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Learn About the Park - Valles Caldera National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

This is a beautiful and fascinating place www.nps.gov/vall/learn/i...

The war makes it more urgent for journalists to call out Trump’s derangement | Press Watch The commander-in-chief is unfit for duty.

I've been struggling with how to express my dismay at the war coverage by our top newsrooms, and how it dances around the central fact that Trump is deranged and unfit to command. I finally wrote something. Please read it. presswatchers.org/2026/03/the-...

Yes, it was always in our living room when I was growing up. A gift from one of my mom’s artist friends.

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The inside of the butter dish is an engraving of a woman and a cow in a field of flowers

I stand corrected; that is not a candle holder but a cream dispenser

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

Zero in on Stephen Miller as a supervillain Democrats should make Trump’s unlikable adviser the face of the GOP

"Will Democrats make the obnoxious and unlikable Stephen Miller a key target in their midterms messaging? Will they run against Miller’s extremism and in solidarity with the vital contributions of immigrants?"

Strongly agree with @markjacob.bsky.social here:
www.stopthepresses.news/p/zero-in-on...

Democrats must use all leverage possible to try to stop Trump's illegal war in Iran.

We're demanding public hearings.

And will continue to force votes on the Senate floor. 🧵

A large spherical tarnished silver object and smaller lantern-like object on a tarnished tray

3. Some very tarnished monogrammed silver (great grandparents’ ??) including a butter dish (??) and rather spooky little candle holder

Aqua circular plate with a dark colored horse in the middle

2. A tin plate (I have already hung it)

Red/orange bowl with sunflower drawn in black

I have finally begun to deal with the boxes of my late mother’s possessions. Some interesting finds… 1. A copper enamel bowl

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

I have decided to approach this new writing project in the spirit of exploration and experimentation, and not with the goal of publishing. This is me setting my intention.

At the top of the photo is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. Below that in bold black text reads: "NATIONAL VIRTUAL DAY OF ACTION". Below that is a link that reads: tr.ee/virtual-rally. Below that in red text reads: "Online Saturday, March 7th Noon to 3PM ET". Below that in blue text reads: "An opportunity for all people to engage with the movement, hear from speakers, and show support for protecting science and evidence based policy, regardless of their location or ability to attend in person."Below that in white text reads: "Learn more about the event at standupforscience.net/march7". On the left side of the photo is a red graphic of the statue of liberty. In the bottom left corner of the photo is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE LOGO".

We're hosting a virtual rally for those who are not able to attend a March 7th National Day of Action event in person. We don't think structural barriers should prevent anyone from being able to participate in a movement that directly impacts their lives.
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No Quarter And not one more inch.

We obviously need Trump to be removed from power. Short of that we need the world to know that the majority of American citizens, and their representatives in the opposition party, can see that this is madness and are trying to stop it. www.offmessage.net/p/no-quarter

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seven mary three come back This last weekend, I was in Pensacola, Florida. When I told my friend that, he said “what are you doing in Florida?” I said, “Trying to get out.” But I was actually there fo…

Wil Wheaton posted to his blog and I only just now got to reading it, (because…. waves at the general state of the world).

You might also really enjoy and appreciate his “story behind the story” of this photo:

Thank you, Wil.
@wilwheaton.net

wilwheaton.net/2026/02/seve...

A white egret on a bluff surrounded by greenery. The Pacific Ocean and hills are in the background.

I have but one egret

CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

I truly do think all of the "Noem out, Mullin in" posts and stories are failing American democracy right now!

Trump is announcing his nominee.

That's it.

If the Senate majority wants to confirm him, they're a part of this—even after knowing what they know now.

And that matters come November.

This is a superb and psychologically incisive piece. I wish I’d written it myself. The overlap between the new right and fascisms of old when it comes to deeply disturbing obsessions about sex and violence is plain to anyone with eyes to see and a mind that thinks. Read it

Snow Leopard Sisters - Snow Leopard Conservancy Support the Snow Leopard Sisters campaign to protect snow leopards in Nepal by funding conservation training and tools to mitigate human-wildlife conflict.

If you get a chance to see this incredible film, please do—and please consider donating to the conservancy . snowleopardconservancy.org/snow-leopard...

Submissions Open We are reading all genres through March 15th. Send us your best!

Submissions Open

We are reading all genres through March 15th. Send us your best!

He is so creepy

And why is the set all devil-glow green?

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So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.