This is Fitz and June. Fitz just got here and thinks this place is pretty great. June was here first and thinks it's time to return Fitz. 13/10 for both (TT: muester)

Yes, dragons are real. Hairy bush viper.

YES!

Commando.

Cheesy one-liners, gratuitous violence, and Arnie in peak form. What more could you ask for?!

Root beer bubble gum and HOT barbecue Hostess chips

Two fluffy ducklings laid down on the floor, their heads bent toward each other, bills meeting to make a heart shape

“And they call it ducky love”
#ducklings

New to the idea of adding Alt Text to images? This is the best thread I’ve seen explaining what and why. The basic idea is to write a brief description of any image you post. For people who can’t see the image well and need a text-based option.

Most years we spend a meeting making seed bombs (little clay shapes with a pinch of native wildflower seeds in them). We give the youth the clay and they always impress us with their creativity and ingenuity. Then at a later date (like tonight) we go out on a beautiful spring evening and throw them into a vacant lot or meadow. This year was particularly poignant as we were throwing bombs that give life, instead of the ones that take it that are falling all around the world. We talked about how one way to be certain about an uncertain future is to take action that will bear fruit later on. We can't say everything that will happen next spring, but we can say with some certainty that there will be flowers. Why? Because we put them there. And sometimes that's the best you can do.

Upper photo shows clay shapes and figures filled with wildflower seeds. Lower photo shows a group of tweens scattering seed bombs into a field in the twilight.

I love this beautiful little reflection from kiddo's Woodcraft group leader after tonight's guerrilla gardening expedition in the city. So grateful for leaders like this. ❤️

We need a matriarchy run by lesbians with clipboards and earpieces who do not take any shit.

Today we remember the horrific tragedy of the Columbine shooting. 27 years later, it is a disgrace that gun violence is still the leading cause of death for children in America.

27 years ago today, 12 students and a teacher were killed and 21 others were wounded when two students opened fire at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

When someone explains something to you for the seventh time and you still don't understand.

Wow, what a cool back yard 😊

TT: mikesgarden

Large white butterfly with beautiful small black markings with a background of pink flowers and green leaves

#photography #nature #butterfly #pinkflowers

lovely butterfly takes central stage

So pretty!

NASA captured one of the most detailed views ever taken of Jupiter

An astronaut floats alone above Earth during a spacewalk, surrounded by the blackness of space, with the blue curve of the planet visible below.

This iconic 1984 photo is often called one of the most terrifying space images ever.

During STS-41-B on Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first person to perform an untethered spacewalk.

Image credit: NASA (Bruce McCandless II during STS-41-B)

I am absolutely letting that duck in

Today's frog is the green bright-eyed frog.

Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." —Zohran Mamdani

2020 Nova Scotia Attacks Late in the evening on Saturday, 18 April 2020, a 51-year-old man assaulted his common-law wife in Portapique, Nova Scotia. He then began a 13-hour rampage in...

Saturday, 18 April 2020 in #NovaScotia, the worst #masskilling in modern #Canadian history began for the people of #Portapique, NS.

6 years later, Nova Scotia remember the painful trauma of 22 murdered and 6 others injured that took place in a 13 hr rampage disguised as #RCMP

#NSStrong❤️

3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme Three Southern California residents have been sentenced in a bizarre insurance fraud scheme which prosecutors say involved them staging fake bear attacks on high-end cars.

People tried to scam insurance by dressing up as a bear and wrecking luxury cars.

"Investigators then took the video to biologists with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to also look at the video. The biologists said, 'it was clearly a human in a bear suit.'"

abc7.com/post/3-south...

As a daughter of a single mother, I just wanted to say: Thank you for being a pillar of strength for your family.🩷

Me trying to quickly think up a fake name but the only other object in the room is the president

The Spotted Sandpiper, with its characteristic bobbing motion, foraging...

Italy passed a law that allows up to 3 days off to care for ill pets.

A Common Raven perched on a rock, displaying its glossy black plumage with iridescent sheen, thick curved beak, shaggy throat feathers, and large dark claws against a soft blurred brown and pink background.

Crows remember human faces. For years. If you wrong one, it will tell other crows about you — and they'll harass you too. Even crows that never met you!

This is not just a bird. This is one of the most intelligent animals on the planet.

#birds #crows #animas #nature

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 🇨🇦
Since 1982, it has helped protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of Canadians.
Let’s continue to uphold these values for everyone.
🔗More info: bit.ly/3O9Y9uI