One day about 2100 years ago, this bustling, multicultural, multilingual and religiously diverse trading town of 30K souls was destroyed by Mithridates VI, who hated Rome. Two thirds of the population were slaughtered and the buildings leveled. Everything of value was subsequently plundered. #Delos

Good grief. Absolute tour de force.

And for more on #shark #conservation, check out this well-aged review from @sharkcolin.bsky.social and colleagues www.cell.com/current-biol...

Istanbul is a city that more than tolerates 🐱 cats

🌱For #MagentaMonday, I present to you dahlias and impatiens in the gardens at Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul. A great place to reflect on the fall of empires and dynasties.

Timeline cleanser 🐈

Here’s another dahlia surprise (for me). Per my new fall dahlia catalog, these are actually Hapet Blue Eyes, which means the labels were switched by the vendor. I can’t say enough good things about about them regardless! Incredibly productive, tolerant of DC summer humidity, going strong since July.

we have almost reached peak Dahlia- giving away to neighbors now! Love the amazing #River’sCherryBomb and #lilacTime

Andrea Adame

A Prairie Warbler in a Central Park North Meadow Butterfly Garden. 💛

New Statue of Epstein and Trump on the Mall www.aljazeera.com#flips-638003...

A pop up box on Tylenol dot com

Murder on the high seas is not part of the application package for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time - The Atlantic

🌱Dahlias have such an amazing range of colors and sizes. Many are surprises when they finally bloom- this gorgeous one for example. I will have to label my tubers better this year when I dig them up. #orangeSun

I’ve just come across this painting on my phone and decided to show you. So good. 🇺🇦 Yevhen Hordiets, A Child and the Sea, 1982

Two stages of a sun roll #caturday #orangecats

Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

This was one of the most memorable acts of grace in my lifetime.

🌱It’s”Lilac Time”! These glorious cream and lavender dahlias have been great performers since early August but are really showing off now.

It’s one of the most studied questions in medicine. Decades of research, millions of children, and countless high-quality studies all point to the same conclusion: vaccines do NOT cause autism. Let's sketch it out ✍️

PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Exactly this

Otter cuddles to start the day

Insurers know that one person spending weeks in the hospital on a ventilator is way more expensive than even thousands of injections.

🌱This wee iridescent green mite having a nice long drink after buzzing up to roses, dahlias and lantana

🌱This flower arrangement has acquired some sort of personality – can’t quite put my finger on it

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” was meant to be a warning not a to-do list. How on earth can the Washington Post be expected to fight against government overreach in crushing dissent when it is doing Trump’s work for him?

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

The 'Jennifer Aniston Neuron' and Other Brain Complexities www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Ooh! #caturday -will you put that boring thing down and play with me now?

@jamellebouie.net is spot-on here.

I was shocked when this man was originally appointed by DeeSantis back in 2021. He has had good training and a solid career in academia per his bio but his views on vaccinations are hallucinatory and utterly disqualify him for a serious role in public health.

🌱 a Monarch butterfly enjoying some Ageratum nectar. This time of year the pretty purple wildflower overruns every available corner of the garden and attracts all sorts of pollinators.

While there has been progress against chronic disease, the U.S. has been backsliding against big killers like heart disease. www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/c...

It should have been more than just an "offer". It should have been a massive personal apology that stated "this should have never happened, I truly regret that it did, I do value your expertise in your field and I want to make this right by you." Something along those lines. In public.

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

No one should die because of their political beliefs or speech.

Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

🌱For #MagentaMonday, a Mystery Day Dahlia complemented by celosia, an African sculpture and no-name deep orange dahlias that just won’t quit.

In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and *Prevention* (at least until the fascists change the name) highlighted the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Trump's people are undermining ~all~ ~of~ ~them~. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview...

🌱September Sunday yellow flowers- enjoying them while it’s still warm and sunny.