Velvet-purple Coronet, sticking its tongue out at me. At @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia #birds #hummingbirds

For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.

This depresses me. #NPR

#Music brings me places youtu.be/vZg-1MAqQGA?...

#Apple #EasterEgg

Yes!

🎆 Nature’s light show doesn’t need fireworks. While we’re watching light shows in the sky this 4th of July, tiny organisms in the ocean are lighting up the water below. 🤔Have you ever seen bioluminescence?⁠ Let us know in the comments! ⤵️⁠ ⁠ #4thofjuly #bioluminescence #wondersoftheworld

Who knew salt water and batteries would work well together? www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/z...

A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is #Climate

Massive telescope will map the Universe and provide an evolving record of the Solar System and distant stars. https://go.nature.com/3HvKM4r

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

NEW: Hegseth is deploying Marines against U.S. citizens. Mayor Bass says to know your rights :

A small nation leads the way. 👏 The Government of Seychelles has announced the completion of a comprehensive marine spatial plan, now signed into law. This historic plan is designed to expand marine protections, address climate change adaptation and advance the nation’s blue economy.

Democracy is strong and functioning in Minnesota.

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves—all things are bound together—all things connect.” ~ Chief Seattle, Squamish-Duamish, 1782-1866,

#RenewableEnergy #India www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

Mast and sails of the Star of India docked in San Diego. #BlueSkyArtShow #SanDiego #LightandShadows #sailboat #maritime #museum #sundown #photography #EastCoastKin #lines #lookup #WeekUforUp #AlphabetChallenge

#Autism #Registry #Privacy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr’s comments over the past week have me feeling a certain kind of way 🤬 Add RFK Jr’s appointment of David Geier, and you have a real life nightmare. It’s so much worse than I think the majority of people can grasp. The best video I’ve found that explains in detail by @perezbrenna.bsky.social

This may not be helpful for autistic & neurodivergent children. Should be less about how to act more neurotypically and more about what to expect in order to lessen anxiety about a new situation neuroclastic.com/social-stori... #autism #AutismAcceptance #OntEd

#USHB2621: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish deductions for cash tips, repeal the inclusion of social security benefits in gross income, and for other purposes. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2025-04-03 Sponsors: - Democrat: 2

#USHB2195: Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. 2025-04-04 Sponsors: - Democrat: 58

Even in this hellscape of government horrors there are pockets of hope leading us to a different timeline where citizens work with their government to improve life for the majority of people and combat climate change theconversation.com/ann-arbors-s...

May we not move backwards here as well! #CleanEnergy

#HeatPumps Would you buy one? www.thecooldown.com/green-home/h...

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy | grist.org/energy/calif...

Renewable?

very very cool. Launched in 2021, Lucy's on 12-year journey to the orbit of Jupiter, during which the probe will perform flybys of 8 Trojan asteroids in quest to learn about the origins of the solar system, searching for elements that could spark the rise of life. www.space.com/the-universe...

Sugar telling me what she read when she was included on the second Signal chat with Pete Hegseth

Boost bean pollination naturally! Plant climbing sweet peas beside your beans. They’ll twine up the same stakes or wire, and the sweet peas’ scent draws in pollinators—who’ll also visit your bean flowers. A beautiful, bee-friendly combo! #gardenhack #pollinatorfriendly #growyourown

BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ pulled a backroom stunt to gut $2.2 billion in Harvard’s funding. No warning. No due process. Just a mafia-style power move. Harvard just clapped back with a lawsuit that could redefine the limits of executive power. This is historic. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

I’m old enough to remember when conservatives got mad because they thought women were having babies to get cash

What’s your go to?

A sad day.

Got tips?

What a joy to talk to the legend, Rick Steves, about the power of travel, about faith (and faux Christians), about cannabis reform, cancer, & finding a place in the world. My colleagues at @salonnewsroom.bsky.social did the most beautiful job putting this together. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/r...

#BatteryPowered #EnvironmentallyFriendly www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

From tax loopholes to defunding the IRS: how America’s tax system is rigged in favor of the rich (and what we can do about it). https://youtu.be/wkiO0_uSJAk?si=nSy4Eh2aDSdfRkkc

Great idea!!

New sand! #Recycling youtu.be/_JINGGkxWwA?...

Baby NZ fur seals playing in a rock pool at Wharariki Beach, #Aotearoa #Newzealand #flashes #videos #sealsky 🦭