“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.” www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment. By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

I miss when the oldies radio stations played my parents music and not my own...

this is fucking nuts:

My annual reminder that if you need to buy a window A/C this year do not simply buy the largest model you can afford. Energy Star has a sizing guide. Why do you want an AC that is sized for your room? Because an undersized A/C won't cool well and an oversized A/C will leave a space humid

sure sex is cool but have you ever blessed the rains down in Africa

This is slavery.

ICYMI, I wrote my story of disability acceptance -- this story took years of processing to write! Getting #ME/CFS or #LongCovid is a Kafkaesque nightmare, but there's a path forward towards a happy ending. Even if you're turned into a giant invisible sloth. gavagai.com/posts/3894

“Selena will always be with me. Whether it’s at the rodeo, dancing with friends, or listening to her as I run errands. Like a bluebonnet, she’s uniquely Texan. And for a little Black girl finding her home, she was so much more.”

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I just met with the vet at the animal hospital and they said treatment could end up in the $3000-5000 range. Oof

Falls Creek Falls outside Winthrop In Washington State in the North Cascades Mountains ❤️#Nature #WaterfallWednesday

When you feel imposter syndrome sneaking up on you, just remember that JD Vance lectured the Pope on theology.

Lilac’s out early this year 💜

Bluebird posting will continue until morale improves

Woke up to my favorite irises opening 🥰

The Oregon coast is pure magic ✨ #pnw #beautiful 🩵

These handsome devils with their fancy crowns appear to be Charaxes sempronius, the Tailed Emperor butterfly. They're native to Australia where they feed on kurrajong or bottletree shrub leaves. They're also famous for getting drunk & fighting on hilltops. Let's talk about these tiny dragons.

My flower painting 🌹

One of my favourite #Newfoundland, (Canada) wildflowers…Sheep Laurel. Photo from 2 summers ago. Each flower is about 1cm in diameter. #flower #wildflower #plants #botany

Sorry I can’t help clean up right now I’m actually super busy

This is for my buddy nurse Hammam! He wanted me to write a post for him. About his situation, his brother has autism & a broken leg, I think his mother is unwell too, & they need adequate housing & food. He saves lives as a medical worker. Boost & support our community member please!

It’s time once again for “you do not need to share the horrors in order to communicate that they are horrible. You do not need to imbibe the horrors to bear witness to them. Be kind to yourself and others right now.”

Le Chomp. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

My hyacinths! 😍

National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year. So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝

Cat in the Summer Meadow, Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939).

“She stopped in each of the hospice’s 15 small rooms, and she spent several minutes talking with each patient. She asked them if she could arrange to have their dogs walked; she asked if she could call their mothers for them or write letters for them.” www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...

Had an embarrassment of riches to choose from for the theme of #birds 😂 Finally decided on this one because I like the drama of the black background. #RepostYourArt

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

#GardensHour more happy daffodils in the front yard.

Beautiful Hyacinth 😊 #bloomscrolling #hyacinth

People are still good, and intelligent. We are still doing good things. We are not all utterly shit creatures only aiming at hurt, pain, evil. WE NEED TO REMEMBER THIS.

No big deal just a solar eclipse as seen from the moon streamed to us here on Earth by astronauts who are farther away from their home planet than any human has ever been

This is the face of a lunar scientist who has just been told that the #Artemis II crew saw SEVERAL impact flashes (the flashes when meteors hit the lunar surface) in real time 😃 🌓💥

extremely bad time for an astronaut to find out he's a werewolf

To those still complaining about Artemis 2: We spend 100× more on killing people for oil profits, but yeah, NASA’s the problem. 🤦🏽‍♀️ NASA: $25B Defense: $901B That’s 36 NASAs. Space programs have driven major advancements in science, medicine, and technology, real benefits for humanity.

"The Moon is gibbous and the Earth is a crescent" okay that broke my brain, I can't do the geometry

Took a long ride yesterday on a bike trail through Florida woods and wildlife management areas. This is a Barred Owl in a tree over the trail.

There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free. Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army. Then he was elected to US House of Representatives. Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today

The Artemis II crew has broken the record for furthest distance from Earth ever travelled by humans.

#Artemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman’s wife Carroll was taken by cancer a few years ago. Just now, as the crew broke the record for furthest human journey from Earth, he asked for a lunar feature to be named after her. The crew gave him a zero-g group hug and honestly I’m getting a bit emotional here.

Group hug on Orion after the announcement of the astronauts suggestion to name a Moon crater in honor of Reid Wiseman's deceased wife. 😢

The Bleeding Heart plant always reminds me of turtles with pink shells, flippers white heads & necks & eyes. I always call it the Diving Turtles plant! #GardensHour 🌱

well these are just fuckin' adorable

My painting QUEEN ANNE’S LACE

Truly what Jesus would do. (images are English translations of the article) www.ecospoliticos.com/principales/...

Oh my gd, the Artemis II crew doing a parody of a bad 1980s sitcom intro from in space. Source: www.instagram.com/p/DWwuHPfCZ8Z/