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A botanical illustration of Erica ciliaris, a heath plant, featuring two sprigs with slender green needle-like leaves and clusters of bright yellow, tubular bell-shaped flowers. Below the main image are smaller detailed sketches showing parts of the plant, including a green calyx, seed capsule, and flower buds in yellow and pink. The drawing is labeled with scientific notations and dated 1845. The style is meticulous, typical of 19th-century botanical art, highlighting both the plant’s overall form and intricate floral structures.

🌾 The heathery, or, A monograph of the genus Erica: London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845.

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Mechanics Monument 1906 1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northerly on Market from Battery, the Donohue Monument surrounded by ruins

Today is 120th Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The fire that followed burned three days and destroyed the central core of the city. Take a minute today & think about what it took to start over from scratch #sfmemory #sfhistory #1906earthquake

They’re going to give him the Zelenskyy about not wearing a suit right?

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

Remember when I warned this would happen if Kash Patel became FBI Director?

I said he was unfit. He threatened to sue me.

Now he is the Director—and it’s happening.

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It will never stop pissing me off how much trump is going to walk away from this presidency as a “real” billionaire in a way he never was before, and it is going to be solely because of the public office

David F. Ellison

cordially invites you
to an intimate gathering
in celebration of the civil rights movement

honoring George Wallace
and the White Citizens Councils

Thursday, April 23

at an all-white country club to be named later

Read the text of this invite below. It is crazed.

'Ellison’s decision to spend time in Washington “honoring” a White House that has made demonizing the press central to its playbook has outraged staffers at CBS News.' www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The man who watches Trump all day, every day Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’

“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”

I will note that when TMZ asked RFK Jr today what he did with the penis he cut off the roadkill raccoon he refused to answer the question.

The last time there was a cheese sandwich that bad, it caused the privatisation of the entire British Rail network

Illustration from 1912 titled "The birds of Somerset Hills," showing two pairs of small songbirds labeled Myrtle Warbler and Redstart. The Myrtle Warblers have yellow wing patches and streaked grayish bodies, perched on leafy branches. The Redstarts feature a striking black male with bright red patches on wings and tail, alongside a paler female with muted yellow and gray tones. Both species are depicted in natural poses, highlighting distinctive color patterns and markings typical of warblers, set against a soft, naturalistic background.

🐦 The birds of Somerset Hills
[New Jersey]: Published by the author, 1912

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San Francisco Bay emerges as high-risk area for migrating gray whales Gray whales have one of the longest known migrations of any mammal — from the Arctic near Alaska, to the lagoons of Baja Mexico, where they mate and give birth. This annual migration, longer than…

Climate change is pushing migrating gray whales into San Francisco Bay, with deadly results.

At least 18% of whales identified in the bay since 2018 have died, many from ship strikes. As Arctic food sources collapse, these 15-meter mammals are entering risky urban waters in search of food.

How many stories of demented behavior from Trump and his team will it take to stop pundits from talking about their “strategies” and start acknowledging they’re just howling at the moon?

Illustration from 1863 of three small Australian possums, labeled "Tarsipes rostratus." They have rounded bodies with soft brown fur and distinct long, pointed snouts. Each possum is perched delicately on slender, leafy branches with finely detailed green leaves and small yellow and red flowers. The composition highlights their elongated, curled tails and tiny paws gripping the branches. The background is plain, focusing attention on the naturalistic depiction of these marsupials in a botanical setting.

🦘 The mammals of Australia..
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863..

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Flower Freaking Out After Realizing There’s A Bee On It

Flower Freaking Out After Realizing There’s A Bee On It theonion.com/flower-freaking-out-afte...

Court orders probe of DOGE’s secret voter data deal after ‘alarming’ revelations For the first time, DOGE and the Social Security Administration could be required to hand over records detailing what happened behind the scenes as they accessed the data of millions of Americans.

ICYMI: For the first time, DOGE and the Social Security Administration could be forced to turn over records tied to a secret “voter data agreement” with election deniers.

