Author Archives: Olivia

Get Them While You Can

Climate change, regime change, and preventable illness. I can’t tell you how many times a day I hear around this area that scientists and Doctors are fake and out to harm people. As someone who has a degree in the sciences it’s rather insulting and also false. Why would we spend our whole lives tryingContinueContinue reading “Get Them While You Can”

Only Minimal Damage on the Homestead

The reason I chose this particular location, was because I studied the possible wind patterns. The reason I chose to have no large growing trees near my little home is also because I have seen what that can do to a home and human lives. Yes, the shade is very nice, especially in hot climatesContinueContinue reading “Only Minimal Damage on the Homestead”

Possible Bomb Cyclone on the Horizon

Sometime during my middle of the night insomnia, I got bored enough to go look at the models and the patterns for the coming week. Here in the PNW, I say keep an eye out for a mid week (starting possibly on Tuesday) bomb cyclone and atmospheric river. The low pressure system is looking fairlyContinueContinue reading “Possible Bomb Cyclone on the Horizon”

Bounties on Citizens in Texas

It’s starting. In one city, the local government will pay you $10,000 to turn in your trans neighbor. Just for having to pee. Just for wanting to safely use a bathroom without being attacked and raped. A friend who adopted two trans kids because their families threw them away because their brains were wired toContinueContinue reading “Bounties on Citizens in Texas”

Cheap Milk and Silent Screams (read my response below this powerful poem)

by Heide Brandes they’re dancing in the streets tonightcelebrating someone else’s painlike hyenas drunk on blood and fearwhile the milk goes sour in their refrigerators the television blares about savings at the megamartand nobody remembers how to grow their own freedom anymorethey revel like gloating goats, shittingand prancing on expensive things like rights, equality andContinueContinue reading “Cheap Milk and Silent Screams (read my response below this powerful poem)”

First Major Storm of the Season

As expected, and the reason I moved to this area, the weather, though not exactly perfect and not exactly following the normal historical patterns the last few years, is mild mannered compared to what is going on with the rest of the country and even the world. That’s not to say there won’t be crazyContinueContinue reading “First Major Storm of the Season”