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Sitting here thinking about how the "Spanish flu"roared thru military camps and bases in 1918, and then into the world at large. But, yeah sure, freedom! Whatevs. 🙄

Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. B...

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For the First Time in the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas

Try as they might, renewables are gaining momentum.

"Last month, fossil fuels generated less electricity than in any March going back at least 25 years, while renewables generated more."

e360.yale.edu/digest/us-re...

Vonnegut: 1965

i can't help but think about 10 or 11 years ago when conservatives insisted that obama was uniquely anti-catholic because his administration thought that catholic-led orgs could just fill out a form if they didn't want to cover contraceptives in their health plans for employees.

On this day, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

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Chicago always brings it.

The Daily Star front page with Grandad Dementia's AI post of himself as Jesus, the subheading 'Trump backs down in Pope row' and the main headline "You're not the Messiah, you're a very naughty boy"

Honestly makes you proud to be British.

Exactly 💯

A Beloved Trail System May Fall Victim to Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” Policy for Public Lands. What's Next? A beloved 144-mile singletrack route in North Dakota is ground zero for the Trump administration's erasure of recreation from public lands management.

The Maah Daah Hey Trail name comes from the Mandan people. It means “an area that has been and will be around for a long time.”

Maddow: "Amid all of this insanity it may be a good time to remember that this kind of desperation from the White House and from the president is palpably driven by fear."

Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

Text reminding readers of the interconnectedness of life on Earth, describing communication among trees, octopuses, whales, elephants, bees, crows, ants, cats, and forests.

Yes. 🫶 🌍

British Singer Dusty Springfield , You don’t have to say you love me.. 1966 Soulful Sunday

Me too. ☺️

Bhumisparsha Mudra (Earth Witness) Buddha statue . Seated, with left hand remaining on dhyana mudra with cat, asleep.

Taking refuge🪷

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"The moment this southern right mother and calf accompanied by a pod of dolphins. As they curiously approached these surfers 4 yrs ago, still blows my mind"

AP AP • Follow 11h ••• X For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech company Just Like Me is taking that concept to a new level, allowing users to video chat with a personalized Al Jesus. It's part of a larger boom of faith-based Al tools. Credit: Just Like Me AI-GENERATED CHARACTER shepherd. I shall not want."

Now that’s what they call a deus ex machina.

Look at the women at NASA.

They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points.

And they are doing it all with joy.👇

Brazil creates the South Atlantic's largest marine park | Conservation International Conservation International helped secure a million-hectare marine park, two decades in the making.

This is how it's done!

"a core reserve where fishing is banned outright, surrounded by a buffer zone that allows some artisanal fishing — designed to allow local fishing communities to retain their traditional livelihoods"

www.conservation.org/news/brazil-...

I've been making fun of Trump's Nuremberg-style triumphal arch. Here's a serious analysis from a highly respected critic.

Photos from Tehran as a fragile ceasefire is marked by mourning and a quiet weekend TEHRAN (AP) — Scenes in Tehran reflect a mixed atmosphere since the start of a ceasefire on April 8, with negotiations set to begin in Pakistan.

This photo gallery demonstrates once again that you can learn things from images that you can't from texts. Worth a look. apnews.com/photo-galler...

Column | America fought to defeat fascism. This ‘triumphal arch’ reeks of it. Detailed renderings of President Donald Trump’s proposed victory arch near Arlington National Cemetery reveal a confused and offensive symbolism.

"America fought to defeat fascism. This ‘triumphal arch’ reeks of it."
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0... Yes there are still a few great journalists at the Post. Thank you @philipkennicott.bsky.social and thank you whoever shepherded this into print.

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today.
One for the history books
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Feb '24 at CPAC, right winger Jack Posobiec said, "welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on Jan 6, but we will get rid of it.We’ll replace it with this [cross] right here."
Monsters announced today's horrors and the US voted for them

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran

Three takeaways from @nytimes.com "inside the room" account.

1) Previous US admins mostly resisted being conned by Netanyahu. Trump was a complete sucker.

2) Vance and, to lesser degree, Marco playing "we always knew this was bad idea" card.

3) Trump is an idiot.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...