H. Davis Tucker

#Marineland

French Angelfish, Panama City Beach, FL....

Trump could soon make America’s refugee program a tool for white nationalism The White House is considering a plan to overhaul refugee admissions in favor of right-wing whites.

After bringing white South Africans to the United States as refugees earlier this year, the Trump administration has now granted protection to members of far-right European parties.

This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.

Abraham’s flu shot fickleness ignores Louisiana’s health care access issues • Louisiana Illuminator Dr. Ralph Abraham, Louisiana’s surgeon general, made it abundantly clear why the state would not promote the flu vaccine or hold events offering it to the public.

COMMENTARY from @greglarose.bsky.social: Through their highly questionable choice to shutter state flu vaccine campaigns, Dr. Abraham and the Landry administration have replaced “informed consent” with “only if we say it’s OK.” lailluminator.com/2025/10/17/l...

Attacks on America’s non-profits threaten basic rights and social cohesion, writes John Palfrey The foundation head says it’s not too late to fight back—just as free-thinkers did against McCarthyism

The foundation head says it’s not too late to fight back—just as free-thinkers did against McCarthyism

American protest is getting more playful. That doesn’t mean we’re not serious | Cas Holman Play makes us more agile and resilient. Bring on the frog costumes and naked cyclists

American protest is getting more playful. That doesn’t mean we’re not serious | Cas Holman

NO KINGS Northshore La · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** ## 🔥 PROTEST & RALLY — NO KINGS 2: POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE 🔥 📅 OCTOBER 18, 2025 📍 PROTEST & RALLY — Location: Zemurray Park, 400 S Oak St, Ha...

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A few more...

A few images from the Skeleton House on St. Charles in Uptown NOLA....

#Marinelife

Gulf Toadfish, Panama City Beach, FL....

A professor on Charlie Kirk's watchlist reflects on Kirk's death Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” tracks professors that some students see as leftist. A man on that list has spent years researching the group’s founder, Charlie Kirk, and is now worried abou...

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Is it going to be available on Nook?

#Marinelife

Spotted Scorpionfish; a bit closer...

#Marinelife

Spotted Scorpionfish; Panam City Beach, FL.....

Fishermen Pulled In an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica: ‘My God, What Is This?’

Fishermen Pulled In an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica: ‘My God, What Is This?’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Fuck that guy.

Fossilized fish trails reveal earliest steps out of water Possible lungfish tracks could push back animal migration onto land by 10 million years

www.science.org/content/arti...

Because bsky can always use more #herps...

Especially when a rare species of #herps is rediscovered.

I see them in Louisiana, but the brown seem more prevalent during the summer. I read that the greens are retreating to higher trees. They seem to dominate the lower area during spring and fall here.

#marinelife

White Grunt, Panama City Beach, FL.....

i was horrified to see chris smalls was taken into custody and it's not really in the news :(

Why your friends may be more susceptible to social influence than you are When it comes to susceptibility to influence on social media, "It's not just about who you are—it's about where you are in a network, and who you're connected to," said Luca Luceri, a lead scientist a...

Univ. of Southern California/Phys Dot Org:

Why your friends may be more susceptible to social influence than you are

#SocialMedia #Influencers
#Sociology #Psychology #USC

phys.org/news/2025-07...

We do not comply: how do we disrupt the momentum of Trump’s cruelty? | V (formerly Eve Ensler) Every day brings more devastation. But daily forms of rebellion can restore our sense of purpose

From my friends at @vdayorg.bsky.social

In @theguardian.com, V writes “Every day brings more devastation. But daily forms of rebellion can restore our sense of purpose…how do we become refusers, artists of disruption, interrupters of their hateful and life-destroying trajectory?”

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“A Small Cabal of Unqualified MAGA Extremists” Far-right ideological policies, pursued by inexperienced Trump appointees in their twenties, are behind the mass firings of career diplomats and services that predominantly serve minorities.

The Trump administration's chaotic State Department reorganization, which includes the termination of 1,350 professionals, has been predominantly inspired and executed by two twentysomethings who compensate for their lack of experience with nationalist extremism.  shero.substack.com/p/a-small-ca...

That's scary, yet familiar....

Yikes!

Agreed.

Good question. The only time I ever see that channel is when I'm staying at a hotel and channel surfing. I don't understand why it's called the History Channel.
I am aware of past studies about the attraction to soap operas and horror movies, but I don't know about those specific shows ..

They look like something from Oaxaca....