959pm on Friday, Lightning scatters across the Gold Coast and taps the Hancock in Chicago.

Fog-tastic! Thursday early evening in Chicago.

Happy Jackie Robinson Day!! #42

Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io): This colourful butterfly species is native to temperate Asia and Europe, it has a wingspan of 55mm (2.16in) and hibernates in trees or buildings during winter, it can use its eye-spots as an anti-predator deterrent. Beautiful photo taken by Ellena Bailey in the UK.

For Netanyahu, the war in Gaza was not enough. Iran was not enough. He is now waging a full-blown war of expansion in Lebanon. The time is long overdue for Congress to listen to the American people and end U.S. military aid to the extremist Israeli government.

Art imitates life.

Today, more than 80% of the Democratic caucus stood with the American people and voted to block U.S. military aid to Netanyahu and his horrific, illegal wars.

thank god we’ve got our eye on the ball

The bottom line every Democratic voter needs to understand is that you cannot weed out corruption by voting it in. You will never see a candidate earnestly take on the influence of money in politics by capitulating to it. If you haven’t figured this out yet, you need to get onboard.

Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!

It’s wild how large swathes of people in this country believe themselves to be politically well-informed, but every 8-10 years they admit to being wrong about the one big political thing they said they were right about and supported for years on end.

🚨I just uploaded a deep dive on the Michigan Senate Primary—very proud of it—pls go watch :) youtu.be/y9b5nC--1XI?...

Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign. Together we were able to do things never seen in American politics, to set a new standard from what we should expect from the people who try to represent us. What we built matters, regardless of the outcome. And the work isn’t over.

LOOK AT THIS GRAPH

Out here bright and early poll greeting for @katmabu.bsky.social today. Let’s win this shit! #WhatIfWeDidntSuck #KFI #FuckAIPAC

This was a beautiful read and reminds me of the love of my life and also the love my brother and his wife share. Two people trying to make the world a better place brought together by their shared love for animals needing help. People who do the right thing when it’s hard or scary.

Get your ballot in the box! 🗳️ Dark money and special interests are trying to steal this race from the people of Illinois! Vote for @katmabu.bsky.social tomorrow. Let’s win this race together. #KatForCongress #FuckAIPAC

Billionaires dream of a future where people can pay off their iPhones using a lease or loan that’s tied to Kalshi where people can bet on whether or not you can pay it off.

Who needs influencers selling out for AIPAC when you’ve got volunteers like me and @ovi-1079.bsky.social on the ground in IL-CD9? Please help us get @katmabu.bsky.social elected! #AbolishICE #FuckAIPAC #NoWarWithIran

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

A “Palantir” in Lord of the Rings is described as a “dangerous tool” by Gandalf. The “palantiri” turn two characters evil (Denethor II and Saruman). Peter Thiel decided to name his “$423B” AI surveillance tool after them. It’s not far off from naming a new weapon the Death Star.

If there’s one thing people who oppose Trump need to stop being, it’s surprised.

The open hostility toward @davidhogg111 suggesting we stop running candidates “asleep at the wheel” is a potent reminder of the irredeemable aspects of the Democratic Party. He’s not even calling for publicly funded campaigns. He’s basically saying we should stop running cancer patients for office.

The term “leftist” is now as diluted as “progressive” was in 2016. I know someone pushing a Buttigieg 2028 presidency now ascribing to the label. If we want to break free from our trajectory toward fascism, the solution is simple: stop supporting candidates who take corporate campaign finances.