There will be better answers, but I definitely think this qualifies!

Beard lichen blues #coloraday #cyantue #bluetue #photography #eastcoastkin #lichen

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Mexican president rejects Trump’s offer of military intervention against cartels

Daniel the frog

This is not going to be good www.nola.com/news/new-orl...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 13 people in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, local officials said — an attack that could put pressure on the fragile ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, has an alternative proposal to renewing the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire.

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status

x.com/bominouca/st... Great cat video collection!

The auto industry will tell you the car battery is a perfect example of recycling in action. Here's the part they prefer you not see: the lead poisoning of entire villages around the world to produce lead used to make batteries in the US and other rich countries www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This was our Blackie, when he was little. From 2008. He was all Eyes. #MenWithCats

Paramount held talks with Saudi wealth fund over potential Warner bid on.ft.com/43BEl7Y

FT: “.. It’s too soon to be talking about the Curse of OpenAI, but we’re going to anyway.” @financialtimes.com $ORCL www.ft.com/content/064b...

Le pape Léon XIV dénonce la politique migratoire de Trump et appelle à plus d’« humanité » aux Etats-Unis

MacKenzie Scott, who has spent years giving away her billions, has donated to nearly 50 Louisiana organizations. See the list.

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Sinclair buys 8% stake in Scripps as broadcaster eyes possible acquisition

“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”

Any way Grumpy Face Blacky Whitey wants it

Remember how this city was rebuilt after Katrina. We did not do it without help. Time to help those that helped us.

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’ By J. David Goodman Gov. Abbott said the state could take steps to shut down the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The group said the declaration had no basis in fact or law. @jdavidgoodman.bsky.social Gift link!

OPM officials told agency HR leaders Tuesday that President Trump has Article II constitutional authority to remove tens of thousands of career federal workers in jobs over potential “resistance to policy.” buff.ly/DAVJaQp

Pope Leo has now repeatedly made clear that he believes US corporate media's coverage of the Trump immigration war is not professionally responsible or correct and that it accepts Trump's pretexts for action as truth whereas they are palpable lies.

Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy

Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against demanding the release of the Epstein files today, is a Louisiana Republican who represents a district Trump carried with over 70 percent of the vote.

A South Carolina woman who police say tried to end her pregnancy with medication has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child neglect. Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social jessica.substack.com/p/south-caro...

New research found that pesticides are widespread on the plants caterpillars need to grow up on. On this #BugBanterPodcast, learn where this contamination is coming from & how to reduce the risks! Video w/ captions 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JNf... Audio & transcript 📻⤵️ xerces.org/bug-banter/h...

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Education is transferring major programs to other agencies as part of its effort to eliminate itself. Sr. Correspondent Eric Katz is following the story: buff.ly/81tGbv2

If the forest can rebuild after being burned, so can you. (Ideally in less than 150 years.)

After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne. So ProPublica did. Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/bird...

Fox News credulously reports that "the Saudis now say their investment pledge in the US will be increased to $1 trillion." THE ENTIRE GDP OF SAUDI ARABIA IS $1.1 TRILLION, so this is total nonsense.

Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife Cari Tuna cofounded Open Philanthropy to find charities that create the biggest impact/$. Now, they’re changing its name and encouraging others to join. See table for their biggest grantees. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

Remember.

House GOP leaders pitch members on addressing ‘Unaffordable Care Act’

Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.

The kind of vibes I bring to the function…

This Epstein bill uses the same definition for child sex abuse material that was used in other bills that Johnson/House Republicans voted for and helped enact into law not so long ago. Like the “Respect for Child Survivors Act” in 2023: www.congress.gov/bill/117th-c...

Víctimas del Eptstein arropan en el Capitolio la votación para liberar los archivos del millonario. “Estoy traumatizada, pero no soy estúpida”, le dijo una de ellas, Haley Robson, a Donald Trump

From 19th century onwards St John's Ambulance trained Met officers in first aid. We have certificates awarded, kit used to mock up injuries for major incident rehearsals, and even the odd photograph on the topic ... #Museum30 #kindness

As the second week of COP30 begins, climate activists are putting pressure on global leaders to take decisive action on climate change and phase out fossil fuels.

I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”

“A contractor is paying people $300 for every address they verify as belonging to a target of ICE. The gig is being advertised to former law enforcement and military personnel. But, those people are not licensed private investigators. They are essentially members of the public.”

Charles "Chip" McGimsey is the state archaeologist for Louisiana and the director of the Division of Archaeology in the Office of Cultural Development, which is in the Department of Culture,

Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For no reason at all this morning I feel the need to re-share my piece with Miranda Nazzaro from last week about how we are all overly dependent on a small handful of internet providers: cyberscoop.com/with-each-cl...

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