Wishing this fabulously competent—and joyful—crew a safe return to a planet that, frankly, doesn't deserve them.

Laura Loomer: "We won't lose the midterms because President Trump is dropping bombs on our enemies; we'll lose the midterms because spineless GOP officials refuse to codify his agenda and allow him to do what needs to be done.” You mean these last 15 months have NOT been codifying the agenda?😱

His Holiness urged his American compatriots not to translate this into "America First."😉

In a surprising move, NATO has renamed itself: Not Accepting Trump's Orders. Secretary General Rutte said the change was to assist U.S. politicians who were finding it difficult to remember that NATO is a collective defense alliance but also to placate DJT by putting his name on official stationary.

A poem that flies . . .❤️ Red Kites were extinct in Scotland, England and Ireland but thanks to reintroduction projects, these magnificent birds have made an astonishing comeback -- by 2,464% between 1995 and 2023. The UK is now home to about 17% of the world’s population. Huh, humans can do good.👏

Maybe, just maybe America will get a third party for the 2028 election cycle. Because these two sets of clowns are robbing the populace with every paycheck and pension. At the end of The Planet of the Apes, I thought Charlton Heston was mad about the nukes. Turns out it was the knuckleheads.😱

Instead of flowers, people bring sticks to this dog’s grave. ❤️

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

All I can say about the Iran negotiations is~ Nobody rewrites history better than an abusive man

I respectfully disagree. Painfully poignant.❤️

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” 🍿

Hey Karoline Leavitt, Trump's threatening an entire country with nuclear annihilation is not "tough rhetoric" or "tough negotiation style" – it's a blatant war crime, it's flagrant terrorism, and it sure AF isn't "Christian".

Crystal clear sunrise today. Photo taken this morning on Glastonbury Tor.

americans only save the world in movies

Watching Artemis II at the same time as everything else going on felt heartbreaking. Theres is a younger version of me in my head that still enjoys things, and it closed its box of space toys, with their little American flags, and walked out of the room for good

And there's no truth to the rumour that Artemis's astronauts asked the ISS crew if they could sleep over until the crazy shit in America calmed down. ISS reluctantly declined, saying the station didn't have enough supplies to last for the rest of Trump's term.😉🍁 Hansen offered asylum in Canada.❤️

Loving these images from NASA. What a paradox America is.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Ah, so true, if your 8-yr old is a girl. But if you have a son, he'd miss the "scar" dialogue between Dreyfuss and Shaw . . . and later in life he'll need to relate his own Mary Ellen Moffat tale . . . in style. 💔😉❤️

If you voted for him, you owe an apology to every child who has to spend their formative years in an America defined by: an epidemic of cruelty, a poverty of decency, an allergy to facts, a Christianity of malice, and a defiant resistance to diversity... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-apolog...

“Iran will not stand idle in the face of such egregious war crimes,” said Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran's UN representative. “It will exercise without hesitation its inherent right of self-defense, and will take immediate and proportionate reciprocal measures.” Game of Chicken: 8:00 EDT.

Just casually treating myself to lunch on my day off while our president threatens to murder 90 million people in a few hours. What a strange, completely avoidable timeline our society chose to live.

Why this didn't end Trump we will never know. USA - I think you need to have another look at that constitution you so love; it's not fit for purpose.

Speaker Johnson did not see the post. Uncle Henry's Smokehouse BBQ in Benton, Louisiana, is having a brisket sale tonight and his family is dining out. Mike believes in family values. Just not the values of YOUR family.

I wonder if the Artemis astronauts look at the absolute beauty of the Earth from space, and muse that a madman threatens it all.🍁

Well, I guess I'll choose to be haunted, too.👏

"Calm down. He won't be that bad." "He won't go after political opponents." "He won't try to overturn an election." "He won't start a stupid, costly war." "He won't purge the military." "He won't use nukes." <--- We're currently here.

Our countries have always been inextricably linked -- and usually for good (NORAD, St. Lawrence Seaway, conservation, trade etc). So to tell me NOT to comment on an insane president, a limp-dick Congress, and a manosphere dedicated to hate? We've been threatened. You better gear down, and shut up.🍁

Seriously GOP, if you don't find a backbone to save what's left of your democracy, Elysium will be the future of Earth. Maybe that's what you want -- the rich and the ditched. I'd have preferred WALL-E, but either way, I'll be dead. You're still gutless twats, especially you, Mike Johnson.

Don't forget the Costco coupon on the back for ten bucks off a blood glucose kit!😉

Well . . . New Zealand is close to the South Pole . . . and Greenland is close to the North Pole . . . so maybe Luxon is worried that Duce Demented is mixing up which frozen land has more raw earths (sorry, rare earths) and plans to send the 7th Fleet on an "excursion"? Maybe unhelpful is careful.😉

As always, great insight, Tom. But you could have cut the last four words.😉

Snap!❤️🍁 "There are moments in our lives when, however hard we try, we find that we have lived chapter lengths only, when we ought to have lived volumes." Guy Gavriel Kay, The Fionavar Tapestry

Well put, and precise. I have American relatives and I love them, but I never want to hear an American elected official tell me how great THEIR democracy is . . .. It's a wizard behind a curtain selling snake oil.

These balcony speeches often lead to bad places . . .

OMG . . . you're not going to eat that, are you?😱 Call an art gallery first. If there are no takers, then HAVE AT IT!🍰❤️

Banff Ave

A nuclear armed United States is now an existential threat to the rest of the world

France has sold off the last of its gold held in the US Federal Reserve and now holds all its gold in Paris. German groups are now pressuring the government to repatriate its own gold.

#nationalpoetrymonth #poem #writingcommunity #poetry

Finally someone said it: The Ugly American, that old image of #America as a narcissistic and culturally insensitive bully, is back.

I get it now. It's not about poor America voting in a billionaire; it's dumb & mean attracts dumb and mean.

New in PN: Trump's Total War Budget "It points the way clearly toward a distinctively Republican vision of America — one where there's endless money for bombs while the populace is transformed into an impoverished mass of hunger and disease, emitting hoarse pleas for castoffs from oligarchs."

Today, I miss teaching my American history elective. A DJT-themed lesson allows all four learning styles, although kinesthetic would mean building fall-out shelters in the courtyard.😱 Sad that our fate is tied to such a madman AND the voters who TWICE cast ballots for him. ICE can't deport stupid.

Well, I just got an education about Ireland. Thank you.👏

Hmm. Isn't it also a patriot's duty to pay taxes? "Allegedly, [Tice's] firm Quidnet Reit Ltd – with net assets worth £33 million – paid nothing in corporation tax on its multimillion-pounds profits during [the 2018-2021] period. Maybe true "reform" starts with you, Richard.

Oh snap! Forget the NCAA championship . . . Australia just dunked on 'Murrica!👏❤️🍁

🤬 AND YOU ENCOURAGED THE MADNESS.

Journalist: "How long can Iran sustain this? 🇮🇷Iran’s Prof: “For us, it is a fight for survival. For you, it is a fight to sustain the Epstein class who owns your media, control Govt, and start illegal wars.”🔥 #cdnpoli