A court order for new evidence follows months of shifting explanations from the government. https://bit.ly/426YDVD

India is inaugurating its first “red road” to save wildlife, and the trick is not fences or speed cameras, but a surface that forces drivers to slow down almost without realizing it. India tests a red road that subtly slows drivers to protect wildlife, pairing smart design with crossings and fencing for safer highways

Neat story on #roadecology innovation, with an important takeaway: Road design itself, not posted speed limits or signage, is the only truly effective way to get drivers to slow down for wildlife.

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Pope Leo has good reason to avoid coming here, but it would be fantastic if he did because it would drive Trump absolutely insane to see him pack the biggest stadiums.

These highly profitable corporations paid zero federal income taxes last year In 2025, Tesla reported $5.7 billion in U.S.

While Tesla paid nothing in U.S. federal income taxes in 2025, it paid over $1 billion in taxes to China and other foreign governments. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

What exactly is going on with the FBI being able to extract Signal message content from Apple's iPhone notification database? @josephcox.bsky.social gets into it.

For more on this story and what you can do to protect yourself, our latest podcast here:
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Historical illustration titled "Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta" (1882-1903) depicting a detailed, colored drawing of a scorpion species labeled "Gamasus Exilis." The main subject is a top-down view of the scorpion with an elongated, oval orange-brown body and eight thin, segmented legs extending outward. Surrounding the central figure are lighter, pencil-sketched anatomical details focusing on limb segments, pincers, and body parts, labeled with numbers for scientific reference. The background is an aged cream paper, reflecting the vintage scientific style of entomological study.

🦂 Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta
Patavii: Sumptibus Auctoris, [1882-1903]

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Illustration from 1754 showing a rattlesnake coiled around branches of two different plants. The snake has a speckled brown and gray pattern with a distinct rattle at its tail. The plants feature elongated green leaves, yellow spherical flowers, and seed pods. The composition highlights the natural habitat and details of the rattlesnake alongside botanical elements typical of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.

🐍 The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: .
London: printed for C. Marsh [etc.]1754..

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Illustration of a pineapple (Ananas aculeatus) from 1750-1773, showing a detailed botanical depiction. The fruit is depicted in an oval shape, with a segmented texture consisting of yellow and orange-brown sections. Each segment has a small central bud tip. Surrounding the fruit are long, pointed green leaves with serrated edges extending upward and downward. The artwork includes fine line shading to highlight the texture and form of both the leaves and the fruit, providing an accurate natural representation typical of historical botanical illustrations.

🍍 Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita.
[S.l.: s.n.], 1750-1773..

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Interior Department crafted talking points for public lands sell-off agenda - High Country News The agency’s leadership distanced itself from the controversial proposal even though staff helped research public-land sales.

The agency’s leadership distanced itself from the controversial proposal even though staff helped research public-land sales.

Historical photo plate showing four images related to the Ceylon junglefowl in a jungle setting: a large tree trunk and surrounding foliage with scattered feathers on the ground; a close-up of the bird’s head featuring a textured comb and distinctive feathers; and two close-ups of speckled eggs, emphasizing their shape and markings. The composition highlights natural habitat, bird anatomy, and reproduction details.

🐍 A monograph of the pheasants
London, England: Published under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society by Witherby & Co., 1918-1922.

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A California quail on an ocotillo branch.

A California quail on an ocotillo at Borrego Palm Canyon (Sicco Rood).

What Swalwell’s exit means for Democrats in California’s governor race Billionaire Tom Steyer and ex-congresswoman Katie Porter stand to benefit the most in a Democratic field with no clear front-runner, several strategists said.

If Kamala had thrown her hat in the ring, she'd easily run away with this and become the next Governor of California.

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i found this florida woman who was feeding a sandhill crane Grape-Nuts in 1913 and I'm not sure what to do with this info but I'm kind of floored

"his favorite food is grape-nuts" okay! go off!

Court orders probe of DOGE’s secret voter data deal after ‘alarming’ revelations For the first time, DOGE and the Social Security Administration could be required to hand over records detailing what happened behind the scenes as they accessed the data of millions of Americans.

BREAKING: A federal judge ordered new evidence to be turned over in a lawsuit seeking details on a secret "voter data agreement" between DOGE and election deniers.

This marks the first ruling forcing the faux-agency to disclose what happened behind the scenes.