85% of >7200 California schools experienced tree loss from 2018-2022, and some Central Valley school districts lost 25% of their tree cover. Schools had less than half the tree cover of surrounding urban areas. eos.org/articles/cal...

There's snow up there in them there hills. Just enough to brighten things up. #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin (I might be getting ahead of myself a bit, but I'm sure it's Friday somewhere already! 😉❄️)

Moody Forests of the PNW 🌿 Photo by: Andrew T Kearns #NativeCollective #Photography #Community

The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of

~✨Good Morning✨~ Forcing survivors to watch their pain debated and dissected is not justice—it’s retraumatization. Thanks for stopping by.♥️ #kindnessmatters #mentalhealthmatters #pinks

And soon enough….

' Ignoranus '

Dear Politicians, PLEASE do not use "thoughts and prayers" when commenting on the latest gun slaughter . It has lost its meaning and is code for we are powerless to help. We are sick to death of you not finding a way to ban assault weapons and strengthen gun laws. Sincerely, Majority of Americans

📸 Probably my favourite shot from this week. Wild creatures, I just love you so much. #photography #science

Another of the beautiful red-tipped Cladonia lichens. #Newfoundland, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends While #hiking

Land before time: Exploring the many layers of Anticosti Island A visit to #Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to ancient fossils, storied shipwrecks — and more deer than people canadiangeographic.ca/articles/lan...

The Grey Ghost - Northern Harrier (male) #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #northernharrier

“The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.” - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, 1967. Democracy depends on the exchange of ideas. Our government must stop silencing dissent.

Blacktail Deer🦌🦌🦌on the rocky shores of Puget Sound, Washington They like to lick the salt off the rocks.

Good morning, Bluesky! Crystal clear skies and a bit cool this morning (36f). Olympic Mountains, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Washington

This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history

An Osprey doing what an Osprey does… #bird #birdoftheday #birdphoto #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #nature #wildife #osprey #birdofprey

Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply. This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable. The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion. Release the files. Immediately.

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

The name Adolph fell into disregard and his own family members changed their names and had no children.

Throwback to the most peaceful sunrise

Simplicity brings out the details

Everything Trump does seems to be either a scam, a con job, a fraud, a lie, or pure bullshit. He takes Congressionally approved funds from one area and reallocates them to another, all to mislead the nation into believing he's providing the troops with something extra.

The most brutal way of telling someone they’re a few sandwiches short of a picnic that I’ve heard in French is t’es pas la truite la plus oxygénée de la rivière. It means “you’re not the most oxygenated trout in the river.” * read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…

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High elevation forest, Mt. Mitchell, Black Mountains, NC

it was probably a mistake teaching him to read

This morning's sunrise in Oshawa. #Photography #Sunrise #EastCoastKin

Anybody else having problems with their account today? I am. My account suddenly got a new name ("Because"), posts have disappeared, then it goes radio silent, then only a few alerts show up at a time. Crazy...

Mother in the nest with her chicks. Cladonia #lichen with a little nearby Juniper Haircap Moss. Northwest Territories, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #botany

Horse #photography, #365photodgraphy2025, #potd2025, #photoaday, #everydayphotographer, #photooftheday, #pad2025-352, #horse, #morningwalk

Barred antshrike #birdoftheday

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(Vindictive) Morons Are Governing America (MAGA) HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The move is an escalation in the agency’s clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Lightning + UICM

Good point...

He is just so vulgar !! He disgusts me!!!🤬🤬🤬 www.aol.com/articles/tru...

It can’t be easy to be this bad.

Sometimes called (in China) Snakehead Moth. Protective coloration.

Hot wings

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

cotton candy over the Salish Sea december 17/25 #photography #sunrise #yyj #skyscape #WestCoastKin