My article, just published by The Nation, looks at what was behind the border crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

The Real Story Behind the Human Wave That Entered Ceuta

Did the Israeli and US hostility toward Spain embolden Morocco to think it could get away with creating a border control crisis?

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Here's a Red Milkweed Beetle who is hiding behind a milkweed leaf after a long photo session, no doubt thankful for my leave of absence from the camera.

Lovely rendition

Helen Mirren Reads Poetry To An Emotional Stephen Colbert

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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he had spent his life learning how to choose to do what he had no choice but to do.

Happy 208th Birthday Emily Jane Bronte. No coward soul is yours.

Universal Public Legal Council for all avenues of life (including small business) should really be a thing.

Sometimes it seems like there are only 20 people or so on bluesky.

The air quality is healthy, and I just rode my bike for 30 minutes. It turns out maybe I don’t have clinical depression after all!

🚩 Learn from the mistakes of Denmark.

UNI Global Union@uniglobalunion.org · 2w ago

After Denmark became the first country in the world to end letter delivery, it became a case study in why we must protect our postal infrastructure. Danish postal workers urge the EU not to prioritize profit over public service as it prepares to rewrite EU postal rules. https://ow.ly/NbT850ZpJRN

A female mallard with a duckling pair. 1-2-3. #BirdoftheDay #Triplets

A tree swallow watching me try and take a photo with one hand while at the same time my dog was trying to pull me away in the opposite direction. #BirdoftheDay #Blue

Age 16: Convincing an adult to purchase you and your friends alcohol. Age 45: Convincing a senior to purchase you goods at bulk barn with the seniors discount.

Hot peppers are the answer to caesar dressing.

Yesterday's zucchini count: 0 Today's zucchini count: 4, oversized, 12"+ Zucchini season has begun. Prepare the ovens!

Transgender youths prescribed puberty blockers had approximately half the odds of mood disorders and one-fifth the odds of suicidal thoughts and behaviors

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Puberty Blockers Associated with Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender Youth - Davis Vanguard

A large, peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Network Open found that transgender youths prescribed puberty blockers had significantly lower adjusted odds of diagnosed mood disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors than transgender youths who did not receive the medications, adding new evidence to a politically contentious area of pediatric medicine.

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It's not time to head to bed; it's just overcast.

Doug Ford bought a jet with taxpayer money that could have hired hundreds of forest fire fighters. But instead he spent 28.9 million dollars refurnishing the jet to his liking and only sold it off when we the taxpayers found out. What other things are you hiding from us Ford? #DougFordFailedOntario

Saw something driving Elissa to work this morning. Had to stop and take a picture.

1/ Outrageous and unacceptable. The Namaygoosisagagun First Nation wasn’t warned of the blaze that burned their community to the ground and were not given supports to evacuate.

Winnipeg Free Press@winnipegfreepress.com · 3w ago

OTTAWA – A small Ontario First Nations community that was burned to the ground by a raging wildfire on Monday is being deprived of the help it needs because the federal government doesn’t recognize it as a First Nation, the community’s lawyer said.

A poor little sparrow panting in the heat. All the loves little gal. #BirdoftheDay #ScreenFiller

Thinking about how Doug Ford let the the 407 owners off the hook for a $1 BILLION payment to the province and how it costs over $100 to use.

Greg Bester 🇨🇦@gregbester.bsky.social · 3w ago

So, Carney is a lying sack of shit. Now tell me something I didn't know. youtu.be/xA1Q1ey26YY?...

Haven't seen many in the garden yet this year yet but they are starting. Here's some from last years migration #ButterflyWeek #Butterflies

This guy who was both trying not to be seen and also trying to see peanuts. #BirdoftheDay #Corvidae

So, this guy flew over when mowing the lawn. Not a usual bird around the burbs - always keep a camera handy!. #BirdoftheDay #Bluesky

The story behind this is interesting but the fact that the offspring of the experiment subjects retained the same associations as their parents is incredible. Might explain how migratory birds like cuckoos can plot complex routes to somewhere they've never been without direct parental guidance.

Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 3w ago

I don’t know why this post doesn’t give his name, but it’s Jo Nagai. This is a true story. medium.com/@zehraanjum2...

Everyone's talking about Nolan's Odyssey but have they seen McGill's Previously on the Illiad? *classic*

Week One: Iliad 1.1-487

YouTube video by Previously On... THE ILIAD

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Happy #WorldSnakeDay! Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada is home to the largest seasonal concentration of snakes in the world. Every year, upwards of 50,000 red-sided garter snakes congregate there to hibernate in limestone caves below the frost line. It's the largest of several hibernacula the region. 🐍🌿

“Do you know how to read?” “No. It is one of the black arts.” He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.