Washington is pretending to look busy with phony investigations—but don't let them distract you from the cover-up.
The Epstein files remain hidden, and Pam Bondi still hasn’t appeared for questioning.
No hearings. No deposition date. No answers.
The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.
Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.
Yet only one is considered a "power grab."
Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.
Russian asset propagandist Tucker Carlson bullied, attacked and threatened the American public for many years and made millions of dollars from the hate he deliberately spread on national tv, so he doesn’t get to cry about being attacked, bullied and threatened. Just STFU.
Congrats, Virginia! Thank you! Cheers!! 🍻
While in this case the bill is small enough to ID this as a Downy Woodpecker, sometimes it's not that easy. The trick is to zoom in the outer tail feathers. If they have black spots, then it's a Downy. If not, it's a Hairy.
More at hipogrito.com/downy_woodpecker
#birds #birding #birdwatching
You can have no rage, Republicans, when you lit the fuse.
You just got outplayed
A reminder while Republicans bitch about Dems finishing the redistricting fight they started: they have full control of gov’t— they can pass a law banning gerrymandering any time they want. They won’t. Republicans aren’t mad gerrymandering exists; they’re mad that they’re not the only ones using it.
"So that’s what I’m trying to achieve, to let 1,000 Zohrans bloom.”
Hasan Piker to Prem Thakker for Prem's big Zeteo profile of Piker.
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"They were green, green as the moss on the old trees, it’s said, with eyes too wide and voices like water quelling from a fountain. No one could say how they came, only that they did. The ate only the food the old ones left for the dead to eat when they came."
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Painting of white and grey flecked pigeon on dark background.
Morning.
🖼️ Joseph Crawhall
An illustration of two hummingbirds amidst a floral and botanical background. One hummingbird is perched on a branch, while the other is in flight. The background is filled with cream-colored flowers, coral and peach-toned blossoms, and foliage, all set against a cream background
🖼️ Kelly Higgs
Weasel amongst bluebells and greater stitchwort, painting.
🖼️ Dick Twinney
The Mystery of The Sea by Bram Stoker, dark green cover, gold lettering, top panel decoration of moon shining behind clouds.
Book Cover of the Day:
Pigeon perched on branch with foliage in the background, description from ebird: ‘Medium-sized chunky pigeon that is dark blue with a pale gray hood. Appears short-tailed in flight. Found in rainforest, secondary habitat, and plantations, and locally in dry coastal scrub. Most common at higher elevations in most of its range. Most often seen perched up conspicuously on emergent trees, feeding on fruiting trees, or in flight in small flocks. The common vocalization is a quick series of low hoots or growls. Dark blue coloration and pale head separate it from all other pigeons in its range.’
Pigeon of the Day:
Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Near Threatened
📷 Dubi Shapiro
Painted study of red peonies on white background.
Peonies, study, Martin Schongauer, 1472.
Hedgehog about to curl, painting on white background.
Hello Wednesday.
🖼️ Whyn Lewis
As described, depicted on cream panels.
Young Deer Gathering, Seiho Takeuchi, 1924.
Close-up of a single bluebell stem with nodding violet-blue flowers, sharply in focus against a soft, blurred background of pale green foliage and white greater stitchwort flowers, creating a gentle spring woodland atmosphere.
23 April is #StGeorgesDay. St George, patron saint of England, is famed for his encounter with the dragon, a symbol of triumph over evil. In the saints’ calendar the bluebell is his flower, and blue, said to be his favoured colour, was once worn in his honour. #FolkloreThursday
An English Bluebell with multiple bells
Beatrice, the Queen of English Bluebells and her courtiers, from another angle
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
A Turn in the Road (1885)
🎨 Alfred Sisley
This massive redwood tree fell. Yet it did not fully die. Nurse logs constitute one of nature's most powerful recycling systems.
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Dan Schulman is the new CEO of Verizon and he is predicting 20 to 30% unemployment within the next 2 to 5 years due to AI.
Not a typo. He thinks 1/3 of people currently employed will lose their jobs by 2030.
Your government refusing to prosecute sexual predators, but protect them instead, only makes sense when you realize your government is being run by sexual predators.
ugh
Of course. Senate Republicans released a budget blueprint that would clear the way for a filibuster-proof bill to provide up to $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol bypassing Democrats who have refused to fund the agencies without immigration enforcement restrictions. #DefundICE
Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer.
Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul.
Oh well. Good job Virginia!!
A Great Egret on the Central Park Pool.
A conversation about Christian Fascism, Pastor Wilson, and Cosplay Crusaders
Steve Schmidt invites me on his show to discuss my viral Piers Morgan clip, taking on Pastor Doug Wilson and the cult of Christian nationalists trying to dominate America.
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Peter Thiel:
“The basic idea was we could never win an election… because we were in such a small minority. But maybe you could actually unilaterally change the world without constantly having to convince people… through a technological means.…technology is this incredible alternative to politics.”
