Hank Heijink

The image is an X post by The Bulwark (@BulwarkO ) from 10 hours ago, stating: "I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook." The post includes a verified badge and a ship logo.

Apple caved to the Trump DOJ and removed the anti-ICE apps from its App Store. Cowardice.

Our country is being governed by idiots, but here is a heron taking off.

Dutch TV’s take on Disney trashing the First Amendment — by pulling Jimmy Kimmel to appease a thin-skinned autocrat — is something to behold.

🎬Arjen Lubach

No, it’s vitameatavegamin. Fits the quackery better than actual drugs. This schmuck seems limitless in his ignorance and malevolence.

I’d like a lion fresco. You’ve seen lions before?

Oh yes. Not to worry.

Got a vaccine this morning that knocked me over (shingles vaccines are no joke). Hanging on the couch is pretty nice with some company though.

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

This guy (girl? Not up on owl sexes) sat there for an hour and a half, grooming his feathers and looking majestic. I hear him every night, but this is the first time I’ve see our resident great horned owl.

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Lisa Kudrow nailed it! This was the best
Republican impersonation I have ever seen, I was even getting upset thinking this was real. Love it!

Israel is starving Gaza | Editorial ***

Gaza is starving, and Israel is responsible.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

When a Gaza cease-fire is signed, Israelis will have to face just how much we lost the war | Opinion ***

"A moral failure of unspeakable proportions, the Gaza war is also the result of a tactical, strategic and military failure. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza because it has proved unable to defeat Hamas by force of arms."
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Picture of bird. Text is Plain Chachalaca. Ortalis vetula. To 2 ft. (60 cm) Comment above reads "Les flamboyant relative of the Boom Chachalaca"

I didn't do it, but I wish I had.

You Can’t See My Disability — But How I Talk About It Has Changed My Life "I now wear my misfit status on my sleeve — or rather, on the tip of my tongue."

My friend Dongmyung wrote an essay in the Huffington Post. Worth a read!

"Ok, spam email is all set. We just need an American name for the sender. What do you think?"
"How about John Doe? Seems pretty common."
"Brilliant! Should we capitalize the name?"
"Nah, if they fall for this, the capitals aren't going to make a difference."

(5) End of quote. I feel this is very relevant to the current state of the world. Republicans think of immigrants as things. Netanyahu thinks of Palestinians as things. The Supreme Court conservatives seem to think of all people as things. Once you stop seeing people as people, you're lost.

(4) “No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”

“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes—”

“But they starts with thinking about people as things.”

(3) “There’s no greys, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”

“It’s a lot more complicated than that—”

(2) "There is a very interesting debate raging at the moment about the nature of sin, for example.”

“And what do they think? Against it, are they?”

“It’s not as simple as that. It’s not a black and white issue. There are so many shades of grey.”

“Nope.”

“Pardon?”

(1) This is a quote from Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum, a fantasy novel. Pratchett isn't literature, but it's a fun read and he occasionally hits the nail exactly on the head. This is a discussion about sin between a priest and a witch. The witch represents the moral center of the novel.

I've been missing for a while here. It's because I can't bring myself to post pet pictures when every day brings a new disaster somewhere. I'm also hesitant to post about that, because I'm too angry to be civil about it. [Insert string of curses here.] Instead, I'll share something else in 🧵

Today’s subject in Poppy’s course on camouflage is chameleons. She learns by imitation, as you can see, and she’s hopeful for a high grade.

My first snorkeling expedition was not a success. Did not find Nemo, did get water in my ears. At least my paws were nice and cool.

This tweet aged like milk in the sun

Yes, I know he’s not behind bars, but as Junior’s counsel, I keep an eye on his wellbeing. There have to be some places in this benighted country where lawyers know what’s happening to their clients.

For dessert, the chef recommends the chat couché.

I thought I’d share how I train Pippin not to do something, which has proved pretty successful:

1. Shoo pippin away gently
2. Repeat every few minutes until it works (it won’t) or until you’re tired of it
3. Convince yourself that it’s actually fine that Pippin does it
4. Declare victory

The Vitruvian cat

Republicans in power seem to be against the arts, education, immigrants, science, LGBTQIA+ people, the law and the constitution, taxes, social programs, and I’m probably missing quite a few. In sum, they seem to be against a functioning country and what makes life worth living. I’m so at a loss.