Happy Thursday! We are almost through the week! This view of the Bay, Sandy Hook (NJ), and the ocean 18 minutes before sunrise turned out to be my favorite of the morning. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Every time...

A peaceful ending to my day. #nature #photography #kenai #Alaska #alaskawomenwriters

President Epstein is now seeking to declare a national emergency so he can take executive control over all elections. This is because his popularity is at historic lows.

105 members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, putting pressure on her to support the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”. It could improve access to safe abortion in Europe by funding travel from countries with less access.

Raindrop on a Carpenteria californica, or bush anemone #flowers #bloomscroll #photography #art #macro

Woke up early, so what better way to start the day than a walk along the #Victorian promenade. Such a spectacular sky this morning! #photooftheday #NatureIsMagic #photography #Wales

Live Nation is scheduled to head to trial on Monday, two years after the Justice Department and dozens of states filed a lawsuit accusing it of violating antitrust law.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam crossed oceans to flee unimaginable violence, only to die here — where he should have been safe. The cruelty is endless.

JUST IN: Advisors to Hillary Clinton say the House Oversight Committee’s closed-door deposition has been paused after it was revealed that Lauren Boebert shared an unauthorized photo from the hearing with Benny Johnson, who then posted it on social media, as seen below.

Feels like the first day of spring...

Trump’s reckless tariffs cost the American people more than $130 billion over the past year. He took money from your pockets, the Supreme Court said it was illegal, and now he wants to keep it. The American people deserve a refund now.

Rep. Ilhan Omar: "The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents."

Democratic representative Al Green was ejected from Trump’s State of the Union address after holding up a sign that read “Black people aren’t apes!”. The message is a reference to the racist video the president shared depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. (Photo by Kenny Holston)

If I fits, I sits. Btw, there are pluots under her.

Al Green didn’t last long.

The Interior Department has rescinded more than 80% of its prior rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, one of the country’s foundational environmental laws, requires federal agencies to conduct detailed reviews of how proposed projects could impact surrounding communities,

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

The U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

BREAKING: The DOJ has explained there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for dozens of Epstein files related to Donald Trump going missing. That reason is if they didn't go missing, they would incriminate Donald Trump.

Mathematician & NASA 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 Katherine Johnson died #OTD in 2020. She was instrumental in the success of the first US manned spaceflights, calculating complex trajectories enabling humans to reach orbit & land on the moon. Her story was told in 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 (book/movie). #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Some window cats of South Philadelphia

Need a smile? Here’s one of our barn cats yesterday reacting to seeing two feet of snow for the first time in her life. Enjoy! 🐈 ❄️ #cats #barncat #snow

Hear two new Courtney Barnett tracks, "Mantis" and "Sugar Plum"

Australian artist Margaret Preston, 'Bird of Paradise' 1925, woodblock print #womensart

#photography #unedited

aged poorly

A stowaway...😃

Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”

Thou shalt give the American taxpayer their damn tariff money back.

Arthur Wesley Dow Spring Landscape 1892

'Cherry Blossom' painting by contemporary U.S impressionist style painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt

Reminder: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the check out line. And they're regressive — taking a higher percentage out of the paychecks of working people than out of the wealthy.

Trump: "Any Country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those that have 'Ripped Off' the US for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to. BUYER BEWARE!!!"

Sarah Andersen, contemporary US cartoonist and illustrator #WomensArt

The still life artworks of Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750), painter from the Netherlands who worked in the Dutch Golden Age, when art, science, nature and the domestic all merged, creating the popularity of the flower painting genre #WomensArt

The Texas Republican is facing calls from fellow House Republicans to resign, following allegations of an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. n.pr/4c6Ut6w

Another hi light I noticed today was this daffodil, Rip van winkle, the first one to open, but shows promise ♥️. #GardensHouse @gardenshour.bsky.social

The U.S. women’s hockey team, which won gold at the Olympics last week, will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address due to "timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments."

The grift that keeps on grifting.

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Nothing prettier than a cardinal in the snow. Still coming down pretty good here in NJ.

Philly right now…

Elizabeth Warren: "This one is to me not even open or arguable. How would the US government keep money that the Supreme Court said it did not legally collect from American businesses, that it did not legally take away from American families that ultimately paid this?"

Someone tell Pam Bondi it's time to talk about the Epstein files. The Dow is under 50,000.

Dear Fellow Americans: This is a friendly reminder that Trump decided to tax you an extra 15% for no other reason than he was mad at the Supreme Court. 🗽

Bless the US Women’s hockey team for rejecting Trump’s SOTU invite!

BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues.

Owen Beck feeds Tobie Bisson and it's 1-0 Rocket!