Wrote a piece about Martha and the Vandellas, civil rights, and their place in the history of Black women R&B groups. I also created a YouTube playlist (in the comments) with some of their hits
FBI agent Denise played by David Duchovny and Dale Cooper, played by Kyle Maclachlan, Twin Peaks 1990
David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago.
chalked words
Call out to loving hearts and souls:
come alive, rise & shine,
help to bless this world free.
Raise hope, serve liberation.
Abide in peace.
Bear fruit with care.
Be filled with Spirit. Share mercy.
⚡NASA has shown the reverse side of the Moon — for the first time in more than 50 years
The last time it was shown was in 1972 — during the Apollo 17 mission.
Do tell
"And when I finally came in, Debby was home from work, and I told her everything about my dinner with Andre..."
Time sensitive: this is the last day to submit comments opposing the Bureau of Land Management's clearcutting of Oregon's ancient forests. This is a tool that educates you on just how diabolical it is, and it helps you submit your comment. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...
If you're ever feeling down you can always do an image search of Thompson Twins and remember what a real band looks like.
Burrowing Owl on the ground, standing in front of a sign telling visitors it is a violation to disturb the burrows or harass the owls.
Burrowing Owl on the ground making sure visitors read the sign!!!
#birdoftheday
birds on the ground
photo by David Chernoff
I’m watching this on repeat. #OscarsonBlacksky
The world needs men to get out of the man box. The problem is that they have been conditioned to exist in a tiny, confined definition of masculinity that brings suffering upon themselves, their families, and their communities. There is a way out of the man box. It's grounded in healthy psychology.
When will they make the movie about improv
It occurs to me that bamboo is grass doing a tree
Northern California’s first condor egg in 100 years reported in redwood tree
Who COULDN’T use some good news? ‘ Scientists with the Yurok Tribe say that two of dozens of condors released to the wild in Humboldt County since 2022, to reestablish the endangered birds, have paired up, built a nest in a redwood tree and appear to be tending to an egg.”
#californiacondor
Angled-down image of a frog perched on a brown leaf and facing left. The frog's principal ground color is black, with yellowish-white stripes running from the nose through the eye and down the back to the legs. A second stripe runs along the lower jaw, terminating at the front legs. The legs are a light brown and there is a triangular flashmark of bright yellow at the top of the thigh. The frog also has some dark brown blobs attached to the lower back - four tadpoles, hanging on until the male frog can transport them to a suitable source of water.
Know what doesn't suck right now, or ever? Nature. This Pale-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega hahneli) was hopping across an open area at our NE Peru field station, on his way to find a suitable wet place to deposit his tadpoles (such as the axils of a bromeliad). #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿
Hey I saw that you were able to use this in your piece. Great piece too! Stakes out a strong position that is neither Blob/primacist nor CATO/Quincy pessimist.
Remains of the Dizzay
This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen
Newhalem Visitor Center, North Cascades National Park
Newhalem Visitor Center, North Cascades National Park
#NPS #NationalParkService #NorthCascadesNationalPark
This is Zephyr. He is a professionally trained bed bug detector. When he recognizes the scent of live bed bugs, he gives an alert by sitting and smiling exuberantly at his handler. We're pretty sure no one has ever been more excited to find bed bugs in their life. 13/10 (TT: emmercrew)
This is a horrific disease. Jimmy Carter spearheaded the effort to eradicate it.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
A month into my new job, my first real scoop.
Exposing thousands of babies to “a significant risk” of hepatitis B “in a low-income country with limited health care resources” would be “wildly unethical and a disgraceful use of American taxpayer money,” @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
Archival footage of the first white man to move his hips while dancing. Onlookers were astounded.
chalked words on pavement
Only you are here to be you.
May you be safe & free enough
to discover & become
whomever you’re here to be.
May we learn to live lives
that help to bless this whole world free.
all my apes gone
New Mavis Staples album today. Opening track is “Chicago.” ✊🏽
They wisely note that "If Mr. Trump does pursue regime change in Venezuela, he will have to stay with it until the end..."
Anybody have a figure on how long regime change takes? Probably a long time... like a year?
