Spot the gar! Learn more about this prehistoric fish! #Spotthegar #Spottedgar

Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration https://theonion.com/diplomatic-talks-break-down-between-trump-motion-activated-ghost-decoration/

Please help this innocent little child who’s suffering needlessly.

Isn’t it cute how when you point out Nazis for being Nazis they can only resort to threats of violence like the underevolved thugs they are? Truly is funny how “the master race” always has such terrible examples.

This isn't just a nazi symbol, it's the symbol of the Holocaust. It was often the last thing hundreds of thousands of people saw before they were murdered by the SS. This isn't some obscure esoteric symbol, it was the insignia of the SS! It's unforgivable to get this as a tattoo.

This is Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS and architect of the Holocaust. That symbol on his cap is the totenkopf. This isn't just a nazi symbol, it was the symbol of SS guards who mass murdered millions. Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.

Mixed bag with these Ukrainian Episcia hybrids. Zimyaya Vishnya (right) is growing like mad & looking great. Zhemchuzhinka (left) on the other hand sadly keeps aborting all its growth points for some unknown reason so I’ve had to try taking leaf props.

There were several arrests today all involving MAGA individuals who attempted to assault peaceful protesters. Arrests were reported in Michigan, Oregon, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Additional incidents remain under investigation.

“If I see someone that’s doing something I told my kid not to do in kindergarten, and he’s doing it as a 78-year-old man, then there’s something wrong with society that you’re willing to support that,” says Matthew Bruckner.

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly. Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested. Stay safe out there.

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton. I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

Phur Gelje Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, told The Associated Press that Kanchha Sherpa, who had been unwell for some time, died peacefully in his sleep at home early Thursday. “A chapter of the mountaineering history has vanished with him,” Phur Gelje Sherpa said.

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition team to scale Mount Everest, has died. He was 92. 🧵

The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. n.pr/47uii5k

Prosecutors say a Kenosha man devised a plan to kidnap and kill a Wisconsin administrative law judge, and investigators believe a neighbor’s quick action may have prevented a tragedy.

Finally and the best of the day, is this incredible Pink Coryphella - Edmundsella pedata #Nudibranch One of 5 seen in within 5 metres of each other. These are only around 2-3mm long. @nudibranch.bsky.social #Somersetcoast #Coast #UKwildlife #Nature 3/3

Our client Mahmoud Khalil can now move freely while we keep fighting the Trump administration's relentless, unjust attempts to deport him over his protected speech. This is good news for both Mahmoud and the First Amendment.

President Trump may not want to talk about it, but workers, employers, and many others depend on federal data and funding to make important decisions. Republicans must end the shutdown before our workers and economy suffer any more than they already have. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

There’s a Gale Watch all up and down Lake Michigan for Sunday.

What are folks plans for their gardens & yards this spring?

I've been spending a lot of time with the Blue-throated Goldentails the last few days, so my timeline might be a bit cluttered with them. Please be patient. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature

Lol, lmao.

Caladenia straminichila - the Tenterden Yellow Spider Orchid Seen in open woodlands near the small townsite of Tenterden in the south of Western Australia. Although the townsite lends the orchid its name, this orchid grows more more widely in inland areas #orchids #ozflora #wildoz

The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is in hot water again. This time, for not paying its portion of rent for hundreds of tenants in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

“What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?” Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago. https://to.pbs.org/4mZC3GL

My cousin Deb was a great guiding light. From inspiring my love of science and nature, to encouraging me to apply to grad school, to helping me navigate life. I can wholeheartedly say, if not for her I wouldn’t be who I am today. I’m going to miss her so much. www.pepplerfh.com/obituary/deb...

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Kenosha Tuesday night, and police have arrested the driver who allegedly fled the scene.

A teacher must have an email etiquette autoreplier bot set up. I know I should NOT reply with: "Dearest Kevin, I am dreadfully sorry for the improper email I have burdened you with. Kindly halt all lessons in email etiquette. I am a grown ass woman with a PhD. Auspiciously, Sarah J. McAnulty"

⚡️Fire breaks out at Russian gas plant after reported drone strike. A fire allegedly broke out at the Lukoil Korobkovsky gas processing plant in Kotovo, Russia, following a reported drone attack overnight on Oct. 9.

I think I might try my hand at some of the tuberous begonias next year, they might make a nice outdoor display for the porch. Unsure what kind though, there’s a lot it seems.

Pastor David Black, First Presbyterian Church, being pepper-sprayed outside ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

The Senate voted to confirm Neil Jacobs as the new head of the NOAA. Jacobs previously served as acting director during the first Trump administration, a period marked by the “Sharpiegate” hurricane forecast controversy.

Western Milksnake at Eldorado Canyon today 🌿

Margolin previously served as the security chief at Marine Base Quantico but was dismissed from that role after accidentally firing his weapon into the floor of his office.

Somebody did a smash and grab and completely cleaned out my favorite chanterelle spot, but I bet I still got better pictures than them. I've never seen a mushroom growing from a mossy rock in the middle of a river before. I can't imagine what it's eating. 📷🍄

Look at her go! #invertebrates 🌿

Pages are disappearing, statements are being “archived,” and it’s clear they’re trying to clean up the mess he left behind. This is the same guy who funneled public dollars like a political slush fund, pushed PragerU propaganda into classrooms, and tried to turn public schools into pulpits. 2/3

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time. Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense. 🧵

It was a warm morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica today and this male Snowcap #hummingbird was enjoying a sunbath. #birds #nature

After examining 10,494 herbarium specimens of the orchid genus Caladenia, new Australian research suggests there’s been a >60% decline in orchid pollination since 1977 with sexually deceptive orchid species more impacted #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #pollination www.abc.net.au/news/science...

They're out here beating clergy too.

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Climate Change: It's real. It's us. It's serious - and already dangerous. But there are solutions. The science is clear: the faster we cut emissions, the less suffering we will cause, and the better off we'll all be.

Wow! Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to block court rulings against him.

Erysimum capitatum, our Sand Dune Wallflower, blooming along the Tunnel Drive trail in Cañon City #nativeplants #FallbackFlowers #Fallback to April 6 🌿

What seeds are you guys collecting this year? I’m gonna try to get a few hundred or more common milkweed seeds to add to my mini gene bank.

Been seeing this a lot lately. MAGA folks calling judges Trump appointed “leftist” the moment they rule against him for unconstitutional orders. Funny how quickly “loyalty” turns into “betrayal” when the law doesn’t bend their way.

This is genuinely some bullshit on bsky's part. A reaction meme of charlie kirk gets a Black person a permanent suspension, but people who actively doxx and spread hate against marginalized people not only get to stay, but het followed by mods? We see you, bsky, and it's pretty fucking disgusting.