Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page: Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.” Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

You don't know what day it is. You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between. You're napping throughout they day. Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.

Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor

"Juan", "Adan" & "Ian" are Salinas CA irrigators. They're removing plastic, rocks and wood from the field to prepare the field for the lettuce harvest. The field must be completely clean so that when the caterpillar works the soil, the machine’s blades aren't damaged. #WeFeedYou

Good Sunday Morning Only a few days left of this horrendous year It's Sunday My wish for you Find a little peaceful joy Just for Yourself Today Just like this adorable little boy

A reasonable interpretation of the Trump-Vance play is they are telling Europe that in unless it gifts Greenland to the US we will abandon Europe to Russia. So our madman leader is now simultaneously attempting to take all of Venezuela's oil and a big chunk of mineral-rich European territory.

The “Kennedy Center president“ mentioned here is dirtbag troll Richard Grennell.

This is what happens when you take mediocre men and put them in charge of your country Marco Rubio is combatting what he asserts is censorship of American viewpoints By censoring the alleged perpetrators

Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.

This message hits hard.

Record-breaking retirements in Congress. That’s not “frustration,” that’s people seeing the building on fire and heading for the exits. Expect more retirements in January.

More #birds from my travels in Australia 🇦🇺

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In three years, all the Trump wording on govt buildings will be thrown in a giant fire. We will literally have a big bonfire on national TV…. And ceremonially destroy any memory of the Trump presidency And replace his photo on the “walk of fame” in WH with two huge Cankles

Praying for all in Kyiv. Perilous situation in Ukraine. The war criminal Putin must be stopped at any cost. "Russia launches mass attack on Kyiv. The large-scale overnight strikes hit residential buildings. Much of the city is now without power amid freezing conditions." @cnn.com

Siri... show me what joy looks like 🤍❄️ 📽️ Dogs Life

The superb juvenile White-tailed Eagle in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social yesterday, looking absolutely massive lumbering around flushing the thousands of Wildfowl and Waders currently on site, unringed/untagged so presumably continental origin @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Good point.....

Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?

Trickle down economics

If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.

Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥

You moose be kidding me... Fun Fact: Moose spend much of their time swimming in lakes and rivers to keep their body temperature down on hot days, sometimes swimming without stopping for 10 or more miles.

🍓 Brown-butter tart with lemon curd, raspberries, and whipped cream; simple, bright, and quietly indulgent. A perfect little pause between holidays, when sweetness should feel earned. One per guest, no regrets. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

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Goldfinch #birds

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing animals living in freedom

John Constable, Summer Morning, 1831 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1128636

Happy holidays from me and the four grandkids.

Oh those darned treacherous Canadians! Actually our press here is America are the treacherous ones, especially CBS. Once again The Atlantic takes a swing and misses by a mile. Treacherous are the news outlets in our nation, not Canadian media you fucking morons...

Happy Boxing Day!

TV Network Refuses To Air ‘Miracle On 34th Street’ For Outdated Depictions Of Hope, Joy https://theonion.com/tv-network-refuses-to-air-miracle-on-34th-street-for-1848159248/

Lee served as vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, which promoted self-help and civil rights through economic empowerment initiatives, boycotts, voter registration and civic education. The group actively protested police misconduct and brutality against Black citizens. /4

#ResistanceRoots Rev. George Washington Lee was born on this day in 1903 in Edwards, Miss. He was a minister and civil rights leader who was assassinated in Belzoni, Miss., for his efforts to register Black voters. He is often recognized as the first martyr of the modern civil rights movement. /1

“Miss, do you agree with the sign?” “Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥 #ForcedBirthNation

Did you know guinea hogs Juniper and Huckleberry have Christmas birthdays? They got a special visitor today — hope you did too! 🎅 Muddy Christmas and Happy Hog-idays to all 🎄

It's time for the FourWands Wildlife Annual Christmas Morning Popcorn Ball Party!!! We do not feed corn to any of the squirrels in our care except for this one special day when we go... Wild! Everyone gets a popcorn ball - even the wild squirrels outside!

If you visit downtown Tupelo, there’s a store with a sign telling the story about how a young Elvis walked in hoping to get a rifle and got sold a guitar instead, and in all seriousness there should be a national grassroots initiative to do that all the time everywhere.

We spread seasonal cheer all over 34th Avenue in Queens with our hit songs "Biking Wonderland," "Eric the Con-Man," "Bus Quickness" and "Zohran, Zohran, Zohran."

One can never go wrong with a Tomte, a Cat, and a Mouse.

This.

I vant to suck yer sap

Woohoo! 🙌 Happy Christmas to me! A nice visit from Ravi , was hoping since the sun is out and temps are in mid 60s f. I’ll trade a rainy day for a Ravi visit! Ravi gets a nice early lunch for the holiday. 🪶 roadrunner San Diego north county

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate 🎄! I hope Santa was good to you 😉 TY to everyone who commented in my last post. I promise I’ll respond, but I’ve been busy prepping food and wrapping last minute gifts 😅. “Serene birches”; mixed media on canvas; 2024. Sold #art #landscape #nature #painting

Moray eel #gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #morayeel #eel #moray

And now a Muusoctopus! Graneledone & Muusoctopus are the 2 octos I've seen most at these depths. Graneledone have 1 row of alternating suckers, while Muusoctopus have 2 rows. @Schmidt Ocean 🌊 dive 887 #argentiniandeepseeps #CONICET #MarineLife