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Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 An Illinois jury has convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 for help.

BREAKING: An Illinois jury convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 asking for help.

They said it was a metaphor in the interview.

A macro photo, vertical orientation, of a jumping spider clinging head down to a smooth green leaf. The spider is boldly marked with black and white bands and stripes.

Here is your Sunday Spider, I think a Psecas chapoda jumping spider. From what I've read, they have a mutualistic relationship with a bromeliad, Bromelia balansae. The spiders live exclusively among the plant's spiny rosettes; in turn their debris/droppings feed the plant. #Arachtober #Bugsky 🌿🐙

A macro photo of a mottled, brownish-orange weevil atop a moss and lichen covered, tattered green leaf. The weevil is seen from a front 3/4 angle; it has a long, backward curved snout and very large, black compound eyes that take up virtually its whole head.

Here is your Wednesday Weevil, Watching Warily. Seen at night in a Costa Rican rainforest. Love the giant eyes on this little nugget of a beetle. 🐙🌿 🕶️

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

This is important.

Free shipping from @bookshop.org today and tomorrow if you, ya know, want to order books with free shipping from somewhere that isn't evil!

I have tried to give my credit card to the library more than once 🤦‍♀️

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Flowers on Friday

Gene therapy works- the challenge is to make these expensive therapies accessible to all who could benefit.

I bought one!! You should too!

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy

"Civility obsessives love a silver-tongued devil, wearing a nice suit, sporting a tidy haircut, while whispering sweet bigotries."

gifting this piece from Roxane Gay -
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Stephen Colbert, during last night’s show, invited The New Yorker’s editor to unveil the magazine’s next cover — a satirical illustration of Trump’s tiny hand hovering over the mute button of a remote control, a not-so-subtle jab at his obsession with silencing critics.

#222 The Joy Uprising / Edwin & Pete

#222 The Joy Uprising 🎉💪🙏💕❤️🤣

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#comic #cartoons #funny #comedy #webtoon #Art #EdwinAndPete #porch #metal #rock #love #freedom #peace #kindness #smile #hope #joy #rebellion #uprising

#217 Seeds of Defiance / Edwin & Pete

#217 Seeds of Defiance 🌱🔥🕊️💪❤️🤣

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#comic #cartoons #funny #comedy #webtoon #Art #EdwinAndPete #porch #metal #rock #love #freedom #peace #kindness #smile #hope #defiance

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Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

I am fascinated by this guy who was a Higher Ed administrator and has now moved into teaching classes as a faculty member. He is documenting his whole journey on TikTok. Over the summer, he had so much excitement 🧵

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

—Declaration of Independence, 1776

Digital illustration of a yellow-orange seahorse in front of coral and seaweed. On either side of the illustration are scallops and seaweed banners that have small invertebrates in them.

Seahorse feat. copepod, shrimp, and brine shrimp- all common foods for seahorses. And scallops bc they're pretty.

This artwork was commissioned via my Ko-fi page! If you're interested in something similar, pls check out my page or send me a message :)
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#sundayfishsketch 🦑🐠

Book shelf in my house that has a plastic owl and plastic rat skeleton. This owl has bones for feathers, the goofiest pelvis you’ve ever seen, really wonky ribs, no keel, and bone ears where owl feather tufts would be.

Fun fact: if you teach any type of organismal biology you can justify buying the inaccurate skeletons (to yourself) by saying “I’m bringing this to class and having students identify all the inaccuracies as a learning opportunity”

The students in my ornithology class loved it

Judge Orders Florida Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Protestor Released From Jail—Arrests Continue In the latest twist on DeSantis' war on Pride crosswalks in the state, a judge has ruled that police had no probable cause to arrest a sidewalk chalkers. Then, three more were arrested.

1. On Saturday, a judge ordered Pulse pride crosswalk protester released from jail.

Police arrested him after he chalked the bottom of his shoe in rainbow colors and walked across it.

Sunday, police arrested 3 more under the same charges.

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Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury

Keep reading, friends. 📚

I worked with an HIV vaccine group in the 80s fresh out of undergrad- this has been a long time coming. What fabulous news!

Despite backsliding in the US, global investment in renewable energy stayed strong in the first half of 2025. This is the energy of the future, and the GOP is letting the rest of the world develop it.