Trump praises Erdogan who has a lot of blackmail on Trump regarding a bribery scheme involving Pam Bondi's former law firm Ballard Partners and Trump, which resulted in the US abandoning the Kurds abruptly after being paid by the Turks. Tells Netanyahu he has "to be reasonable".

Spider-Selfie! #spider #insects #photography #smallwonders #maui #nature #amazing #selfie #portrait

Today is my father's birthday. If he was still alive he would be 102 years old. I have been missing him every day for the last 33 years. Thank you for everything, Daddy. You always had my back. You are why I am able to be strong and brave and honorable. You showed me how it's done.

Rachel Maddow Returns to Five Days a Week After Ratings Crisis #MSNBC #RachelMaddow www.thedailybeast.com/rachel-maddo... via @thedailybeast

🇳🇴I’m proud of our biathletes for using their platforms & talent for the greater good🥹🙏🏼 Norwegian Tarjei Bø, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Johannes Thingnes Bø & France's Eric Perrot & Quentin Fillon Maillet brings Ukrainian Dmytro Pidruchnyi to the podium so they can all hold the Ukrainian flag together ✊🏻🇺🇦

Northern Cardinals--beautiful in every season. 😍😍😍 #Cardinals #CentralPark #blueskybirds

I captured a Downy Woodpecker in flight today just as it had wrapped its wings around its body. Looked a little like a woodpecker burrito! 🌯🌯🌯 #woodpecker #CentralPark #blueskybirds

Max and his journey to safety in the LA fires. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbP_...

Editorial by Lt. Gen. Honoré, a man who knows a threat when he sees one. gift article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...

A new calf for Tahlequah. #TeamOrca www.cbsnews.com/news/orca-wh...

#OnMyWalk to memories of working with the fabulous George Burns! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah ❤️🎅🏻❤️🎉❤️🕎❤️🎄❤️🎁❤️🍭❤️🦌❤️🥳❤️🎄❤️🎅🏻❤️🎉❤️🕎

I just love Scotland so much. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed. The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.

“It’s the antithesis of all these book banning states that you see,” he said. “I’m incredibly proud to have signed it, but also acknowledge that America — and this is yet another good example — is becoming a patchwork quilt country. It really matters where you live.”

Somebody is in the spirit of Christmas! 😁

I'm not shocked

A puma in Montana and a mountain lion in Washington state tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to WAHIS.

So the guy, Billy Long, that Trump picked to run the IRS made a crap ton of money encouraging small businesses to commit tax fraud by wrongfully applying for the employee retention tax credit from the pandemic. (No paywall) www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/b...

Greene County, Miss., has seen the state’s first case of the bird flu in commercial poultry since spring 2023 after a commercial breeder’s chicken flock tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health reported on Dec. 23.

Criminals will be hard to catch. Guess who will be easy? The dreamers and others who are waiting for an asylum hearing …👹

He is dangerously cold and callous. On the documentary #Separated when asked what he thought about families being separated Homan said, “I don’t give a shit”.

⚠️ Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, is not just coming for criminals, folks.

JUST IN: Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Egede, responds to Trump’s suggestion that he wanted to purchase the autonomous island: “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”

This is my boy. Dressed in holiday style. ❤️🐾

Trump made two appointment announcements of women today by mentioning their husbands.

Cars keep killing red wolves, one of America’s most endangered animals. A $25 million federal grant will help them and other animals in eastern North Carolina safely cross the road.

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

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Discover the power of nonviolent resistance with Gwenn Craig, legendary LGBTQ activist and key figure in Harvey Milk’s historic campaign. She shares insights on building real relationships, lessons from past movements,& strategies for progressive activism today. vimeo.com/352267212?sh...

He must have gotten an bad news about his tax evasion investigation in Panama.

It’s still racism even if they are reacting to new policies and laws. Jim Crow was a systems of laws and policies. No excuses.

What’s a good resource to help better understand #painting of night and twilight?

I cannot imagine a world without Sesame Street. Grover. Bert. Ernie. Big Bird. Oscar. Snuffleupagus. Cookie Monster. The Count. Harry. Telly. I think for many of us these are characters who exist somewhere between fantasy and reality, as they were there for us daily as we formed our sense of self.

Orrrrrr Ghosts?

Good thing this mandated reporting is going to disappear. Tesla has reported over 1,500 accidents to federal safety regulators. There are 614 deaths related to Tesla vehicles, with 51 of these associated with Autopilot, including 2 with FSD engaged.

I told y'all Fetterman was maga! I said it weeks ago & was told I was nuts Well.......

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Assad’s British wife has filed for divorce after expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow, according to the Jerusalem Post. In the world of authoritarian dictators, you’re either winning or you’re losing.

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A person who jumps ship when their team loses is called a “bandwagon fan”—meet Lindy Li. Once a Dem loyalist, now on Fox, jockeying for a paid spot—but just another Biden basher. RIGHT: photo of her, arguing with a woman in ADA reserved - saying she should be seated there because she’s a VIP. 🧵

And let’s remember that while Amazon has spent 10s of millions to NOT have to pay its employees, used local police to do its strike busting dirty work before turning hydrants on striking workers, Bezos is shamelessly throwing a $600M wedding in a week. Downright disgusting 🤬

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BREAKING: The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its report on the investigation into Matt Gaetz regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and obstruction on Monday, according to CBS News. Merry Christmas!