An angry mottled yellow finch with black and white stripes is anything but charming.

We have a huge flock of American Goldfinch hanging out right now. Did you know that a flock of goldfinch is called a "charm"?

Charming
#nature #charm #photography

AI-Powered Robot Dogs Guarding Reviled Data Centers Is Where We Have Arrived | Common Dreams ​​These robots, known as "quadrupeds," are being used to patrol the sprawling complexes, which can sometimes reach the size of multiple football fields.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the banker, the economist and the director Day 2 of our Guardian analysis of more than a million Epstein emails exposes the child sex offender’s deep relationships with more high-profile figures

Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the banker, the economist and the director

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’ Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

Last month, a Pennsylvania farmer rejected $15M from data center developers to sell his farmland.

Another in Wisconsin turned down $80M.

America's farmers and others across the country are pushing back on Big Tech.

This is what integrity looks like.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home – latest updates The police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home this morning

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested at Sandringham home – latest updates

Catherine O’Hara Could Do Anything And she pretty much did everything. The only tragedy is that it feels like she was just beginning to get the recognition her decades-long career always deserved.

For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:

To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer

To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann

Recipe for the most delicious soup ever:

1. Eat nothing for over a week.
2. Soup.

That's it! Does not matter one bit which soup or how it's cooked, whatever they serve to break hospital fast is always a thing with FLAVOR, which the tastebuds react to with a big yay.

Demand that global leaders protect the Amazon from illegal mining Sign the petition to demand that global leaders respect the Amazon rainforest and protect it from illegal mining.

⚠️The Amazon's powerful ability to regulate climate is under threat ⚠️ Illegal mining is destroying vast areas of forests for a quick profit. Canada is the #1 destination for Brazilian gold exports! Demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon: act.gp/42eRRwD @greenpeaceca.bsky.social

We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)

Chicago - no kings

Mushrooms on moss

Three mushrooms on moss, trees in back

Forest vibes

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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sorry if i'm preaching to the choir here but part of why Zohran Mamdani is such a threat to career politicians on both sides is that his campaign is visibly disproving a carefully constructed narrative- that big cities are dangerous places, and people don't care about their communities or politics

Adam Vaughan is the new face of Therme Canada, touting its spa at Ontario Place | CBC News Former city councillor and ex-MP Adam Vaughan, long one of the sharpest critics of Doug Ford's plans for Toronto's waterfront, is now working for Therme Canada, the company developing a luxury spa at ...

Adam Vaughan going to work for Doug Ford's Therme land giveaway project is like if Justin Trudeau joined Stephen Harper's jazz band.

Pair of bald eagles welcome two hatchlings in California Jackie and Shadow, eagles in Big Bear valley recorded on a live webcam, regain hope three years after their last chick Bald eagles named Jackie and Shadow are in the midst of cuddling with two new members of their nest after a couple of chicks hatched…

Pair of bald eagles welcome two hatchlings in California

What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders The simple truth is that Trump ignored almost every major issue facing this country’s working families in his first speech

In the new Trump presidency, we have got to remain focused. We can’t panic.

No matter how many executive orders he signs or statements he issues, our goal is the same:

We must fight to create an America based on economic, social & environmental justice.
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Bernie Sanders Proposes Reducing Americans’ Workweek to 32 Hours His proposal would pare down the workweek over a four-year period. The 40-hour workweek has stood as the standard in the U.S. since it became enshrined in federal law in 1940.

that’s right. there is a lot of very good evidence that americans are just as productive with a four-day work week and much happier to boot. what’s the point of having such a wealth society if we are not going to try to benefit from it?