It looks like “va fan culo” more to me than sprezzatura but it’s all good, so…!

How the rise of independents will shape the 2026 election | Opinion “Republicans and Democrats must make room at the Congressional table — independents are coming.”

"The defining story of the 2026 election cycle will be the rise of the independents. Republicans and Democrats must make room at the Congressional table — independents are coming."

@achillesid.bsky.social #idpol #Independents
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And, so it begins...🤦🏻‍♂️. Many thanks to @zebpalmer.com last season for directing me to "Watch Duty" for wildfire info. Sadly, awful early in the season.

Because enough of us are not feeling it. But we're getting there. There is an old quote about America attributed to Winston Churchill "You can always count on America to do the right thing, after all other options have been exhausted."
It's kind of accurate.

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Meteor Crater, Arizona Is widely described as being "almost a mile wide" & is about 560 feet deep, making it best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth @jameswebbdiscovery.com @tebarrett.bsky.social @lalawriter71.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @rockafowlers.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social

BREAKING: YES vote WINS Virginia’s redistricting referendum. A victory for Democrats!

The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]

Original post

Soooo...is he saying, when he dies from, like...black lung disease, COPD, irreversible asthma attack???

Young, humpback whale launching itself into the sky: #AGoodPlace

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Image Credit: NASA Mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California turned off the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment aboard Voyager 1 on April 17, 2026. NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA has powered down Voyager 1’s Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument to save power. 🛰️ This move aims to keep the iconic spacecraft operating through the end of the decade! Humanity’s most distant explorer continues its journey. 🌌 #Voyager1 #NASA #Space

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I believe it would be beneficial to American if we were to take away the lifetime healthcare and pensions for elected representatives and made them find healthcare and benefits just like their constituents
We have created lifetime of benefits for a job that was not meant to be a career

Term limits!

"I've been cut in half once and blowed up a time or two, but nothing permanent."

---- Red Adair, legendary oil well firefighter and Texan. Amazingly, after engaging in a lot of dangerous activities, Red died peacefully in 2004 at the ripe old age of 89. Here's a young Red. From the TSHA.

Was just down on the Snake, below the cabin, & only had phone camera with me. One quick opportunity to capture this Bald Eagle, in flight, as it came by. Quickly pointed & took a chance. At least, can tell it's an eagle.

Nailed it!

As he says: "Don't boo - VOTE!"

i've retruthed my truth social post about how things are going very well in an attempt to answer some of the questions raised by my truth social post about how well things are going

💯 🎯

(the midterms can't come soon enough)

This chart is scary as shit.

Everything We Know About the Neon Orange Shark Discovered in Costa Rica It's just a nurse shark, but it has creepy white eyes and bright orange skin. Now, scientists think they finally know why.

Don’t flush goldfish, they just keep growing!

Holy shit, it wasn’t your imagination.

Look at this poll.

New Gudelunas Strategies numbers show Xavier Becerra surging, the same momentum we’ve been seeing online.

Not a top-tier poll, but still, the direction is clear: Becerra is rising fast after Swalwell dropped out.

Keep the polls coming!

A NPS Sign Was Removed at Yellowstone. The Culprit? A Wolf Pup. A viral photo of a wolf carrying a grizzly warning sign is more than just funny—it’s a reminder of who really runs the park.

Here's your sign

32° right now, headed into 70s for the hi today! Trees budding & lawn greening. And, a couple of muledeer are enjoying backyard fresh shoots this AM.

First Maya molar with jade inlay from Popol Vuh Museum: the Maya had therapeutic dentistry with sacred materials 1,500 years ago

First Maya molar with jade inlay from Popol Vuh Museum: the Maya had therapeutic dentistry with sacred materials 1,500 years ago

Protecting Our Global Commons – The High Seas Treaty Is a Potential Gamechanger A long-awaited UN agreement could close major gaps in high seas governance and strengthen global biodiversity and climate goals.

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I really hope this works.

Agree With The Stickmeister......

Clears throat, and dials up GoogleEarth… 🎣 😎 Nah, I’m kinda on the wrong side of Idaho from you.

With all due respect to NASA & recent Artemis 2 adventure (which I thoroughly enjoyed!), we are just a "blip" in the universe. And will, someday, simply be..."a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away". Without any of the...sci fi thrills.

A vivid digital artwork of a planetary nebula resembling a glowing cosmic eye, with a bright central star surrounded by concentric rings of blue, gold, and white gas. Wispy, luminous filaments radiate outward into a dark star-filled background, creating a dramatic, swirling halo effect.

The void blinked, and in the gap between darkness and forever, an iris of azure flame and gilded interstellar dust unfolds. Tendrils of dying starlight comb the black for a last embrace—a universe-wide sigh dressed in a halo of final, radiant breath.