There were 2700 executions in 17 countries last year, but according to Amnesty International only 2 countries carried them out publicly: Afghanistan & Iran. Now the USA will join them. Truly, Trump & Hegseth are dragging that once great nation into the Middle Ages. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
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Morning #bird Broad-billed Hummingbird hovering in the morning light. #birdoftheday #ECK #green #smallbirdsaturday
lambert cherries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1907
Mexican Yellow Butterfly feeding on little red flowers in my backyard
brigdon peaches, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1896
monmouth apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1896
sour kumquats, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1902
"Life is like a game, Charlie Brown. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose." ~ Lucy van Pelt --- "I'll be happy if I just make the playoffs." ~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - 1971) #MLB #Baseball #Postseason
"I'm glad the baseball season is over for us! I don't even want to hear the word '#baseball' any more! I think if I hear the word 'baseball' again, I'll scream!" ~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - 1960) #Postseason
76 years ago today, Snoopy made his first appearance in ‘Peanuts.’
claus seedling apples, painted by royal charles steadman, 1925
1955 Brooklyn #Dodgers World Series Championship Ring #MLB #Baseball #History #WorldSeries #Postseason
brackett seedling cling peaches, painted by bertha heiges, 1902
This is it, the Quality Train Content™ I’ve always wanted to post. A BNSF freight train passing through Everett, WA with several Boeing greenies on their way from Wichita, Kansas to Renton to become 737s!
guincos finget bananas, painted by amanda almira newton, 1907
arp peaches, painted by royal charles steadman, 1918
#OnThisDay 50 years ago, at Mosport, Allan de la Plante took one of the all-time great #F1 photos. From left to right: Ronnie Peterson (March), James Hunt (McLaren), Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) & Mario Andretti (Lotus). Hunt won from Depailler & Andretti. Peterson ended up 9th.
