Trail through a verdant redwood forest. Large trees beside trail, ferns scattered about.

#ThickTrunkDay 🐝🌿🤞🎶🌞🕊️🌲🌊
#Nature 🐟🌊🐬🌊🐳🌻🌿🦔🪾🦇🦌🦋

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.

Really enjoying The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. It's a very engaging story, and I'm learning about the blue-skinned people of Kentucky. This is why I love historical fiction -- I can be immersed in another reality AND learn something new. #books #reading #packhorselibrary #booksky 📚⏳💙

Cover for The Bletchley Riddle. On the top reads Remember, you are bound by the official secrets act... The title is across the width of the cover slanted slightly on most of the top half. Above it in the 2 top corners are silhouettes of planes. On the bottom half, centered is a silhouette of a motorbike with someone riding it, scarf blowing out behind them. A street with houses lining is is where the motorbike is. The sky behind is red in the middle with a glow fading out to a dark blue on the sides.

My review of The Bletchley Riddle by Rita Sepetys/Steve Sheinkin
5/5⭐

Curious if kids understand the maths & enigma but very thrilling & great characters & history!

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Thick mossy tree trunk on left with knurled roots reaching out to a woodland floor of bluebells.

At your feet...
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Woodland #Photography #nature

Black and white portrait of Ursula K Leguin, leaning on her forearms to the right, smiling winsomely, with salt and pepper hair

“As you read a book word by word & page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read & re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you.”

The Expanded Earth by Mikey Please If I had to sum up why I like reading, it would be because of the existence of books as good as ‘The Expanded Earth’ by Mikey Please.

I really enjoyed 'The Expanded Earth' by Mikey Please.
Here, I take the opportunity to gush uncontrollably.
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ACE Portal and ACH Refunds FAQs Securing America's Borders

The IEEPA tariff refund portal is now open.

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Bezos' Blue Origin space company ordered to probe upper-stage rocket failure Federal aviation regulators on Monday ordered billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, to investigate the upper-stage ‌malfunction of its New Glenn rocket during a failed weekend satellite launch from Florida.

Bezos' Blue Origin space company ordered to probe upper-stage rocket failure reut.rs/4vIxeXF

They started the fight. Texas. Florida. North Carolina. Gerrymandered maps, rigged districts, stolen seats. They thought we would just roll over.
Virginia can answer back — but only tomorrow, April 21.
Remember, your vote is your voice so use it. Vote yes from 6am to 7pm.
#VoteYesVirginia

During his livestream just a few moments ago, Alex Jones says his last broadcast under the Infowars banner will be May 30, adding: "Infowars is just a name!"

He then urges his listeners to continue to support the Alex Jones Network and the products that he sells under that brand.

Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she mouths ‘help’ In Hamtramck, Abdulrahman Abohatem placed himself between 16-year-old girl and man before police arrest

Then, she mouthed … to me, like with no sound: ‘Help,’” Abohatem recounted to the outlet. He described getting out from behind the front counter’s protective glass, placing himself between the man and the girl and ordering him to leave the business.

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney. Reduction Linocut. 25x16cm.
#printmaking #printartist #printmakersofscotland #scotland #linocut

A selection of 2026 reduction Linocuts celebrating Benmore Botanical Gardens, a wonderful trip to Harris last year and the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney.
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EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027.

The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

Hours after Trump declared he had reached a deal with Iran it appears to have fallen apart. The folks on Fox News celebrated prematurely. Jesse Watters even called it the 'the greatest war in American history.'

NEW YORK (AP) — Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring.

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Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has quickly escalated again as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States ...

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Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade

Iran is broadcasting this VHF message: "Attention all ships, ​regarding the failure ⁠of the U.S. government to fulfil its commitment in the negotiation, Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz completely ​closed again.

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Chief Justice Roberts sealed his legacy of politicizing the SCOTUS when he weaponized the emergency docket
…and left this paper trail doing it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u... #Velshi

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Wow. The power of the press exposes the hypocrisy and political nature of the Roberts SCOTUS. Great necessary reporting

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

A poster by Bird and Moon for Flap dot org. In a comic-style format, a bird explains for humans that window collisions kill billions of birds worldwide each year. Birds don't really get windows, and instead see a safe space past the glass, reflected outdoor plants, a reflected rival bird (themselves), or outdoor plants viewed through transparent corner windows. What can you do? There are cheap, easy, attractive fixes. Create a visual barrier for birds to see using window tape for vertical lines, string or ribbon hanging down, decals, or window film. Put these on the outside of the window, spaced 2 inches or 5 centimeters apart or less. You can also make window strikes less deadly. Keep bird feeders and baths close to windows. One point five feet or a half-metre away or closer. You can also u screens on the outside of windows. To learn more visit FLAP dot org. Thank you, bird hero.

It's the start of National Wildlife Week in Canada and the start of spring migration, so it's the perfect time to make sure your windows are as bird-friendly as they can be.

This great poster by @rosemarymosco.com summarizes the problem of window collisions; learn what you can do at birdsafe.ca

Does anyone know a good nonprofit that is trying to raise awareness of/stop inhumane treatment at ICE camps?

Caturday, you say? I'm here to oblige! Have a furrific day! #photography #cats #caturday #feline #meow #toebeans #murdermittens #purr #taketwotheirsmall #nap #felinefine #kitties #cat #iloveanimals #happycaturday #sweetlittleangels #furbuddies

I've got some of my large original paintings for sale. These are all 3-D, glow in the dark and UV light reactive. Each comes w/2 pairs of 3-D glasses. Price range is $450 - $5555. If you see one you like, HMU and I'll be more than happy to discuss more about the piece you're interested in detail.

A screenshot of the employee controlled Instagram account shows a post from staff with over 6,300 likes and hundred of reshares. The post reads "Hey Y'all, long time (10 years 💔) employee of Vortex Doughnuts here."

A photo of a text exchange between an employee and owner Mollie Skalski. The employee says "Hey I really need to know because I have auto pays due the next couple days are we getting our paychecks this week?" Mollie replies "Unfortunately that is one of the reasons why we closed abruptly. We don't have enough money for payroll or any of the other things that need paid. There is more money going out than coming in. We tried to get a loan to help with that but no luck. I would suggest you apply for emergency unemployment. That's always why we were offering the equipment to offset that. I know that's not what you want to hear and again we are truly sorry."

The owner of Vortex Doughnuts in Asheville concealed the imminent closure of the store and now refuses to give employees their final paychecks. Staff had been seeking to purchase the business 💔

Asheville city council meeting starts at 5. @davidforbes.bsky.social and @matildabliss.bsky.social will cover live.

Main issue is a massive escalation in police surveillance. Renaming of McCormick field (after a bank) also on agenda.

Locals are, to put it mildly, not happy. #avlgov #avlnews