GDLeahy
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Pro-science, pro-vax, thinks exercise is a fountain of youth. Likes include hiking, photography and paleontology.
DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
#FossilFriday: The archaeocete whale Dorudon atrox, from the Eocene of Egypt. Interestingly, Dorudon still possessed tiny hind limbs!
#FossilFriday: The limnocyonoid hyaenodont Sinopa, from the Early-Middle Eocene of North America and Asia.
#FossilFriday: The dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon falconeri, from the Middle Pleistocene of Sicily and Malta. On display at the Senckenberg Nature Museum, Frankfurt, Germany.
If you're an FBI analyst surging to Atlanta to review records, reach out to me. I'll keep you anonymous. Signal in bio. Please share this post widely.
#FossilFriday: The archaeocete whale Basilosaurus isis, from the Upper Eocene of Egypt. On display at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt, Germany.
#FossilFriday: Plateosaurus engelhardti, from the Upper Triassic of Europe. On display at the Naturhistorisches Museum der Universität Zürich.
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion – #16 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 6/25/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 06/25/2026)
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Smidge has been watching too much World Cup. She’s not Messi, she’s just messy.
"Something just brushed past my leg!" — Luke Skywalker, #StarWars Image credit: tempestkc on Threads #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool #USA
Pedolf's Ls for the week - "I love the inflation" - Mercilessly booed at Knicks game, naps - Rain-delayed White Trash UFC circus, naps - $14M pool renovation reflecting all his failures - Ignored at the G7 - Star-studded list of artists for OPC opening - Signs surrender in (checks notes) Versailles
#FossilFriday: The dwarf hadrosauroid Tethyshadros insularis, from the Upper Cretaceous Lipica Formation of Italy.
NEW: Pope Leo XIV’s new archbishop of New York, Ronald Hicks, celebrates the Knicks’ title with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the city’s Puerto Rican festival.
The Dutch doing this in fuckin Dallas, Texas is very funny to me, an American who has seen Cowboys fans who represent one of the most valuable sports teams on earth never approach this level of enthusiasm this century.
THE PLAN 1. Flip the Senate this year 2. Block all GOP SCOTUS nominations 3. Hold the Senate and elect a Dem POTUS in 2028 4. Kill the filibuster 5. Pass a bill adding SCOTUS seats 6. Fill the 4 new vacancies 7. Have nice things
#FossilFriday: Gryposaurus monumentensis, a hadrosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Kaiparowits Formation of Utah. On display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
The Mosel is one of 13 wine regions in Germany. The Mosel is best known for its white wines from the Riesling grape, though since the 1990's grapes used to make pinot noir have become popular. Wine production in this area goes back to the days of Roman occupation.
#FossilFriday: The tyrannosaurid Lythronax argestes, from the Upper Cretaceous (81.5-81.9 million years ago) Wahweap Formation of Utah. On display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Utah is known for dinosaur fossils, and the state dinosaur (or at least the state non-avian dinosaur) is the theropod Allosaurus. This example, nicknamed "Ally", greets guests at the Salt lake City International Airport in Concourse B next to the Delta Sky Club.
The Wasatch Mountains, seen from the Natural History Museum of Utah.
51 years ago today, Steve Prefontaine was killed in a car crash. This memorial, known as "Pre's Rock" is at the crash site. Perhaps the greatest distance runner the U.S. has ever seen, at one point "Pre" held every American record from 2,000 meters to 10,000 meters.
#FossilFriday: the oviraptorosaur Caudipteryx, from the Early Cretaceous of China. Caudipteryx was one of the first dinosaurs discovered with well developed feathers on its arms and tail.
