Settee down everyone, it's not that funny

89 candles would have set off the sprinklers, so we settled for one — and one perfect slice of cake (with @bradtakei.bsky.social on ice cream duty). Thank you to every friend, fan, and fellow traveler who has made these 89 years such a joyous voyage.

Daily Reminder: Release th Epstein Files👇🏻

Young, humpback whale launching itself into the sky: #AGoodPlace

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This is fun

In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

We need to remove every weed sown by this corrupt administration, root and stem!

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace

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Kash’s Complaint As he said he would on Sunday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation case against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick this morning over a story that characterizes him as an incomp...

FBI Director Kash Patel sued the Atlantic & a reporter for defamation, alleging they recklessly disregarded truth in suggesting FBI officials are concerned his drinking compromises his ability to do his job. Here’s the breakdown you need to understand the complaint. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Went on Piers Morgan today, where I was able to confront Pete Kegseth's Pastor, Doug Wilson, who wants to end the 19th Amendment, create a Christian Supremacist nation, & believes slavery was "mutually harmonious."

Yeah, it didn't go well for him.

I was able to reference Pulp Fiction.

Out later.

A floral bowl containing penne in a garlic cream sauce with caramelized onions

Not a great photo but this penne with scratch garlic parm sauce and caramelized onions got a ‘Holy hell, is that ever good!’ from Ben.
#Foodsky

Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones. Abortion bans are failing.

Overall abortion rates have increased since Dobbs, but abortions for medical reasons have become more difficult to access. Horror stories of women dying, nearly dying, or birthing dying children have been reported on a regular basis in states with abortion bans.
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Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data Maryland will become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail stores, after passing Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

The good and bad of this surveillance pricing bill in Maryland, and hope for more such bills in other states:

I hope the takeover of InfoWars by @theonion.com and @timheidecker.bsky.social that resulted from the bankruptcy brought on by Alex Jones’ evil attacks on the victims of Sandy Hook brings you as much joy as it does me.

When Jeffrey Clark testifies tomorrow, I hope @schiff.senate.gov puts up this giant picture of him and asks "so what was going on here?"

Chief Justice’s Wife Made $10M+ as Legal Recruiter: Report At least one of the firms reportedly had a case before Chief Justice Roberts.

The corruption is just stunning.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justic...

oooooooooooo it's happening!

Who else agrees Biden was—without a doubt—a better president than Trump could ever be? #VoteYesVirginia

Pix from today’s walk.

Schrödinger's Strait

A close-up view of the ancient statue of Ramses II inside the museum in Egypt.

Original post

@nasu53.bsky.social Thank you so much for including me! #ClimateAwareness bsky.app/profile/did:...

Karoline Leavitt @PressSec Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness

we've noticed and i'm glad he's getting help

April 20 - The Bravest of Conductors On this day in Labor History the year was 1853. That was the day that Harriet Tubman led her first trip on the underground railroad, the clandestine network that helped enslaved people escape slavery and move north to freedom. One of the most remembered ‘conductors’ on the railroad, Tubman had herself escaped slavery in eastern Maryland.

April 20 - The Bravest of Conductors

On this day in Labor History the year was 1853. That was the day that Harriet Tubman led her first trip on the underground railroad, the clandestine network that helped enslaved people escape slavery and move north to freedom. One of the most remembered ‘condu

Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) praising a breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research, calling it "the best of America" and noting that lead researcher Dr. Balachandran is the son of Indian immigrants and works at Sloan Kettering. He quote-tweets Ian Weissman, DO (@DrIanWeiss...), who reports that an mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine showed lasting results in an early trial, with nearly all responding patients still alive six years later.

Science leads to amazing breakthroughs. Immigrants lead to amazing science.

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