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Solar panels built over an irrigation canal are winning praise for producing power while cutting evaporation www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/s...

The Trumps are running a transnational criminal syndicate out of the White House.

I stand with Rep Tsernoglou as she faces retaliation for asking basic questions about Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with Interlochen Michiganders want real transparency and a serious investigation of Epstein and his collaborators. www.wilx.com/2026/05/22/m...

Epstein survivors deserve a reward

Americans will celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with significantly higher gas prices than a year ago.

Judges in Maine and Wisconsin dismiss Justice Department's attempts to force turnover of voter rolls

Congratulations on your wedding Don Jr. Sorry for distracting your Dad with this important work.

One thing I love about "ET" is how it time-freezes the last gasp of subdivisions in LA's hills & Valley. I related to riding bikes with friends over graded terraces for homes, making jumps out of plywood. This intersection is at Beaufait & Darby in Porter Ranch (1982 vs. 2022).

On this day in 1901 a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 4 Apr 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with husband & son & on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she & her son were murdered. Her husband perished in Majdanek. Her name was Terezie Kleinová Support @sobibor.org

Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

Epstein’s survivors should sue the government for $20 billion for the harm caused by not releasing the rest of the Epstein files.

Canada introduces enhanced border-screening measures as Ebola outbreak spreads

Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)

Stephen Colbert has been a gift for 11 years- brilliant, stunningly knowledgeable, kind & hilarious . From his home, he with his family, helped us thru dark pandemic times. He won 11 Emmy Awards, 2 Grammys & 3 Peabody Awards. Thank you for all of it Stephen. We'll miss you ❤️

It’s not just that we will miss one of the most consistently funny, astutely perceptive and topically necessary shows on television, it’s that we will miss getting to spend a little time each night with one of the most genuine, authentic hosts ever to do it.

The Danish gov’t has installed floating platforms planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in the harbors and canals of Copenhagen, to create urban habitat sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. #FlowersOfBluesky #InnovativeSolutions💡

Stephen Colbert ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney on the Ed Sullivan stage that made The Beatles mega stars.

Desperately keeping the Epstein files from being released …. Desperately avoiding his tax returns being audited .. Looting the Treasury at every turn …. Who could have seen this coming ?

According to the 14th amendment Trump should have been removed after sending a mob to the capitol to fight like hell or they wouldn’t have a country anymore on J6.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence share.google/uKpOjtBsixuC...

Police said that aside from the “misconduct in public office” probe into the former royal, they are also investigating a 2020 incident involving a woman being taken to a Windsor address “for sexual purposes.”

"Fox News has just learned Tulsi Gabbard is resigning"

A federal judge just dismissed the case against Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, ruling it a vindictive prosecution. Can he now collect part of that anti-weaponization fund? A judge even said it was lawfare ... From @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Every American should be disgusted by this.

"Mayor attends huge local sporting event and doesn't even get comped seats or sit in the best spot" is such a hilarious way to try to burn someone, really nypost.com/2026/05/22/u...

BREAKING: The judge has DISMISSED the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds! A MAJOR win for Mr. Abrego. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Kitchen at Domaine D'Audabiac (2024) by Aldo Balding. Oil on canvas.

There’s a quiet revolution happening in Seattle that will transform this city in the coming decades to something wholly unique in the US- a movement that dares to imagine a future where your rent went to making a better housing system and not landlord profits

The United States: The only country where you can beat the shit out of a cop and smear your own feces on government walls and the president will pay you for it with the citizens' money while no one can afford gas or groceries and we're the only developed nation on Earth without public healthcare.

Messaging recommendations for Democrats running for office from Robert Reich from his article: "Corruptonomics" May 22,2006: 1. Republicans in the House and Senate have put oligarchs in charge of America.

The Himalayan Monal Nepal’s national bird Beautiful 🤩

Plum headed parakeet: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

Imagine being a Russian troll assigned to Bluesky: “Comrade, today you will destabilize Western democracy by arguing with poets, policy nerds, and a raccoon avatar with tenure.”

I read this yesterday and it struck a chord. "The US isn't the way it is because he's the President... he's the President because the US is the way it is." 🤔 I think I finally understand. It's not just him... it's almost half of you. Pity.

The Oregon House and Senate have both passed legislation that would prevent landlords from asking about tenants’ immigration status. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. thehill.com/homenews/sta...

SWIFT OPPOSITION: There are now House *and* Senate bills to impose 100% tax on payouts from Trump’s $1.8 billion fund for convicted crooks Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) & Ron Wyden (D-OR) have just introduced their version Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) already has bill in House

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Had a great time watching results roll in last night with @progressivesalem.bsky.social! Congratulations to all of our Democratic nominees and winners. And thank you, Oregon, for selecting me as your Democratic nominee for governor. Let’s do this.

Sunrise pastels and stacked skies. There is nothing quite like watching lenticular clouds form over the mountains in Yamanashi, Japan. Perfectly surreal. 🌸🗻 📷 archi_kobayashi (IG)

🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸

US doctor infected with Ebola 'feels good' and is able to eat, colleague says - ABC News share.google/8E4ds79JPWhP...

Air France Flight to Detroit Forced to Divert to Montreal After Alleged Virus Scare share.google/6TT8sVolnSCU...

an Oregonian once tried to tell me that Mount St. Helens really belongs culturally to Oregon rather than Washington because it's "practically in Oregon," and that is not WHY we are not friends anymore but it did not help

Oregon warns of ‘highly aggressive’ invasive hornets after Vancouver sighting

Providence to exit health insurance business in 2027 https://www.newsbeep.com/us/655536/ Providence Health Plan is the third largest in Oregon. PHP’s total membership in Oregon is 421,000, with another…

Two ultra-progressive Washington County Democratic candidates backed by powerful public employee unions have claimed the lead in their races for the Oregon Legislature against business-friendly, moderate or progressive Democrats, newly released results show.

An Oregon county has agreed to change jail policies after a lawsuit found it out of compliance with state sanctuary laws. The changes include ending certain immigration-related questions during booking. #Oregon #ImmigrationPolicy