Why is Trump wooing psychedelics? It's really about Iran - Salon.com Critics say that the order will only shave a few months off of FDA approval, but it made Joe Rogan happy

so desperate

www.salon.com/2026/04/22/w...

World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to rise

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

a pale pink apple blossom against sticks and leaves and stuff

noticed several large bees that seemed very irritated that most of the apple blossoms aren’t open yet. maybe tomorrow…

a pale pink apple blossom against sticks and leaves and stuff

noticed several large bees that seemed very irritated that most of the apple blossoms aren’t open yet. maybe tomorrow…

🦀

US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices To augment information about you that it collects directly, the US Government is buying less-regulated information harvested by cameras, cellphones and apps and sold on the commercial data market.

seems bad

theconversation.com/us-governmen...

AEG Owner Phil Anschutz Is Still Donating to Causes Promoting Anti-LGBTQ Beliefs AEG owner Philip Anschutz donated $1,020,000 to two organizations that made public statements against LGBTQ people -- Colorado Christian University and the Sky Ranch Christian camping organization.

The owner of Coachella is a right-wing nationalist and gives lots of money to anti-LGBT organizations.

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I can't help anyone who is so indoctrinated that they really think the world is shitty because it has to be that way. It so clearly doesn't. We're not even talking about political activity in the world. We're talking a basic foundation to be able to say, this shit's not right, it could be better.

Mysteries, Yes By Mary Oliver Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are forever in allegiance with gravity while we ourselves dream of rising. How two hands touch and the bonds will never be broken. How people come, from delight or the scars of damage, to the comfort of a poem. Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say "Look!" and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.

Mysteries, Yes ~ Mary Oliver

right there with you

View of the undersides of two inkcap mushrooms. They look like tall umbrellas, perfect for a shaded repose. Green trees and blue sky are visible in the background

I would have liked to be a tiny creature lounging under these pretty inkcaps today 🍄

Man with Instagram handle ‘ihackedthegovernment’ pleads guilty to hacking the government - Dexerto A man has pleaded guilty to hacking multiple US government systems after bragging about it on Instagram using the handle “ihackedthegovernment.”

hmmm

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We have finally overturned radical leftist, George Washington’s, tyrannical vaccine mandates for American service members www.nps.gov/articles/000...

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

Breaking news: The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, rolling back what he described as “overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.” https://wapo.st/4eAG2sx

Yet again I remind everyone (as Elizabeth does in her very next tweet) that "foreigners are corrupting our pure blood with weakness & disease" is Fascism 101. Not some variant, not some metaphorically similar thing, not some echo -- the thing itself.

Winter storm warning for Sierra as another multi-foot dump expected The National Weather Service warns of “significant reductions in visibility at times” and “major travel delays” from heavy snow, gusty winds and potential lightning.

A looming storm is forecast to drop more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Sierra, prompting the weather service to issue winter storm warnings. It’s the second round of winter storm warnings this month in the Sierra, a rarity for April.

Snow drought won't be wiped out, but this will help some.

Space breakthrough: British scientists reveal most detailed 3D map of the universe that captures millions of galaxies - United Kingdom British scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the cosmos ever assembled, marking the conclusion of a five-year

Space breakthrough: British scientists reveal most detailed 3D map of the universe that captures millions of galaxies

https://www.europesays.com/uk/908151/

British scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the cosmos ever assembled, marking the conclusion of…

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

The messy plaintiffs behind so many anti-abortion lawsuits Allegations of domestic violence have turned yet another abortion-pill case into "a PR disaster."

Anti-abortion legal strategies in the US often depend on abusive partners or shoddy "investigations."

First-in-Human Trial Primes Immune System First-in-Human Trial Primes Immune System to Accept Donor Livers

organ transplants could get a lot more successful so that's cool

www.upmc.com/media/news/0...

Growing out of a thick bed of bright green moss, multiple pink and red mushrooms of different heights pop up. The two mushrooms in the center are the focus. The one on the left is shorter than the other, the top of its cap just reaching the bottom of the other's. Their stipes are a dull, dark pink and are just slightly rough in texture. The red, round caps are smooth and shiny. On the right mushroom, a tiny bug called a springtail is visible climbing up the stipe. 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/4, 1/6, ISO 400 Stack of 18 images 11/14/24 Northern Oregon Coast

The tiniest springtail clings to the stipe of a growing Mycena haematopus, the bleeding Mycena. This mushroom, when cut or damaged, exudes a dark red liquid resembling blood

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms #mycena #mycenahaematopus #bleedingmycena #redmushroom #pinkmushroom

🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫

The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans | ACLU Today’s attacks on abortion access have a long history rooted in white supremacy.

US abortion bans came about amid racist panic following the end of the Civil War and during a period of immigration
"The racist campaigns launched by doctors against Black midwives extended to anti-immigration legislative platforms targeted at Chinese and Japanese workers"

It's 2026, let's level up

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:

Paramount+
CBS
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Showtime
HBO
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TNT
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DC Studios
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And more...

This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.

State AGs must step in and block it.

the inability for the media to accurately describe this as terrorism is a good part of why it has been normalized

Congress’ War Powers vote fails by exactly one vote (214-213).

Funny how this keeps happening!

Iran-US war live: Both sides far from agreeing deal, Tehran says after Trump warning Iran had warned the strait will not remain open if the US blockade continued and moved to restrict it

Iran-US war latest: Trump says US have seized and boarded Tehran-linked cargo ship

Judicial dissolution - Wikipedia

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the only death penalty i support is the corporate death penalty

What is the quantum ‘Ghost Murmur’ purportedly used in Iran? Scientists question CIA’s claim of long-range heartbeat detection Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing

wtf

www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...