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Trump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your vote Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms.

Trump is setting the stage to claim extraordinary powers to take over the 2026 elections — from banning mail-in voting to imposing new obstacles to voter registration. All of this will be justified on the grounds of national security. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

My attempt at re-processing one of the iconic images from the Jupiter flyby of 2007.

New Horizons REDUX - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/uPkC5F

Israel & Saudi Arabia pushed the U.S. to attack Iran.

Netanyahu killed 72,000 people in Gaza, mostly women & children.

Saudi Arabia is a brutal dictatorship that allows no opposition.

These are the leaders who want to bring “freedom” to Iran?

Does anyone really believe that?

Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

The Clinton depositions have not been released by Republicans. We were supposed to have transcripts and video of both Hillary and Bill by now but of course - you already know what happening right?
#Epstein

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

JNCE_2019255_22C00024_V01 NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Jupiter - PJ22-24 - Detail - From Kevin M. Gill (kevinmgill.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2hgswQa

A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

Weathered Entrada Sandstone in the Fiery Furnace area of Arches National Park creates these delightfully whimsical towers of banded color.

#entradasandstone #fieryfurnace

The excluded Epstein files must be horrific. Hoping people are able to keep their eye on the ball, but wow....

Chuck Schumer asks how war with Iran is supposed to help with Americans’ rising grocery bills.

Call it Operation Epstein

On March 31, 2005, just minutes after the Cassini spacecraft's closest approach to Titan during the Titan (T-4) Flyby, Cassini viewed Saturn peeking through Titan's thick atmosphere. Saturn's rings are seen here casting dark, dramatic shadows across the planet's northern disk (upper left). This composite is made of images that were taken by the Cassini spacecraft's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on March 31, 2005 and received on Earth April 1, 2005. Cassini was approximately 1,200,000 km away from Saturn and 7,000 km away from Titan. The images were taken using red, green, and blue filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Ian Regan / Val Klavans

Saturn through Titan's haze - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/TbspjU

A calm sea with reflections of the aurora. A red channel marker and two fishing boats are also reflected. Above several arcs of green aurora, with green and faint red pillars above.

I’d been shooting the #aurora in RAW mode on the iPhone, and found I hadn’t processed this image. Hand held shot, 3s exposure. I liked the reflections in the sea. Taken on a Northern Lights cruise with the @gostargazing.bsky.social team on board. #astrophotography #heliophysics

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Everything seems awful and chaotic and powerless, so I am left to do what I can only do: share some beauty with the world. I have no wise words or platitudes, but I do have a camera and empathy. A shot from my first global geomagnetic storm (2024) 💛

#iceland #northernlights #aurora
#peace

Looking up Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah.

Cooper is comforted by ‘señor droolcup’ at the Roadhouse. Twin Peaks S02E07 - Lonely Souls.

Twin Peaks: Cooper is comforted by ‘señor droolcup’ at the Roadhouse.

I do not have a taco, but what if I did.

David Ellison will soon control CNN. In response, I wrote to Democracy Docket subscribers today about the importance and urgency of building a strong independent media ecosystem.

Whether it is Democracy Docket or another independent news outlet, please support one today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

A photograph of a small lane through fall trees

Driving aimlessly through Dash Point State Park, Washington
#photography #art #trees

Like waves crashing against the rocks, life can be harsh at times… 🌊 But the light rising on the horizon reminds us: Even the strongest storms cannot block the sun. 🌅✨

Like waves crashing against the rocks,
life can be harsh at times… 🌊
But the light rising on the horizon reminds us:
Even the strongest storms
cannot block the sun. 🌅✨

#sea #sunset #nature #ocean #sky #photography #photo #photos #travel #sun #Bluesky #Beautiful #BlueSkyArt #Lightroom #Cloud #Art

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran

Now look what your freakish obsession with those goddamned Epsom Files went and made him do!

You should be ashamed of yourselves!

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