Welp, the (West LA) VA is out of COVID vaccines, and no idea when they will get them back. Was able to get the Flu Shot though... HOWEVER, the nurse I spoke with while getting stabbed said if you go to CVS or one of the other places giving "free with Insurance" places, a VA ID card should qualify

If the federal government shuts down, does ICE not get paid...?

CITATION NEEDED. If only there were some documents or files we could get released and have access to so we can look for said citation...

#DailyPuffin #birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography

Waterworld #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

According to the video, the missing detainees from Alligator Auschwitz have been relocated to Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss, (near El Paso, Texas) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMLB... Also per video: if you know someone who's connected to a detainee, please pass this forward. #AlligatorAlcatraz

ICE attempted and failed to disappear a food delivery guy. It needed to be scored.

Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting: Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial 100%

Oh, I am shocked, shocked! that wealthy donors get priority treatment; but at least FEMA is subject to the whims of our Dear Leader, who is always right and perfect. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

#DailyPuffin #birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography

This captures much of the frustration of today.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

I’d say we just had one…

Any other B5 fan wondering when the Nightwatch offices start opening...?

If I had to wager, it'd be pledging loyalty to Trump personally www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...

Caricaturize (verb) - when someone is intentionally characterized in a manner more resembling a caricature.

Some transgender people see only darkness in front and behind them. The current climate is especially accelerating this. Transgender people just want to love the people they love and live their lives as themselves. Let's all join hands and change the world🫶🌏🫶

Kitties and Lap- they go together like... well, anything that's even more awesome together.

Chinese Astronomy Coin; a numismatic charm rather than a form of currency... This coin was found in Xian within an ancient tomb dating back to Han dynasty (25 BC). It depicts how Chinese astronomers perceived the sky approximately 2,000 years ago. National Museum of China #archaeohistories

Huh, what's that? SCIENCE? Actually medical studies and evidence...? Yeah, Tylenol/Acetaminophen is safe, ladies- don't take my word for it... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... There's a reason we should listen to people who devote their lives to understanding medicine and biology.

#DailyPuffin #birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography

Goebbles or Miller?

So, will it be: "I am decreeing the America will be the first country to ban vaccines- thereby making America the first Autism free country in the world! You may all kiss my ring... and where's my Nobel?" www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!

That's GIGO in technical parlance.

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

SO... Will Trump put in Charlie Kirk for a Nobel Prize instead of himself?

"Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether. We’re the banana peel in the coal mine. When a society is under threat, comedians are the ones who get sent away first. It’s just a reminder to people that democracy is under threat." -Jon Stewart

Exactly this

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

You put your left foot in… #seabirds #ukwildlife #photography

oligarchic capture of media is one essential part of the right-wing agenda of propaganda *and* censorship. independent media will remain but get increasingly marginalized, harassed, sued, incited against. this is just s.o.p., learned from putin, orban, erdogan, and so on.

"Shakin' in the rain" You don't get a much cuter bird than a puffin. 1/250s shutter speed shows the lines the water droplets make as they fly off. #BirdofTheDay #Cute #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #BirdsofBlueSky #EastCoastKin

Just gonna leave this

Wait, hold on... Would Glenda melt if she got wet?

As I came across the Pope's Chilean Vestments, I have to ask... Is the Atacama Giant the King of All Cosmos?!? #KatamariDamacy

Jeebus Frakkin' Cristos, if only they cared about other school shootings as much as they pretend to care about that one in Utah.

We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.

Yes. We can.

“We’re celebrating the legacy of our martyred free speech hero by firing a bunch of people for saying mean things about him” is the kind of thing Tom Lehrer could have done roper justice to.

Charlie Kirk treated gratitude like it’s a hate crime.

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

From the party of "Free Speech", y'all www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... x.com/PeteHegseth/...

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

"I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally." - Ronald Reagan, 1984