According to our forecast, Friedrich Merz has all but sealed the deal on becoming chancellor (coalition negotiations notwithstanding....). But uniting Germany's divided electorate and beating back the populists will be far harder www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) At up to 81cm (32in) This mammal has a range spanning most of North America. From east to west, they reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, covering most of the continental US & southern Canada. They also range to the south over a portion of northern Mexico 🦨

European Robin. "A very friendly little chap in the hills near Dumfries. I must bring a handful of seed next time and see if he’ll eat from my hand." William Holmes in Scotland. #robin #wildlife #bird #birds #scotland #nature #wildlifephotography #bluesky

Snipe. Terrific photo taken by Jill Wilson on the Shetland Isles. #snipe #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #photography

Robyn’s “I Don’t Think So, Honey.” 🍯

After Renee Good's killing, I spoke to mothers who have been trying to protect their communities from ICE. They told me:

"I could have been in that driver's seat."
"I thought, ‘Thank God there wasn’t a kid in her car.’"
"I’m much more scared of what happens if we don’t fight back."

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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Congratulations to @tobykiers.bsky.social: "The awards feel like an award for the invisible, the parts of the world that are challenging to understand, and a celebration of decentralized ways of thinking and operating that fungi have mastered.” #fungi #womeninscience #nature #climate