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Oregon Lupine

It's spring in Oregon's high desert. Lupine on Crooked River Natl. Grassland.

My favorite mosquito. Haven't seen that name in years.

Ravens soar crows don't. Also, if you're around ravens, you're in a good place. (Except I saw one in downtown Minneapolis in the 70s.)

Saw the same thing in Central Oregon. I thought the goose was too big to be eagle prey.

My students gave me the shirt.

Looked on Google Earth...they're doing great.

Putin Agrees to Negotiate with Musk over Ownership of Trump The negotiations are proving contentious.

“For his part, Musk claims that he purchased Trump outright by spending nearly $300 million on his 2024 campaign.” - @borowitzreport.bsky.social

I collected acorns for years and planted them in my yard in Escondido. Hope they're still there, I moved away.

So do I have this right? 60 years of civil rights progress down the drain?

I own the domain winterwren.com for a reason. Whenever you hear one, you are in a good place.

Are there people who actually believed Trump when he said he didn't know anything about Project 2025? Genuinely surprised

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Trump is attacking the FBI and his supporters use the rationale that it’s necessary because people no longer trust the FBI - conveniently ignoring that people don’t trust the FBI because Trump and his ppl have spent years attacking it

You know, all the people who soiled their reputations working for Trump‘s first administration but aren’t working in his second have to be thinking right now, “Man, this buffoon is making us look really good by doing all the crazy shit we kept him from doing last time!”

Bagdad Barbie!

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

Saw that picture and my brain said "Beetle". Then it asked what is that called? And my brain thought for a second and said "scutellum"! Took Insect Morphology 54 years ago. Other times I don't know what day it is.

Look at www.waynesword.net. Retired botanist in San Marcos, he's a great photographer.

Trump is not just dumb, he's evil. He's a Russian asset, and the Kremlin has been spreading antivaxx propaganda since before the internet, to increase deaths from preventable diseases in the west.

Trump is helping Putin kill Americans. Just like during Covid when his lies killed 1 million Americans

very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman

Insulin costs $2 to make.

Biden ordered an end to big pharma's corrupt price gouging and capped the price of insulin at $35 per month. Good man.

Trump undid Biden's price cap, and the price of insulin will now go back up to $1500 per month.

Good job, MAGA dumbfucks.

Special Counsel report: The incoming president of the United States would have been convicted of violent crimes against the Constitution if his case had been brought in a timelier manner.

The capitulation is complete. Jodi Ernst signals her support of Pete Hegseth, an alleged sexual predator. Ernst, a veteran and a survivor of sexual assault, has no principles. She's chosen to risk our national security by installing an unqualified hack to preserve her power.

I run through the gears every day in my Wrangler. Had to search for a manual. We're still out here.

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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