This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)

This is Daisy. She helped her human make the bed today. Through moral support. 13/10 (IG: daisyneverhelps)

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

We compiled our favorite moments of dogs enjoying snow this winter for you! We hope you love it ❤️ 14/10 for all

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

NEW: Natasha Korecki at NBC reports that in light of the SCOTUS tariff ruling, Gov. Pritzker sent President Donald Trump an invoice of $8.6 billion.

Authoritarian countries, in case anybody had to ask. Per chatgpt:

He reviewed pedophile Epstein in another of his shows as well, I can't find the link; I saw it on Jimmy Kimmel this week. Shows were 2019, 2020. Maybe je didn't accept his 2016 Valentine party invitation, so Oz poked the bear back.

This is Lexa. She really hopes you’ll be her valentine. Wouldn’t want to waste this look on just anybody. 14/10 (IG: bambiandlexa)

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

A beautiful person. A man who was strong, courageous and caring. Even those of us who never met him are the better for this world, because of him. May those who love him be comforted, somehow.

Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...

August 20, 1939 Cartoonist Clifford Berryman "It's a good act but it's hard on the spectators..."

Now this is what I call an effective strongly-worded letter. Well done, President and Secretary Clinton! static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

It's all according to script. Project 25 pdf page 222. Greenland, Russia, China, Arctic, Economy, Military:

Stephen Schwartz, composer of Wicked and Godspell, has rescinded his Kennedy Center dates. No doubt his events would sell out. Having performed orchestral arrangements for both as a violinist, I feel a certain “go get em yay!!” spirit to this wonderful composer. Don’t mess w the music!!

Here are my Top 5 Favorite Dog Stories of the Year!

It's all under control.

This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)

Powerful.

I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files. Change my mind.

Inigo Montoya hath spoken!

As of today, 2025-10-28, the USDA still has to make shit up, and also break laws, because they can't handle the truth.

Jack Bryan on Threads talks about how Frank Sinatra saved Don Rickles's life. Rickles said, "Some goons were beating me up. Frank comes over and says, 'Okay, guys, that's enough.'" Bryan says--with some truth--that he remembered that anecdote when Trump hogged the credit for ending the war in Gaza.

YAY CHICAGO!!!

"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ... 'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...

Breaching Humpback II Humpback whale encounter Husavik. After quite a few whale watching tours with Northsailing the first encounter of a breaching Humpback. #Humpback #breaching #Iceland #Nikon #Photography #Whale #Whalewatching #Husavik

This story made my eyes water. Hope the gift link works. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/b...

Here are some nice mushrooms

Beautiful humans doing good across hearts minds and continents. I watched the documentary as a cheerful vacation from other earthy worries. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Baldwin to RFK Jr: "Is funding for Alzheimer's research centers DEI? Because you're holding up $65m for 14 of those centers in 9 states, including UW Madison. Is funding for cancer centers DEI? Because you're holding up $47m in cancer center support grants at 9 cancer centers in 8 states."

This important program still going: The Monthly Newsletter of the Center for Countering Human Trafficking DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Homeland Security content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USD...

Photo I took when I lived on the Outer Banks. Went church visiting inland w one of the Episcopal priests. Easter for me remains a day of hope, resurrection and childhood family members' smiles.

"Time's arrow is not fixed."

This week I learned about the Schumann Resonances. NIH and others have researched how this 7.83 hertz affects humans. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10891

SPEAKER LINEUP FOR STAND UP FOR SCIENCE ☀️ Here's our list of current speakers—and it's still growing! Come tomorrow to hear some amazing speakers talk about science, their experiences, and the future. #standupforscience2025

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

For ADHD and related conditions, a study on lifespan. I first saw this new study on Dr. Russell Barkley's YouTube, where he delves into this recent study and the similar one he did years ago. Gift article, public library login. Great comments. #neurodivergent #ADHD www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/h...

Thank you Bishop Budde for having the grace, wisdom, and commitment to Christ to say what needed to be said. I am proud to be part of the Episcopal Church today. episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/01/21/w...