Lawyer Sues The IRS, Demanding It Recognize Pets As Legal Dependents

Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.

M31 is our neighbor in the ocean of the universe. I recently showed that my telescope can detect individual stars 2.5Mio LY away. Imaging the entire galaxy with the same telescope is more difficult. This #astrophotography with my #CelestonOrigin is a mosaic from 6 images, each 1h of exposure time.

Some might say she was going overboard with cuteness today.

Layers of green - From the emerald Lake Josephine to the evergreen trees and forested mountains at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park. #GreenSat #ColorADay #Landscape #Nature #Scenery #NationalParks #Montana

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Nero Reportedly Survived An Assassination Attempt Because Of A Discarded Snakeskin thehistorianshut.com/2018/12/09/n... #history

Where she was after I got out of the shower.

Lovely to see a Glossy Ibis over Worth Marsh.

Such a fab fellow! Thank you Dick Van Dyke for all your gifts! You are a national treasure.

If speaking English today actually meant anything. Thank you Rachel.

Last week I visited Duddo Five Stones, aka the Singing Stones, for the first time - wow! Beautiful weathered megaliths crowning the hill, with Northumberland spreading far and wide, and the Cheviots on the horizon. The stones even whistled for us! Very nice indeed #StandingStoneSunday

Training for the all corgi iditarod has begun #CorgiCrew

"We can never unring the bell that has been rung," @judgeluttig.bsky.social says of Trump's impact on the nation. "Never again will the world view America in the same way that it has for the past 250 years."

This is Ruby the Church Beagle. She attends the church I pastor. She's over the Indiana weather.

Report from the colonies. Today hearing Susie Wiles talking again about putting 🍊out there in the midterms I am reminded of the famous southern expression apropos at this time. “🍊. This dog won’t hunt.”

Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment. They are openly saying this. Who would want to live in a country that works like that?

Yeah, this happened.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

After CMMC in Lewiston rescinded its status as a trauma center, Maine now has only *two* such facilities remaining. That’s a huge problem. Especially in a rural state like ours. It’s also a flashing red light for our health care system. Hospitals and other providers are being pushed to the brink.

This keeps happening.

NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.

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BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...

Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations. The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.

40,000 #Roman - era #coins discovered in #French village. The town was important to the #Celtic #Mediomatrici tribe before it was conquered by Julius Caesar. #Senon #France Link for more info and one more photo: www.popsci.com/science/roma...

Taylor Swift Makes Sure Never to Do This 1 Thing. Neuroscience Says She’s Right - Inc. “number of studies have shown that eliminating social media use makes people both happier..mentally healthier..after just a week without social media, subjects had greater well-being..less depression and anxiety”

Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying California National Guard in Los Angeles - CBS News” decision… from U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer is the second ..he has ruled against the Trump administration in its efforts to federalize the California National Guard”

NASHVILLE JUDGES request heightened security from @GovBillLee after Rep Andy Ogles posts their pics with the phrase “we are at war” A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Trump, 79, Derails Speech to Thirst Over Leavitt, 28 - The Daily Beast 🍊”gushed over Leavitt’s “beautiful face,” saying her lips “don’t stop-op-op-op, like a little machine gun.” Gross.

I agree. I lost my mom to COVID and I will never forget her or why she died. ❤️

Trump, 79, Melts Down Over Failing Health in 500-Word Rant - The Daily Beast 🍊”complained about reports of his cognitive decline in a lengthy Truth Social screed Tuesday night..79-year-old published a 488-word rant rejecting concerns about his health..Trump boasted about his accomplishments”

We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.

The discovery started a theory defending that in Ancient Egypt some type of electricity was already used. alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/the-enigm... #aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries

Just a reminder of August in the garden from 5 years ago on this blustery damp December day.

Lichen collage. On lakeside rock, Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Geomagnetic storms caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun could cause the aurora borealis to appear brighter and visible from the continental United States.

SCOTUS seems to be preparing for more pretzel logic. 🥨 joycevance.substack.com/p/monday-in-...

Dusty Orion 3 weeks ago I got the chance to travel to dark skies for the first time in over 2 years! This is an image of the famous Orion nebula plus the Running Man Nebula, all against a backdrop of dust and gas. 61 x 3 mins (+ 60 x 10 sec exposures for the bright core). #astrophotography 🔭

THE VIEW FROM THE FLIGHT DECK: The storm hasn't even started, but auroras are already dancing around the Arctic Circle. Pilot Matt Melnyk saw them Dec. 7th while flying 37,000 feet over Greenland spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...

Gemini North image of Arp 336, also known as NGC 2685 or the Helix Galaxy. Its perpendicular ring of gas, stars, and dust was likely captured from an interaction with another galaxy. Credit: International Gemini Observatory, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA, L. Bassino Source

So I found a snickedoodle recipe that looks like mine. For the goddamn holiday part, put more cinnamon in the dough and then roll in green or red sugar. If anyone starts about standard measurements or weird ingredients, so help me. #Recipe www.modernhoney.com/the-best-sni...

The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything

BREAKING: A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.

Greene criticized the president on “60 Minutes,” claiming Trump had been “extremely unkind” when she received death threats, and that other Republicans are “terrified to step out of line.”

DOJ has a new plan to attack the 1st Amendment. Indivisible isn’t backing down. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...

The used-car retailer now has a market value greater than that of Ford and General Motors.