“These magnificent cottonwoods survived centuries, nourishing wildlife through floods and drought, only to be bulldozed for the Trump admin’s disastrous #borderwall. The San Rafael Valley is one of the most biologically rich landscapes in North America." @peccarynotpig.bsky.social #Arizona

Activists climb rare Arizona cottonwood to shield it from Trump border wall construction

Activists are protesting the construction pathway for President Trump’s border wall in Arizona because it would require the removal of an ancient cottonwood tree.  A demonstrator was arrested on We…

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Atrazine is so dangerous it's banned in more than 60 countries, yet it's the second-most widely used #pesticide in the US. ⚠️😷 We must ban the toxic pesticide #atrazine once and for all. Please join us in urging the #EPA right now to ban this horrible chemical for good. ➡️ BanAtrazine.org

For more than 6 days now a tree sit in a cottonwood tree in the San Rafael Valley along the Arizona-Sonora border has halted construction of two parallel border walls.. This is the first-ever tree sit to halt border wall construction. Learn more @rally.forthevalley and @peccarrynotpig on IG.

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Name another song that mentions the word "Cry." 🎶 While Prince's 1st album to reach number one on the Billboard 200, "Purple Rain," hit that top spot on August 4, 1984, the lead single from the album, "When Doves Cry," was ending its 5-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on the same day.

A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks

On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂‍↕️

Marsh wren is a tiny, active AGILE songbird 12 cm lives in freshwater and saltwater wetlands across North America, eating mostly insects and spiders. Found during the summer breeding season across much of southern Canada and the US migrate south to winter along coastal regions of southern US.

In Texas, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare cleared the meeting room, silencing public opposition to the GOP plan to eliminate half of the battleground county’s Election Day voting locations before the midterms.

Proud that Elias Law Group is helping the Democratic Party fight for voting rights and free and fair elections. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Marc Elias Firm Rebounds as Key DNC Litigator for Midterms

Marc Elias and his firm have reemerged as a top legal adviser for the Democratic National Committee after the party organization cut back work with the prominent elections attorney during the 2024 cam...

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Are you a Resister/Democracy Defender account who follows me? 🤔 Do you want to meet & connect with more Resisters? 🌊💙🌊 I want to add you to boosts tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7:30pm CT. 💙💪💙 Drop a 💙 or a Comment 💬 to be included. Vet 🧐 & Follow 👣 others who have commented, too! Repost, please! 🔄

VoteHub projects Shannon Taylor to win the Democratic primary for Virginia U.S. House District 1.

UPDATE: Today 35 former federal judges filed a comprehensive opposition to Donald Trump’s expedited motion to stay in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service. Simply put, members of the legal system are trying to put a stop to Trump's ongoing corruption.

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Séamas Aloysius@seamusaloysius.bsky.social · yesterday

August 4, 1984: Prince's LP “Purple Rain” hit the #1 spot on the US Billboard charts ) The soundtrack to the 1984 film was Prince’s first US #1 LP, and spent a massive 24 consecutive weeks at the top, and a staggering 122 weeks on the Billboard charts. youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8?...

August 4, 1984: Prince's LP “Purple Rain” hit the #1 spot on the US Billboard charts ) The soundtrack to the 1984 film was Prince’s first US #1 LP, and spent a massive 24 consecutive weeks at the top, and a staggering 122 weeks on the Billboard charts. youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8?...

Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video)

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Well, this isn’t going to be good. We all know how this will likely go. The Supreme Court has announced that one of the first cases it will hear when its new term begins in October is a major climate change lawsuit. Boulder County, Colorado, is seeking millions of dollars from fossil fuel

Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae) 🩵 #blue #blues #bluebutterfly #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #bugs #bsky #BigButterflyCount #insects #butterflyconservation #pollinator

Who says guys don't look good in pink and purple? Here's a male roseate skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) in the Corrales Bosque on August 4, 2026. #nature #naturephotography #dragonfly

Vote tomorrow Humans of Michigan! Clean water is life. Vote for it. 🌊🌊

Name another song that mentions the word "Me." 🎶 The Beatles showed up on a US Billboard chart for the first time on August 3, 1963, when "From Me to You" made the 'Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100' chart, reaching a peak of #116 the following week. The song was the Beatles' first #1 hit on what

A win! Prosecutors in Washington are dropping charges against three more defendants who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

It’s been awhile- Missed lots of posts @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social If you love wildlife here is a great follow.

Dannyboy wildlife@dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Canada lynx

Incoming Green Heron, on a mission for tiny fish and tadpoles.

130-year-old Hitachi Tree, located in Moanalua Gardens on Oahu, Hawaii. Also known as the rain tree or monkeypod tree, it is famous for its massive umbrella-shaped canopy, which can reach over 40 meters (131 ft) in diameter.

Look, excellent bee friend, if you won’t turn around I’m just going to post your butt on the internet 😅 #invertebrates 🌿 #BugSky 🐝

Talk about a “peck”uliar appetite… the Kaempfer’s Woodpecker prefers to feast on ants. (Bonus points for carpenter ants!) 🐜 🐜 🐜 Nicknamed the "Avian Anteater," this bird spends its days drilling into dead bamboo canes to uncover ant colonies. More: abcbirds.info/4xcAYkb

These #whales click, they grunt, they emit pulses and ratchets, and some of them make “boing” sounds — a noise that mystified scientists who kept hearing it underwater for 50 years. Some make a vocalization called “star wars,” while others make a “bio duck” quacking 🛸🦆 #Minke #OceanConservation

The Revelator@therevelator.org · 2d ago

How the minke whale got its name -- and how their underwater calls confused scientists for 50 years... https://therevelator.org/minke-whales/

Meet 1090F. She's the majestic matriarch of one of Yellowstone's best-known #wolf families: Mollie's pack. At 12 years old, she's also the area's oldest living wolf, and her pack is one of the most documented wolf packs in the world. But this wolf and her pack are in imminent danger.

Puppy Court is now in session!

When water is scarce, the people with the most power and money are positioned to secure access first—while households and wildlife are left behind. #water #climatechange #drought #environment #wildlife #cleanwater #justice #accountability #publichealth #planetearth

🎻 🇺🇦 E@fiddledeedum.bsky.social · 2w ago

Feds are now STEALING WATER, without permits, without hydrological studies! STEALING! for a border wall. story at Albuquerque Journal (paywall: this from paper copy): "Luna County ranchers are seeing droves of unauthorized wells being drilled by the fed. gov't, right by their pastures"