NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.
'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
I'm not going to provide details, so don't ask. Nevertheless:
No, it is not OK to have one hallucinated cite. No, you can't delete that and expect me to take the rest of your work seriously. No, absolutely not. It should never ever happen.
In honor of Earth Day: a thread of environmental wins
Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%
A whole journal of AI slop. Blocked.
Yes, spring is definitely sprung in these parts too.
Today is the 2 year anniversary of when I met the Ravens. They just checked me out from a distance then! Here is some of my fav footage: them courting, feeding each other, barrel rolling and some of their vocalisations. They are the most amazing birds and I am so lucky to have them!
Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.
Loved this piece about Iranian-American artists making beauty in the face of war. www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
Sitka Spruce is promoted in school? A problematic non-native tree grown in large plantations that have created ecological impoverishment at scale nationwide in one of the least forested countries in the EU27?
Sitka Spruce is now 44.6% of Ireland's total forest
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National Snow and Ice Data Centre shows daily sea ice cover. Good indicator of climate state
Jupiter Captured by the Juno spacecraft!
Absolutely magical. Handel's Messiah on Dublin's Fishamble Street this lunchtime, 284 years after it was first performed. Proinnsías Ó Duinn, 85 years young conducting, a living legend.
“It would be absurd to argue that having more psychiatric appointments 2+ years after *referral to a psychiatrist* was an indicator of issues with mental health.”
A PENGUIN WITH THE WORDS: A WONDERFUL END TO A HORRIBLE WEEK. THANK YOU HUNGARY, WE REALLY NEEDED THIS.
Hurrah!
Article Link: The Blockade Is the Message, How a fuel price spike became a fascist audition
I’ve managed to string together my thoughts through the rage this week, please read & share 💭✍🏼
#Spéirghorm #IrishPolitics #Fascism
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🔥 I took a couple of days to compile this long analysis.
The elections in Hungary tomorrow are seismic, globally. So I cover:
- The rise of Orbán
- Orbán’s weakening
- The emergence of Péter Magyar
- The election battle
- The JD Vance visit
- What it all means for Hungary, the EU, Putin & Trump
“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”
Three of our Firefighter/Paramedics and one member of the Air Corps are taking part in the Tryka event in the RDS this evening to raise funds for a charity they hold close to their hearts.
Please give what you can.
www.justgiving.com/team/dfb-air...
When I first moved to this neighborhood, two of the American Crows here had a very nasal quality to their calls and made a bunch of croaks I most associate with young birds.
Now they all sound like that, just unusual enough that Merlin doesn't try to identify them any bird at all.
#birds
If you ever bought a book, maybe with an attractive cover, good paper, lots of words, telling a story, maybe some nice illustrations.
You know what? Amazon can’t come and take it off you. It’s yours.
Books go back over a thousand years. They’re designed for your hands. They can’t take yours back
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted.
To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”
23 people could stop this genocidal war criminal. That’s it. 23.
20 Republican senators and 3 republican reps in the house and he’d be out of politics forever. But they won’t.
They’re addicted to power. A drug so strong they’d rather see a civilization die than give it up.
Beautiful day to fill the 100,000th pothole of the year.
The color changing is amazing but what always gets me is they make their body’s texture look like rocks and coral. Fascinating.
IG: ibrahim.elhariry
Maggie Vandewalle - Strata.
#Watercolour
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Hubble Pinpoints Doomed Star that Explodes as Supernova
Image date: 28 July 2005, 20:00
Amidst the glitter of billions of stars in the majestic spiral galaxy called the Whirlpool (M51), a massive star abruptly ends its life in a brilliant flash of light. NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope snapped ...
Pam Bondi’s portrait was taken down at DOJ and tossed in a trash bin soon after her firing. MS NOW obtained the photo. The move reflects how deeply unpopular she was among career officials. Ken Dilanian & Carol Leonnig scoop www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...
