"Seriously — just think about how stressed out you are right now. Now think about how unstressed you’ll be when you’re roasting marshmallows over a bonfire whose flames are fed by the nullified volumes of the United States Supreme Court Reporter."

The three high-school birders, dubbed The Pete Dunnelins, have one day to count as many bird species across the state of New Jersey as physically possible. Here's what it takes. n.pr/49IeEWd

Tehran, Iran. Photo by Akbar Mehrinezhad.

Important side topic: it should, or should not, be OK to name a baby girl Lola? Despite 3 generations in our fam, it still makes me twitch

Vanity disclosure: all recently posted photos are from my new PHONE, not 35mm camera w/multiple lenses. Excuse the imperfections. Or f*ck off.

As a former Texan, by all counts Texas should be a swing state and the current regime is spending a LOT of money to keep that from happening. If Texas were the firm red state people think it is, the stupid illegal redistricting would be a non-issue.

Gonna remind the whole of Bluesky, again, that journalistic norms of saying “Texas is doing this” and “Texas is doing that”, (when it’s the TX GOP only) cedes an entire population to white supremacy and erases the opposition that also represents Texas and the Texans that would be victimized.

A straggler from a few months ago, from the (relatively classy) Lakeway Goodwill, very near to my (stupendous life-changing) psychiatrist's office. Did the awesome Goodwill have anything to do w/me sticking w/her? Probably. If so, lucky me.

I am the child, on one side, of a woman who should probably not have had kids, much less 2 daughters 10 years and 2 fathers apart. Now all that's left is my (half)sister & I. And a niece I've barely known and her daughter, my grand-niece named after (our) mother, a child I've not yet I've met.

Not just under-babied. Blissfully never-babied.

All y'all who don't want anyone to comment, just gift you with RTs and likes? Blocked.

On 2nd unsuccessful goddamn day of trying to set up a goddamn stupid bird feeder/camera. I'm no tech savant but I'm usually much more savvy than this. Ready to throw bird feeder off deck into cedar scrub. New (ridiculously expensive) phone too, except I'm having to use it as goddamn hotspot.

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

#3 Leisurely turkey constitutional

Birds #2: It's ok, y'all just keep strolling along in the middle of the road... take your time

Birds du matin #1: turkeys

Fuck the reflecting pool

I feel ya buddy

Birds du jour: Peahen, Mute Swan, Killdeer. All solo.

FYI, few things will lift your spirits more than zooming along RR12 twixt Wimberley and Drippin' on a sunny day singing along to "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hari Krishna Beauregard." Can highly recommend.

This may mean nada to folks unfamiliar w/European/Spanish film or Latin music but two of the hottest most talented performers on Earth, Jorge Drexler and Leonor Watling, have been together for 20 years, raised 2 kids, and maintained careers. Nicely done, heterosexuals!

Trying to explain to my older conservative straight but music-loving sister how Closer to Fine, a song so ubiquitous that even she knows the words, is at once an anthem and a punch line in my community. Can't think of a fitting heterosexual analog but that's more of a me problem.

Get some rest y'all. Loveliness and peace and sadness from Amy Ray with vocal immaculada from her old pal the *divine* Kelly Hogan. A grown up lullaby: who among us doesn't need such? youtu.be/QUok7UlBaPQ?...

Y'all can have SATC, if you wish. I'll take Broad City's NYC

All together now! ... "But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥 #RefUKkers

It's Mother's Day. Here's to every single one of us who is a mum, was a mum, wanted to be a mum, who lost their mum, who deserved a better mum, who has the best mum, who wishes they'd known their mum. Be kind to yourselves today.

At least we can spell and punctuate correctly, Bill. This Guy, like all other This Guys who've taken the shot, apparently has no idea that every Texan (this was not to me) on social media has been insulted by This Guys meaner than him. Water off a duck's back, Bill. Step up your game, bro.

Still. Bronzed nimrod seems bound on destroying DHHS, firing droves of the seasoned experienced experts who know how to keep the government running, replacing them w/damaged amoral Cylons.

Everything is awful. Here's a baby goat with a tiny bouquet of flowers picked right out of the lawn at The Beer Garden

seriously, fuck RFKj

Sameen: you'll pay for this Pi: whuuhh?

RFKj decides anesthesia is over-used, urges patients to return to biting bullets.

Seriously, what's to stop RFKj from ginning up an advisory board to ban ANY drug they feel is "over-prescribed." Also, wtf does that mean? Is that class of drug over-prescribed compared to others? OR, too many people are on them?

No, you cannot just fucking ban prescribed medications! Like there aren't already issues with shortages.

Gratuitous & ridiculous & I barely teared up at all.

The world would be unbearable without David Attenborough & aren't we lucky to have him. Happy 100th birthday to such a great. youtu.be/enu-qR0H_uk?...

London honours David Attenborough on his 100th birthday - BBC News

Important feline anatomy

a magnificence of whiskers

Queen of all she surveys

Ahh the trailer for Blair's new podcast is here! #UglyDogs youtu.be/z5oT-DfJw84?...

Sometimes, she's sort of sweet

I'm on hold with rbfcu in the "I want to speak with a human being" line.

This investigation by @saulelbein.bsky.social is *crazy*

I'm just now seeing this (via Colbert). Holy crap what planet is he on?

Stephen Colbert will have one guest tonight as part of the show’s final run of episodes leading up to the series finale later this month. That guest is: President Barack Obama.

Don't call him the richest man in the world anymore. Call him a mass murderer.

A Harvard study just published estimates Elon Musk's destruction of USAID has already caused 600,000 deaths 2/3 of them children. That is his legacy in this world.