Frances Hill

Why are you like this, Steve?

Ukraine Was Supposed to Fall. Instead, It Rewrote Modern Warfare. Four years after the full-scale invasion, Ukraine still stands — and the West must decide whether it does too.

I was briefed Ukraine would crumble.
Four years later, Russia has lost over a million men — and Ukraine still stands.
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We need to be kinder to humans, the animals, and the Earth.

It really is that simple.

Mercury was only 50 arcminutes (0.8°) above a very young waxing crescent Moon this evening. KAS member Pete Mumbower captured this image from his home in Vicksburg, MI.

I get to work with one of best directors and ensemble cast of my career AND get a Spirit Award?!? Yes, please. 🙏

#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards

“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔

(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )

The whole sky just exploded in green here in Reykjavík. It was so bright, I didn't even need my flashlight to walk out to my neighborhood beach. It's rare when we get these whole sky engulfing shows.

This season has been something else.
#solarmaximum ftw!

#northernlights #aurora #iceland

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

2026 Olympic Games: Canada takes home bronze in women's slopestyle skiing | CBC

One of Canada's iconic moose 🫎 has been dubbed "Shane" by alpine skiers Kiki Alexander and Amelia Smart: "If you know, you know." #TeamCanada link in article below

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The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!

The geese from last month’s emergency rescue are doing well! We are not sure what we’re going to do with them, to be honest. We’re not set up to keep them permanently, but they would have died if we had not taken them from the homestead where they were found.

Photo of Valérie Maltais, speed skater, winning Team Canada's first medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in women's 3000m.

"Valérie Maltais has won Team Canada's first medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. She skated to bronze in the women's 3000m at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium with her time of 3:56.93.First medal for Team Canada!" -Team Canada

4-0 Canada Wins vs Switzerland #Olympics #TeamCanada #Hockey 🥅🏒🇨🇦🍁💪🏻 #GoCanadaGo

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Photographer's Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight Flying fox mother carries her pup in a rare shot by Chris Bray on Christmas Island.

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China's Reusable Spaceplane Departs Jiuquan to Begin Fourth Mission [Long March 2F/T] The anonymous Reusable Experimental Spacecraft has entered low Earth orbit again, where it will operate for many weeks.

China's Reusable Experimental Spacecraft is in orbit for its fourth mission, following a quiet launch out of Jiuquan a short while ago

Details -> www.china-in-space.com/p/chinas-reu...

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Good morning. It's freezing cold outside so I'll run a couple of quick errands later and then stay home for the day to work on some crafts and read this evening. Whatever your plans are, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

THIS 👇 IS TRUE.......

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing

Volunteers wanted to to live on Skomer Island and count puffins Successful applicants will spend several months helping conservation efforts on Skomer Island.

OH BOY, AM I EVER www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Imagine driving down the Miracle Mile in 1967 and seeing this in your rearview mirror...

Fear not, it's just sculptor Howard Ball in a VW towing one of his fiberglass mammoths to be installed at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Mona's Quilt & Jam Shop - A Fogo Island Crafts Shop Shipping Cost Included In Price Bed Size: Double Materials: 100% Cotton & Flannel Backing Measurements: 71×87inch *All Measurements Are Approximations* SKU#: D3

Think I can get my doctor to write me a prescription for a puffin quilt? I'm sure my health spending account will cover that, right?

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Photo of a sunrise - a large cedar tree, black in silhouette in the foreground, with a vividly coloured sunrise in the background. Yellow at the horizon line and changing to pinks, oranges, blues, & purple reflecting off the clouds.

sunrise jan. 29/24
(unedited, no filters)
#sunrise #photography #WestCoastKin

A drawing of Alex Pretti carrying an old person wrapped in an American flag. He is saying - ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got you.’

If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.

Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) A photographer Fay was visiting a park when a friendly robin came over and nestled right atop her camera near the warmth of her jacket.

Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.