Wowie zowie! That's a beautiful flower photo.
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Wowie zowie! That's a beautiful flower photo.
A poppy's inner bits #photography #flower
Remembering artist Brian Wildsmith, who died 9 years ago today and whose wondrous mid-century illustrations sent me on this rabbit hole to find out how groups of birds ("an exaltation" of larks, “a murder” of crows, “an ostentation”of peacocks) got their names:
Someone posted a group of collective nouns in a FB group and I immediately thought of Brian Wildsmith's Birds book.
I'll listen and subscribe. 💸
Ok but hear me out, what if we taxed the fuck out of really rich people
The Dictionary of Lost Words is one of the best books I've read this year.
NYT #Connections was not good today. 4 family members share scores on it, and only 1 of us got it.
1 September 1916 | A Polish woman Antonina Rozwadowska, was born in Tarnów. In #Auschwitz from 29 August 1942. No. 18604 In 1944 she was transferred to KL Flossenbürg and was liberated there.
1 September 1939 | Germany invaded Poland which began the World War II. 288 days later the first Poles became prisoners of a new concentration camp created in the occupied Polish territories annexed into the Third Reich: #Auschwitz. Learn more: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_1/
1 September 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Roza Anholt-Delden, was born in Amsterdam. In July 1942 she was deported from #Westerbork to #Auschwitz with her daughter Christina. They were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
1 September 1942 | A Spanish man, Joaquín Corteillo, perished in #Auschwitz. He was a farmer born in Valencia in January 1910. A republican engaged in fighting against the nationalists. He was deported from a prison in Bremen & registered in Auschwitz on 18 July 1942 (no. 18186). He was 32.
All of that's wrong on the face of it. AND it's foolish not to wonder if it's just a practice run for extending that same kind of abuse to all workers of all kinds everywhere in the US. Happy Labor Day and remember why we observe this holiday. (4/4) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8eK...
Federal hiring and job retention are becoming conditional upon loyalty to high government, not to the law or the mandates and missions of the department, as well as upon workers being "ideologically sound." (3/4)
This year more than ever, it's important to remember what Labor Day is about. Today, society in general acknowledges that "workers have some rights." Those words were painted in the blood of Union organizers and protesters. (1/4) Studs Terkel, being magnificent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoED...
And expected.
Flit's #MondayMorning Wisdom is not available today because Flit's union contract says she is absolutely, positively not to labor today. Anyway, Happy Non-Laboring Day to all who celebrate it. #photography #dogs #dogsofbluesky
Life imitates other life: Sometimes being a beautiful poppy isn't enough. Sometimes you want to be a beautiful butterfly #photography #flowers
It took a federal judge to step in and block the deportation, blasting the midnight raid tactics as a betrayal of due process and human dignity. Maybe Border Patrol should focus on fighting fires. After all, the military is busy in D.C. spreading mulch.
Targeting firefighters while they work. Dragging children from their beds in the dead of night. MAGA will go to any length. We’ve said it before, eventually the monster comes for us all!
Sunflower about bloom #NorthPond. Natural Light. #EastCoastKin #Photography #BNWmacro #Macro #PhotoHour #ClassicMono #Flowers #FlowersOnSunday #Art #BloomScrolling #thelittlethings #StunDay #ArtInNature #Nature #ArtYear #FineArtPhotography
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said in a weekend social media post he plans to issue an executive order to impose voter ID requirements. And he reiterated his desire to ban mail voting. The president lacks the authority to take either step. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
CNN vs Democracy Docket. Why does CNN simply repeat Trump's lies without noting he has ZERO authority to do this?👀 Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror." Just feeling Pratchetty today.
"Magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten." - Terry Pratchett #Discworld #TerryPratchett #DailyPratchett #SirTerry
Time to watch "Harvest of Shame" again. youtu.be/yJTVF_dya7E?...
31 August 1928 | A French Jewish girl, Lea Burstein, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 October 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from #Drancy. She did not survive.
