True Blue Sea
@truebluesea.bsky.social
Residing on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. Creative person and concerned citizen. Politics, Arts, Culture, Nature, Science, Health, Environment - Protect our clean water, air, National Parks and open spaces. Equality. Pro-Democracy ♀️ 🇺🇸 NO KINGS.
The president of the United States is dangerous; we could all pay the price if his power is not curbed. Vote.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · yesterdayThe war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
To use an old British expression, Mitch McConnell is 'lying doggo' -- meaning to remain stationary, quiet, or unnoticeable to avoid detection and keep out of the public eye. When will Mitch come out of hiding?
Wildfires have a devastating impact on wildlife as well as humans. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’
The catastrophic fires have potential to do long-term damage to many wild animal populations, but a toad species could be the most affected.
nationalgeographic.com
NEWS: Trump just bragged about gutting endangered species protections so oil drilling, logging, development, and even military training can expand with fewer restrictions.
Trump Announces Rollback of Endangered Species Protections
Trump: ”The United States of America is going to BUILD again.”
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Purpletop #Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) shot this morning in East Passyunk Crossing. #Bloomscrolling #GardenPlantsGoneWild #FlowerPower
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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.
Has anyone heard from Jeanine Pirro or Mitch McConnell?
Jeanine Pirro has the two qualifications for getting fired by Trump: 1. She embarrassed Trump. 2. She is a woman.
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
“Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal” 1/ Blanche didn’t sign the IRS assurance. 2/ There’s still a huge IRS break for the Trumps worth tens of millions of dollars. 3/ Trump could reimpose the $1.8B insurrectionist slush fund later, after Blanche gets confirmed.
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal (Gift Article)
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
nytimes.com
Never too early to remind friends, neighbors and relatives. Particularly those who aren't political junkies or who haven't reliably participated in off-year elections. #MEpolitics
ACLU of Maine@aclumaine.bsky.social · 2d agoElection Day may be a couple of months away, but it's already time to request a mail-in absentee ballot online! Maine makes it accessible, convenient, and secure for all voters. Visit absenteeballotrequest.sos.maine.gov to request your ballot.
How many "Iran deals" have there been up until now? Yet every time, the media reports on them as if they are a done deal.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
The Blanche statement that likely now secures his confirmation does nothing to abrogate Trump’s rights in the slush fund and perpetuates the outrageous tax amnesty for Trump and family, which the American people are paying for without getting anything in return. It’s all lip service and a travesty.
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
Donald Trump: "I'm going to Ireland for the Irish Open". RTE: "President Connolly may be out of the country at that time". 😂🤣
Donald Trump set to travel to Doonbeg for Irish Open
US President Donald Trump is set to travel to Ireland next month for a visit that will include his attendance at the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg and events in Dublin.
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The feather markings on the Common Loon are incredible TT: @harrycollinsphotography
“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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🌺 The poetical language of flowers, or, The pilgrimage of love / London: Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1861 [Source]
Monarch-butterfly populations have long been decreasing—but there’s “reason to hope that there may still be a pathway left for saving the monarchs and their migration,” Vann R. Newkirk II reports.
How Do Monarchs Do It?
Somehow, they traverse an entire continent, wintering in the very same forests that their forebears did. We’re only just starting to understand their secrets.
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This Desert Plant in Death Valley Can Air-Condition Its Own Leaves www.sciencealert.com/this-desert-... #Plants
This Desert Plant in Death Valley Can Air-Condition Its Own Leaves
Hike through Death Valley, a desert basin in California and parts of Nevada, and you're guaranteed to see wall-to-wall colorful geology.
sciencealert.com
They knew they were going to lose the case without any evidence against the ex-Olympian.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 5d agoBREAKING: The Justice Department moves to dismiss a criminal case against the ex-Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
