Penguin On A Bike

low tide and low sun paint necessary layers of infused grey and gold around that horizon line

necessary light

Repubs won’t even acknowledge that Dems are trying to keep health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for 20+ million Americans?

They are just going pretend that isn’t happening & keep repeating this “free healthcare for illegals” bs?

What do the 20+ million think about that?

If ACA subsidies expire, more Republicans will get hurt than Dems. R voters need to understand just how profoundly they will be impacted if their GOP leaders fail to act! They want to own the Libs? They won’t even be able to rent them if they lose their subsidies! 🤷‍♂️

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We need not point out that a president posting a video depicting his opponents as prey for the Grim Reaper and zombies outside the ‘unemployment office’ is the opposite of what we expect in a healthy democracy.

Arches National Park, Utah

North Window Arch - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2oepxk8

this is a great Jane Goodall story and also one of my favorite anecdotes from my beloved childhood copy of The Prehistory of the Far Side

Monterey Bay breakers under neon sky.

“The move was part of a broader, $26 billion funding freeze that was unveiled on Wednesday as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat, opens new tab to use the federal government shutdown to target Democratic priorities.”

As an example to us all, with grace and intelligence throughout her life 🌌🌌🌌

If you're blaming the Democrats for the shutdown of a government that is run entirely by Republicans, why stop there?

Go wild, man. Blame the shutdown on leprechauns, or the Seattle Mariners, or maybe the cast of "She's the Sheriff."

You've decided facts don't matter, so have some fun with it!

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Sacred places

Two observatory domes at the summit of a distant hill, silhouetted against a clear, starry sky crossed vertically by the colorful clouds of stars and dust at the core of the Milky Way galaxy. Photo: Bill Dunford

Still looking up.

McDonald Observatory, Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, Texas

#Wordlove34

Trump’s Eruption of Rage at Texas ICE Shooting Hints at a Darker Story To Trumpworld, the Dallas shooting appears to provide the perfect pretext to start silencing wholly lawful advocacy groups—for inciting “violence and terrorism.”

News --> Steve Bannon tells me he fully expects Trump to use the Texas ICE office shooting as the hook to unleash law enforcement on liberal immigration groups by connecting political violence to anti-ICE rhetoric.

This is going to get ugly. 1/

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Milky Way last week #astrophotography #milkyway #longexposure #photography #sonyalpha

Gustav Klimt : Pinewood, 1902

Egon Schiele, Trees Mirrored in a Pond, 1907

There are more hydrogen atoms in a single molecule of water than there are stars in the entire solar system.

This surreal Dancer Dynamic steel sculpture showcases an unprecedented abstract beauty. The artist weaves slender stainless steel wires into the image of a dancer through exquisite manual techniques. This surreal Dancer Dynamic steel sculpture wears a mesh dance skirt, giving people a feeling of being free in the air. This surreal Dancer Dynamic steel sculpture has a slightly mysterious face, and no clear facial features, but exudes a strong personality. Emphasizes the surreal atmosphere of the whole sculpture.

Regardt van der Meulen :
"Unraveled" Dancer Dynamic,
n.d.

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On this date in 1787, the United States Constitution is signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention.

Jackpine & Milky Way

#stars
#milkyway
#nightscapes
#astrophotography

A breathtaking Colorado sunset spreads across the mountains and open field, the horizon bursting with radiant colors — golden yellows, fiery oranges, deep reds, soft pinks, and streaks of dark sky above. The light rises upward like an explosion of color, filling the sky with passion and brilliance. The scene mirrors the feeling of overcoming doubt and standing in one’s courageous heart, shining with love, truth, and radiant strength. sky, sunset, clouds, dragon shape, dramatic sky, light and dark, orange glow, yellow horizon, reflection, mountains, Colorado, photography, outdoors, landscape, nature, inspiration, mindfulness, meditation, breath, stress relief, wellness, well-being, self-care, insights, healing, resilience, inner peace, balance, energy, poetic, beautiful sky, sunset reflection, mountain view, spiritual photo by Eric Meleney @redcranehealth

There are moments when the world tries to convince
you to shrink.
But within you lives a heart that is bold, radiant, and unbreakable.

#sunset #sky #photography #nature #colorado #inspiration #clouds #cloud #wellbeing #birds #reflection #photo #healing