MKKlinger

So… not a hoax then?

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

The Orion Nebula.

Since I've got a bunch of new followers thanks to a quickly snapped photo of the Moon and Mercury last night that somehow blew up, here's an image of the Orion Nebula taken with a Seestar S50.

I was glad to be able to edit this to bring out a bit of the blue/green that is easily seen visually.

The U.K. arrests Price Andrew. Why shouldn’t the U.S. arrest King Trump, who appears to have done even worse? If no one is above the law, then no one is above the law

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Georgia lawmakers fight GOP voter suppression efforts with new state voting rights act The Georgia VRA faces an uphill battle in the General Assembly, where Republicans have a commanding control of both the House and Senate.

NEW: Democratic state lawmakers introduced a state-level voting rights act in Georgia, which seeks to protect the voting rights of Georgia’s Black voters whose right to vote has been under attack by the state’s Republican majority in recent years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Beluga Point just south of Anchorage Alaska. The white dots in the water are wild Beluga whales. Foreground includes yellow grass and pine trees overlooking a small bay. To the right, the coastline jets toward Anchorage.

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. —Shirley Chisholm

Pic of the day

#photography

Here’s hoping ALL our military KNOW that NO ONE especially a U.S. President can order or tell them who to vote for! Doing so is against the law and should be reported to military leadership!

Some day, and I hope very soon, Trump and the #GOP will finally realize that it is "We The People" that are the United States, not them. And it will be the United States that brings them all to justice. #MAGAIsADisease

AMERICANS DON'T WANT ICE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN AMERICA. WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.

“Illiberal governments tend to live or die by their ability to sustain corruption. They rely for support on a network of oligarchs, who in turn are tied to the administration’s success. It happened in Hungary, Turkey, Russia and increasingly, it is happening here.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

Moskowitz on Maria Bartiromo show's: "Americans voted to have people deported -- criminals and gang members -- they did not vote for people to be shot in the street by masked men. So I think Kristi Noem needs to go."

Surprise ICE warehouse could house up to 10,000 detainees for months at a time, new documents show After weeks of speculation about what the 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise might be used for, the documents confirm it will be retrofitted as an ICE detention center, potentially housing 7,00...

We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...

This is true

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Only 4 years old and looking for a loving home! Bio below please adopt her.

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Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
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digital drawing of a hare/rabbit framed with snowdrops

the first signs of spring ⚘

[ #art #creatureart ]

Magnificent!

Ben Smith: I don’t know if Stephen Miller resigns before the midterms, resigns after the midterms, or sticks around. But this feels like that moment when a president puts a lot of confidence in one adviser to steer national policy in a direction that turns out to be politically disastrous.

Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.

I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar

Daily

What’s one way we can rein in ICE?

We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty.

Watch.

So sick of stupid f*cking people who refuse to grasp the fact that the Constitution doesn't apply exclusively to American citizens, but to every person within the U.S. And they bask in the arrogance of ignorance. Is it any wonder that it's hard not to hate them.

Stephen Colbert responds to CBS disputing his claims that he was barred from airing the James Talarico interview:

"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."

He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.

Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search and rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.

"When Lewandowski was told Noem's personal items had been left behind, including a heated blanket, he yelled at Coast Guard staff

The pilot came out of cockpit to see what was happening & Lewandowski insisted plane return to collect Noem's items

When he refused, Lewandowski announced he was fired"

jesus

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...

Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...