Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

Just shoot me.

This coming school year's Lego League theme is biodiversity, which means it's about to be all-hands-on-deck for ecologists. Let's get ready for the flood. Ecologists, if you're willing to answer questions from classrooms or LEGO teams, we need ya. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

291,000+ kids in Texas. 195,000+ kids in Arizona. 156,000+ kids in California. 83,000+ kids in Louisiana. 61,000+ kids in Massachusetts. 50,000+ kids in Ohio. 41,000+ kids in Michigan. 23,000+ kids in Alabama. 21,000+ kids in New Jersey. 17,000+ kids each in Maryland & Missouri.

Thinking about buying or renovating a home in Boston? Stop by the #BostonHomeCenter's Homeownership Drop-In Session on July 21, from 4:30–6:00 PM at 26 Court Street. Our team can answer your questions and connect you with helpful homeownership resources. Learn more: boston.gov/co-purchasing

The Eaton wildfire evacuation shelter near LA saw outbreaks of norovirus, COVID, and flu, report reveals The study highlights how shelters can experience infectious disease outbreaks and how they can be prevented. Read more: https://bit.ly/4pp46C7

What to do if you find a baby bunny. Thanks @portmanteauface.bsky.social for the suggestion!

since we're about 5 years from being short 60,000 nurses in Florida, this shouldn't be a big deal for our many elderly residents.

Fierce toe beans. Reminder, the zoo will be closed July 16 and 17 for a private event. Thank you for planning ahead.

Ominous foreshadowing #vetmed 🧪

Project Relief, an immigrant rights advocacy group, shared the following: “We are heartbroken to share that one of our community members was killed this morning during an encounter with ICE in Biddeford…This was a young person whose life was cut short…” www.wmtw.com/article/sign...

💚 🛶 Mon, Jul 13 Yesterday: T65A5 Indy hung out w/some mates (T34s, T37 & T37A1) around Whidbey; the lone male (presumably Jack) kept to himself plying South Puget Sound; humpback Graphite spent time around Kingston; grays to the north. 💛 📸 Graphite breaches off Tacoma. By April Basham 7/10 #psws

[email protected] and I dug into a recent meeting convened by HHS to discuss best practices for deprescribing psychiatric drugs, specifically SSRI antidepressants. Read more here: www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/h...

"Help for teachers can be crucial especially as the number of children who receive specialized services has increased.. From helping a child who has mobility issues, to deescalating outbursts, aides often step in.. so teachers can focus on lesson plans." free link: archive.ph/xb0c1 #DisabilityEd

Cuts for BPS but... @universalhub.com @jpprogressives.bsky.social @jamaicaplain-02130.bsky.social

Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1...

A cute little Rock Beauty looking up from the star coral in Cozumel, Mexico. #MarineLife #photography #scuba

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Owl rehabbers would kill for this.

I don't usually catch cormorants in sunset light, so I'm always surprised to be reminded how gorgeous their feathers can be. #birds

Oh, god: I had an inside-the-nose cat. Overnight guests at the cottage were, ummm, unprepared.

Tonight we filed a FOIA request with ICE for the records behind its Roxbury, NJ about-face. The court filing yesterday said only that officials "reconsidered" — no reason given. The public deserves to know why the government took two contradictory positions before a federal judge in eleven days.

Mitch McConnell’s social media post today

What noise is this? Not dead? Not yet quite dead?

Per @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #BestSideEye, #birds appearing to be casting a sceptical or unimpressed glance. This blue jay looks none too impressed by this gnome-munching dinosaur in its birdbath. #photography #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds #Bluejays

Free inflight WiFi on U.S. airlines, offered by Starlink, seems to have a cost. Read the privacy terms of service before use. “If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.” -Andrew Lewis

sending rabbits

Now we can stop the conspiracy theories and acknowledge that the cause was something pretty expected in a 71 year old with his family history and lifestyle.

Oh! I confess, I assumed the human earned it.

💀 Start to an arm wrap inspired by Danse Macabre woodcuts for Val! Thank you! Books are open for summer onwards here in Portland, check out my pre-drawn designs or email with your custom tattoo idea to inquire! I’m always thrilled to work on designs inspired by art history, printmaking, & skeletons!

Oh, DEFINITELY sound on! 🔉

BREAKING States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner's If accurate, one of the most important developments yet in the fight to stop authoritarianism in the US We @democracydefendersaction.org have been proud to advocate for this incl helping lead the #BlockTheMerger movement

[Food] Update: I've finally written up my method for making lacto fermented dill pickles It's one of my favorite ways of eating cucumbers! Includes step by step info, tips for crunchy cukes, troubleshooting guide, and a discussion of ingredients to maybe reduce histamine content #NEISvoid

OH YOU BET ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR DA BIG BOYS ARE CATCHIN SALMON www.youtube.com/live/J7ZrIDv...

Trump’s administration is using FEMA homeland security grants to pressure states into election changes. The demands include hand-marked paper ballots, proving voter citizenship, and 5% manual post-election audits. 🧵#electionintegrity www.nytimes.com/2026...#electionintegrity1/4

What. Could. Go wrong. 🫤

Want to know how federal grants shape your community? This quick guide by @courtneygibbons.phd shows how to trace grants where you live & why it matters. Find out what’s flowing into your state or town, so you can weigh in on OMB’s sweeping changes to grants.. buttondown.com/crgibbons/ar...

In the last five years, [ShotSpotter] has sent more than 700 alerts to [New Bedford] police. But officers were only able to confirm about 25% of those as shootings or shots-fired incidents, according to New Bedford’s police chief.”

Short #underwater video just posted about the simply unreal rainbow #seaslug that has become quite common locally in #cornwall - it’s astonishingly colourful! Watch here: youtu.be/jo-kWr2vg_c?... #nudibranchs #marinelife

7 ships in yesterday's #ParadeofSails were built here in Essex, MA & 5 by Essex master shipwright Harold Burnham. Here are Essex built schooners Ernestina Morrissey (1894), Adventure (1926), & FAME (2003) a replica of 1st US privateer 1812 #MaritimeHistory 🗃️ www.essexshipbuilding.org/campaigns/vi...

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I've never seen this before, but making sunscreen readily accessible like hand sanitizer dispensers is such a wonderfully intuitive idea. Hopefully it was put to good use by all our northern European visitors during the heat wave!

POV: your snack break turns into a peck-nic with Phoebe the guineafowl. 🎥: Hoofstock Keeper Meagan

Summer evening after the rain ... ✨ #FlowersOnFriday #Flowers #Gardening #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling

Not bad for an automated shot

When you fall asleep mid-chew 😴

Crime scene tape at the executive building because we’re not done with heavy handed metaphors yet

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gift article 🎁 White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...

A Spectacular Day. Read the full story here: buff.ly/CNk06LS Photo by Shane This is an encounter from 2026 #WhaleTales #humpback