this little 2-footer with an attitude came out of its burrow and side-eyed me like I was lunch. #Raptors #BirdOfTheDay #owls
Jessica Ramey-Gillam
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Daughter of a WWII Veteran who remembers everything her father taught her & flew over from dystopian X. QUESTION AUTHORITY
Dr. Hardy: 1949: Founded the Occupational Medical Service at MIT 1958: First woman appointed as an Assoc. Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Med School 1971: First female full professor at Harvard Med School #WomenInSTEM #MedSky
Occupational medicine pioneer Dr. Harriet Louise Hardy was born #OTD in 1906. Her discovery of the link between industrial beryllium exposure and fatal lung disease forced the fluorescent lamp industry to completely eliminate the toxic metal in 1949. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
If you hit a dog, it's animal abuse. If you hit your spouse, it's spousal abuse. If you hit an old person, it's elder abuse. If you hit your child, it's just called parenting. That needs to end Children are not property and have the right not to be beaten.
Outgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summit
Outgoing UN chief makes final push for action on climate change at New York summit
António Guterres said that 'clean energy has gone from alternative to unstoppable' during his speech, calling upon the world to avert climate catastrophe.
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Everyone ready? We only had 10 years of people saying that this was their endgame. If it doesn't happen by November, it'll happen before January 2029. Either way, these creeps have no intention of allowing our democracy to survive or ever leaving power.
The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE agents after working in the U.S. for 35 years. His sons, Ronaldo and Lorenzo Jr., testified before Congress and reminded us that this rogue agency MUST be held accountable for its horrific actions.
Jared Kushner's face looks more and more like something you'd see in a wax museum (Ryan Murphy/Getty)
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
This show is easily among the happiest (& zaniest) experiences I've ever had doing voiceover. Great scripts. Great cast. Great FUN! Now: Let's... Get... DANGEROUS!!! #DarkwingDuck #DisneyPlus
President Obama at the Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies game on opening day to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park April 5, 2010 📷: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais #PresidentObama #BarackObama
Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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TIME Magazine names Ronaldo and Lorenzo Salgado Jr., the sons of slain Texas dad Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, to its 2026 Latino Leaders list: time.com/collection/l...
These Two Brothers Are Fighting to Protect Immigrant Families After a Tragedy
Ronaldo Salgado and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Jr. are turning personal grief into a call to action
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Common Starling It has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. 📷: @wallmika
80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art
BREAKING: Judge Kelly just concluded there's no "national security" argument in this case (CNN/MSNOW/Politico)
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera during the Sunday incident, according to news reports. The officer was issued a body camera, but it is unclear why he was not wearing the device during the shooting.
Reports: ICE officer in Austin shooting was not wearing body cam
The recent ICE recruit was issued a body camera, reports said. It’s not clear why he was not using the device during the Sunday shooting.
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And they’re STILL not home yet. Deliberate Intentional Sadism
These are the people behind the headlines. Thousands of sailors spent months away from their families, operating under combat conditions with few opportunities to get off the ships and recover. Whatever your politics, their mental health and wellbeing matter. 💚
Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN Politics
Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier...
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The strike group spent months at sea while conducting combat operations against Iran, including more than six months without a port call. One military official told CNN that eight attempts was “incredibly high” compared with recent carrier strike group deployments.
Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died.
Thank you @maddow.bsky.social for uplifting our community's call to #bringmaureenhome. They put her on a plane to Cameroon but it was stopped. 🙏🏽 Now she's sleeping on a concrete floor in a concentration camp in Louisiana, far from her family. End her inhumane detention and bring her home!