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Easy to miss this news with all that’s happening, but what a sad, shameful state of affairs. Sorry to all the species that will go extinct in my lifetime—but we’ve got to think of the (gas, oil, agriculture) shareholders 😭
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Bid...
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Easy to miss this news with all that’s happening, but what a sad, shameful state of affairs. Sorry to all the species that will go extinct in my lifetime—but we’ve got to think of the (gas, oil, agriculture) shareholders 😭
who's responsible for the "person pointing at text" influencer-style videos and why is this still happening. haven't we all suffered enough
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
who's responsible for the "person pointing at text" influencer-style videos and why is this still happening. haven't we all suffered enough
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
This week is making me glad we canceled our decade-plus-long premium Spotify family plan back in the spring. If I could quit it again, I would.
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This week is making me glad we canceled our decade-plus-long premium Spotify family plan back in the spring. If I could quit it again, I would.
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💛 GRAND RAPIDS SHOWED UP 💛
Crowds for days, costumes for miles, and the loudest love for democracy you’ve ever seen.
No crowns 👑, no kings — just the people showing what power looks like! ✊🔥
#NoKings #GrandRapids #WeThePeople #DefendDemocracy #Indivisible #PowerOfThePeople #goodtrouble #westMI
Crowds for days, costumes for miles, and the loudest love for democracy you’ve ever seen.
No crowns 👑, no kings — just the people showing what power looks like! ✊🔥
#NoKings #GrandRapids #WeThePeople #DefendDemocracy #Indivisible #PowerOfThePeople #goodtrouble #westMI
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
💛 GRAND RAPIDS SHOWED UP 💛
Crowds for days, costumes for miles, and the loudest love for democracy you’ve ever seen.
No crowns 👑, no kings — just the people showing what power looks like! ✊🔥
#NoKings #GrandRapids #WeThePeople #DefendDemocracy #Indivisible #PowerOfThePeople #goodtrouble #westMI
Crowds for days, costumes for miles, and the loudest love for democracy you’ve ever seen.
No crowns 👑, no kings — just the people showing what power looks like! ✊🔥
#NoKings #GrandRapids #WeThePeople #DefendDemocracy #Indivisible #PowerOfThePeople #goodtrouble #westMI
Me and fall warblers (and gulls) (and most shorebirds….) (….and a lot of ducks)
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Me and fall warblers (and gulls) (and most shorebirds….) (….and a lot of ducks)
Amazing energy and community today! Proud of my city ✌️🐸🦄
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Amazing energy and community today! Proud of my city ✌️🐸🦄
Was fitted today with old-school bracket braces—my first-ever orthodontia! (🥲) Anyhow, this is how it feels right now
October 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Was fitted today with old-school bracket braces—my first-ever orthodontia! (🥲) Anyhow, this is how it feels right now
Need a laugh? Something lighthearted to break up the doom scroll, perhaps? Explore the world of the ocean sunfish and the Bostonians who love them.
Sea turtle? Flounda? Baby fahckin’ wheel? How am I a decade late to the ocean sunfish conversation?
Babe, wake up. My Massachusetts summer seaside diary just dropped.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Need a laugh? Something lighthearted to break up the doom scroll, perhaps? Explore the world of the ocean sunfish and the Bostonians who love them.
These might be the most bleak costume ideas in the store (and the irony that everything in there was, like, 30% more expensive than it would’ve been last year). Who is the audience for this tariff tunic costume? “I’m essentially a spreadsheet!” So much Halloween fun! 🥲
October 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
These might be the most bleak costume ideas in the store (and the irony that everything in there was, like, 30% more expensive than it would’ve been last year). Who is the audience for this tariff tunic costume? “I’m essentially a spreadsheet!” So much Halloween fun! 🥲
I just received notification that my share of the Facebook privacy settlement is headed my way via paper check. Can't wait to spend what I anticipate will be $3 on something special. Take THAT Zuckerberg 😃
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I just received notification that my share of the Facebook privacy settlement is headed my way via paper check. Can't wait to spend what I anticipate will be $3 on something special. Take THAT Zuckerberg 😃
Sure why not? I’m in
Experts Say Future Of Green Transportation May Be 16-Ton Possum That Passengers Cling To Like Babies
WASHINGTON—Calling the program “an ingenious idea with near-unlimited potential,” experts at the World Resources Institute announced Wednesday that their studies indicated the future of green transpor...
theonion.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Sure why not? I’m in
Another day, another greedy billionaire telling us that, actually, we should be paying *more* than we already are. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Live Nation's CEO Says Concerts Are 'Underpriced' and in Demand. Are They Really?
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino recently said concert tickets are 'underpriced' at an average of $72, as fans complain about fees and dynamic pricing.
www.rollingstone.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Another day, another greedy billionaire telling us that, actually, we should be paying *more* than we already are. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
In the last week, greedy billionaires have easily convinced me to cancel Hulu, HBO and Disney+. (Adding to the list of Target, Amazon Prime, Netflix and others). I don’t miss any of it. More time and money for cooler shit, like planting native plant like this cute little New England aster! 🤩
September 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In the last week, greedy billionaires have easily convinced me to cancel Hulu, HBO and Disney+. (Adding to the list of Target, Amazon Prime, Netflix and others). I don’t miss any of it. More time and money for cooler shit, like planting native plant like this cute little New England aster! 🤩
If nothing else, I got my bird of the day 🙄
August 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If nothing else, I got my bird of the day 🙄
Wavy-lined emerald moth. Their caterpillars attach pieces of dried flowers and other plants to themselves as camouflage. Nature! 🤩🤯
August 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Wavy-lined emerald moth. Their caterpillars attach pieces of dried flowers and other plants to themselves as camouflage. Nature! 🤩🤯
This Monarch is just about ready to emerge! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🦋
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This Monarch is just about ready to emerge! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🦋
Last night/tonight 🤞🏻 this little guy makes it!! NATURE
July 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Last night/tonight 🤞🏻 this little guy makes it!! NATURE
Ever look around and think “wow, nature is unreal”?? We are so lucky to live on this planet. (photos taken in RMNP & Brainard Rec Area, Colorado)
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ever look around and think “wow, nature is unreal”?? We are so lucky to live on this planet. (photos taken in RMNP & Brainard Rec Area, Colorado)
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
Today’s bug: bordered wedge-shaped beetle. For anyone in the US’ Midwest, plant some Mountain Mint that’s native to your region. It’s far and away the most popular thing I’ve ever planted. Everyone (but the deer) loves it.
July 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today’s bug: bordered wedge-shaped beetle. For anyone in the US’ Midwest, plant some Mountain Mint that’s native to your region. It’s far and away the most popular thing I’ve ever planted. Everyone (but the deer) loves it.
A new part of my daily mental health routine is watching and IDing the bugs in our native plant beds. It’s very peaceful and I recommend it. This guy is (I believe) a Perplexing Bumble Bee (common name).
July 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A new part of my daily mental health routine is watching and IDing the bugs in our native plant beds. It’s very peaceful and I recommend it. This guy is (I believe) a Perplexing Bumble Bee (common name).
orcas are the cats of the ocean
Orcas are bringing humans gifts of food – but why? | CNN
When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.
www.cnn.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
orcas are the cats of the ocean