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A spotted towhee is pictured perched on a tree branch, with other branches in the fore- and background. It’s facing to the left, seen in profile, with its beak open, singing. Its feathers are slightly fluffed out in the wind. The background is grayish blue sky.

A red winged blackbird is perched on a branch with green leaves on the ranch and blurred green grasses behind. The bird is seen in profile facing left, with its feet and back half largely covered by the leaves and branches. Its beak is wide open, calling.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #ShoutItOut birds calling out.

Spotted towhee singing its song
Red winged blackbird: get off my lawn

#birds #photography #sonyalpha @sonyalpha.bsky.social

Love this.

Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis — and the number continues to fluctuate.

Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Soldier Details Chilling Messaging From Higher-Ups About ‘God’s Plan’ In Iran: ‘It Shocked Many Of Us’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

No, the US Bombing of Iran is NOT ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’.

www.huffpost.com/entry/troops...

Every time the president of the United States announced he has been exonerated by the Epstein files, he should be asked what crime has he been exonerated?
Make him say it. Make him say it out loud.

What's shameful is: Speaker Johnson is not loyal to the constitution of the United States. He should be investigated for falsely swearing his oath of office

Just leaving this briefing from the Trump Admin on the war in Iran. My main question is: have you read the Constitution?

Because, this Administration provided no viable legal theory for why they acted unilaterally.

POLL: “Dems' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak… The path to 2026 doesn’t run through the center. It runs through the fight.” www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

tnsr.org/2019/11/the-...

Wherever there’s a profit to be made.

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

News Flash! A Billionaire owned newspaper comes out against taxing Billionaires!!!

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Dispatches from Minnesota: I can't even find words for how royally fucked everything coming out of our federal administration is. It feels like they're engaging in war crimes abroad to distract from the war they're waging against their own citizens.

This is why red states have higher voter apathy. Always shenanigans.

I feel bad for these folks just trying to exercise their constitutional right to vote and having to deal with this mess.

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Fucking Nazis.

The United States is encouraging everyone in the Middle East region to leave as soon as possible. There are 500K- 1M Americans in the region. The US is not providing any assistance on how to leave. This is the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight wrapped up in the Keystone Cops.

First, the FBI “directed” New York law enforcement to cease their Epstein investigations in 2019. Now, it has been revealed the state of New Mexico was also investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch in 2019, but the DOJ intervened and closed the case. trib.al/6PjH9aQ

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Yeah, hard to believe it’s real.

An immature little blue heron is standing amid green swamp plants, its legs and f the leaves hidden by the plants and partially underwater. Bird is seen in profile facing left in the right center of the frame. Rest of the frame is filled with swamp plants and grasses.

And indigo bunting is perched on an upright small branch, in profile facing left. Other branches with green leaves are visible to its left and slightly in front, while the rest of the frame is a mostly flat white sky.

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #Sideview and #Yellow for todays themes.

An immature Little Blue Heron and an Indigo Bunting, as none of my yellow birds were truly side views.

#birds #photography #sonyalpha

Opinion | The Whooping Crane Recovery Shows What We Stand to Lose

*Gift article* A good news article, which I figure we all can use about now. "As it turns out, when you see a whooping crane, you cannot doubt you are seeing one. No other living thing like it exists in all the world."
#Birds #Wetlands #EnvironmentalProtection #EndangeredSpecies

Screenshot of text: First, it’s a mistake to say that Trump got America into war on Saturday. What he did was respond to a war that Iran has been waging against the United States since 1979.

Cool hey did anything happen *before* 1979 between the United States and Iran

It’s not “the Department of War”

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.