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Photo of a left hand holding a diecut sticker. The sticker is a holographic tiger drawing.

Sticker of the Day!

This is my holographic sticker based on my drawing of a tiger!

www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...

#art #sticker #tiger

What Catherine Leroy’s Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War Fifty years after its horrors, we know that the press helped to turn public opinion against the conflict. That’s because war is hell, and hell is photogenic.

At 21, Catherine Leroy saved up to buy a Leica and a one-way ticket to Saigon—and became one of the most celebrated and fearless photojournalists of the Vietnam War.

How to Improve Inflation Targets Without Inciting the Bond Vigilantes Central banks need to upgrade their monetary policy mechanisms without frightening the market horses.

Central banks need to upgrade their monetary policy mechanisms without getting attacked by the bond vigilantes

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Autism advocate calls Trump's statements on the condition 'stigmatizing'

PBS NewsHour. “Autism Advocate Calls Trump’s Statements on the Condition “Stigmatizing.”” YouTube, 25 Sept. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLBDnCtVwA.

YouTube video by Associated Press Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong with massive waves and trees blown down

Associated Press. “Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Hong Kong with Massive Waves and Trees Blown Down.” YouTube, 24 Sept. 2025.

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English Lithuanian schoolchildren taught to fly drones in order to strengthen defense capabilities

FRANCE 24 English. “Lithuanian Schoolchildren Taught to Fly Drones in Order to Strengthen Defense Capabilities.” YouTube, 22 Sept. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICHnth0iIKM.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Federal funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research ‘taking away hope’ from families

PBS NewsHour. “Federal Funding Cuts to Pediatric Brain Cancer Research “Taking Away Hope” from Families.”

Paris is autumn. I love painting the yellows of autumn but I am missing summer. #watercolour #watercolor #paris

YouTube video by CBC News How far are cities willing to go to address crime? | The Current

CBC News. “How Far Are Cities Willing to Go to Address Crime? | the Current.” YouTube, 19 Sept. 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9lT...

Lovely fellow indeed! What a wonderful tribute to all of that energy!

Painting of a cat named KeeKee wearing a blue bow tie and a Japanese postal cap. The @joyousjoyfuljoyness watermark is at the bottom right.

My painting of KeeKee, may he rest in peace!

#cat #art #painting #commissions #catart

Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas The heads of UK physics departments say their subject is facing a national crisis as one in four warns that their university departments are in danger of closing because of funding pressures. In an anonymous survey of department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced. Continue reading...

Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds

The Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. That same year, a new method of constitutional interpretation was put forward. This would become known as originalism.

Jill Lepore on how the radical philosophy has undermined the Constitution: https://theatln.tc/ezc53Llb

Opinion | How We the People Lost Control of Our Lives, and How We Can Get It Back Start with a constitutional convention.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

In 2016, Sam Altman sought a way to bring A.I. to the world democratically. “No such world-governance board was ever established,” and tech companies are still deciding what happens to the rest of us, Jill Lepore writes in a guest essay. “It doesn’t have to be this way.”

New books this week: The case for the Constitution, and a celebration of chosen family Jill Lepore writes about the strength and stability of America's founding document — and its capacity for change. And Angela Flournoy tracks the friendship of five young Black women over 20 years.

Jill Lepore writes about the strength and stability of America's founding document — and its capacity for change. And Angela Flournoy tracks the friendship of five young Black women over 20 years.

In this week's 1-on-1, Harvard historian & New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore joins Harry for a riveting deep dive into the Constitution’s crisis of legitimacy.

When a constitution can no longer be amended, Lepore argues, it ceases to belong to the people. Link: bit.ly/LeporeTF

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in 'We the People'

PBS NewsHour. “Historian Jill Lepore Explores the Constitution and Its Interpretations in “We the People.”” YouTube, 19 Sept. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-zPqPWCjhk.

A very hairy Mary! Penitent Magdalene, clad entirely in her own abundant tresses, by Alejandro de Loarte of Toledo. His day is today.

Photo of a sculpture in a grassy gield, of a figure facing right created with rust coloured metal parts giving the impression of the subject being blown by a strong wind

Penny Hardy, You Blew Me Away, 2014 #womensart #FridayFeeling

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.

And maybe just one more . . .
Characteristically outstanding Robert Redford roundup via @dwhdaily.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...

YouTube video by Library of Congress Geena Davis Makes Space with Her Picture Book

Geena Davis discusses her new self-illustrated children's book, "The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page," with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett."

A close up color photo of a flower with many bright pink petals. The background is blurry but green. Photo by me

If I were a wee Bumblebee, I would definitely get cozy inside one of these petals and bed down for the night {bonne nuit, mes amis}
#bloomscrolling #macro #photography

I'm not gone. I'm just on the other side.
#dralex
#photography

A small brown Dunnock with finely patterned feathers in shades of brown and gray, standing on a mossy surface against a dark blurred background. The bird has a sharp beak and an alert expression, with its body angled slightly to the side.

Good morning. #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #cute Show me your cutest bird pic/ artwork. Any one who has followed me a while knows how much I love these little ones. Dunnock #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Jimmy Kimmel deserves better than this. He’s a class act. Case in point - after my first appearance on his show back in 2018, he very thoughtfully asked whether I was receiving adequate security at that time, as Trump was repeatedly smearing journalists as “the enemy of the people,”

Nice try. I said wordless.

#WordlessWednesday

“Ethereal Silence” 🌈

Photography by Benjamin Wolf @benjaminwolf__ [IG]

#photography #fishing #rainbow

Red, orange, yellow flower. Dark green background

Dahlia

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

What just happened, in short, shows how far down the authoritarian road the United States has traveled in just eight months. Read the full story: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/fryLLE