Kathy O’Leary of Pax Christi NJ said, “around midnight that ICE agents had arrested a volunteer who was working as a street medic treating those hit by pepper spray. O'Leary said the volunteer, whom she identified as a Bloomfield resident, was a U.S. Army veteran and a U.S. citizen.”

So help me out internet. My aunt took this photo in Italy, probably near Agrigento, in 1977. We are trying to figure out what tourist attraction it might have been. Any thoughts? Not even sure what hashtags to use! #spaceship #italy

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

I push when a door says "pull" way too frequently for someone with a university degree.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

RFK Jr. is taking backdoor routes to cut preventive healthcare that must be covered under the ACA.

I hate when I go into a #starbucks for breakfast and coffee, ten of the twelve tables have one person ensconced. The other two tables at least actually have folks drinking coffee.

Alan H says: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds who have any of these letters at the beginning of any part of their name. 😁 The alt is #UrbanLegends, birds captured in urban environments. #birds #photography #ECK A Great Blue Heron preening in a nest.

The only things stopping me from starting a podcast are a lack of good microphone, lack of knowledge on most topics, having the worst voice in the world, and a lack of people to do it with

If you are very very lucky….. You will have spent part of your life being owned by a cat.

All I want is a humble castle on the Irish coast, a crackling fire, a vintage mystery novel, an emotional support raven, a raging thunderstorm, a few purring cats, endless cups of tea, and a scandalous amount of freshly-baked pastries.

Happy Earth Day 🌎

Star Trek told me that we would live in a world of peace. That we would figure out that killing one another was wrong. That we would boldly go where no man has gone before! I watched it surreptitiously with the sound off because it came on after my bedtime. I believed. That's the future I want

The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar. Apparently like every day.

S.F. Bay Area gas price today

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under absolutely no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you choose to spend the entire weekend reading a good book, making multiple cups of tea, and indulging in a borderline scandalous amount of cinnamon rolls.

If you paid even a penny in federal income tax last year, you paid more than: Tesla Southwest Disney Live Nation HP United PayPal CVS Health Palantir Citigroup PG&E 3M That's right. They paid $0 in federal income tax. It's time for big corporations to pay their fair share.

Before Citizens United, billionaires spent around $16 million on presidential elections. In 2024, they spent $2.6 BILLION. And what did they get for that money? They got a MASSIVE tax cut for themselves.

Did you know that pollinators are responsible for one out of every three bites of food you eat? If that wasn’t enough, pollinating bats are the reason you can drink tequila 🤯

We label “organic” foods as if they’re something different. We’re doing it backwards. We should label foods that are processed as they are what’s unnatural.

If you look at the Splashdown trending topics, there are SO many photos of cats closely watching the Splashdown ... what are they learning? What are they plotting?

I hate travel days…a rocket, a capsule, a raft, a helicopter, a ship, a car, a plane, then more car all in one day…I would quit NASA

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Breaking News: It’s being reported JD Vance and Mike Johnson are so infuriated by trumps vulgar tweet on Easter Sunday they are going to do absolutely nothing.

LAUNCH! ARTEMIS II LAUNCHES WITH A CREW OF 4 TOWARDS THE MOON

Mission to the moon!

I mean there it is.

75% of humanity has never seen a human visit another world. For them this is their first Moon mission. Stop for a moment and celebrate that. #ArtemisII --- "Doing Something Again For The First Time" nasawatch.com/artemis/doin...

Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 30, 2026

Scientists Discover How to Stop Vision Loss Before It Starts Scientists have identified molecules that can protect the eye’s cone cells from degeneration, a major cause of vision loss. The discovery points to new drug targets—and even uncovers compounds that may be harmful.

Alaska’s Protective Ice Is Vanishing, Scientists Find Along Alaska’s northern coast, a subtle but significant shift is unfolding as landfast sea ice forms later, disappears sooner, and covers less area than in previous decades. Sea ice along Alaska’s northern coastline is lasting for shorter periods

If you don’t occasionally eat an entire pint of Häagen-Dazs Belgian chocolate ice cream straight out of the container whilst watching a documentary on koalas, then are you really living life to the fullest?

Don't allow anyone to tell you that reading Agatha Christie in a Scottish Highlands cottage in front of a crackling fire during a raging storm whilst enjoying a plate of freshly-baked emotional support scones and multiple cups of tea "doesn't classify" as self-care.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. The 25th is never happening.

See Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupt, shooting lava 1,300 feet into the air Over nine hours, Kīlauea released 16 million cubic yards of lava and sent a cloud of ash beyond 30,000 feet

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war.

It’s the perfect day to disappear into a quaint bookstore, never to be seen again.

Looking for some nice images to use as the background on your computer? A few times a year I release images you can use. They cover a wide range of things from birds to landscapes to abstracts.  They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers

Thou Shalt Not Start A War Because Everyone Hates You

A bag of rocks makes a great door stop while I'm carrying in two bags of groceries that now cost $200.

i think the best thing about being an adult is that i can have cookies for breakfast whenever i want. i will regret it later but the point is that im allowed

Would sure be nice to preserve their habitat. #Birds #Raptors

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

Olympic athletes, some of whom are teenagers, are held to a higher level of expected maturity than the most powerful man in the world.

All you can check out my artwork and music at this link. Let me know what you think :) brentsilveria.com

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.