Gynoecium Transillumination in Ipomoea indica. #photography #macro #macromondays #macrophotography #nature #morningglory #IpomoeaIndica #gynoecium

Spectral Residue: Mercury Vapor Decay. An obsolete mercury vapor bulb in a broken street light. The arc tube emits raw spectral light: a pale blue-green glow caused by ionized mercury vapor radiating UV, filtered through phosphor and glass. #photography #UrbanExploration #StreetPhotography

Metathesis /mĭ-tăth′ĭ-sĭs/ noun Transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird or in the confusion of modren for modern. #weirdal #birthday #weirdalyankovic

Orographic Lenticular Atmospheric Wave Formation. #photography #skyphotography #cloudscape #naturephotography #visualatmosphere #skyview #stormhour #lenticularclouds

Forewing Membrane of *pepsis thisbe* (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) microscopy at 40x magnification. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantu... #photography #macromondays #macrophotography #microscopy #artscience #visualpoetry

(NaCl) #photography #macromondays #macrophotography

The GOP health care for immigrants lie is an old one. Here’s me six years ago:

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Rayleigh–Tyndall Effect. Finally got a little rain (and lightning!) and the sunset did not disappoint. #photography #sunset #goldenhour #cloudscape #blueskyphoto #skyphotography #skylovers #atmosphericoptics

Dispersion. #photography #lightplay #artistsofbluesky #colorstudy #foundlight #opticsinnature

Musca domestica, post mortem. #photography #macro #macrophotography #macromondays #nature #hiddenworlds

So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.

#mood #art

So unifying

Exactly this

Stratocumulus + Cirrus #photography

Irisation. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_i... #photography

Newsom: "I don't think Donald Trump wants another election." "This guy doesn't believe in free and fair elections," he tells us. "[Trump] tried to wreck this country. Were you there? Jan. 6." More from @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's Politico Live interview👇

Grey Sky #naturephotography

Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.” This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over. Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.

did he die today?

This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

Paramount canceled Colbert “for financial reasons” - time to “Tesla” Paramount “As the second quarter of 2025 wrapped, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert topping the 11:35 PM hour in total viewers CBS’s Late Show was the only show to draw more total viewers in Q2 than it had in Q1 of 2025”

Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.

Are we great yet?

🚨 MEASLES OUTBREAK IN U.S.: WORST YEAR SINCE DISEASE WAS ERADICATED A disease once eliminated in the U.S. is now roaring back. And we just hit a chilling milestone. 1/

The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter

Speak Truth to Power.....

Released 36 years ago today, "Bleach", Nirvana's debut album. Like most, I didn't know about the album until after the release of Nevermind. I picked up the reissue CD in 1992. At the time, an album that came out 36 years earlier would have been something like "Elvis Presley", his debut album.

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

I kept hearing the phrase "Pope from Chicago" and just couldn't get this song out of my head. So, this happened. Now it's your problem. #pope #djo #Chicago #music

Donald Trump hasn’t dismantled American democracy—he’s repurposed it. Behind the familiar rituals lies a long con: a government that looks like a republic but functions as a private network of loyalty, tribute, and control.

That’s why you’re still here.

The president of the United States should not be slinging juvenile, petty insults on a daily basis. Trump has no dignity and deserves no respect. Props to Bruce, Taylor, and Tino for speaking out! "Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we stand in solidarity with all our members.”

“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” — RFK Jr.,

Mayday

Anyone else find it strange that a man with a 14-year heroin addiction is railing against Narcan—the lifesaving drug that helped drive a sharp drop in overdose deaths after a federal distribution program? No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾

Baier: If you look at our new Fox News poll at 100 days job approval compared to other presidents, there you see the president at 44% and you see his first term at 45% at this mark the 100 day mark

Unsurprisingly, Musk doesn't get it. The best thing he could do for Tesla would be to resign as CEO and divest. His involvement is the reason for the protests. We don't want more of him. While investors may feel relief that he'll "cut back" his time with DOGE, the damage is done. #TeslaTakedown

Repeated analysis of the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b, discovered by Canadian astronomers, suggests the presence of life. This is not a claim that extraterrestrial life has been detected, but it's an exciting find nonetheless. #astronomy

This is utter & complete craziness, why would a federal agency use X for communication, this is nuts!