In many European regions, stories were told of the forest sprite, a mysterious woodland spirit who lived deep within the forests. Depending on the region, he was known by different names, but the concept of him was always the same: he was a part of the forest itself, not its ruler.

What a ridiculous response!

Mary Whyte (American, b.1953) "Red," 2009 Watercolor 18.5 x 18.5 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Attorneys for badass journalist Katie Phang have asked a federal judge this week to hold scumbag Todd Blanche in contempt and fine him $1,000 a day for every day he refuses to unredact and release the Epstein Files. Yes please. 👏👏👏

Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is questioning why Ottawa is shopping around its own plan to end discrimination against First Nations Children. She addressed Chiefs in assembly in Ottawa on Wednesday. www.aptnnews.ca?p=291511

Peter the frog

REP. @aoc.bsky.social on #MissingMitch McConnell: “People just go missing without explanation?? I don’t even know how this is legal. The line has been crossed. This is not normal. At all.” (From @therecount.com )

Mom Cat Love 💕

he’s 13 but suffers from an adorable case of permanent puppy face

🎯And here’s the most important issue of the truth.🎯

Dinner time!

Now they’re trying to convince us that a data center is not a data center?

The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award recognizes athletes whose impact reaches far beyond the game through leadership and service to their communities. A well-deserved honor for Stephen Curry 👏

Epstein survivor: We urge Senators Tillis and Cornyn to vote no on Todd Blanche’s nomination.

I like checking up on this tree. I don't think it has many years left, so I like to see the claimed 'Nova Scotia's oldest maple' while it's still vertical. The real age isn't known due to hollowing, but it's been known to be a noteworthily old tree since the 1800s so the estimate is just "over 300"

Hmm. Whitewashes, yoy say? Why would this regime do that. 🤷

Yesterday I saw someone selling a couple boxes to a store owner. Comics tpb etc. There was a chunk of 1930s/40s pulp magazines. I went in the next day and stuff in the boxes being parted out but no pulps, so I asked about them. “I put them in the trash” I said “can I have them?” And they got them.

The power of reggae music 🖤🙌🏾🫶🏾

Detainees held at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas report spoiled food, missed meals, denial of medical care, routine beatings, and near constant abuse. When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.

A New York packaging company and its CEO allegedly told workers to hide “Made In China” labels and cancel orders facing inspection.

“Canciones” is one of her best. But even after all the money Linda made for her label, they hated the idea of a Spanish-language album. “You owe me this,” she said. “Canciones” was for years “the biggest-selling non-English language album in US history, going double platinum and earning a Grammy” ✨

Bull

Maybe they could ask the man who wants to be Attorney General how he thinks the Department of Justice would prosecute someone who repeatedly lied under oath to a Senate committee in a confirmation hearing?

More than basketball 💙 Congratulations to Stephen Curry on being named this year's recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award!

BRING BACK HORNS IN MUSIC 🎺

The man asking to be America's top intelligence officer can't solve a mystery which has 81 million witnesses.

Happy Thursday morning from Brisbane.

The same folks who are *obsessed* with banning gender affirming care in civilian life are going to provide gender affirming care in the military. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Night y'all ✨️

He should just appoint someone.

It was a photo from his fall and rehab in 2023

HASSAN: If RFK ordered you to stop promoting flu vaccine during a deadly flu season, would you? S: We have to prioritize-- HASSAN: This isn't a hypothetical. RFK Jr in the middle of a deadly outbreak directed the CDC to do it. So would you? S: I don't speak in hypotheticals-- H: It happened!

I am enjoying the exquisite high that comes with good vet news after a period of intense worry. Marcel had his big follow up today and everything looked great. His heart showed none of the enlargement of last week, his lungs are now clear and normal. 🥹

Reno the frog

So conquer grief the way old trees conquer years: by growing rings around those tears. #vss365

📦I have now opted to be a personal organizer/packer of homes to be sold! LOL! A word of WARNING to some of you: NEVER HAVE ENOUGH DECORATIVE PILLOWS TO FILL A STANDARD U-HAUL!!! Decorative pillows and decorative candles seem to breed like rabbits!🙀 Crazy!

We're so fucked.

The important thing is they evacuated the engineers and abandoned 3 different trains full of Petro chemicals in the middle of a a cataclysmic wildfire. Good thing all those oil tanks are fireproof!

These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...

The owner didn't need to speak; the dog handled the entire situation Original post

His name is Peter and he works at the Old Florida Book Shop in Dania Beach, Florida. He loves reading Shakespeare.

I had to look twice. #Cat #Caturday

The cyclospora outbreak isn't only a public health issue. It's economic. Farms, produce suppliers, restaurants, grocery stores, are all going to take a hit (and likely already are) as fruits and vegetables go to waste and are left to rot because the trust is gone. If only we still had regulations...

‘No safe levels’: Former federal scientist warns Bill C-30 opens door for more pesticides in already broken regulatory system thepointer.com/article/2026...

The FIFA World Cup on Sunday in New York will be won by Spain. Tr*mp will be present during the ceremony. The Spanish King Felipe VI will be there as well as PM Pedro Sánchez and Tr*mp will be booed out of the stadium. I can't wait!!

Speaker Johnson frames reconciliation as debt reduction. It cuts taxes for the wealthy and slashes healthcare for everyone else. That's not debt reduction. That's redistribution. #FundHealthcareNotWars

Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch) – India's Tiny Ruby of the Grasslands