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Another city turns its back on animals This and other news for the week ending July 25, 2025

When an animal shelter doesn’t ‘shelter’…

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House Republicans don’t want you to know about their plans to gut Medicaid, so they're trying to pass Trump's so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill" less than 48 hours after publishing it to distract & mislead you.

Read my full statement.⬇️

3 dark red highly sculpted ants meeting on bark. They're lean and slender, with shiny red-orange gasters and large mandibles.

Top view of one of the creatures, with the species' characteristic long thoracic spines visible.

Two of the ants meeting a fluttering antennae

Close side view of the creature on the move

Bucket list ant! Aphaenogaster mariae, a very rarely seen tree-canopy-dwelling species, and lovely creatures. Found them trailing up a water hickory near the St John's. ❤️🧪

Me (just via FB) all things pets, and other great things in life.

In case you wanted to know how that works…

Def no. 2. #hairball

Me neither. We have to stand up with and for each other, and stay strong. Reach out if you need to vent. 🍷

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cynophilist sə̇-ˈnä-fə-lə̇st noun {cyn + phile + ist] someone that is favorably disposed toward dogs

Where our cynophilists at??

I said this a few weeks ago. And I’ll always feel this way about the 2024 election.👇

I’m going to be busy…

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2024 December solstice: All you need to know | EarthSky

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21 December 2024
Winter Solstice
… and here we are.

“Long nights, short days, for the Northern Hemisphere. Short nights, long days, for our friends south of the equator. No matter where you live on Earth’s globe, the solstice is your signal to celebrate seasonal change.” …