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He is a proper man’s picture, but alas, who can converse with a dumb show?

US military says three of its service members killed in Iran operation Five additional personnel have been reported seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, US military said

THREE U.S. FATALITIES REPORTED

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The attack and killing of Iran’s supreme leader is a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security. It tramples on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and basic norms in international relations. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it. We urge for an immediate stop to the military operations, no further escalation of the tense situation and joint effort to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East and the world at large.

Beijing:

For the first time in months or maybe years, Ukraine is liberating more territory than it's losing, says Come Back Alive Foundation chief Taras Chmut. Russia lost the winter battle and Ukraine keeps fighting, he wrote on X.

We wouldn’t be where we are right now if Trump and the rest of the Epstein class had been held accountable for their crimes.

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

Did you know that the bees that need saving are NOT honeybees?

Honeybees are the dairy cows of bees. People brought them over from Europe to make us honey.

The problem with honeybees, esp in resource-limited ecosystems (like hey! cities!) is that they compete with our native bees for food.

#DailyPictureTheme #Rail One of my grandfather's many RR photos: Train from Col[umbus] Ave. Boston July 1914 Dana D. Goodwin photo.

A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation

Checking on 1 day old #kakapo chick Waa-A3-2026 in Waa's nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. We check the chicks twice in the first 4 days, and then less frequently as they get older. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

As I've said before, we should maintain a basic level of situational awareness regarding the doom

American taxpayers are paying this ICE-hole to walk up and down a residential street in Santa Ana, CA, spraying pepper spray for no reason whatsoever.

#ProudBlue #FuckICE #SantaAna

Antler with a wolf head carved into the base

It’s also always a joy to listen to and learn from Perry Ground of the Onondaga Nation. He shared nature art and stories from the Haudenosaunee, like this carving by Stan Hill. #art #Indigenous

I find the news very frightening right now, but one thing that helps me is noticing the birds all around me

Do you want a reason to spend 10 minutes a day noticing your local birds? Then join me for this spring’s #TenMinMerlin, using the (free) app Merlin to notice birds. No experience needed!

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Wildlife group sues to protect rare bird in coastal Virginia, North Carolina The population of Wayne’s warblers, which rely on wetland forests, has precipitously declined in recent years.

Based on genetic work from our lab .. let’s go! 🦉🧪

Have we ever bothered to notice there aren't any foreign military bases here in the United States but we've got them all over the world. Is this why we can recruit people to join the military by telling them they'll see the world if they do...

Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...

“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.

My entire adult life

Boston's Paul Revere Mall covered in snow.

It's 50 degrees today in Boston...but here is what the North End looked like a few days ago. Only in New England!

every single psycho thing Donald Trump does he does only because almost every single federally elected Republican has chosen unilaterally, independently, and with complete freedom to go along with it unconditionally

A very round white and brown shorebird stands on the sand with blurry ocean waves behind.

The news is terrible but I’m going to continue posting birds and frogs and flowers and the sky because looking at nature can help us keep going in the face of all the awful. Please take good care of yourselves

#birds 🌿

We are a global scourge but the world won’t do anything to stop us

Seems to be the pattern…

This winter storm has kept most of the usual critters away, but it didn't keep this ringtail from licking the iced-over watering pan.

Ringtail with its tongue sticking out

Ringtail with its tongue sticking out

A couple of early morning ringtail bleps.

Beautiful! Very much looking forward to the redbud blooming! ❤️

Heard Trump was talking about Massachusetts during the State of the Union.

Let me be clear: If he tries to hold our federal funding hostage based on a fabricated "fraud" crisis, we'll take him to court as we’ve done nearly 50 times already.

Congress appropriates funding, not the President.

Not the same guy, you brick-brained clown. The one who came to power in 1979 died 10 years later in ‘89.

Gyoza back there: “Hey but Churus and pets are acceptable” lol sweeties

~45 minutes outside Minneapolis this afternoon, a small but spirited crowd is gathered to protest outside the gates of Sherburne County Jail.

According to organizers: the jail has held an average of 131 ICE detainees daily for nearly 20 years. As of 2023, the jail makes $110 per detainee per day.