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Photographer/creative director based in the upper-left corner of the US, escaping the toxic wasteland of Twitter for more rational discourse... and pictures of dogs. https://mhilliard.com
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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

submitted 11 days ago • 568 comments

In an open letter organized by Justice Connection, some 900 former prosecutors emphasized that the oath they swore "was to the Constitution—not to the President, Attorney General, or any other individual."

submitted 12 days ago • 19 comments

Some of us grew up with Schoolhouse Rocks and learned how government works, while consuming our Saturday morning cartoons and cereal. “I’m Just a Bill” was brilliant, and this rivals the best of SHR’s stuff, while being depressingly accurate about Project 2025. youtu.be/CvQhTbCY4xc?...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

We are almost two weeks in, and cannot find any authoritative source that can answer one critical question: who does Elon Musk work for? Does he work for the United States government as an employee? As a contractor? It really does matter. And American should know the answer.

submitted 28 days ago • 26 comments

The Framers foresaw this problem and figured legislators' ambition, self-preservation, and self-respect would drive them to act against a tyrant. The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.

submitted 30 days ago • 266 comments

Which companies are rolling back DEI and which are standing firm www.axios.com/2025/01/16/d...

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

Want a great slogan for midterms? "If you FAFO and are struggling because of Trump policies, we understand. The Dems are here for you. Tell us how we can help you " You get the point. FAFO will be the theme. Be the solution.

submitted 36 days ago • 3849 comments

Otus has thoughts about Kristi Noem's confirmation. None of them good.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Musk spent nearly $300 million to elect a president with a virulently anti-immigrant agenda and now is telling Trump’s anti-immigrant supporters to “FUCK YOURSELF in the face” Unclear who Musk thought was voting for the guy who blamed immigrants for all of America’s economic problems

submitted 65 days ago • 328 comments

@devincow.bsky.social Time to dust off your hooves… there’s more work coming!

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Not to bring this party atmosphere down, but this article in Science just scared the hell out of me. There are some researchers that need to start taking the long view with their work… and maybe pick a different area.

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 80 days ago • 124 comments

You have to be of a certain age to get this, but one of the best ad campaigns of the early 80s was for Maxell Tapes. Today's column by Frank Bruni pays homage by Ben Wiseman at the NY Times. Excellent.

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

We've photographed some of the four-legged friends from Dog Island (Guemes Island, Washington) as part of a research project into the extinct Coast Salish Woolly Dogs. guemesdogs.com

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Otus is the studio dog and stand-in model for our Dog Island Project. He works hard, perfecting his Blue Steel pose, and is almost there with "Ferrari."

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments