And also to celebrate Earth Day, here's this gorgeous video of McKenzie River in Oregon. I need to visit there. That state is so beautiful.

Glaciers on a mountain

Good morning, Bluesky!

Happy #EarthDay 2026!🌎

Mt Rainier, Mt Rainier Natl Park, Washington

U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes

Worth adding that Russia did as a matter of fact intervene for Trump in 2016 and that the evidence is widely known, abundant, and collected in various forms (🧵 1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine A recording from my conversation with Phillips O'Brien

What does the Iran war have to do with sustaining the Russian economy? Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine. I spoke with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran and Russia.
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This is a war based on lies

Curing U.S. Health Care, Part I America doesn’t have to be like this

Curing U.S. Health Care, Part I
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Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms: Why it’s good to be bored

Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms - nautil.us/defending-ou...

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Read it, and weep.

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

def a bit jealous, but absolutely love this.

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Maricopa County election staff told to grant FBI unrestricted access, new emails show The emails depict Arizona election offices preparing for possible federal intervention while at least one top local official offered support for the probe.

‼️Election administrators in Maricopa County, Arizona ordered staff to grant federal agents sweeping, unmonitored access to election facilities — including instructions not to record their actions — according to newly released emails. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

President, Extremely Normal Brain-Wise: Pope Weak on Crime, Also I’m Dr. Jesus Christ

A+ headline.

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Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

Slight title refinement: The US Government is destroying the United States, but otherwise, yeah.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it.

~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years.

Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability.

Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it.

This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification

Rare image of a stork delivering a baby!

Wishing this fabulously competent—and joyful—crew a safe return to a planet that, frankly, doesn't deserve them.

A photo of a sign next to a pond and wildflowers, with trees in the background, saying: Developers see 'unused land'. Wildlife sees the last place to stay alive.

Yes, human use is not the only use - and all uses are interdependent.

Why NASA’s Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Some ask, “what’s the science value of Artemis II?” Most answers focus on learning about the moon or human health there.

But the best answer, IMO, involves lunar astronomy, which is where Artemis could be a true game changer.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...

I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂
Best with volume up.

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars — Streetsblog USA Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.

“The majority of Americans are open to living car-free even after decades of car-centric planning, a new survey finds…A stunning 18% of car-owning U.S. residents indicated that they were ‘strongly interested’ in living car-free, and another 40% said that they were ‘open’ to it.” @usa.streetsblog.org

Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

MAGA Is Winning Its War Against U.S. Science When a political movement believes that ignorance is strength

MAGA Is Winning Its War Against U.S. Science
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America's Governors Have a Choice: Build Something Better or Watch It All Burn The American Reformation

"we don't have the tax money..."

What he could do with other governors is *withhold* fed tax money from our criminal administration.

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🎯🎯

The Terrorist in Chief It’s time for us to face up to the ugly reality

The Terrorist in Chief
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Former Matador Is Gored to Death Before Annual Bullfight in Spain

torturer of animals gets his comeuppance.