These Song Sparrows are the perfect name for them. They have a beautiful sound!

If we had a functional Congress, they could put up some guardrails!

7/ Extraordinary investigative reporting by @luisferre7.bsky.social, José María León Cabrera, Annie Correal, Eric Schmitt; photographs by @federicorios.bsky.social Also available in Spanish EE. UU. dijo haber ayudado a bombardear un campamento de narcotraficantes en Ecuador. Era una finca lechera

6/ "Ecuadorean officials said soldiers had recovered guns and other 'evidence of illicit activity' on the property. The Ecuadorean military did not offer evidence for its claims even though it tends to publicize photos of drugs, weapons and contraband it seizes during operations."

Always!

This arms transfer would also violate the Arms Export Control Act.

This is deplorable. Hegseth, the warmonger is incompetent, unqualified and completely immoral to be the secretary of defense!

Yet another Monday! I hope yours is kind to you.

America’s Children want to soar, fly, be loved, fed, housed, educated, kept healthy, free from ICE and gun violence, and not fear having a future! America’s Children are OUR Children and Deserve this and so much more! Not ONE Child Asks to be Born! youtu.be/gFz2HGZRBdo?... go.bsky.app/3gexYHZ

Nerine 💗 #flowers #garden

5/ "One of the [U.S.] officials added that the U.S. military deployed a helicopter to assist Ecuador’s strike on the farm, but that the U.S. military had no direct involvement in the bombing."

4/ "Village residents said Ecuadorean helicopters returned to the farm three days later, on March 6 and appeared to drop explosives on the farm’s smoldering remains." "Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said the strike on March 6 was conducted 'jointly' with Ecuador."

3/ "The Ecuadorean government said in the news release that it had relied on U.S. 'intelligence and support' to target the farm, which it said was a camp used to train 'about 50 drug traffickers.'”

2/ "Workers on the farm told The Times that Ecuadorean soldiers arrived by helicopter ... doused several shelters and sheds with gasoline and ignited them after interrogating workers and beating four of them with the butts of their guns. .. later choked and subjected them to electrical shocks."

This is utterly extraordinary. If Hegseth et al got this wrong, think what else is happening with the drug boat strikes and much more. The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm. Gets worse as you read it. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers.

Important article that calls into question: 1) Nature of U.S. role in this operation 2) Identity of the target 3) Conduct of U.S. partner force

Israel's Channel 12 purports to have received a detailed 15-point peace plan that Trump has transmitted to the Iranians. www.mako.co.il/news-diploma...

Some joy in our city #flowers #parks

If a senator supports this unnecessary war then they should introduce an AUMF and vote to authorize—not shirk their constitutional duty by allowing POTUS to usurp their war powers.

Peter Thiel’s “Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company’s deepening reach into the British state, the Guardian can reveal.” 3/22/26

Some cats are just so damn cool.

Senate floor debate happening now.

“.. He fought back tears as he explained what was there before: two wooden shelters, an outpost to make cheese, sheds for his equipment. The horse paddock was spared, but the chicken coop was gone.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

#OnMyWalk to my favorite rose bush in my neighborhood! I love “cabbage” roses! This is probably a David Austin. Getting out to “smell the roses” is great for your brain in these turbulent times, as well as your bod! #BeKind Sending Love To You All💗🌷💗🐣💗🎉💗🥳💗🌷💗🐣💗🎉💗🥳💗🌷💗🐣💗🎉💗🥳💗🌷💗🐣💗🎉💗🥳💗🌷💗🐣

Nearly a quarter of a million Georgians have lost their health insurance just in the last three months.

Does not appear that POTUS's illegal and unnecessary war is boosting his popularity.

Kicking off the evening by catching up with some requests - this one by RJ Politano for some Brothers Gibb. #RadioFreeAmerica youtu.be/SkypZuY6ZvA?...

“The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence..” finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

might also be helpful to note how much money that exact guy has personally stuffed into the pockets of the trump family? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

The magnificent medieval Bodleian Library in Oxford this afternoon #medievalsky

BREAKING: Minnesota officials sue the Trump administration, accusing it of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers.

An ICE officer in Atlanta…standing…getting paid…to watch a TSA agent…not getting paid. Your tax dollars at work. #RadioFreeAmerica

Pleased to speak with the BBC about the law of war and Trump’s threat to attack Iranian power plants. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I cannot believe this.👀 You really must read. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This looks to be a fascinating series. Remember that old saying about history, repeating itself? Well here it is and explains a lot about our current situation. open.substack.com/pub/commonse...

"If this is worse than Watergate, isn't it about time we get to the primary source: Jack Smith under oath?" -- Durbin points out the ridiculousness of Republicans holding conspiracy hearings about Jack Smith while refusing to allow him to testify on camera

#Cats #CatsofBluesky #Catsky

FUN FACT: He advised Queen Elizabeth to pardon her son 3 years, 5 months & 12 days after she passed away. Please add "UNINFORMED" to my list. Thank you for your attention to this embarrassing matter.

“Chronic hunger” at American concentration camps reported by USA Today. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan

This is happening so you'll be too scared to vote. But they don't realize how profoundly this will backfire.

apnews.com/article/home... The contours of the deal under consideration would fund most of Homeland Security, but not one main part of ICE — the enforcement and removal operations that are core to Trump’s deportation agenda.

Morning's light reveals a vibrant, blooming grace, Bright snapdragons rise to claim their sunlit space. From the world’s cold glare, this garden offers sweet release, Where every petal whispers of a deep and quiet peace. #bluesky #love

On authoritarianism and fascism, Timothy Snyder is spot-fucking-on. 🎯🎯🎯👇

ICE's lawless and reckless behavior is the reason TSA agents are not getting paid. If there is so little for them to do we should claw back ICE funding.

Let’s play with me this morning. 🤪 ****** Jouons avec moi ce matin. 🤪

After a very long wait, Raphael finally visits the Met gothamist.com/arts-enterta...