Here is a video @chezlin.bsky.social grabbed of the Cooper's hawk trying to dry it's waterlogged feathers after the storms today.

Iranian President after the news broke of the Iranian response:

*Turns on the Sunday shows* “AOC in 2028 could…” *Turns off the Sunday shows*

This Day in Labor History: May 10, 1913. White gold miners in the Transvaal region of South Africa went on strike in one of the first major strikes in that nation’s history and also one where workers allowed their racial interests to trump their class interests!!!

Iran war could prompt Federal Reserve to raise rates, Pimco says ft.trib.al/vTWUFOs

Have kittens, they said, you will love it. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there---with or without fur.

Not immigrants.

“.. most months it’s the No. 1 consumer of water in the county.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Doctors say that fluoride helps build strong teeth. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and takes raccoon penises home for “further study” says it causes autism. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

I’ve studied signs, and know their marks

Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Ministry said.

Per WSJ, Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against ​Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who ‌nearly discovered it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter including U.S. officials.

📹 Vídeo | Un grupo de colonos israelíes profanan un cementerio en Cisjordania y obligan a una familia a sacar a su hijo fallecido de la tumba. Los hechos han sido confirmados por el ejérfico de Israel

British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case reut.rs/4dlwQWZ

🇮🇩 Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish Mounds of slimy carcasses pile up on a riverbank in Jakarta where authorities are fighting an uphill battle against a fast-breeding invasive fish flourishing in Java island's heavily polluted waterways.

In a devastating move for Biscoff cookie fans, Delta Air Lines announced it will no longer serve free snacks and beverages to economy passengers on flights of less than 350 miles, starting May 19. Our travel reporters have thoughts:

High-end cricket bats, which can retail for over £1,000 ($1,350), are almost all produced from English willow. That is becoming more difficult

Connections Puzzle #1064 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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I mean... COME ON Y'ALL ... Check out what my favorite artist /crafter/creator who happens to be my amazing wifey is up to.

The Speaker of the Alabama House wants the courts to overrule the 14th Amendment. Listen to his exact words & understand this: We are seeing the MAGA-faction attack on our elections fully exposed this week. Now is the time to understand that & do something about it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Ryan the frog

Oil-based products are everywhere, from fertiliser to fashion. What are the alternatives?

Okay, well, if any of y'all with big-ish dogs (I think of 40-60 lbs as "medium" but whatever) want to try out a Thundershirt for your pup (or for yourself. I don't need to know.), Lilou has outgrown hers & I'd love to pass it on. Photo bc why not

My latest @nytimes.com oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculations—and I show my work—this war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

This was a favorite from Cefalu, Sicily last fall. I spent all day walking the city and while enjoying an espresso I got to see school pick-up where almost everyone arrived on foot, bike, or scooter to take home their kids. It's something I'd never see in my town.

When Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid last year, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks. Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange. From Pulitzer finalist “The End of Aid”:

War has caused one of Russia’s worst environmental disasters. The main concern of the authorities, it seems, is to limit the political fallout of Ukraine’s drone attacks by keeping a lid on the news

Indonesia is in the midst of a nickel boom, but it's come at a cost to the environment and public health. There’s been a rise in respiratory infections near the country’s largest industrial park.

Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’

Post your warning sign.

Me, 2.5 hours into dinner service.

Emerging PFAS chemicals behave differently than their predecessors. Researchers are beginning to figure out what that may mean for our environment and our health. eos.org/features/che... Read more in our May issue: eos.org/themes/seeki...

In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering exempting even more.

Today my little plant stand sold: 8 blue lobelia 10 NY Asters 15 NY ironweed 23 swamp milkweed That’s 56 more native plants going into the neighborhood to feed the bugs LFG.

As the gardenia blooms age & brown, their amazing scent seems even stronger. The yard is intoxicating

Become ungovernable veritenews.org/2026/05/07/m...

Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula simia), Quito, Ecuador. The flower's unique pattern is formed by its lip, column, and petals, which arrange themselves to look like a monkey's face. The flowers smell similar to a ripe orange #monkey #face #orchid #ecuador #greenhouse #flower #bloomscrolling #nature

Ted Turner lived long enough to witness the complete befouling of a significant part of his life’s work (CNN, cable news, arguably cable television altogether) but somehow Turner Classic Movies endures and that’s pretty awesome.

Deep-Sea Sea Pigs: Scotoplanes, the Echinoderms that Walk the Abyss at 5,000m Depth

MacKenzie Scott Was A Success While Married To Bozos. Her Debut Novel Won The American Book Award in 2006,And Her 2nd Novel Followed in 2013.She Stepped Away From Amazon, to Raise 4 Children. In 2019, Bozos Announced They Were Divorcing. She's A Great American........

A massive win for astrobiology. NASA's Curiosity rover has identified diverse organic molecules, including nitrogen compounds, in ancient Martian lakebeds. This suggests Gale Crater once possessed the essential chemical precursors for life as we know it.

If you want to know what is happening read the guardian and watch the BBC. American news media is not reporting it.

Virginia the frog

The only guests in the zoo today appear to be the attendees of 3 birthday party rooms. I have nevwr had the zoo almost to myself like this. The animals were clearly bored and ready to see people.

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