The Pentagon will stop requiring members of the military to get flu vaccines. Image Hegseth, wearing a blue suit, a tie and American flag pocket square, stands in front of an American flag. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that service members would no longer have to get flu vaccines.Credit...Pete Marovich for The New York Times The Pentagon will no longer require troops to get annual flu vaccines, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, calling the policy an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.

George Washington LITERALLY would not have won the Revolutionary War had he not vaccinated the troops against smallpox.

Meanwhile, this idiot: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

CATL's new LFP battery can charge from 10 to 98% in less than 7 minutes The self-heating Shenxing battery still performs even in Arctic temperatures.

arstechnica.com/cars/2026/04...

Why is the House not holding Bondi in contempt? Why is Oversight not holding Epstein hearings? Why is Oversight not doing more in this case?

Good Question! (1/3)

A black and white mural of two hands holding a camera around a balcony doorway. Painted by Collettivo FX at the Pizzo Sella Art Village in Palermo, Italy. The window acts as a natural lens framing the mountains.

📷 Natural Frame — By Collettivo FX in Palermo, Italy 🇮🇹 A Reason To Smile (8 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/21/i...

A golden retriever has both paws up at a bank teller’s window.

“Are you the branch manager?”
“Yes I am, how can I help you?”
“I would like two branches, please.”
“How would you like that?”
“Two big sticks, four little sticks.”

45th and University, Seattle. From my book, More Walks With Willa. Etsy.com/shop/stevenreddy

Schrödinger’s dishes

If you know anything about the smart glasses ICE is developing, text me via signal at 202-510-1268

Every morning, their 94-year-old neighbor would bring ‘Honey’ dog treats and cuddles

The elderly woman built a routine of feeding her every day, so much so that after she passed, Honey kept returning to the spot, expecting her to come back.

TT: abigail_morrow

Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.

"Rainy Road" - my oil painting

Wow missed this.
“Norway reached 117% renewable electricity use in 2023, producing more than it consumes and exporting the surplus. “

'A clear step change': European EV sales jump by over 50 per cent in March Over 224,000 battery EVs registered last month, as businesses and consumers respond to soaring oil prices

EVs won the war.

Trump’s unconstitutional war was not authorized by Congress, was started without a plan or an exit strategy, and has achieved none of the contradictory objectives used to justify it.

Oh, and it cost taxpayers at least $40 billion.

No.

The Three Graces",c.1949.
Luigi Lucioni (Italy,1900-1988)
Oil on canvas, 43.3 x 35.7cm.

#StreetArt By #EVASEZIR in #France #Nimes

"Woman at the Station" by artist Ewa Tudorska. A woman waiting for a train

Morning Bluesky

“you are the poet, you walk inside my dreams”

~anaïs nin

🎨 olga petrikova "wildflowers"

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

In a nutshell. 😊

But the desired damage was inflicted.

Colorful humanity -Porto, Portugal #Photography #Porto #Architecture #Portugal 📷

Zine cover reading: MAY DAY STRONG Friday, May 1, 2026 HERE'S WHAT YOU DO No school, no work, no shopping

Made a #MayDayStrong zine! Here's what we're all doing on Friday, May 1, 2026, friends -- and why! Check out the zine in this thread and check out maydaystrong.org for events near you!

Kent gives $1.5 million payout to assistant police chief who had Nazi insignia on office door The city settled the matter with Derek Kammerzell on Wednesday for $1,520,000, after the former assistant chief had demanded more than $3 million.

www.kiro7.com/news/local/k....

Cost per Kilometre — 20 April 2026 Live comparison of the energy cost per kilometre for Australia's top 10 petrol cars vs top 10 EVs, using real-time Melbourne fuel prices and Amber Electric rates.

these graphs are not only interesting for the ICE v EV comparison but they really expose how much more gas-guzzling the nation's five most popular ICE cars are, 50% more expensive to run than the rest of the top ten.
elitre.com.au/models

"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it." ~ Julia Child

Four

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #nikon

A black and white photo of a plaster sculpture of a person sitting on a chest of drawers.

You find the most interest things in artist studios. Nikon FE2 w/28mm f/2.8 Ai-S and yellow filter. HP5 at box. HC-110e for 8 min at 20C.