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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.

And Now...
The Aurora Borealis
from Space!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

A tight cluster of aurora across the full spectrum in a single burst in the sky

Right. Erm. The sky is on fire.

X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...

As we’ve been saying for months, X’s new location feature is exposing what we’ve been warning about, many of the loudest MAGA accounts aren’t even in the USA. We’ve been tracking this behavior and helping people learn how to spot bot activity, and this update has made it easier than ever to see.

The long-nosed Pinocchio #chameleon is multiple species.
#Biologists have finally solved the century-old #reptilian mystery.

Link for more info and photos: www.popsci.com/environment/...

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

Finland ❤️ northern light

Finland ❤️ northern light

This is my kind of good trouble.

Photo of foothills shrouded in a light marine layer, with a sun-drenched Pacific Ocean at sunset in the background.

I snapped this one at sunset tonight from Figueroa Mountain Road in Santa Barbara County looking towards the Gaviota Coast. The distance between me and the boat is shockingly well over 30 miles! #Photography

Photo of a soft sunrise with pale blue sky, a horizontal line of gray clouds with a swirl at the middle above pine trees.

a soft sunrise, for you
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #sunrise #oregoncoast #pines #clouds #oregon

Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?

St Edward's Passage, Cambridge, watercolour drawing from 1991

Another older watercolour drawing showing St Edward's Passage in Cambridge next to the Arts Theatre and David's Bookshop when it had a shop on that side of the church (now it only has one on the other side)
#watercolour #fineart #cambridge

AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes."

Who remembers those early Palantir trades

Extreme Auroras seen tonight over Montana. 🐴 Go out and look up tonight. It is expected to be even more bright and vivid tonight. Red auroras occur about 125–250 miles high, green about 60–90 miles, and pink around 55–75 miles above Earth’s surface.

Extreme Auroras seen tonight over Montana. 🐴

Go out and look up tonight. It is expected to be even more bright and vivid tonight.

Red auroras occur about 125–250 miles high, green about 60–90 miles, and pink around 55–75 miles above Earth’s surface.

Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties While rare, avian influenza can spread from birds to people and make them sick.

The person here who'd previously been diagnosed with H5N5 died today.

Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties – KIRO 7 News Seattle share.google/pbCsCX2wHAoE...

A sketch in watercolour and Indian ink at London Embankment with pigeons

An older watercolour drawing from when I used to make frequent trips to sketch in London. This shows the Embankment with lots of pigeons, a pavement artist and a couple of Japanese young women on one of the benches. This was sold at an exhibition.
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour

How embarrassing.

Administration sources were all-in on this Russian wishlist until it was revealed that it was an *actual* Russian wishlist and not just the worst possible peace plan for Ukraine.

Superman edition found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new record after Man of Steel comic found in a California home is auctioned.

A Depression-era comic costing 10 cents is $2.34 in today's money.

Racial profiling is all they do. Lawless.

Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams

Small and smaller. Tiny snail hitching a ride from a bigger slug.
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #snails #Fibonaccisequence #animals #wildlife

Richmond Starbucks Baristas Join National Strike, Shutting Down Fan Store Richmond baristas at the Fan Starbucks have joined a national strike, shutting down one of the city’s busiest locations. Workers say Starbucks refuses to negotiate a fair contract, leaving the store l...

“We could have had a contract already,” she said. “We’re willing to work with the company. The company just doesn’t want to work with us.”

Another win!

"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Economy, affordability, Epstein....

A thunderstorm at sunset over Smith Rock State Park, summer of 2025.

One of the most exciting sunsets I've captured. A thunderstorm came rolling in just as the clouds started to change color. Smith Rock State Park in Oregon.

#lightning #sunset #photography #landscape #art #bluesky #oregon #canon

So apparently this is fine but Canadian governments using advertising to share views with Americans about trade is completely inappropriate.

Got it.