Per WIRED - a White House staffer has been ID’ed as running a big Twitter account that called the Obama apes video a “masterpiece” (and his wife works for Karoline Leavitt) www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-...

Of course.

'My Wife's Lovers', 1893 painting by Carl Kahler (1856–1906).

His and Hers. Not sure if it’s clear which side of the sink is mine. #oilpainting #art

Measles was wiped out in the U.S. 25 years ago and now we’re already past 1,000 cases in February because vaccination rates dropped below the safety line. This is what happens when public health gets gutted and people stop trusting basic science.

I’m not hiking for the cardio; I’m hiking for the tiny miracles. I’m obsessed with the tiny signs of hope hidden on the trail, like the first flowers of early spring. In a loud world, these small, persistent cycles are where I find my peace. #SlowHiking #NatureMiracles #SpringFlowers

"To date, the military has conducted more than 40 airstrikes against alleged drug traffickers, killing at least 137 people without producing a shred of evidence to support its claims. While those strikes have been concentrated in the Caribbean Sea…1/2

PayPal Confirms Data Breach — Money Stolen, Passwords Reset

Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: ‘Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’ Pennsylvania farmer Mervin Raudabaugh sold development rights to a land trust for $1.9 million instead.

I guess we weren't clear when we told the DOJ to release ALL of the Epstein files. So, let's try this again:

New polling says Jasmine Crockett has the best chances to beat Ken Paxton in Texas. The “she can’t win” crowd might want to start updating their talking points because the voters know what’s up.

Ghost the very fancy shelter mutt says happy #Caturday

Happy Friday! I apologize for my radio silence – I am underwater on 100 projects. We had no sunrise, but the rain took enough of a break for me to get to the ocean and do this uber-slow zoom into the waves. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you are having a great day!

A MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault. LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ “hat” had case dropped; judge said govt acted in “bad faith” In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted DOJ keeps lying and losing:

One of my favorite photos of the aurora, ever!

Violet Today in Dash Point, Washington #flower #photography #art #macro

If you can catch dawn at low tide, it's a truly magical experience - all big sky and endless reflections. It feels like you're walking on clouds. Here's one of the shots I've taken recently at West Shore #Llandudno #photograph #landscapephotography

Following today's SCOTUS decision, Gov. Pritzker sent a letter and invoice to the president, demanding the return of $8.6B.

This keeps getting funnier.

Lots of folks asking me who I’d like to vote for in 2028 and my answer reminds the same: it’s AOC. But I’ll vote for whichever Dem the primary voters choose as their candidate.

Dark skies over Bandelier National Monument, framed by pine silhouettes. We traveled to New Mexico searching for darker skies, and this quiet canopy of stars made the trip worthwhile. There’s always another story waiting to be seen. #Photography #Astrophotography #DarkSkies #ScottKissPhoto

Play hard, sleep harder #caturday

newsone.com/6850568/body... Black man found hanging in Marietta ga. a couple of days ago. No news coverage again. Likely not a suicide as they are again trying to say. Statistically speaking Black people don’t hang ourselves from trees. Any guess of who would do this?!

I have people in my mentions saying I should not talk about holding Elon Musk accountable for his crimes against the US unless I can detail the mechanisms and processes for how that could be accomplished. Probably the worst politics possible.

Between the wet weather lately and the recurring desire not to hike with a heavy camera/lens otherwise, I've barely photographed any #birds at all over the past month or so. Do I have any egrets about that? Maybe just a little egret.

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Day 1332 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and finally A warmer day sees bees out again & on opened crocuses A very special day too! (H)I've got to wish a very big ha'bee' birthday to my lovely big Sis 60 today xxx 🐝🐝🎉🎈🥳🎂 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters #365DaysWild

The 1980s saw me regularly cyclilng round Cambridge looking for views to paint, usually putting my bike on its stand and balancing my drawing board on the handlebars. This is a watercolour and gouache sketch of Christ's Pieces, a central park (see alt text). #Cambridge #watercolour

By the time he’s done, I’ll bet that at least a quarter of the national debt will just be money he stole.

Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses

Tonight, I sent my recent royalty monies to @foodbankrockies.bsky.social because people are still hungry. 💖

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

It’s the Epstein Administration. No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting. H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social

Bondi & the DOJ went to great lengths, to spy on lawmakers searches. As with everytime Bondi's called to explain herself & department, she's been rude, failed to answer or used her burn book to counter act any & all guestions, by knowing all the guestions & lawmakers ticks to attack & avoid answers

In August 2018, while still serving as Florida's AG, Bondi co-hosted The Five on Fox News 3 days in a row while also appearing on Sean Hannity's Fox News show, violating the Florida Code of Ethics. The Tampa Bay Times noted it was "unprecedented" for a sitting elected official to host a TV show.

THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.

Google it Seriously,look it up. It is statistically rare for a criminal enterprise of this scale to exist for decades without a single financial benefactor being compelled to testify under oath about how their funds were managed or what they observed on shared properties where crimes were committed…

Yes, my daughter was raped in the Marine Corps. They were kicking out a guy who had done some pretty terrible things, but had him living in the barracks with the regular Marines. While waiting for his courts martial, he decided to rape my daughter. She was too humiliated to tell anyone for years.

Yes i know the JE case is a huge power abuse and as a woman who was assaulted in the Marines and then each time they told ME to change duty stations nothing for the men. Reason: "it is difficult for these men to be in a war zone and away from spouses and not still have needs" Bullshit 😡

THIS- it was the same in the US military for women- just without the millions it was about power for the older mostly white men

The Epstein files don’t expose a mystery, they expose a system: years of abuse, endless enablers, victims telling the truth, and powerful people protected by silence, settlements, and delay while justice never shows up.

I wonder if there are any cadaver dogs in New Mexico that aren't real busy today!🤷🏼

From the files and from public info I have a whole new direction that all leads in a circle to the same ppl but more. bsky.app/profile/jacq...