Apparently, the hummingbirds I feed in the fall are now requesting food in the spring. We have some pomegranate, hibiscus, & trumpet vine flowers tiding them over until I can get the feeders ready tomorrow AM. Almost ran out of refined sugar...

Americans are largely unaware of how implacably opposed the Likud-Kahanist government is to any sort of diplomacy, much less any actual agreement, with Lebanon. Maintaining continuous conflict and warfare is an essential aspect of their style of governance. Watch this interview last night on Ch 14.

The evidence of war crimes under the direction of Hegseth is now mounting. "In most instances examined by The Times, the intended target of a strike was not clear. In some cases, schools and health care facilities... were directly hit."

News Wrap: Inflation report shows the biggest increase since 2024 ->PBS | More on "Inflation surge and space return" at BigEarthData.ai

#ThisIsZionism Two children—aged 4 and 5—abducted by Israeli soldiers.

Iranian Jewish Association Describe Israel as “Ominous Zionist Regime” After Israeli Strikes Destroy Historic Synagogue on Passover www.mintpressnews.com/iranian-jewi...

US & Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities in Iran Carrying on Long Tradition of Targeting Medical Workers www.mintpressnews.com/us-israel-bo...

READ: On March 25, Israeli forces stormed Batn al-Hawa in Silwan and emptied 11 Palestinian homes. 65 Palestinains were made homeless in a single morning. A 21-year-old was shot dead in his own home that same dawn. mondoweiss.net/2026/04/when...

idk how to explain to this planet that the thing that makes art worthwhile is that people made it

ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)

Since the war on Iran began on Feb 28, Israel has launched near-daily attacks on Lebanon, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank. In that time, Israel killed at least 107 people, permitted only 8% of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20% of aid trucks into Gaza. 🔗: aje.news/u0qdtx | #Infograph

Maybe she should run for President? I'm not even kidding.

Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Nobody tell the "descendants of slaves" or "Pretendians" that our American Negro heroes were proud to be African. And Paul Robeson's father was actually an enslaved person. But Robeson was also a lawyer, NFL player, actor, singer, spoke 20 languages, and valedictorian at Rutgers Univ

"The exciting thing about being a first is that there is a prospect of there being a second, a third and a fourth, and it actually becoming normal . . . I really look forward to the point where it's not remarkable that a Black man is exploring the solar system" - Victor Glover, #ArtemisII pilot

UK imports of "green" jet fuel linked to Amazon deforestation ->Climate Home News | More on "SAF deforestation Amazon supply chain" at BigEarthData.ai | #amazon deforestation

Israel’s targeted repression of Palestinian human rights organizations is forcing DCI Palestine to shut down operations. Defense for Children International - Palestine has been an essential organization tracking Israel's systematic abuse of Palestinian children for 35+ years.

The day gets worse. Defense for Children International - Palestine is shutting down. DCIP has been huge in helping document human rights abuses against Palestinian kids & giving them legal support in an otherwise apartheid system for 35 years. Amid attacks from Israel, it's now shuttering.

Defense for Children International-Palestine announced that it has ceased operations. “After 35 years of defending Palestinian children’s rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations,” they said.

It is appalling that an organisation with a 35 year record of protecting the rights of Palestinian children, and trying to ensure that they are afforded the same human rights as everyone else, is being forced to stop its work because of a political campaign against it.

BREAKING: A federal judge today ordered the government to turn over — by May 1 — a significant array of records from the killing of Renee Good in relation to a separate case involving her killer, ICE officer Jonathan Ross Scoop by @acampbellnews.bsky.social and me theintercept.com/2026/04/09/r...

I guess it's normal to feel this way, but I feel so incredibly lost at times w/o my father. It's not that I depended on him that much, but he was one of the few people in my life who believed in me. &, of course, he meant a lot more to me than just that... I should have talked more science w/ him. 💔

Thinking of those who are waking up every day to check if family and friends are safe, and who are having to endure our government continually failing to acknowledge, call out and act on war crimes, genocide.

TBH, I feel no pity for them. They enable the U.S. & Israel.

If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

All of this could have been avoided if Biden had not sent weapons to Israel & had instead nipped the genocide in Gaza in the bud. Don't get me wrong - I am no fan of TrumpsterFire, at all. Just sick & tired of our imperialistic foreign policy that doesn't change w/ president.

Make no mistake, this man, the leader of Israel's version of the Democrats, is just as genocidal as Netanyahu. You'll notice that he's not objecting to attacking Iran and invading Lebanon and Syria and Palestine. He's mad that Netanyahu didn't succeed & that Israel was not in charge.

Gosh, where have I seen this before? 🤔

posting this shit when you’re owned by a billionaire is basically a recruitment ad for socialism

Call to action against the “Prisoners’ Execution Law” in occupied Palestine: Globalize the Intifada!

Israel keeps ignoring ceasefires and journalists keep describing the situation as the ceasefire potentially in the future maybe ending, instead of having already obviously ended due to Israel continuing to murder people.

Meanwhile on Truth Social... Trump says the U.S. "Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest."

Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing #Refugees

Multiple war crimes. #Israel is inflicting utter horror and slaughter on the innocent people of #Lebanon as they carry out the same genocidal practices they imposed in #Palestine.

U.S. Smashes Heat Records; March Was The Hottest Month In 132 Years ->HuffPost | More on "US record heat March temperatures" at BigEarthData.ai | #heat record

My friend @rokhanna.bsky.social is absolutely right. When the President of the United States threatens genocide against millions of innocent people, Democratic leadership should stand in clear moral opposition — not hide behind procedure.

I don't care if my leaders or my whole country can't affect the outcome of a genocide, I still need them to oppose it in any way they can. We have a free trade agreement with Israel. Cancel it. We allow Canadians to join the IDF. Ban it. We allow IDF speakers. Deny their entry.

US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantánamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island truthout.org/articles/us-...

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

In #Lebanon, Hadia works with UNRWA teams, supporting families displaced by ongoing violence. In UNRWA's emergency shelters, nearly 1,900 people receive daily support — from food and basic supplies to protection and psychosocial services. #UNRWAworks to support those who need it the most.

“It is happening now, it is a crisis of health and it is the mother of all injustices.” www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

My monthly #Arctic temperature graphics are now updated for March 2026. Quite warm (relative to average) across the northernmost areas. See: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe.... #DataViz #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData

Wise old roots, quietly sipping water, making lasting connections, watching the world rush.

Fortress Europe still drowning people in the Mediterranean

More proof that the entire American system of government needs to be completely replaced. This can’t just be fixed by replacing the president. If any mobster’s pet monkey can be attorney general, your system is entirely broken.

Senior BBC Iran reporter exposed as opposition activist

Not enough attention has been paid to Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Civilian areas in the dense middle of Beirut are being hit. Yesterday, "at least 89 people were killed and 700 were wounded." "Journalists saw charred bodies in vehicles and on the ground at one of Beirut’s busiest intersection."