Armed 'No Kings' counter-protester in Tenn. faces new charges, including child porn A Murfreesboro man arrested last year after an armed confrontation with protesters at a Nashville "No Kings" rally faces new federal charges, including two counts of possessing child pornography.

Armed 'No Kings' counter-protester in Tenn. faces new charges, including child porn www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

Schools are choosing this in large part because many parents think reading novels amounts to “literary appreciation.”

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats • The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

Here's wishing every single hospital administrator who complied in advance a very wakes up in a cold anxious sweat every day until they a) reverse course and b) apologize.

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out

Turns out the phrase “America First” is preceded by the words “Sell Out.”

A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

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...

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Apologies, that house finch has a seed in his beak 🤦‍♀️

An American robin sits in the branches of a mimosa tree and peers down through the ferny-shaped leaves

A small house finch with a red head and breast and brown wings and body stands looking to the right with a seen in his heel

Early spring branches covered in small new green leaves with a red winged blackbird sitting on top

A tufted titmouse standing above the photographer, upside down, bill in the end of a rotting tree branch looking for a snack The belly feathers are cream with a rusty patch underneath the dark grayish blue wing

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe, Alt Theme is #Turdidae I found two of each - an #americanrobin and #redwingedblackbird for the alt, and a pair of #littlebirds snacking in my backyard-a male #housefinch and a #tuftedtitmouse
#birding #birds #photography #eastcoastkin #nature

I believe it would be beneficial to American if we were to take away the lifetime healthcare and pensions for elected representatives and made them find healthcare and benefits just like their constituents
We have created lifetime of benefits for a job that was not meant to be a career

Term limits!

A close up of comfrey flower clusters, which are small bell-like mostly light purple flowers and bright pink flower buds and a few bright-punk flowers

A tall rhodendron with pink blooms in the background, to the bottom left is a white plastic bucket and roll of chicken wire, then a clump of purple flag iris and the handle and part of the grey wagon of a wheelbarrow

A cluster of purple chive blossoms in the sun

A sage bush with tall, stems of purple blooms and green grey leaves below

For #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple and #ColorADay #PinkMon I found #comfrey, a #rhodendron and wandering #flagiris pair, #chives and #sage from last #spring, because this years’ blooms are just waking up now
#EastCoastKin #nature #photography #bloomscrolling #spring #springblooms #herbs #iris

And starting a religion in the US is a joke. Literally.

www.ourladyofperpetualexemption.com

Several people with signs like this at the Boston Marathon today

It blew my mind to realize *most* people don't live in some form of pain all the time, that the normal amount of pain is *zero* according to doctors lmao but for real though

Chronic pain hotties unite

Genus Geastrum

Little vodoo dolls! Genus Geastrum AKA earth stars. I collected them, but they were crispy!
#mushroommonday
#fungifriends
#mushrooms
#mycology

Israel is "PROHIBITED" by the US from bombing Lebanon, says Donald Trump.

It underlines a basic fact:

Israel's genocide and war crimes could be stopped at any moment by any US president.

“The U.S. has changed, and we must respond.” No hedging. No “our American friends.” Just a clean acknowledgement that the country on the other side of the border is not the country we thought we knew."

Mark Carney-Canada

Cedar Waxwing enjoying some wild fruit

Cedar Waxwing enjoying some wild fruit

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #ComeEatWithMe, here is a Cedar Waxwing enjoying some wild fruit. #birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #Ontario #Canada

Close-up of a fuzzy bumblebee perched on a vibrant purple flower, its wings slightly raised and its long tongue extended into the bloom, with a softly blurred background of similar purple flowers.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #MacroMonday #Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #ECK

2026 Mood and there is always a wee #bee

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

Happy Marathon Monday, Boston! May every impressive, inspirational human running today’s race maintain an internal temperature below ‘Pizza Oven’ and get two free yogurts upon crossing the finish line.

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...

They look a little more yellow from further back, but I thought they were wicked cool when I saw them!

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

6/6

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

black and white drawing of an underwater scene. a large bird sticking it's head into the water, surrounded by shocked fish

WHATS UP YOU WET MOTHERFUCKERS

Democrats' net favorability of Israel: Mod./conservative: 2022: +22 2026: -55 Liberal: 2022: -26 2026:-74

Democrats' net favorability of Israel: Age 50+ 2022: +10 2026: -54 Age 18-49: 2022: -25 2026: -70

Brutal polling when it comes to public opinion among Democratic voters on the topic of Israel:

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