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I'm nothing if not eclectic: #Nature #Science #Politics #Poetry I consider "family" any creature that suckles its young... and I'm crazy about trees😎 I trawl Muskville for you & post the best I find.😎
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Spectacular: Fifty million light-years from Earth, two gigantic galaxies are crashing into each other! Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

some trade history: "When news of the [Haitian] slave revolt reached the United States, the first impulse of the Federalist administration was to aid the white planters....George Washington's government advanced French whites...$726,000 drawn against America's revolutionary war debt to France..."

I'm nearly 60 years old. In my 20s, I witnessed the demise of Apartheid South Africa. I hope to live long enough to see the demise of #ApartheidIsrael. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/...

#booksky

#booksky

#BillionairesShouldNotExist

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cop: pick up that wrapper me: no cop: okay, have a nice day

Flowers on a ledge, painted in 1700 by Rachel Ruysch, who was born on this day in 1664.

Whatever that looks like. Make time for yourself. You're worth every minute. I hope you have the day you need. XO

Spain has cancelled a deal, with an estimated value of 285 million euros ($325 million, for anti-tank missile systems that were to be manufactured in Madrid by a subsidiary of an Israeli company, in a bid to move away from Israeli military technology, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

One of the Chimpanzee portraits I photographed during a trip to Uganda back in early April. 📍Ngamba Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. #greatape #primate #NaturePhotography

I know I keep coming back to this, but it’s like the head of Red Lobster being unaware that there’s a “Lobsterfest.”

Arizona Tribes Explore The Benefits Of Floating Solar cleantechnica.com/2025/06/02/a...

Do you ever just feel

We all deserve the total of the value we create

The laziest people I know are trust fund babies. They do nothing with their lives but spend daddy and mommy’s money.

Tulips, carnations, lilies, roses -- all sorts of flowers gathered to be painted by Rachel Ruysch, who was born on this day in 1664.

“WHO YOU CALLING A BUNCH OF PANSIES?!?”

Judge Napolitano interviews Professor Jeffrey Sachs "We are closer to nuclear Armageddon today than we were during the Cold War." www.youtube.com/live/CHqUzdS...

Spectral colours of meteors based on their elemental composition #colours #colors #meteors #elements #spectrum

Where pulse rates are quieted 📷🕊️ …

"The fact that the country has to constantly be in court to fight its own president is really wearying" -- anon

Georgia O'Keeffe's stunning portrait of fellow artist Beauford Delaney, from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery

Today is the birthday of American poet and essayist Walt Whitman. Sometimes described as "the father of free verse," he is best remembered for his 1855 collection, "Leaves of Grass," which was considered controversial in its day. 💙📚 #WaltWhitman www.librarything.com/author/whitm...

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TACOCHARDIA! That’s a new one.

Keir Starmer can find billions for weapons factories, drones and a submarine but not for disability benefits or the two child limit. One more time for those at the back: Poverty Is A Political Choice.

Almost certainly the best photo I've ever taken of some ducks.