J. V. Speyer

Having a good start to the weekend with the Widows Peak IPA at Widowmsker Brewing Company. Which is next to the place where the kid’s skates get sharpened. #drinklocal

Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America

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Mount Everest's Trash-Covered Slopes Are Being Cleaned by Drones High-flying unmanned aircraft are being used to whisk away garbage at one of the mountaineering camps on the highest peak on Earth.

Interesting article about trash. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Andry José Hernández Romero

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 48 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

Sticker for May Day parade starting at Ferry and Russell in Detroit, with a drawing of a big tank labeled "Ford" firing multiple cannons at picketing workers. Printed by the United Front May Day Committee.

Sticker for 1932 Detroit #MayDay parade. Printed 5 years before the @uaw.org formed and in the aftermath of the Ford Hunger March massacre, it speaks to the violence autoworkers endured to unionize their industry. From the Joe Brown Papers at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

The United States is not safe for foreign nationals. Avoid all travel to the US if not necessary. If you are inside the United States plan a safe and immediate exit. Let others know your location at all times and do not travel without your documentation.

That sentence is why I drink.

Happy birthday! Thank you for all you do !

Happy birthday to him!

Not terrifying at all…

Hope he’s feeling better soon! He’s a good guy.

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

Love and agree with you. Unfortunately your peers don’t seem interested in doing the same.

You’re still our choice!

Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?

#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.

People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!

Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

So don’t lick it, Karen!

Sssshhhhh

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Deadliest Israeli strike yet on central Beirut leaves gruesome scenes The massive Israeli strike hit the densely populated Basta Fawqa neighbourhood just before dawn on Saturday.

"We picked up a leg here, a hand here. We took out the bodies of three children yesterday. We found a dead older couple, both of them in wheelchairs," said Jaafar, an 18-year-old rescuer. "It was the worst scene yet."

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This is a real team effort, fellow patriots. 🇺🇸

This is my kid’s friend and my friends daughter. She is a great friend and she’s missing. If anyone in the Boston or Brockton area sees her, please call the number listed. We’re all worried for her. www.facebook.com/share/p/14i2...

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#Boston folks, this young man is missing and is likely with my friend’s missing daughter. If you see him, please contact the agency in the link.

Even my cat cringed.

But there's still that little morsel of hope!

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

Got this from, of all places, an astrology newsletter.

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On the other hand, the guy definitely didn’t seem quite right.

I guess I’m just posting as documentation. But here’s a picture of the dog in question, who is sweet as pie as long as you are me.

The dog is still barking. I can’t see or hear this guy anymore (or smell him, he reeked of old cigarettes). But the dog still thinks he’s here.

On the one hand, the dog barks like this any time the neighbors breathe outdoors so I’m trying not to panic.

2/3

So this door to door guy trying to sell Verizon products showed up. Kind of pushy. Tried to get in the house for water.

Here’s the thing. My dog dislikes outsiders. She’s been barking since he got near the property. (Outsiders = anyone who might try to get within 5’ of me).

1/?

HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech. On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book S…

If you’re a HarperCollins author, I strongly suggest getting together with your agent and sending a very strong preemptive “FUCK THIS” their way.
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Books are tools for liberation.