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Kittens, Art, Books, Rainbows & Butterflies. So many beautiful things in the world!
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"Morning, Jim!" "Hey, Tom."

sightseer of the night

'Skywatcher' by Brazil born artist Susan Seddon-Boulet who lived in the US (1941-1997) #womensart

“Europe will be fine”

A viral post is spreading fear on all platforms, supposedly from Liz and Me, about a nonexistent bill—just like the far right used to do. We cannot become what we’re fighting. The truth still matters. We win by being better, not louder. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/dont-fight...

Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Look who’s flying straight into your feed!🦉Nature’s silent guardian is always watching. More owl: ohmywild.com ©️ abucciphoto #Owl #flying #Birds

Scientists, I am asking us to do something that goes against our nature: Step away from fine-grained, nuanced arguments. Zoom WAY out. Share the big picture. Don’t soften the seriousness of this moment with “xxx may be ok in xxx circumstances” talk. It’s uncomfortable AND necessary.

This is phenomenal. Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment. It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.

A bedraggled Lesson's Motmot hunting for lunch for the kids. The baby motmots should be leaving the nest soon. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

🧵 For the first time, a research team observed a violent interaction between two distant galaxies, revealing how one of the two, equipped with a quasar, hits the other with powerful radiation, limiting its star formation and fueling the black hole. ➡️ www.eso.org/public/news/... 🔭 🧪 #extragalactic

Birds!

House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it. I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.

TODAY: There will be a hearing in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. Advocacy groups say the order violates federal law. Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A wee respite.

The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.