Michelle Obama, Princeton, Harvard. Ketanji Brown Jackson, Harvard, SCOTUS. Joy Reid, Harvard. Sheila Jackson Lee, Yale, U.S. Congress. Charlie Kirk, 1 semester at Harper Junior College. I grew up by Harper, and we mocked it in the '70s as "a high school with ashtrays."

Feeling like the news cycle is too rapid fire lately.

Sen Mike Lee (R-UT) reflects the world of Utah in which gun violence, racism, curious sexual repression, Mormon religion and heady amounts of porn (of which Utah is the nation's number one consumer) swirl, and which is the world that produced Tyler Robinson. A freak show or the new American normal?

He was gunned down, and the right responds by blaming Dems & BIPOC. The media’s a willing participant, sanitizing his record & assisting in building him a martyr’s halo instead of confronting the environment that breeds this violence. Trump’s campaign was built on “they’re taking what’s yours” 6/5

Coral snake I spotted near my trash cans. I let it slither off as it seemed to be on its way out, I hope.

Strange place for baseball signals

a weird yell took down Howard Dean, but a depraved book from one of the worst sex traffickers of teens that contains a disgusting handwritten note from the current president, who is also an adjudicated rapist, causes the GOP to unite to protect him the parties are not the same

The same Supreme Court that said it is unreasonable to consider race when giving kids access to education, has said it's reasonable to consider race when looking to remove someone from the country. Funny how that works.

Conservation advocates said that there is no national security justification for building a wall through the national wildlife refuge. They warn that the wall will threaten wildlife and cut off communities from the Rio Grande.

Interesting! Sunlight breaking the rock. -credits: joemyheck

The US has gone far beyond parody

I used to like living here. I no longer feel that way. Not at all

This 🤡 seriously consider himself a great president? In my lifetime he's been the absolute worst. No class, manners, diplomacy, education, military service. A convicted sex offender, tax cheat, business fraud, thief and carnival barker huckster. Anyone who's been around awhile despised him long ago.

MFer COOKED here

What’s it going to take? I think about this every damn day

i will never not be amused by how the conservative world is governed by the kind of “affirmative action” they say happens in mainstream institutions. totally unqualified dipshits are handed the keys to institutions because they say the right thing and have the right look.

A lot of Responsible Adults thinks that being willing to do horrible things in moderation is a sign of balance, maturity, and strength. Only silly weak children would be foolish enough to just not do horrible things in the first place.

More Palestinian children dying of starvation. Netanyahu‘s spokesperson keeps lying and his war by starvation keeps killing. Trump, once again, too weak to stand up to Netanyahu, is a willing accomplice. Belated, token airdrops offer, no aid any of the sick, disabled, and elderly still alive.

You shouldn’t be charged more or paid less because of your ZIP code or search history. I just introduced a bill to ban “surveillance pricing” — when corporations use your data to hike up prices or cut your wages. It’s invasive. It’s exploitative. And it needs to end.

Yep. Corruption, all right out in the open.👇

From the archive: this shape #birds

My shala in the desert

My yoga teacher: now hold this position for 3 to 5 breaths. Me: breathes in and out 18 times. Yoga teacher: one more breath.

Congress is voting on the Defense Appropriations bill this week to fund endless wars. How do we always find money for war but never enough money for the children, the poor, and the hungry?

maga is stage four national cancer

My heart is with everyone impacted by the devastating floods across Texas—those who have lost loved ones & those still searching. Many of the impacted families are from right here in Dallas. We’re mourning with you and praying for comfort, healing, & peace in the days ahead. TX-30 stands with you.

My guess is a higher percentage of ICE agents have criminal records than the people they are detaining.

Fresh cicada curing on my fence right now

This is Lola. She is one of the most skilled soccer dribblers we've ever seen, so it makes sense that she's already capturing footage for her documentary. 14/10

Pick politicians like that too 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks to @lightroom.adobe.com I was able to edit this into a useable image… Elf Owl! 🦉🪶🌵🌙

sunset Avocets...one formal portrait and one less so😂 #birds

Crawfish keeping an eye out for me while hiding. Dragonfly larvae swim by. #crawfish #crayfish #hiking

While common here, the Stellar's Jay is an objectively beautiful bird! 🦜 🦉 🦅 🐤 🐦 🦚 🪶 . 📷 Canon 5D Mark III Canon 400mm f/5.6L USM M, f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 320, 400mm 7/19/17 Northern California . @canonusa.bsky.social . #birds #bird #photography #ornathology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography

Walking the dog where we can stay cool in this heat #hiking

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms and mother-figures! Michelle, the girls and I are so lucky to have you in our lives. We love you.

Found this sweet nest today, will try to go back in a week to spy on progress

On the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, I'm thinking of 14-year-old Emily Pike—a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe who was brutally murdered earlier this year. Her case remains unsolved.

Qi Baishi, Chinese (1863-1957), Amaranth and Shrimps, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, 101.6 x 33.9 cm, private collection

Beautiful inside and out #garden #succulents #bloom #may

We've been inoculated against shock when it comes to this spectacle of a man.

Ukraine journalist who died in Russian captivity was tortured and had her organs removed www.cbsnews.com/news/viktori...

Purple Martin #birds