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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

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This JD Vance op-ed did not age well

submitted 15 hours ago • 40 comments

Me: Ah, Friday, got up on time, ready to go, kids are on their way to school My dog: I frew up

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"It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other." - Aldous Huxley

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A man lies sprawled on the floor of his kitchen, beside a still-warm oven, blood seeping from dozens of claw marks on his face and neck. Sirens begin to wail in the distance as a shadowy figure silently slips away from Drury Lane.

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Hello Friday!!! Here's a great blue heron who just finished shaking its tail feathers (and all the rest of its feathers) #birds #nature #heron #photography #fucktrump #fuckmusk #fuckvance #wakeupandsmellthefascism

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

A Cedar Waxwing gathering nesting materials

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He moseyed over, dragging a lawn chair behind him. Unfolding it, he settled in with a contented sigh. He pulled a cigarette out of a crumpled pack and lit it, taking a long, slow drag. Exhaling a stream of blue smoke, the eleventh ant muttered under his breath, “Fuck your rules.”

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him: license and registration, please me: slides him fish him: ... me: slides him another fish him: have a good day, sir

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here's today's post: "insane clown threatens Iran — because fuck you, that’s why" — Donny is morally unwell, mentally unwell, and physically unwell. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

submitted 4 days ago • 169 comments

“Know what I got for Father’s Day?” “What?” “A new vacuum cleaner.” “Well, that sounds nice!” “Eh, it’ll probably just gather dust.” “Haha! Good one, Carl!” “Thanks, Bill.” “You should go tell that one to Tim.” “Good idea! Be right back.”

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old man donald had a parade G I G I Joe

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BREAKING: Both the White House and RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers

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This is going to come as news to the President. 🤡 www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

submitted 4 days ago • 327 comments

🌱🐢 A day of surprises here. #Box #Turtles have arrived for their annual June rituals. They love the sandy soil here.

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“We all come from a journey. We all descend from risk-takers. From survivors. From seekers of something freer. And that truth connects us—more than any line, label, or law ever could.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

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here's today's post: "no kings, fuck yeah!" — massive protests coast to coast, and a sad little shit-show in DC. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

submitted 7 days ago • 75 comments

citizens! know your mass shooter — use this handy guide: black gunman: RACE WAR brown gunman: MS-13 Muslim gunman: JIHAD white gunman with a racist manifesto, an arsenal, and a list of Democratic targets: MENTALLY ILL LONE WOLF

submitted 7 days ago • 42 comments

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

submitted 6 days ago • 1191 comments

A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...

submitted 7 days ago • 348 comments

Good doggie

submitted 7 days ago • 573 comments

An Eastern Kingbird flashes his/her reddish-orange crown while attacking a Red-tailed Hawk. Eastern Kingbirds typically hide this crown but will display it while defending territory against potential predators.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

🌱 #Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' with a noid mid-size Dahlia.

submitted 7 days ago • 11 comments

#SilentSunday #Photography

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From a few years ago in Tacoma. #WorldNaturePhotographyDay

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

muppetized movie posters: a thread

submitted 7 days ago • 31 comments

ME: points at my "World's Greatest Dad" shirt CO-WORKER: points at his own "World's Greatest Dad" shirt ME: takes a sip from my "World's Greatest Dad" mug CO-WORKER: sips from his own "World's Greatest Dad" mug ME: [eyes narrow] draws "World's Greatest Dad" sword

submitted 7 days ago • 172 comments

NO Kings

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

Happy June 14th. #NoKings

submitted 8 days ago • 163 comments

Happy #FlagDay. The flag belongs to all of us. Don’t let anyone appropriate patriotism. 🇺🇸

submitted 8 days ago • 91 comments

NO KINGS 🇺🇸

submitted 8 days ago • 270 comments

Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum), one of the woolly sunflowers, grows in cheerful clumps amid the park restoration grasses #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleSummer #MapleLeafPark #SeattleParkRestorations #BloomScrolling #SeattleParks

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Here are some nice mushrooms

submitted 9 days ago • 16 comments

A Baltimore Oriole nestling pokes his/her beak out the top of the nest while Mom perches above.

submitted 10 days ago • 8 comments

An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers

submitted 9 days ago • 890 comments

Los Angeles 2025

submitted 11 days ago • 270 comments

🦋 Happy Tuesday 🦋 #Photography #Nature #Trees #TrunkTuesday HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE 🦋🐝🦋

submitted 12 days ago • 19 comments

Holy shit…of course RFK Jr. just took this moment while everyone is focused on LA to fire all 17 members of the CDC's expert panel of vaccine advisers….citing conflicts of interest and will probably replace them with his raw milk drinking bootlickers www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...

submitted 12 days ago • 68 comments

A Red-bellied Woodpecker nestling watching and waiting hopefully for food service. Mom soon stopped by with some food offerings.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

You know what would stop these abuses by ICE and the Trump Regime? A Democratic supermajority. The investigations and hearings would be EPIC!!

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here's today's post: "a police state, but with morons" — Donny and his Sewer Clowns suck at fascism — like everything else they do. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

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We have also removed your mother’s number from contacts because obviously you’re too busy to call her.

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

Sunrise. Cascade foothills. November 2023. 🧡❤️

submitted 13 days ago • 25 comments

The No Kings protest map will help you find a place to exercise your First Amendment rights this weekend. (It's also a pretty good argument against the Electoral College.) www.nokings.org