States already have some form of voter ID requirement in place. So Trump’s latest post is just political theater. He says he’ll issue an executive order requiring voter identification for all U.S. elections. On Truth Social he declared: “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO
I'm convinced this is the most symmetrical photo I've ever taken. #photography #Stunday #lake #clouds
That's an even better idea.
That way you'll be all set for next summer.
31 August 1926 | A Polish Jew, Dawid Wiśnia, was born in Sochaczew. Deported to Auschwitz in December 1942 from the ghetto in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki No. 83526 In 1944, he escaped from a transport to Dachau, joined the US Army & later emigrated to the US. He became a cantor. He passed away in 2021.
Hiking between the glaciers #photography #stunday #Yoho #Canada
Floating the sumer away #photography
If you aren’t completely loyal to the regime or dare to voice dissent, you risk being removed. Time and again, anyone who stands up is pushed out. Most recently, the Environmental Protection Agency dismissed eight employees after they
signed a letter challenging the leadership of Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump. We shared their letter of dissent about a week ago.
colleagues in an email Friday that he was submitting what he called an “involuntary resignation.” He explained that ever since his whistleblower complaint became public, the agency’s actions against him amounted to retaliation that ultimately drove him out of his position.
The Social Security Administration official who exposed that the Department of Government Efficiency had left millions of Americans’ personal data vulnerable says he has been forced to resign due to retaliation. Charles Borges, who served as the SSA’s chief data officer, told
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
31 August 1923 | A Dutch Jew, Elias Leeger, was born in Amsterdam. In #Auschwitz from 8 August 1942 (no. unknown) He perished in the camp on 14 September 1942.
31 August 1901 | Pole Franciszek Hrzebiczek was born in Nowy Sącz. Lieutenant in the Polish Army. In #Auschwitz from 16 January 1941. No. 9481 He was shot in the camp on 11 November 1941.
30 August 1874 | Italian Jew, Alberto Della Seta, was born in Rome. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Rome on 23 August 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
📌 No envejezco, evoluciono. (I don't age, I evolve). #FotoDeFer #Asturias #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Art #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Photo #Fotografía #Foto #ByN #B&W #BlancoyNegro #Black&White #StreetPhotography
I P E T A L S O F T H E S U N I Bathed in morning light, a single bloom rises — fragile yet eternal. Petals of the Sun - The Asylum Art - Art and words by Yves #Art #blueskyart #flower #flowers #complexptsd #cptsd #nature #painting #bloom #ContemporaryPainting
I hope @tamorapierce.bsky.social sees this.
The Book That Changed My Life gailcarriger.com/2013/09/27/t...
Wishing a skinny twig-like #HotStickSaturday to all the woods hikers. Enjoy the weekend.
The intentional destruction of the Postal Service is just a way to privatize it.
I don't know if this is a good thing for Democrats in Iowa. Whoever the Republicans nominate, that person won't be running with Ernst's baggage. They will probably be just as big a whack-a-do, but they will be a clean one.
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
We’ll have to depend on Bloomberg and other private outlets for accurate economic data from now on.
I like your morning posts. I've been going back into the archives since my knee surgery. I hope I'll get started posting new photos soon. I walked 2 miles today which was the longest walk since my knee replacement. 🏅
"No one could have seen this coming," said no one with a working brain.
Light in the forest #photography #B&W
After Minneapolis, Vice President Vance and Melania Trump are out there trying to shift the topic from guns to mental health. But as usual, the rhetoric is the opposite of reality—Trump's drastic Medicaid cuts in his big, ugly bill will greatly impact mental health services. trib.al/kmStLpp
The Friday Digital Archive Dive found a miracle: 9 butterflies in a photo and they are ALL in focus! Taken #OnThisDay August 28, 2010. #photography #butterflies #otd
Woodlands pest control service #photography #snake #B&W
NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.
Someone needs to write and illustrate the picture book of "Tulsi the Treasonous Mole."
