Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a criminal investigation by the Justice Department The Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation and faces possible charges over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

BREAKING: The Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces investigation by Justice Department over past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The Shreveport shooting shows how Black women and children are at a higher risk of domestic violence

Cerina Fairfax in Virginia and Nancy Metayer in Florida were also killed by their husbands, yet deaths of Black women are least likely to garner calls for policy change

Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’

President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production

New Audubon Report Warns of Maryland's Salt Marsh Crisis, Charts a Path Forward BALTIMORE—A new report from the National Audubon Society presents the first landscape-scale restoration plan for Maryland’s remaining 172,000 acres of salt marsh—habitat vital to imperiled birds, coastal communities, and the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The report warns that Maryland’s iconic salt marshes are rapidly disappearing due to rising seas, coastal flooding, and land subsidence, but also outlines a science-based, collaborative roadmap to protect and restore them. Working closely with partners and community members, Audubon scientists used innovative spatial modeling to identify the highest priority marsh for conservation and restoration. The result is an in-depth blueprint for what it will take to halt and reverse Maryland’s salt marsh crisis. Maryland’s tidal salt marshes provide critical habitat for birds and other wildlife, from blue crabs to Great Blue Herons. These same landscapes also serve as nurseries for commercially important fish and shellfish, buffer communities from storm surge, filter pollution from waterways, and support outdoor recreation economies across the Eastern Shore. Yet these benefits are at risk. Rising sea levels and land subsidence are accelerating tidal flooding, erosion, and marsh collapse, with computer models projecting that much of Maryland’s remaining marsh could be largely lost by in the coming decades. “Saving Maryland’s...

New Audubon Report Warns of Maryland's Salt Marsh Crisis, Charts a Path Forward
->Audubon | More on "Maryland salt marsh restoration plan" at BigEarthData.ai | #SaltMarsh

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

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Americans Are Losing Confidence in Having Enough for Retirement, Survey Says Poll shows the lowest confidence in nearly a decade, partly because of concerns about inflation and government programs on which retirees rely.

Americans are getting more worried about having enough money for a comfortable retirement, because of rising costs and fears about the health of entitlement programs.

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A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

I’m sure they’ll have to lock up the crayons at the Trump Library to keep the patrons from eating them.

A mass shooting that took the lives of eight children should stop this country in its tracks. Instead, the Shreveport tragedy disappeared from the headlines in a day. We cannot allow this level of violence to fade into background noise. Ending America’s gun‑violence epidemic is a moral oblligation.

ICYMI — new HUNGARY 🇭🇺 PM Magyar says Netanyahu will be arrested if he goes to Hungary

Commonwealth Court rules the state constitution includes a fundamental right to abortion • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Susan Frietsche, of the Women’s Law Project, said the Medicaid coverage exclusion was the single largest barrier to abortion access in Pa.

This is a wonderful decision for Pennsylvania! And calling abortion a fundamental right is a satisfying slap in the face to the extremists on the Supreme Court.

A close-up photo showing a jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus) gripping a green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata).
🔵🟢🟡🟠🔴

Photography by Vietnamese macro and nature photograph:
Nguyễn Trọng Quyết [FB]
quyet_macro [IG]

#insect #macro #fly #spider #nature #metallic #colors

A remarkable find in Maui! We identified the 96th hawksbill turtle in Hawaii and named him Cousteau, highlighting the importance of marine conservation efforts.

May 1st, National Strike Day: The Easiest Protest No excuses. You don't need to do anything but stay at home with your purse closed for the day.

May 1st, National Strike Day: The Easiest Protest

No excuses. You don't need to do anything but stay at home with your purse closed for the day.

#USA #Trump #uspoli

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Don’t forget Punk.

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

Good on you!

Only zionists have figured out the geometry of wrapping a swastika in a star.

If they smell like a pig and act like a pig….they’re a pig. (No offense meant to swine).

I’m so fucking tired. If you are a member of the Jewish faith, I support your right to worship as you please. If you are a Zionist, you are a genocidal pig and should be banned from the world stage.

What a sick fuck.

John Roberts' wife is not the only Supreme Court spouse to shake down people with business before the court to give bribes. Ginni Thomas has a "consulting firm" (AKA a PO Box for checks) to funnel money to Clarence. #Corruption

BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has RESIGNED.

Her exit follows a tenure rocked by multiple scandals—including an investigation into an alleged affair with a security staffer and accusations of drinking on the job.

Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Labor Secretary.

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

Gray whales are starving. Some have died off Oregon Coast Gray whales aren't getting enough to eat to survive their long migration toward Alaska.

Sorry to post this for those who abhor seeing this kind of news about wildlife. But while we are collectively agonizing over the state of our nation, the state of our planet is probably the more urgent news.

OH MY GOD C.C. I am so relieved that you’re ok (less a few bruises)! I can’t count the number of times I’ve ended up in the water…but each time has been mortifying. Give yourself a big hug from me and take a strong brace of whiskey just for good measure.

That’s fabulous.

This is not only a heinous crime against our non-human brothers and sisters but truly disgusting. If you aren’t appalled…look in the mirror and ask yourself why.

Will Americans Keep Paying a ‘Tariff Tax’? - The American Prospect Companies are seeking refunds from the federal government following the Supreme Court ruling—but consumers may still be stuck with higher prices.

"“Yeah, we’re never seeing that money,” Cox said. “It’s messed up—and we won’t just be paying for it once,” he added, noting that corporations have now realized that many consumers will pay higher prices."

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Easy solution: Ban these gluttonous resource hogs.