HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a Hollywood star, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth and GPS technology.

Hell of a lady.

Three large green orchid leaves rise up from the forest floor. From the center a tall thin green stem emerges with a bulbous, pink flower with darker pink lines crisscrossing it. Across the top are some browner petals in an orchid shape.

Pink Lady Slipper. Blue Ridge Mountains. Pisgah National Forest.

Kia cuts EV4 prices by $10,000 in response to the new Volkswagen ID.3 Neo The battle of the entry-level EVs is heating up. A week after Volkswagen launched the upgraded ID.3 Neo, Kia is...

Yup, having a globally competitive EV platform allows you to respond to market changes and... compete globally.

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

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Cartoon by @markdolk.bsky.social

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Google says this is a “collection of vibrant Cymbidium orchids”

I think part of the reason I don’t share my photos much on here lately is bc I feel pressure to only post if there’s an art challenge associated with it. I wanna share this one though, so here it is. Associate it with whatever challenge your heart desires.

#artisart #botanical #orchid #bloomscroll

My wife asked me what the point to any senate/house hearing is? It is a frustrating role playing exercise in have to admit. I told her that they just help me figure out who the worst of the worst assholes are.

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The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job.

One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.

Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?

Our Government needs a reset

I truly hope this Fall enough people in all 50 states come to a realization that the current government we have with Republicans dismantling 250 years of our Democracy is on the brink of collapse

It’s happening right before our own eyes in plain view every single day

Living in a nursing home shouldn’t mean giving up everyday freedoms.

I just signed a bill allowing seniors living in nursing homes to consume alcohol - so that everyone can enjoy happy hour!

California is investing $830,000+ to train 535 workers on cutting-edge cardiovascular tech developed by Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine.

We're doubling down on a nation-leading workforce built for the industries of the future.

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power Walt Disney World has announced that it now has enough solar power to power the entire resort during sunny, daytime hours!

Walt Disney World Now Capable of Being Operated 100% by Solar Power

Mom and dad want you to vote yes in Virginia

It's Election Day, Virginia! Mom and Dad want you to #VoteYes 💙🇺🇸🗳️

New lawsuit aims to block Trump DOJ from building national voter database via state voter roll grab The lawsuit calls the effort “a key component of the Trump Administration’s attempts to take over elections from states and subvert the 2026 midterms.”

🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Denmark at UN: There must be accountability for international crimes committed by Russia in this brutal campaign to destroy independent Ukraine.

Denmark fully supports efforts by International Criminal Court, Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine,

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

Not sure wtf we're doing but it definitely doesn't feel like winning.

Home alone. Thai green prawn curry.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) movie poster

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 🎬🖤
Directed by Frank Darabont

Follow @neguse.house.gov to save Democracy and get rid of corruption.
You won't find him at Coachella or the Met Ball with AOC or Bernie Sanders. He's too busy doing the job tax payers pay him to do - clean up Congress!

WARSH: The broad contours of the economy are improving. The potential of the economy, the real results of the economy are improving.

TINA SMITH: The reality is there was almost 0 job growth in 2025. That looks to me like not a roaring economy, but a weak economy.

I say again, why doesn’t somebody rewrite it?

“The report argues that these barriers stem from the 1901 Alabama Constitution, drafted explicitly to disenfranchise Black voters during the rise of Jim Crow.”

I don’t care if it takes 50 years. Get started.