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Brenda and her Shadow

@bzell.bsky.social

Mom to Murray (r) (RIP 11/6/2024) & Willow (l) (RIP 4/30/2025); new mom to 12 yo Shadow, my reason for living. Compassionate advocate & ally. High anxiety. Progressive blue dot💙in a purple state. #Vegan #Photography #CatsAreFamily #BeKind

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Brenda and her Shadow@bzell.bsky.social · 2d ago

In my desire to make this move back to PA as painless as possible, I endeavor to replicate some of what I had in South Carolina. Shadow's been a huge part of that (must. have. kitty 😍). My porch is a challenge. We have community terraces here - nothing like the private porch I left behind. 💔

View from my huge private fully screened in porch in South Carolina. We had a little woods full of birds and unless there was a hurricane we could enjoy the porch in all sorts of weather at all times of the day. I really miss this...
Brenda and her Shadow@bzell.bsky.social · 3d ago

No one fired a gun in the street because no one had to. They simply played the long game & secured a clean, outsourced kill. ICE’s culpability ended the moment Pérez Paz was put on a plane to Guatemala. That very architecture of deniability is the whole point. How many faced a similar fate?

Death By Deportation: The Silent ICE Killings No One Is Counting

The death toll is quietly rising behind the ICE deportation machine.

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Brenda and her Shadow@bzell.bsky.social · 3d ago

Growing private equity ownership of rental properties poses a clear & present danger to tenants, with both higher rents & reduced habitability. The good news is that tenants are not only learning to fight back but also achieving significant wins in the process. #affordablehousing #housingcrisis

Everyone's Talking About Private Equity in Housing: Here's What You Need to Know — Shelterforce

Private equity firms are major players in the rental housing market. Here's how private equity ownership works, how it harms tenants, and the organizing strategies and policy responses that could help...

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Brenda and her Shadow@bzell.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ima happy girl today - one of my fave local markets finally has vegan non-dairy unsweet plain yogurt. They also followed through on my request from months ago and stock Wildbrine Kimchi. Yummy!

Forager Project Organic Unsweetened Plain Cashew and Coconut Yogurt. #veganWildbrine Korean Style Kimchi #vegan
Brenda and her Shadow@bzell.bsky.social · last wk.

Official state flower of South Carolina: yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens), known as the Carolina jessamine/evening trumpet flower. Adopted February 1, 1924, it was chosen for being indigenous to every part of the state, symbolizing constancy & patriotism. The fragrance is intoxicating. 💕

The official state flower of South Carolina is the yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens), also commonly known as the Carolina jessamine or evening trumpet flower. From my back woods in March 2016. The fragrance is intoxicating!
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w ago

Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM