Sunburst through the clouds over rolling green hills

Good morning, Bluesky!

Sunburst over The Palouse, Washington
📸Gary Hamburgh

Yet he won Arizona. That's why he think he owns the state.
Donald Trump (Republican): 1,770,242 votes — 52.2% of the popular vote

Far-left Democrat Analilia Mejia wins NJ special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress Democrat Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway Thursday in the New Jersey special election to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress.

I love the way MAGAs reframe this fabulous defeat. Bravo, Anlilia Mejia. She's off to Congress for NJ. nypost.com/2026/04/16/u...

"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found." -Pope Leo XIV

Femicide, from the Resinovich case to the Cirillo murder: the killer loses the right to the remains With the entry into force of the law, the murderer loses all rights over the deceased from the date of entry in the register of suspects until the acquittal verdict

Italian killers lose the right to decide who buries their victims in femicide cases, thanks to tireless pushback from Italian women. Jealousy used to be a defense in these so-called crimes of passion as in: He loved her so much! He lost his mind! en.ilsole24ore.com/art/feminici...

In all fairness, I was stuck last night in a tremendous Seattle rainstorm trying to get to airport. The rain was coming in all directons and traffic was a mess. It all seems funny now.

Yes, Ma’am

Sunset next to sea cliffs

Good night, Bluesky!

Ruby Beach, Washington
📸Jack Darling

The cruelty is never enough. I really hate the smirks on the one 3 woman allowed to stand there.

Why didn’t he quit?

Media Awardee Erica C. Barnett PubliCola, Editor Erica C. Barnett is a compelling and deserving candidate for the RSA Media Award for her exceptional ability to translate alcohol research into impactful, widely accessible narratives. Through her critically acclaimed memoir, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, she seamlessly integrates rigorous scientific findings with deeply personal lived experience, bringing complex alcohol research to a broad audience with clarity and authenticity. Her work not only disseminates key insights on alcohol use and disorder to millions of readers, but also elevates important, underexplored issues, particularly the unique challenges faced by women with alcohol use disorder. Beyond her memoir, Barnett’s journalism across major media platforms further amplifies her influence and public impact. By bridging the gap between science and lived experience, and by challenging the research community to pursue more clinically meaningful questions, Barnett exemplifies the mission of the RSA Media Award and is highly deserving of this recognition.

Proud to announce that I won an award that I'm really excited about—@rsaofficial.bsky.social's media award for science journalism! My book, Quitter: A Memoir of Relapse and Recovery, focuses on relapse, the treatment industry, and the questions common recovery models often fail to address.

well deserved! Bravo.

Video: Military Families Bear the Burden of War, Again Even as a two-week ceasefire takes hold, mothers in multigenerational military families — some veterans themselves — are anxious about what the war in Iran could mean for their children, as they face ...

Where are the dads in this mess? Why interview only moms? “Military Families Bear the Burden of War, Again” Gift www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Oh my God, short memory. Haberman is infamous for presidential typing. “Haberman and Swan are solid reporters, so I trust that some of Trump’s advisers had these doubts about the war.”

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Legacy media leaders are still failing to communicate the reality that #TrumpIsUnfit.

Most editors have already sanewashed Trump by focusing on “cease fire” instead of “a whole civilization will die tonight”.
This is evident in front page editorial choices.
Campare: A+ Providence Journal editors

Watch this and share widely please.

Where is Hegseth in this photo? Did he fall on sword?

On the theme of kids of astronauts, this is Maya Glover, the daughter of NASA astronaut Victor Glover and Dionna Glover. Maya is at Cal Poly doing architecture.

From her Insta: mayalorinnn.

If we had standards,,we wouldn’t have an alcoholic faux Christian nutcase on top.

Italy is laughing at us.

Opinion | The Manosphere Continues to Devolve

Gift article "What would it look like to give a bunch of soulless media personalities control of the most powerful government in the world?"

Look around you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/o...

I mean….he’s literally doing it so no LOL

So similar to reactions to childhood abuse, as if abusive parent and abused child held equal worth and power.

Kenya food crisis: Desperate people turn to the gingerbread tree in Turkana Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.

Kenya food crisis: Desperate people turn to the gingerbread tree in Turkana

Journalist Estefany Rodríguez free from ICE custody on bond - Nashville Banner Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez, in ICE custody for more than two weeks, is released on bond. Her legal battle for freedom continues.

What country is this? “The jail believed Rodríguez had contracted lice, so the guards placed her in isolation for five days. Then, before transport, they took her to the shower, made her strip naked and poured cleaning liquid over her head.” nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/19/e...

Not to mention that women have worked in the fields and raised babies from the beginning.

Reclaiming The ‘Difficult Woman’: Reframing Women’s Anger As A Political Emotion As women, we must ask ourselves: If we are told to stop being difficult and remain compliant for the sake of keeping the peace, who is it benefiting from our silence?

Reclaiming The ‘Difficult Woman’: Reframing Women’s Anger As A Political Emotion

As women, we must ask ourselves: If we are told to stop being difficult and remain compliant for the sake of keeping the peace, who is it benefiting from our silence?

Sanders: People can't afford health care. People can't afford childcare. And this guy, in addition to giving tax breaks to billionaires, now wants to spend another $200 billion on a war that should never have been fought.

Another horrific act from the stupidest nation on earth.

Repubs control the Senate and all other branches of gov.