He's the worst thing that ever happened to America. I despise him BECAUSE I love my country. 🇺🇸

One of the most fascinating facts about the ocean, is that there are whales alive today who were born before Moby Dick was written. Some of the bowhead whales in the icy waters off of Alaska today are over 200 years old. Original post

Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded - The Associated Press apple.news/AowP2NtZrSOG...

Devastating shootings in Louisiana and Virginia follow this pattern. It’s more common than people know. - The Trace apple.news/AvYA8e6KVSty...

Betraying her own expert panel’s recommendations and her constituents, Maine governor Mills vetoes landmark data center ban - Maine Morning Star apple.news/Axb_A5aknSOO...

Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules - The Texas Tribune apple.news/ABCm3WSSFQGO...

“80% of Gen Z adults said the US is on the wrong track, the highest share of any age group in the survey. They said the desire to live in the past is shaped by their relationship w technology & a growing discomfort w being connected to the internet at all times.” NBC News apple.news/AjszQyIOsSKG...

Hegseth leadership questioned as chaos in pentagon mounting Lawmakers in both parties say they’re worried about Navy secretary’s ouster - NOTUS apple.news/A0F1B5HkrQTa...

Lupine and Larkspur #Photography #Nature #Scape #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #EarthDay #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Landacape

Don’t mean to get sappy on here. I’m crying as I finally have my ged. I’m also driving, have a partner who loves me, and my independence. It took nearly two years after escaping my abusive family who told me I’m not worth it. It’s a happy feeling, but also very surreal. To have this means a lot.

It's such an incredible experience to turn a corner on a trail and come across a vibrant family of Amanita muscaria 🤩 #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #amanita #amanitamuscaria #forest 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The President of the United States is a liar.

Voter ID? How about Donor ID? Nobody can spend a dime influencing our politics, be it elections or governing unless they are human beings & American citizens.

theintercept.com/2024/05/03/p... #Oregon #AIPAC Portland - Close to 1 million dollars came from one L.A.-based AIPAC donor, according to Congress, who asked for anonymity to preserve professional and political relationships. - The Intercept This horseshit must end.

AOC is all sensible Americans right now, Americans who have completely lost patience with the wildly incompetent, lying loons currently running things who undermine our sanity, wealth, and wellbeing.

This is the energy I think world leaders need to be bringing as well. Let's stop playing games and pretending the Emperor is not butt-ass-naked. And let's stop legitimizing this kakistocracy by engaging like it's anything but.

DEED THEFT! Council member Chi Ossé released after Bed-Stuy arrest during eviction protest - Gothamist apple.news/AZ6Hgo-yBTea...

“TRUMP’S A TERRORIST!” protesters chant outside Trump Tower as climate activists with Extinction Rebellion rally for Earth Day action in NYC. Protesters say politicians — including Trump — are accelerating the climate crisis. Status Coup’s Jon Farina is LIVE as it unfolds.

This New York data center is getting a $77 million tax break to create only ONE job - NYS Focus apple.news/AYe5HC0xMRkm...

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Tonight's speaker was talking about his experiences riding in Japan. Very informative. Next month we've got an exercise physiologist coming to talk about strength training for cyclists.

The workhorse can't be allowed the free time to think or they may think there is more to life than being a workhorse

Yes! My favorite part of teaching 5th graders was how interested they were in examining texts in ways that made them rethink their world. I’ve had better conversations with 10-year-olds than w adults. Deskilling and demanding compliance is textbook Authoritarianism.

Democracy dies w/o critical thinking - and it gets buried early. A large majority of our schools...still...value compliance over critical thinking...still... I suspect this structural disrespect for thinking in the U.S. has fluctuated depending upon how authoritarian leaders are. NOW, tho, WHEW!

the thing they don’t tell you about trying to get back into playing guitar is ouch oof my fingers

As if they hadn’t learned from the secondary education rorts, aged care sector rorts, childcare rorts, jobseeker rorts, and even the pink batts scheme 🤷🏻‍♀️ put the guardrails up first

“We’re helping too many people with disabilities” is a hell of a line from a Labor government

Yesterday we enjoyed fabulous views of Orcas as they cruised from Burra south and then east to Sumburgh, Shetland. We identified them as four members of the '140s' pod - one of the least known and recorded pods in Shetland waters. 🖤🤍 #MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife

TIL Tigers can live in mangroves. So do lots of other animals.

Los Angeles becomes the first major school district to require screen-time limits - NBC News apple.news/ABFkPF1Y0SkG...

Petrol costs are spiralling and the tubes are on strike. Do yourself a favour, and get on a bike 🚲🚲

This is how we win. Tiny protected bike lane gets congested so we must widen it, which then induces demand for more bikes

Senate GOP push ICE & CBP funding w/o reforms “Instead of doing literally anything to lower costs, Republicans are spending their time…to cut another massive blank check for ICE & Border Patrol —without any reforms, or even basic guardrails.”~Sen. Murray Justin Papp CNBC apple.news/Adx-SUvAoSZS...

Actually it makes sense. Imagine the headlines 'Russia invades Trump'. 'Putin attacks Trumps rear'.

"Donnyland" We have a narcissistic, needy toddler in the White House. And everyone in the world knows he responds best to shameless flattery. How embarrassing.

Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons Trump flaunts living lavishly, impoverishing the people Antoinette flaunted living lavishly, impoverishing the people The people revolted. This French Revolution led to democracy, prosperity. & Marie was executed by guillotine. apple.news/AKNx_EyYxTTG...

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress - The Associated Press

This is a great point. Cities will spend years telling you they can't use k-rail to keep bicyclists safe, and then they'll quietly deploy a quarter mile of it to disperse a homeless encampment. bsky.app/profile/left...

If I were in charge, I would seek ways to make these easier to build. I don't know all the barriers to establishing diverter programs, whether it's *all* political, or if it involves traffic engineering reqs (I suspect the latter), but it warrants solving. bsky.app/profile/warr...

To everyone saying, "How oh how do we stop Google Maps cut-through traffic??" ...I present to you the solution, which we've had for 50 years in Berkeley.

Everyone is talking about the stock market and oil when we should be talking about families and groceries. shero.substack.com/p/pay-later-...

Pennsylvania's appellate court confirmed that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the Pennsylvania Constitution. This decision is a win for all Pennsylvanians. The government shouldn't be making your healthcare decisions - you should. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

"Christian" President Trump says that the U.S. is ready to go back to war with Iran. The EU is ready to suspend its trade agreement with Israel because of their GENOCIDE in Gaza and elsewhere.

I saw a disclaimer in an ebook the other day that said, 'This book is 100% human generated. I'd rather write a story that might have lumpy bits than generate a soulless, passionless, piece of crap." I'm thinking of adding something like that to my next book if I ever get around to writing it.

THIS 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Inalienable human rights are non-negotiable.

"This is an important thing to think about."

Abstract-ish ! #London #photography #art #photo #streetphoto #streetphoto #candidphoto #streetshot #candid #streetphotographer #streetphotography #Street #train #composition #Leica #Q2 #LeicaCamera

That is not a picture of a "protected bike lane".