So looking forward to reading this, @colsonwhitehead.com

Hahhaha!

Today's #wildflower is the white campion. Moths are attracted to it at night. Its root can be made into laundry soap by simmering in hot water. As with many wildflowers, it first appeared in Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. It is edible.

"In Nazi ideology, purity of the superior German race was of utmost importance, and any sign of bad "blood" was cause for immediate destruction." collections.yadvashem.org/en/about/o6643

His friend buys a new jet. My husband and I are in our 70s and have had to return to work to pay bills. Something isn't right here.

A little bit of expensive privilege here . . . between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour to bring a kid to a golf lesson.

Today's #wildflower is the red sandspurry or sand-spurry, another flower that was brought over from Europe, Asia, and/or North Africa. It can be now be found in North and South America and Australia. Some people consider it a weed. See next post for medicinal and other uses.

So my coworkers get extra (paid) time to preen and throw their old feathers around. Don't think that's fair.

Schools in Sweden are returning to more traditional learning methods - such as reading from physical books - after seeing their reading standards drop while ipads and laptops were used. Sweden brings back traditional learning and gets better results - BBC Newsround share.google/EbVGj4a4jb18...

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Maybe I should try standing on my head . . .

Today’s #wildflowers are prickly lettuce (right) and wall-lettuce. The young leaves of prickly lettuce can be eaten raw or cooked, and the young shoots can be cooked and eaten. It can be sedating. The raw leaves of wall-lettuce can be used in salads; this wildflower is considered invasive

It gets worse. He was legally here and even had a SS number. Shot in the head, on the street, in the morning, in Maine.

Today’s #wildflower is Queen Anne’s lace, seen below before & after blossoming. A warning: Queen Anne’s lace looks similar to poisonous wildflowers, including hemlock. Do not ingest unless you absolutely know what it is. When in doubt, sniff. It should smell like carrots. See attached post. 1/3

Last book read

They shot him in the head, with his family nearby. This doesn’t have to be our reality. NO ONE DESERVES TO BE SHOT IN THE HEAD ON THE STREET.

Male athletes respecting female athletes. What could be better?

ICYMI, yesterday's SinC blog features Hank Phillippi Ryan in our weekly 40 Years of SinC, 40 Voices post. sincworldwide.com/2026/07/12/4...

What a great couple. Actually walking the talk. Thank you, Jayson Conner and Jeffrey Newman, for showing us how we can all reach out and touch other lives for the good.

Today's #wildflower is the Virginia dwarf dandelion, part of the sunflower family. It is a native plant of New England, although it is considered endangered in Maine, and can be found all the way to west to Texas and south to Florida, and even in parts of Canada. #wildflowerhour

Fun with ducks.

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.

“The amount of people in here blaming the Black parents for letting their son socialize with white kids instead of going after white parents for failing to teach their kids not to kill or abandon their Black ‘friend’ is weird and internalized racism” (a quote from the article).

This is EXACTLY what I yell at the TV or newspaper or computer when I hear of an ICE agent shooting a person dead. Shoot the tires! And if the person is on foot and is not holding a weapon, taze them, don't shoot them.

Today's #wildflower is the tufted vetch, a member of the pea/bean family. Bumblebees like them, as do other bees and butterflies. It is used as a forage crop for cattle. It is native to Europe and Asia and is considered invasive in some areas of the United States.

Everybody Loves George!

So excited about this next book by @colsonwhitehead.com! Check out all his titles. Amazing writer and storyteller!

Today's #wildflower is betony, a member of the mint family. It can be made into a tea. Medicinal qualities are listed below. #wildflowerhour 1/2 NOTE: If I mention medicinal uses for a wildflower, please be diligent about finding out EXACTLY how to use it. Don’t make yourself or others ill.

My part-time summer job is checking boats (motor, kayak, canoes, paddle boards, etc.) for invasive species. I sit by a cove at a boat launch and wait while I read. Today was special for watching wildlife. I saw: 1/2

Today's #wildflower is the lesser stitchwort. At 1 time it was used to cure a pain in the side that some call a “stitch,” hence its name. It can be toxic. NOTE: If I mention medicinal uses for a wildflower, please be diligent about finding out EXACTLY how to use it. Don’t make yourself or others ill

“'I thought he was ‘super loyal’ to his medically brain dead wife who was shot in the head?' Loomer wrote on X, referring to how Kelly’s wife—the former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)—nearly died in a 2011 assassination attempt." The woman was Gabrielle Giffords, not brain dead. Loomer is evil.

Today's #wildflower: the bachelor's button, which comes with some medicinal &tasty attributes (see below). The blossoms come in blue, red, pink, &white. NOTE: If I mention medicinal uses for a wildflower, please be diligent about finding out EXACTLY how to use it. Don’t make yourself or others ill.

This helps make sense of what happened to me and why no one did anything. I thought it was family embarrassment, not a total society blaming the child.

Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

What will it take to get Trump to understand he can’t take what he wants. Greenland is not an “item” to be controlled. He’s like a toddler pointing at something and saying “Me want that.” Embarrassing.

Happy birthday to Ringo Starr! Have many more years of peace and love. #RingoStarr

When this comes up I ask that people consider Harriet Tubman’s perspective & how she would want to be honored As an escaped slave, abolitionist, freedom fighter & general she dedicated her life to abolishing capitalism derived human exploitation. She would not want to be commemorated on US currency

Todat's #wildflower is maiden pink. It originates in Europe and Asia and was brought to the United States by people who wanted it in their gardens. From there it escaped into the wild. Blossoms can also be white. It is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. #wildflowerhour

🤔 So this is America under Trump Presidency. Time to pick a side.

This is one reason why the government needs to continue funding health and other sciences. Discoveries are being made that will allow cancer patients to live.

Amen!!!!!

Today's #wildflower is soapwort. When combined with water it can make a foamy skin wash. It is said that people have used this plant to make soap for more than 12,000 years. It can fight bacteria and inflammation, and can also be used to clean clothes. #wildflowerhour

Probably bc she’s Black and was wearing a habit. The ICE idiots probably thought she was a Muslim, and heaven forbid we let a Muslim woman walk around in her culture’s clothes apple.news/AZI00A2qMSM-...

Link to legal defense fund for Major Jason Watson 👇🏼👇🏼 www.spotfund.com/story/329d1b... Our friend & hero will need OUR help. Please share & donate if you can 🇺🇸 #ReleaseMajorWatson #DOOR

A rare shot of anal warts on Trump’s ass

I've tried this, Toad. It does not work.

Today's #wildflower is the narrow-leaf plantain, which hails from Africa. It has numerous medicinal uses, as you can see in attached post. NOTE: If I mention medicinal uses for a wildflower, please be diligent about finding out EXACTLY how to use it. Don’t make yourself or others ill. 1/2