Around Portland. The Springwater Trail is a treasure. Walked 12 miles, much of it wooded. 1/2
New from 404 Media: here is the memo approving ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot in the Senate. Raises questions about how sensitive data will be handled; memo says staff can use AI in all sorts of work, like drafting, research, etc. Has been approved to use "Senate data" www.404media.co/heres-the-me...
Anyway, u can pick ur friends
U can pick ur nose
But u can't pick Big Friend's nose cause u will straight up get yelled at
startin the sailor who fell from grace with the sea.. just really taken with this passage
When USL players stand still, all 15 million members of America’s unions stand with them!
We’re in solidarity with you, Mitchell Taintor, and all USL players as they stand up for the professional standards they need and deserve. ✊
older photo, missing snow, and that window is nearly closed for this winter.
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#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #WomensArtBlueSky #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Oregon #River #Snow
Sen. Joni Ernst: "People are split on this, but they understand the threat to the homeland and if we want to protect Americans here, we have to send our service men abroad"
On a walk around #Conwy yesterday, I spotted something I hadn't noticed before. This magnificent #Gothic railway arch, built in 1840, through the #Medieval walls. It even continues the castellated parapet! Zoom in, and you can see where bits were chipped away as trains got bigger! #photograph #photo
This is the largest jackpot prize of 2025 so far and the biggest Mega Millions prize since a ticket buyer from Georgia won a $983 million prize in November last year.
US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran.
Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it.
When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war?
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written.
Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do
Mine #WhiskersWednesday good nite to you all. Hope you have sweetest dreams & peaceful sleep. Family sends hugs & extra love 💤💙💤
Ursula, punching ball per tutte le stagioni
Ennesima crisi energetica in faccia all'Europa. L'ennesima gemella Von der Leyen tenta di aggiornare la retorica ufficiale ma viene rampognata a turno da tutti
Pastel still life, including a nice vase bought in a shop attached to an auction house, some ranunculus flowers, alstroemeria and an iris. The dried items on the right came from a bag of pot pourri. This was probably sold at a Cambridge Drawing Society exhibition.
#pastel #flowers
The face of a girl who dropped a slice of street pizza when told to on our walk.
BOLDUAN: Iran just said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel. Do you agree people need to be prepared for that?
CHRIS WRIGHT: We're going through short-term energy disruption for long-term gain
BOLDUAN: Could that mean $200 a barrel?
WRIGHT: Um. I would say unlikely.
Sometimes I don’t make my bed. Ask Mercury, Coco, and Spaghetti the Cat why, and they will say “Meow.”
Still looking v wintry here in Durham (NE England not USA). Small signs of spring coming though.
“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...
Oh wow. The Dodgers aren’t going to the White House when they play the Nationals in early April. According to Bill Plunkett, a separate trip will be planned for the summer. IMO this is pretty smart to not go right now, of all times to not go. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/11/d...
A congressional committee found that controversial practices like adding diagnoses in Medicare Advantage triggered higher bills for America’s seniors. on.wsj.com/4syRrwJ
