Election Day April 2026

 Election Day 2026

“Special Election”

Gerrymandering in Virginia 

In my tribe

By Mary E. Gerdt

In my tribe

i saw my father buckle

under the weight of poverty
created by too many children
not enough to go around,
well,
nothing much extra i should say
we never knew we were poor
in my tribe

my mother worked like a dog for men
who took credit for her know how and skill
and they smiled at her
and that was enough for mom
i love her so

in my tribe
we came from the old country where
the bastards drove us out
took our land
killed our men
for religion, land and money
oh and
power

in my tribe
we got stronger
with each passing blow
each setback,
each
hungry moment

i saw the photos of jews
killed by nazi's,
read the stories
of germans gone bad.
my relatives
my father was caught up in WW 2,
sailing the South Pacific while his brother and
other neighbors fought
against the people who drove his grandfather
from prussian farmlands.
we were danish now i know
it can get confusing sometimes
whose tribe you are really in

in my tribe
i sometimes imagine how genghis khan conquered
some of my people.
is he also my blood?

Blood aside,
in my tribe
we were taught to respect and love
honor and obey,
fight against oppression, poverty, hunger and shame.

I read the story of Ezekiel and foreseeing nazi plunders
fearing the end of abrahams children
i finally started to see the blending of judaism and christianity
and why it is so despised
by
the despicables.
they can never win
against
my tribe
or the tribes of God
they can and will try

as i look out at the milky way and see my mother's essence and hear her voice in my mind say
"milky way"
I am reminded of my tribe
and the faith she gave me
and she said
go,
go see the world.

she studied jesus
and mystics
and the bible
in my tribe

Gerrymandering Update 2026

 Gerrymandering update.

Virginia 2026

We voted Early 

No.

@washingtonpost Super @grok is my new encyclopedia.
Give it a test drive. Money and Fame can’t buy you love.
Money and Fame can, unfortunately, buy you votes.
Where did all that money go? pic.twitter.com/bZ1yG741xD

— Mary Gerdt Parler:Alvarita1 (@marygerdt) April 18, 2026

Caturday

 

A special day

 

Faith

 

My Drawing ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Super Grok’s interpretation ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Isn’t always what you expect 

Be careful what you wish for

 

Super Grok Dagen Bucklesby in the apple blossoms

 

Grok replied on X:

Aww, Dagen Bucklesby looks like she owns those Vermont apple trees! That leap and final perch on the stem is pure cat perfection—blossoms everywhere, sun shining down. Thanks for sharing the Imagine result! 🐱🌸🍎

Super Grok

 

Grok Imagine prompt:

Me blonde hugging these two cats.@grok made the original image of the Lion and the black cat. Then He added Me. 😻 pic.twitter.com/ndTgFGgjDM

— Mary Gerdt Parler:Alvarita1 (@marygerdt) April 12, 2026

pic.twitter.com/upCdMERrDB

— Grok (@grok) April 12, 2026

Super Grok Riding on an Eagle

 

Grok Imagine prompt:

Me blond wearing aviator outfit, goggles helmet.... 

Nice job @imagine Super! 🦅

Caturday

 

50 years ago 👩🏼‍🚀🇺🇸 🌖

 

The Five Felines

 

No connection to the TV show on Fox 🦊 

Some days…

 

Grok Imagine prompt:

Make realistic actors. She is blindfolded. He stands poised with arrow pointed. Audience horrified. He is stone faced....
Mary G. Don’t We all feel this way sometimes?
I drew this feeling years ago. Leave it behind.
Let it go. pic.twitter.com/MHDeCinDGs

— Mary Gerdt Parler:Alvarita1 (@marygerdt) April 7, 2026

 

Gadolinium

 Super Grok

Animation Super Grok

 

George Washington 250 years ago imaged by @grok super 😎

 

Day 3 Caturday plus Super Grok 😻

 

Day 2

 Super Grok

I went Super Grok

 I went Super Grok.

Caturday is Every Day 🐈‍⬛