Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal ​found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once ‌connected parts of South America, Afric...

New giant dinosaur incoming. Let’s focus on the important stuff.

How a species evolved fast enough to save itself from extinction Scientists call the phenomenon “evolutionary rescue” — when a species’ genetic diversity allows it to survive amid extreme threats.

Taking notes
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l.

So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI.

Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

There are many rumors going around about a large operation targeting Haitians in Springfield whose TPS is going to be stripped from them next week; we do not know if they are true, but the community is preparing nonetheless.

Notably, expect court decisions ASAP in pending cases to save TPS.

AI Is Causing Cultural Stagnation, Researchers Find Generative AI may already be inducing a state of "cultural stagnation," leading to a convergence of generic ideas, a new study has shown.

"No new data was added. Nothing was learned. The collapse emerged purely from repeated use."

"Two sources on the call told NBC News that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” According to one of the sources, Schumer told them that the vote won’t come until Thursday and that he discussed the Democratic caucus’ unity in opposition to funding DHS without reforms. He said the five other funding bills apart from the DHS measure are acceptable."

Honestly any Dem who gets on board with this ChatGPT like "restrain, reform and restrict" messaging written up by some cowardly messaging flack in DC for Schumer/Dems - should kiss his or her presidential or any higher aspirations good bye.

Softer than cotton candy. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

This is not about Bovino or Noem. They need to go.

This is about Stephen Miller - he has been masterminding and leading Trump's immigration regime of terror. Until Miller is gone from the White House, nothing will change.

As long as Miller is there - he will run the show as the de facto POTUS.

Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

Trump Forgets the Word for "Alzheimer's" While Insisting His Memory Is Fine In a recently published interview with New York Magazine, president Donald Trump struggled to recall the name of Alzheimer's disease

"What do they call it?"

Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...

Now AG Pam Bondi is using ICE as leverage to extort MN Gov Tim Walz. This is Trump’s tried and true formula: inflict pain and then demand payment to make it stop.
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An excerpt from the book We Shall Be All by Melvin Dubofsky describing the use of Pinkerton men to investigate prospective jurors in the early 1900s.

The book We Shall Be All by Melvin Dubofsky describes the use of "Pinkerton men" to investigate prospective jurors for labor union trials in the early 1900s. Research around labor union legal history, Clarence Darrow, and Pinkerton might reveal if this was a common practice and how it evolved.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, fully in bloom, near the edge of a brick walkway in the background.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, fully in bloom, near the edge of a brick walkway in the background.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, fully in bloom, near the edge of a brick walkway in the background.

Three views of a yellow and green double daffodil (possibly Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus' (aka Double Van Sion), fully in bloom. 3/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, starting to bloom. The flower is at the center of the photo, surrounded at the left by a cluster of daffodil leaves.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, starting to bloom. The flower is at the center of the photo, surrounded at the right by a cluster of daffodil and other green leaves.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, starting to bloom. The flower is at the center of the photo, surrounded at the right by a cluster of daffodil and other green leaves.

Yellow and green double daffodils (possibly Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus' (aka Double Van Sion) showing different stages in their bloom cycles. 2/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

Closeup photo of a pair of yellow and green double daffodils, just starting to bloom.

Closeup photo of a pair of yellow and green double daffodils, just starting to bloom. There are various green daffodil leaves and other leaves in the background, all in front of a concrete structure.

Closeup photo of a yellow and green double daffodil, just starting to bloom. There are daffodil and fern leaves in the background, in front of a concrete structure.

Yellow and green double daffodils (possibly Narcissus 'Telamonius Plenus' (aka Double Van Sion) showing different stages in their bloom cycles. 1/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

Thank you!

Thank you very much; zone 8.

A cluster of light blue Clematis flowers with some of their dark green vines in the background.

A cluster of light blue Clematis flowers with some of their dark green vines in the background.

How it started / How it's going (for my Clematis flowers) 3/3

#photography #flowers #clematis #nature #naturephotography #gardening #atlanta

Closeup of a Clematis flower fully bloomed; the purple colors it exhibited when it first started opening have softened to light blue, almost white.

Closeup of a Clematis flower fully bloomed; the purple colors it exhibited when it first started opening have softened to light blue, almost white.

Closeup of the center of a Clematis flower. Purple colors it exhibited when it first started opening have softened to light blue, almost white, but the center filaments show some of the original purple.

Closeup of the center of a Clematis flower. Purple colors it exhibited when it first started opening have softened to light blue, almost white, but the center filaments show some of the original purple.

How it started / How it's going (for my Clematis flowers) 2/3

#photography #flowers #clematis #nature #naturephotography #gardening #atlanta

Closeup photo of a Clematis flower just after it started blooming. The flower's petals are various shades of light purple, with a center structure containing dark purple filaments.

Closeup photo of a Clematis flower just after it started blooming. The flower's petals are various shades of light purple, with a center structure containing dark purple filaments.

Closeup photo of a Clematis flower just after it started blooming. The flower's petals are various shades of light purple, with a center structure containing dark purple filaments.

How it started / How it's going (for my Clematis flowers) 1/3

#photography #flowers #clematis #nature #naturephotography #gardening #atlanta

Closeup photograph of a triangular-shaped cluster of three white Double Tazetta Daffodils.

Closeup photograph of a pair of white Double Tazetta Daffodils; one faces the viewer and one faces to the right.

Closeup photograph of several white Double Tazetta Daffodils, leaning to the left, in front of a textured stone monument.

Double Tazetta Daffodils, spring 2025. 3/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

Closeup photograph of a triangular-shaped cluster of three white Double Tazetta Daffodils, whose lean to the right mirrors the position of the dark green leaves behind them.

Closeup photograph of a pair of white Double Tazetta Daffodils, as they're just opening, with a third unopened blossom between them.

Closeup photograph of a cluster of white Double Tazetta Daffodils, surrounded by dark green leaves.

Double Tazetta Daffodils, spring 2025. 2/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

A cluster of white Double Tazetta Daffodils in front of a stone monument.

A cluster of white Double Tazetta Daffodils in front of a stone monument.

A closeup view of a cluster of white Double Tazetta Daffodils in front of a stone monument.

Double Tazetta Daffodils, spring 2025. Double daffodils like this have been bred to change the typical daffodil trumpet and single row of flower petals into overlapping clusters. 1/3

#photography #flowers #narcissus #daffodils #nature #naturephotography #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

‘Sinners’ director Ryan Coogler takes us to film school in 10 minutes | CNN Ryan Coogler’s newest film “Sinners” is already generating tons of buzz, and a lot of it has to do with a video shared days before the release.

Ryan Coogler’s newest film “Sinners” is already generating tons of buzz, and a lot of it has to do with a video shared days before the release.

The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy.

Nonetheless, holy shit.

What’s remarkable is that there’s hardly any real news driving this. It’s just investors belatedly realizing that Trump is who he is, and always was.

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies, growing in a garden plot previously occupied by Variegated Irises with their characteristic pointed and striped leaves. 2/2

#photography #flowers #asters #asteraceae #nature #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies surrounded by the yellow/green striped and pointed leaves of Variegated Irises.

Red Persian Daisies, growing in a garden plot previously occupied by Variegated Irises with their characteristic pointed and striped leaves. 1/2

#photography #flowers #asters #asteraceae #nature #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #oaklandcemetery #atlanta

American statements in the Oval Office indistinguishable from Russian propaganda and celebrated by Russian propagandists.

The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...