Harris's Sparrow on a cold afternoon #birds

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Pete Hegseth — theonion.com/the-onions-e... HAHAHAHA!

Tulsi “Protect Brave Whistleblowers Unless It’s About Me” Gabbard can’t be trusted. The intelligence community’s whistleblower system relies on the credibility of the director. Gabbard has shown she has none.

President Donald Trump's Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for its treatment of the nation's first Black president and first lady. https://to.pbs.org/4rVubcf

"Nicki Minaj is not here," Trevor Noah said, to big cheers from the audience at the Grammys. "She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues." https://to.pbs.org/3M7wdXl

This just sickens me. The lies, the hate, the racism: all of it is disgusting. #news As ICE Arrests Increased, a Higher Portion Had No U.S. Criminal Record www.factcheck.org/2026/01/as-i...

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

Seriously, none of this is normal. #politics #trump

To Cirrhosis With Love — theonion.com/to-cirrhosis... Oh the Onion and its cartoons...I giggled at this one.

The Onion is not far off.

The lack of class is extraordinary!

Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea, from southeastern Arizona #birds

Just more of the hardened criminals that the Orange Menace said he was going after. I just hope she can get back to school sooner rather than later.

Chiricahua National Monument in southeast Arizona...lots of hoodoos #naturalists

Wilson's Snipe at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Upper Coast

Powerful.

The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.

Cooper's hawk on brush pile trying to get at house sparrows that are hiding inside the pile #birds #naturalists

They lying is so pathological. For die-hard MAGAs it doesn't matter, but any reasonable soul should be concerned as they should have been during the Liar in Chief's first term. #politics #news open.substack.com/pub/factchec...

Of course @pbs.org is running several shows this month highlighting Native Americans and their history. 💙🪶

Monarch Butterfly in Flight

China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.

This Norman Rockwell-esque picture with the caption "Protect Your Homeland Defend Your Culture," sounds like a Nazi way to attract new hires. Whose culture? If it's Noem's and tЯump's, that is not a culture to defend. We never were a melting pot. We've always been a mosaic like it or not.

Hours before this he was bragging about how he supposedly aced a cognitive exam.

Squirrel with a mouthful or at least a potential mouthful.

This tech has been used to track heads of state, business leaders, journalists, and maybe even you. @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3Jcme1g

From @juliepoole.bsky.social: When callers pose even basic questions about how to get claims on their family homes dismissed, they are often left without answers. When families are hit with enormous six-figure claims, no one advocates on their behalf.

Hayley Williams joined David Byrne in NYC, and responded to Kid Rock dissing “some of these Nashville rock singers [and] chicks with blue hair” on Fox News

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

Pipevine Swallowtail

We are living in precarious times when one has to be careful not to say something that will "offend" the conservative self-righteous folk.

Earlier: “Allegations that might suggest abuse of marital assets, concealment of financial information, or personal conduct inconsistent with public responsibility are not merely private — they are of public consequence.”

I thought this had to be AI slop, but no, it is real. Dear Leader wants to go after people that do not share his warped POV. It is not a surprise to those that follow politics, but to leave it in writing? Dissent is part of any democracy, but without dissent, you are only left with an autocracy.

Male ruby-throated hummingbird suspended in mid-air; My shutter speed was somewhere between 1/4000 and 1/6000 of a second to freeze the action. #birds #birdphotography

This is a great academic paper on what drives populism among the far right. #populism #politics

Ruby-throated hummingbird at a trumpet vine #Birds

Do you eat at restaurants? Immigrants likely prepared your food and washed your dishes. Do you live in a house or an apartment? Immigrants likely built your home. Do you buy groceries? Immigrants picked your fruits and vegetables. Now you want to deport immigrants? Enjoy the pain that follows.

MAGA cult slayer And this is why we love Dave Matthews

The attack on science is at best pathetic and at worst dangerous. I can't believe I've lived long enough to see such an anti-American administration who cares more for profit than people. Whether it is RFK Jr. or this guy, don't believe a thing from this admin. #climatechange #disinformation

Black-chinned hummingbird at Turk's Cap #birds #birdphotography

Freedom of the Press? Not under tЯump; He continues to have extremely thin skin when a journalist dare ask him for clarification or expresses an opinion that is in direct opposition to his ridiculous musings. He wipes his feet with the Constitution.

Can you solve the challenge? Bravo to all DC Spirit fans who broke into chants of #FreeDC during the game Memo to all Red states sending National Guard here: YOU HAVE MORE CRIME THAN BLUE STATES MYOFB & protect your own citizens! prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Common Yellowthroat down in the muck #birds #birding #birdphotography

This admin is careless and stupid.

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Meiselas: A MAGA anti-vax extremist opened fire on the CDC, killing a heroic Black officer. 500 shots fired. Do we hear Trump or JD Vance saying anything? Cohen: Not even thoughts and prayers.

Now women shouldn't vote? These Christian Nationalists are one screwed up bunch!

Aww, the poor little cupcakes that are Paxton, Abbott, and I will throw in Patrick, do not like it when the other team plays hardball. It is just so obvious that the current GOP only wants one voice, that of its cult leader, tЯump. This is not America. #Texas #politics #gerrymander