alzheimer’s disease. More scientists join. We can’t let fascism win! 🧪 pittnews.com/article/2034...

Morning walk brings beauty. #Detroit

“The Orange Plague” installed in Strasbourg, France, the official seat of European Parliament. US president is on shoulders of a frail smaller figure. His thighs & sagging belly wrap tightly around the man’s head, hands clutch at golf club & scales of justice #Pinks www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

What if each good-hearted Amrrican "adopted" an unhoused individual for three months? Helped with medical care and an occasional meal and conversation. The world would be safer, kinder and less lonely. #kindness

For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.

Strange but true: She was 'executed' and yet she's alive and talking. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Show me a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T for these #michigan #inktober prompts I created!

Why women still buy rape whistles, decade after decade. My new piece: vickieelmer.substack.com/p/why-are-we...

A tiny bit of gentle advice for the men: before you try to explain or pontificate anything about the Cornell 7 to a woman, please remember chances are she’s already an expert 🙏🏻

None of the Cornell 7 were directly asked if they raped her. Instead: how did you happen to be in that bedroom? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

Thank you, Cereese!

College football games increase the number of reported rapes by women ages 17 to 24 by 28 percent! Football, College Party Culture, and Sexual Assault | Econofact share.google/MSnVbgs5Ma6u...

🎯 'A man raped her' instead of 'she was raped.' Have you ever read a headline that reads "A bank was robbed by a suspect?" Nope. It's "A suspect robbed a bank."

While the Cornell gang rape is national news here, India is grappling with its own issues with rape. A gang rape of a 17 yr old college student in Delhi is national news. This reel hits the nail on the head. "Penis privilege" exists in India and all over the world. She reads passages from a book

Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.

Three girls (1932) by Amrita Sher-Gil. Then, Amrita Sher-Gil, influential Hungarian-Indian painter #WomensArt

Such a good idea for all progressive parents!

My companion this weekend at Funky Ferndale Art Fair is looking for a name. Stop by to give your best choice.

Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.

"A disturbingly high number" of sailors attempted suicide on Navy ship tied to Iranian war. That's bad management and uncaring leaders. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

NEWS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has secured a record $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash after a NYC investigation found the company underpaid or failed to properly pay 264,000 delivery workers. 1/

Second breakfasts for all!

Censorship is for those with something to hide. This administration has so many hidden horrors from Epstein to funding its family businesses to hiring clowns that we are amazed any media outlets are allowed in the White House.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

It takes longer because LA is the nation’s most populous county, and ballots go through multiple verification steps before they’re counted. And after years of investigations, lawsuits and scrutiny, there’s still no evidence of voter fraud. If it were there, the right would have found it by now.

It's #Caturday and Maria knows she deserves special treatment!

A couple weeks ago I noticed a sign on the road that said "Republican puppies for sale” and then today the sign said "Democrat puppies for sale. I stopped and asked the breeder why the puppies changed parties and he said, “Well, ma’am now they have their eyes open."

She was a smart and beautiful woman.

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.