Our political leaders should be a s diverse as our country.Women and minorities need equal representation in our House and Senate.But we the people have to vote them in.The old boys club doesn’t represent our values and needs effectively.Midterms let’s start the transformation
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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus
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Ecuador has officially recognized Cuyabeno–Yasuní Connectivity Corridor, which connects two of the Amazon’s most important protected areas.
Corridors safeguard biodiversity, preserve ecosystem integrity, and ensure species' long-term survival. Also well-being of local communities.
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A ‘cuasnóg’ (a nest of wild bees) is directly translated as ‘a lucky find’ in an Irish-English Dictionary, 1977
Nuances of this definition seeps into folklore
And so, the arrival of a swarm of #bees is deemed to be a lucky omen💫
#LegendaryWednesday #Insects #Photography #Nature
📷me, my garden
Map of the U.S. showing voter support for Medicaid cuts by congressional district. Support for Medicaid cuts ranges from 5% to 11%. Created by Data for Progress and Caring Across Generations.
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
Feels like just in my lifetime the tech industry went from solving problems to pretending to solve problems, to creating problems
DOGE staffers attempted to assign a team and take control of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), but CPB leaders resisted citing federal law that protects the nonprofit’s independence from government interference.
Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
Incredible eruption associated with today's X1.2-class flare off the western limb. Imagery of the solar storm is still coming in, but expecting it to look like a partial halo. The storm itself will probably miss Earth, but energetic particles are currently streaming towards Earth
If you're buying concert tickets or booking a hotel, companies are now required to tell you the full price up front. No more tricks or traps.
This is what it looks like when government holds corporations accountable.
It looks like the native toxic butterweed that is blooming in my area now.
Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through April 2025. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 430 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged nearly 430 ppm in April 2025 (new record high)
10 years ago April averaged about 404 ppm. Preliminary data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
This isn't going away. The longer we wait to address climate change, the greater the impacts and the harder it becomes to solve
Cutting funding already appropriated by Congress is illegal. That's why Republicans were planning to put what's called a "rescissions" package on the floor this month—a roundabout way of legitimizing billions of dollars in DOGE cuts.
I consider myself very knowledgeable about Animals! I've never seen this creature in my life! Too cool!
He is a threat to national security on so many levels.
This wrapping paper turns everything into bread 🥖
Created by Japanese designer Ippei Tsujio
If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.
A reminder: Both sheriffs and local police have the right to refuse ICE detainers. These requests are voluntary and not legally enforceable under federal law. Across the country, many sheriffs and police departments choose not to cooperate and that choice is fully within their legal rights.
Oh my!
Love this guy! Escaped the iron curtain by building a trike and flying over it to Vienna International Airport. Lives under an MOA and goes to the grocery in his Cessna 172.
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Another low level M-Flare to report, this time an M2.0 produced by AR 4079 at 07:51 UTC (Apr 30). With a beta-gamma magnetic configuration additional M-Flares will be possible on Wednesday. There is also a lower 10% chance for an isolated X-Flare according to NOAA/SWPC.
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