FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES: During one of Doe's encounters with Epstein, he took her to Mar-a-Lago where he introduced her to its owner, Donald J. Trump. Introducing 14-year-old Doe to Donald J. Trump,... 1/2

It is really hard for family & loved ones of adults w/ addictions & mental health struggles to know how to help their person. Effective resources are spotty and not available everywhere. And b/c they are adults, you can't "make them" seek help. I'm hoping that one thing that may come out of the

Sophie is home again, after eight days at the veterinary clinic. Days that pushed her, and us, to the breaking point. We’re only at the beginning of a long, uncertain path. Still, I am grateful beyond words. /2

Connected today with the stunning Saqsaywaman complex, where the Incas believed heart and soul meet. Its original purpose is lost to time, but its presence is overwhelming. Limestone blocks of up to 110 tons were set millennia ago with breathtaking precision. Today, alpacas graze here peacefully.

Cusco was the center of the Inca Empire, and the Temple of the Sun (Qorikancha), built of flawless megalithic masonry dating back 13,000 years, was its heart. On the powerful energy line that threads through all the great Incan sites stands a dark basalt stone said to mark a sealed tunnel /2

Machu Picchu — hidden highland sanctuary where earth and sky meet. At its center stand giant megalithic blocks, carved with a precision beyond the empire that later built around them. Here the Inca story rose and fell in tragedy, yet the stones endure, holding secrets older than recorded history.

Just flew over the Nazca Lines, including the striking Hummingbird. They lie in one of the driest regions on earth, the sun-baked southern desert of Peru, which preserved them. They may have served as ritual pathways, astronomical markers, or offerings to deities connected to water and fertility.

Wish you could’ve been there, @nancyterhune.bsky.social. The “Travelling Women Artists in the 1800s” exhibition is spectacular. 55 women from the Nordic countries and Germany. The difficulties they overcame to paint. And the talent and determination that made them do it. ateneum.fi/en/exhibitio...

Helsinki’s Rock Church, the Temppeliaukio, was carved directly into bedrock. Its breathtaking copper dome, lined with 12 miles of copper strips, gives the interior an ethereal glow. The disc-shaped roof feels both majestic and otherworldly, especially when the sound of the organ fills the space. /2

Very neat Zep. I need to get out more!🙂

Stopped by the Pohjola Building in Helsinki today, a gem of Finnish National Romanticism built in 1901. Its granite façade brims with figures from the Kalevala epic—some kindly, others a bit menacing—all standing guard over the house. Carved bears embody strength, courage, and the Finnish spirit. /2

Plot twist of the day: I accidentally found an exquisitely faceted, sparkling little gem. In actual mud. Thought “ooh, zirconia, how cool,” then did some DIY home tests… and it *might* be a diamond. Either way, it turned a regular Monday into something fun and glamorous. 💎😉

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Must be really, really bad if the guy who sold nuclear secrets from his Mar-a-Lago bathroom thinks this is unspinnable.

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Please send a good thought for my darling Sophie. She’s been unwell the past few days, and the vet appointment later today weighs heavy on me.

Who’s buzzing in the catnip? A queen or a supersized worker bumblebee? She’s at least an inch long, and very dedicated!

Yay, the new patio set is here. Took me forever to find something weatherproof that looks nice and doesn’t feel blocky and heavy.

The president of Aix-Marseilles University is welcoming US scientific refugees.He "likened the situation to that of European academics who fled persecution by Nazi Germany both before and during World War II" www.politico.eu/article/meet...

This marks a significant shift from Germany’s (and other EU members’) previous stance that Ukraine’s NATO accession would only occur after the war. The membership process is now considered ‘irreversible’ and may proceed even before the conflict ends.

Glorious thread 👇

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Goddammit

A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.

Don't forget: Stephen Miller makes money off deportation.

The word "Kafkaesque" fails to do justice to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, migrant Everyman who got in his car and ended up in a Salvadoran gulag, with a regime that will never let him free Why they defy judges and invent crimes to deny one man due process. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/kilm...

Today is my 65th birthday. I’m officially a senior citizen although I’ve been an old soul all my life. I’m quite comfortable here. The littles were discussing which kind of cake I should have and they each named a favorite. I told them they’re all correct because Nana just loves cake! 🎂🎶❤️

SpaceX would like to remind patrons who have advance-purchased MoonX30 and MarsX35 tickets that all sales are final and that tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

I feel like we don’t talk enough about the fact that the sitting president of the United States thinks stealth planes are literally invisible to the naked eye.

Twelve minutes? That’s longer than some of his political personas lasted.

she tried to make every moment count in the way that many of us don’t. I won’t forget her.

would always find Wendy first. She was there creating her own kind of community. She posted less politically, though we all knew where she stood. Rather, she shared art, music, and profundities. She was fun. She cared. She was beautiful. She knew what was coming, and in that staring imminence+

Zep, Thank you for bringing this sorrowing news. I’m sitting here just letting it soak, and thinking about Wendy and our interactions. Mostly, they were transcendent and kind. She spent time taking the temperature of things, and making sure all was well. When jumping to new media spaces, I +

@ellenenders.bsky.social Here you go, Ellen.

This hits hard. Grieving the loss of a beautiful soul. Wendy had so much to give, so much still to say. Her voice made our world softer and more thoughtful. Everyone whose life she touched knows what a rare spirit she was. Free now, at last. 🕊️

That struck me loudly in the unspoken-ness of it. There is a zen tradition of a last poem, and hers is every bit in step with that tradition. It's difficult to put to words how much I admire and respect and feel for that.

Feels like being in the room with her - the simple, lucid observations in full knowledge of what's happening, with the "existentialism" between them. But with humor and style. My kind of bar. Gives me chills to read. Thank you for sharing this, Zep, and bringing her voice to the conversation.

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And an Army helicopter pilot was killed in training for the parade, but it barely made the news. www.cbsnews.com/news/army-pi...

Truck carrying tank after Army's 250th birthday parade kills pedestrian in DC www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

Finally, a trade deal without fine print.

Wherever Timmi sleeps and purrs, peace follows. 🌙 @docjanicel.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @beachpebblegirl.bsky.social @nancyterhune.bsky.social @ellenenders.bsky.social & all

Boelter is apparently facing federal charges. Which opens to door to a presidential pardon if convicted (if not before). There should be a state prosecution here to make sure justice actually gets served (and so evidence re motive is not selectively presented to conform to predetermined narratives)

Unbelievable..

“[Democrats] have devalued what is true and stopped even articulating what they want the public to believe. They have replaced storytelling rooted in facts with a defeatist sense that public sentiment is fixed, and that they must conform to it.”

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