Scott Estes

A photograph of one red fall leaf.

When you focus on one thing and it becomes beautiful. #spokane #fall #photography #gonzaga

Groovy #blackandwhite #monochrome

The Gospel of Professional Christian Mike Johnson:

The woke pope Pope Leo XIV is infuriating MAGA Catholics Concern for the poor and the planet rubs some the wrong way

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GODDESS

Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."

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Texas Episcopal diocese says one of its priests has been detained by ICE (RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted,' said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.

“We do not know yet why he was targeted,” the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle told RNS about the unnamed priest who is a Kenyan national. “He is working legally and his immigration status is documented with a work permit.”
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4 frame comic. The author is in bookstore. Text above reads : I went to my local bookstore today, and the first thing I saw upon entering was a display of children's books made with aI. In second frame, she holds a book. Text reads : telling stories to children is so quintessential to the human experience. why would anyone want to let robots do it for us? In the third frame there is a recipe book open on a cake picture. Text reads : a few months ago, I bought a recipe book that turned out to have been made with aI. hallucinated cakes that I unknowingly placed next to a binder containing my mom and grandma's hand- written recipes. In the last frame, the author as a child is baking with her grandmother. Text reads : I'm not against aI because it might ''steal my job'' as an artist. I'm against aI because it robs society from the very experiences that connect us.

Nothing is sacred.

What you need to know about Medicare coverage for weight-loss drugs The Trump administration’s pact with drugmakers to lower the price of GLP-1 drugs could pave the way for millions more to access the treatments.

President Trump announced deals with drug companies to lower prices of weight-loss drugs for Medicare beneficiaries and uninsured consumers. The agreements aim to make GLP-1 drugs more affordable.

Here’s what you need to know:

The Secret Sauce to Working Class Support: Mitch Landrieu on Voting Demographics, Infrastructure, and Healthcare "We're one team, one fight."

The Secret Sauce to Working Class Support: Mitch Landrieu on Voting Demographics, Infrastructure, and Healthcare.. every Dem should list open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve New Map, Countering Trump’s Gerrymander Push Read more here.

President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering congressional districts hit a massive roadblock Tuesday: California voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"You will never find Justice in a world where criminals make the rules." ~ Bob Marley

Mamdani Mocks Cuomo After Trump Offers His Backing “I know how hard you worked for this,” Zohran Mamdani said on social media after his chief rival in the New York City mayor’s race, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, received tepid support from President Trump.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner in the race for New York City mayor, mocked his chief rival, Andrew Cuomo, after President Trump offered Cuomo tepid support in the final days of the race.

He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.

Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.

Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.

Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes.

DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.

It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.

The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.

He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.

Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.

this is insane.

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YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian Top 10 Tips For Being a Conservative Christian

NEW VIDEO: "Top 10 Tips For Being a Conservative Christian"

Tip #11: "Judge poor people for being on SNAP instead of helping them when they are without food. Glory!"

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The squeaker of the house.

In Anthony Hopkins’s new memoir, the 87-year-old reflects on the lessons he’s learned from quitting alcohol, making art and his years in Hollywood. Watch, read or listen to our conversation with Hopkins on “The Interview.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/m...

A declaration - Lawyers, Guns & Money Let Facts be submitted to a candid world: To return to the Saturday protests — and to put them in slightly different terms — roughly one in 50 Americans gathered under one slogan (“No Kings!”) to protest against the president’s authoritarian methods and monarchical aspirations. And while Trump’s allies may feign ignorance with regard to […]

A declaration

We need heroes right now.

trump (from first term photo) walking in front of the ruins of the East Wing of the White House, mostly a pile of rubble under a US flag, captioned "my work here is almost done"

I have a few of these from his first term, somehow I haven't been making new ones yet but ffs

#MyWorkHereIsAlmostDone #politics #uspol #uspolitics #fascism #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA

People Miss Racial Bias Hidden Inside AI Emotion Recognition - Neuroscience News A new study reveals that most people fail to recognize racial bias embedded in AI systems, even when it is visible in the training data.

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The war zone in Portland is out of control.

People who mock the "No Kings" title, saying, "Donald Trump never asked to be a king," show:

(1) A gross inattention to what he is doing; and

(2) A profound ignorance of American history and what the Revolution was all about.

Susan Stamberg, pioneering broadcaster at NPR, dies at 87 As a host of “All Things Considered,” she was the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program in the United States.

Susan Stamberg, a “founding mother” of NPR who helped blaze a trail for women in journalism by becoming the first female anchor of a national nightly news program in the United States, died at 87.

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

Trying to imagine the furor if Democratic leadership had called the Tea Party protests "Hate America" protests. Every day a new lesson in how different the rules really are.

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