#mushrooms #fungifriends #nature #moss #ontario #canada

Good morning, Bluesky! A Great Blue Heron greets the sunrise on Puget Sound, Washington. 📸Marguerite Gerontis

DOJ has sued 8 states for protecting their citizens' sensitive voter registration data. My law firm has intervened to oppose DOJ's efforts in the first two states -- Maine and Oregon. Six more to go...

War-ravaged Portland

Make no mistake: public pressure works. But remember, Trump will still try to abuse his power to pressure CEOs and silence his critics. And the dominance of these media giants is still a major problem. So to everyone who made a difference today, stay in the fight.

BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!

🇺🇸🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Together with the First Lady, Olena Zelenska, we met with representatives of the Ukrainian community in the United States. 1/2

Remember how MAGA swore Milei was turning Argentina around and his radical cuts were the blueprint we needed to use here? Well, now Argentina’s stock market is the worst on the planet and we’re giving them a $20 billion dollar bailout. Fun times.

Trump's second term has been filled with chaos and dysfunction. But none of it is random. It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out. Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win. Don't tune out. Don't let them win.

Well, what would you expect from an administration that thinks it's appropriate to have a UFC fight right under Abraham Lincoln's bedroom?

Here's what happens when 'compostable' products become litter #Canada #CompostableProducts Marketplace tracked how products broke down for 3 months in the ground, the lake and a backyard composter /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...

Dewdrops on spiderweb this morning.

This has got to hurt Trump! Jimmy Kimmel: “You almost have to feel sorry for him. He did his best to cancel me. Instead he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly. He might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now.”

⚡️Stopping Putin is cheaper now than trying to protect every port and ship from terrorists and naval drones, — Zelensky

800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database. Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away. The cruelty is the point.

Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.

The president of the USA spews HUGE LIES in public every day and corporate media says little or nothing! No nation can long endure with a steady stream of LIES! The impact of the stream of lies is severe! The entire world sees our dysfunction and no longer trusts the USA! #usdemocracy

06:30 Morning from a free Ukraine 🇺🇦

🇺🇦🗣️ Zelensky: Putin is at war. And everyone is trying to stop him with persuasions. That is, everyone is starting to ask him. And force is needed, he understands force. This is his language.

⚡️Russia operates 'potentially unprecedented system' holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers say. "The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," the report reads.

This is a fair point.

‼️🇺🇦 Years from now, Russians will ask for forgiveness. They will be forced to admit that Putin destroyed their history and will apologize. Their children and their grandchildren will ask for forgiveness, — Zelensky.

Kroger will lay off ~1,000 employees. In December, it announced $7.5B in stock buybacks – which juice stock prices, enriching shareholders and boosting CEO pay. Just so happens that Kroger's last CEO was paid 457x its typical employee in 2024. Textbook corporate greed.

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Let’s get this straight, once and for all: Homophobia is not an opinion. Transphobia is not an opinion. Xenophobia is not an opinion. Misogyny is not an opinion. Racism is not an opinion. It’s hatred. — Are we all clear on this?

⚡️Ukraine destroys $40 million Russian Buk air defense system, military intelligence says. Ukrainian special forces detected and destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sept. 14, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported.

Kyiv at night

Poland was the biggest news of the week. Russia actively targeted a NATO country, and so far the response has largely been crickets.

Wild to see all the people in the new Food Basics in #Centretown and realize that a month ago, all of them would’ve been going much further for their groceries. Amazing to have local grocery stores. (Incidentally, 9.5/10 on bike rack selection—but could use several more.)

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

🚨Who makes money off of human detentions? Core Civic and GEO Group 1/2

happy place, plot 29

This Labor Day, I stand shoulder to shoulder with the hardworking people who built this country, and continue to keep it moving forward. As a proud Firefighter, Paramedic, and IAFF Union Member, I know firsthand the value of collective action, fair wages, and safe working conditions. #LaborDay

Thank you on this labor day!!

it's a common mistake but actually Dr Frankenstein was the monster

On #LaborDay, we recognize the workers who make so much of our everyday lives possible. And every day, we should have American workers' back by supporting their organized efforts to secure higher wages, good benefits, and safe & dignified workplaces.

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.

What’s become of us, America?

Kharkiv tonight. People chanting “Putin Khuylo”, which essentially means Putin go f yourself

The Mayor of Kherson, Volodymyr Mykolayenko, who returned from captivity today.

Happy Ukrainian Independence Day

8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland #Canada #Newfoundland #Tourism

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. My herb patch is aways a good place to sit for a few minutes contemplation with a book, surrounded by comfrey, lavender, honeysuckle and of course bees.

Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.

President Zelensky held a briefing. Key points from it: • "I was able to show American colleagues on the map who really controls what on the battlefield." • Security guarantees were discussed. "For us, it is important that this is not a pause in fighting, but a real peace."