The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

My wife took this video of a boisterous bottlenose dolphin in Monterey Bay, CA. At the very end this lunatic breached parallel to the boat and actually brushed against my wife’s shoulder on the way back down. At that moment, it had to be at 10-12 feet in the air. A super rare encounter! 🦑

Whales are the coolest marine mammal, but sea lions are fun too. It almost looks like the gull in the corner gets a friendly nudge from one. 🦑

Everyone with access to a bookstore or library should (a) read this book and (b) share it with others. Short of that, this video hits the high points.

Kräken's post inspired me to make a meme. Save & share because it should be seen broadly & made into bumper stickers, bridge signs & flyers. ICE is a fascist Gestapo-like secret police force with poorly trained goons that violate our rights & use maximum force to unconstitutionally abduct people.

If you are a California voter be on the lookout for anti Prop 50 mailers like this one. I received one of these and It’s a trick that was created by Charles Munger Jr. and a bunch of others. Munger Jr. has spent $10 Million to defeat Prop 50 aka the Election Rigging Response Act.

My daughter takes amazing insect photos. #InsectThursday

We’re getting a mailer like this every day. While the flyer does not make its partisan origins clear, the leader of the group behind the piece is also the chair of the California Republican Party. Republicans arguing for election fairness? After Texas? Please.

Let me get this straight. Maxwell spent days meeting with the Justice Department and didn't implicate anyone. But she got moved to a minimum security prison anyway. So, what exactly was she rewarded for? This ought to be a scandal, but it seems like nobody cares.

Humpback whales in feeding mode will follow the anchovies wherever they go… including right under the boat! 🦑

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

I wish more people in this country understood how much better it is to enjoy other people’s cultures instead of fearing them. Our diversity makes us strong!

Everyone who works for an entity that is part of undermining democracy should quit or become a whistleblower. Those who can’t afford to quit can still be patriots by working as slowly and inefficiently as possible.

Five humpbacks lunge feed in unison. This is not the famous “bubble net” feeding behavior practiced by another population, but they’re definitely working together. 🦑

Super close-up lunge feed! I had never been close enough to one of these to see all the wiggling and jiggling of the throat pleats.🦑

When humpback whales spend time close to the boat, they behave with such gentleness that their awareness of their own power and their conscious effort not to impact us is obvious. It reminds me of pet videos where an enormous dog plays delicately with an infant. 🦑

Oh, hello! 🦑

The friendly humpback is a peak whale watching experience. It’s amazing to get this close to these magnificent creatures. 🦑

The humpback whale’s range of surface behaviors make them so much fun to watch. Here’s a perennial crowd-pleaser, the upside down double pectoral fin slap. 🦑

Baby humpback breaches are pure joy. 🦑

My wife took this photo of a mola mola warming itself in Monterey Bay. 🦑

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A momma otter lovingly rubs her 1-2 week old pup. There are only about 3,000 southern sea otters in the world.🦑

Go out and make a splash today! 🦑

Does Stephen Miller ever say anything normal. Like, can he say "warm day today, huh" or "I am going to the dentist at 11" or does every sentence have to contain a lie about immigration or a series of ethnic slurs.

As lifelong Giants fan it pains me to say anything complimentary about the Dodgers. However, this is admirable. Great job, Dodgers!

Pelicans normally pop into the air quite readily, but this guy was so full of anchovies that he needed a lot more runway. 🦑

Come for the rarely-seen spectacle of a humpback lunge feeding a stone’s throw from the beach. Stay for the exasperated fisherman who was ready to accept the sooty shearwater feeding frenzy, but now wonders if maybe it’s time to just go home. 🦑

A mother and calf pair of humpbacks lunge feed on anchovies. In this location, the mother whale was longer than the water was deep! But the anchovies were so thick they were darkening whole swaths of ocean, so it was probably worth the trip for these two. 🦑

Re-posting this whale flying over Monterey Bay, this time with emoji! 🦑

I’m posting this again because a black footed albatross gracefully skimming the calm waters of a gray Monterey Bay in slow motion deserves two posts. 🦑

What could possibly scare these anchovies so much they try to jump out of the ocean en masse? Oh, Ok. I get it now. 🦑

A pair of Pacific white-sided dolphins take flight. When they’re in the right mood they’re as playful as puppies. 🦑

This is amazing!

The Black footed albatross is a crowd pleaser on Monterey Bay. 🦑

Warning to Hermit crabs: When a big red crab invites you to dinner, it doesn’t mean what you think. 🦑

Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.

On a recent low-tide beach walk we saw a rock containing a cool fossil, about 8” from end to end. Maybe a whale vertebra? Cool dinosaur? 🦑

A 14-16’ Great white shark stops by to say hello to our whale watching boat. Monterey Bay, CA.🦑

Fun activity for whale nerds: become familiar with the sound of breaching humpbacks, then listen for it on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s hydrophone feed (www.mbari.org/project/soun...). 🦑

I love how MAGA only care about science and religion when it fuels bigotry. They’ll question climate change and vaccines but cite chromosomes on trans people. They ignore Jesus’ lessons on loving your neighbor but have every homophobic interpretation of key Bible verses memorized.

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

Exactly this.

A friendly humpback whale stops by to blow a rainbow for an appreciative audience.🦑

Up-close orcas. The video does not do justice to their speed and size. 🦑

Mother and baby Pacific white-sided dolphin! 🦑

Pacific white-sided dolphins frolicking alongside the boat on the Monterey Bay. These swift, graceful creatures often bow ride and if you're lucky (and quiet) you can hear their sounds. #addOcean #whalewatching #@wrensscape #getonaboat #blueoceanwhalewatch #montereybay

The other Risso’s Dolphins were content to swim. But this one wanted to FLY. 🦑

A humpback whale blows a rainbow as sea lions splash in the background. Monterey Bay, CA #marinelife