Midwest Mole
@midwestmole.bsky.social
Tired Leaky Brain's alter ego Most chastised. Generally accepting, always asking, sociopath hunter.
I got such a lovely response to the Belted Kingfisher photo I posted, a few days ago, that I wanted to post a short video I recorded of her. She looked right at me! #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
The Baby made this for Lara as runner up/gorilla advancer. Sound up for the thank yous. #2026MMM
The same company behind Alligator Alcatraz was just paid $313 million to build another one in Surprise, Arizona. I’m fighting to get the answers the community deserves.
“You have to understand that if [Kremniy-El] were to suddenly disappear today, a whole range of military products would cease to exist.” — Oleg Dantsev, CEO of Kremniy-El, a microelectronics plant in Bryansk, before it was destroyed by Ukrainians.
Zelenskyy: "We are defending our life, defending our country, but Viktor Orban can't be against us - if he does, he is immediately an ally of Vladimir Putin."
Frozen pool, London, UK on the morning of 4th January 2026 – by Rose de Larrabeiti and Eleanor McDowall fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/03/11/f...
Lamprogrammus brunswigi (gave myself a cookie for spelling that correctly) from a @nautiluslive.org dive in October 2024 #PalauNationalMarineSanctuary #MarineLife (I don't usually have dive numbers or depth for these dives)
Daily Memo: While ICE Lays Low, They’re Still Active While Building Up Its Fleet, Offices, and Detention Centers @eltragon.bsky.social
"I expect this kind of lawlessness from ICE, I don’t expect the hospitals to be complicit in that lawlessness and detain people," says Thomas Harvey, Leonardo Martinez's lawyer. The full story: lataco.com/ice-rams-veh... By @eltragon.bsky.social, @chularadio.bsky.social, and @izzymirez.bsky.social
Q: He's a citizen and the duty-elected mayor of NYC. What evidence do you have to justify Mamdani's deportation? REP. RANDY FINE: I suspect he did not disclose his love for Muslim terrorists on his naturalization application
Found a cute Muusoctopus tippy-tapping on by. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 736 part 2 #chilemargin2024 #MarineLife
Gordon Repinski: "Do you think there will be a Russia after Putin where the situation will improve?" Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "I know a lot of people will not agree with me, but yes. This war is Putin, and it depends on his own will."
"Fortunate Son" by CCR was written by John Fogerty in about 20 minutes, fueled by rage over the unfairness of the Vietnam War draft. The song critiques how wealthy, well-connected families used their influence to protect their sons from combat, while working-class young men were sent to fight
Today I want to tell you about my favorite sandwich, where to get it, and some other very important information you might not have heard before.
If you lost your job because of DOGE, this will enrage you. They built a whole-ass crusade around “DEI,” then sent a staffer into a deposition who couldn’t even define it. Justin Fox’s and his assignment was to help flag grants for elimination based on a term he struggled to explain under oath. 🥴
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says
nytimes.com
Iran said it would target U.S.-Israeli banks and economic interests in the region after an attack on an Iranian bank.
Bank Stocks Slide After Iran Threatens To Target U.S.-Israeli Financial Institutions
Iran said it would target U.S.-Israeli banks and economic interests in the region after an attack on an Iranian bank.
forbes.com
CHRIS HAYES: “are you a yes, or no on the supplemental appropriations bill to continue to fund this war?” SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: “I’m a hell no on any more money for this war.” 🔥 I appreciate Senator Van Hollen’s clear-cut answer here. No gameplaying!
1/ Russia preparing the legal framework for global military action. A new bill would allow Putin to deploy Russian forces outside Russia’s borders to “protect Russian citizens abroad.” Same pretext used in Crimea. Same language used before Georgia. Same playbook again