A Treasonous Mole Who Serves Russia I warned that Tulsi Gabbard was Trump's most dangerous nominee, and she has proven me correct.
the harsh realization that every single administration hire is one of the shittiest unqualified mediocre people in the world
I love the glow in the petals.
daisy #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling having an orange daisy— on the side. photograph.
As a fan of the Food Network show "Guy's Grocery Games," I want a Flavortown Market in my town.
I can't wait to see how the #MAGAts spin this to be the #Democrats fault. archive.today/2025.08.28-1...
It used to be that you were delusional if you thought, "They are listening."
I have this weird feeling that a substantial subset of the AI bros will not be pleased with this development.
The Explicit Neo-Naziism of the Department of Homeland Security The US Department is embracing the work of a notorious and influential white supremacist and anti-Semite to recruit people to work for ICE.
Art is political. #NoKings #june14 #meltIce #resist
I am sure I have that same photo, but your's is better.
Why wouldn't you call it the Fern Canyon Trail? (more in alt text) #photography #ferns #trail
Sorry, we're out of mint chocolate chip. Sorry, we're out of butter pecan. Sorry, we're out of mint cookies and cream. Sorry, we're out of mint vanilla. Sorry, we're out of mint coffee toffee. Sorry, we're out of mint peach. Sorry, we're out of mint black walnut. Sorry, we're out of ....
I won't be satisfied with #AI until I have a TV that can mute all commercials and both mute and go black on all political ads.
"Four Flamingoes Fluffing Feathers" Say that 10x, fast! #Africa #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Flamingoes #Refections #Waterscape #Photography 📷 Steve Gettle
Reflective Ripples #photography #nyc #newyorkcity #fotografia #PhotographersUnited #artistsofbluesky #art #supportartists Prints: https://alex.framer.art/s/image/216150?source=bluesky
Baby land narwal?
Susan Monarez, who had only recently taken over as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stepped down after a turbulent first month marked by sweeping vaccine policy changes and staff reductions.
Good information here about where your political donations could make the most difference: www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/hous...
In September, I'm Indianapolis-bound. I'm honored and delighted to give the Ray Bradbury Author Talk at Indiana University at Festival 451indy on September 11 at 7 PM ET. Subscribe for info about the festival and my talk here: festival451indy.substack.com
WtFF⁉️ #ETTD
This is Jack. He shocked everyone with an unhinged scream before he launched into a race… and then won. 14/10 (TT: paigephills)
Today's Dad joke nominee is ...
The Trump administration has leaned heavily on aggressive federal prosecutions in Washington, D.C., and beyond, but recent cases show how grand juries, courts, and DOJ reviews continue to act as important checks on overreach.
You did it! Thank you for voting. Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, raise a glass! This victory means Republicans no longer hold a supermajority in Iowa.
Federal Emergency Management Agency suspended over 30 employees after they wrote to Congress warning that the Trump administration had severely weakened the nation’s ability to respond to hurricanes, floods,
You mean Judge Jeanie's inability to to indict a subway sandwich?
The Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum is a farm that has been in existence since the 11th century with the oldest parts of the turf houses dating back to the 18th century. More Info at in ALT. #photography #Iceland #farming #museums #travel
#mtblife #photography #picture #photo #nature
The love of a dog Black and White Art 🖤🤍 #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #model #zwartwit #blackandwhite #monochrome #portrait #art #dog
Death Valley National Park - The trail not taken (more in alt text) #photography #nature #erosion #desert
Celebrity chef and D.C. icon José Andrés pushed back on Trump’s propaganda in a post on X, writing: “I understand why you are confused… all your time in D.C. you haven’t eaten ONCE outside the White House or your own hotel.
26 August 1938 | A French Jewish girl, Paulette Kerner, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz from 29 September 1942 in a transport of Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Depopulation must be a goal.
They're trying to kill us. newrepublic.com/post/199515/...
OH GREAT NOW THE SWAMP IS WOKE www.iflscience.com/deep-in-virg...
This is of course brought to you by the same folks who had a full-on panic about some universities asking for diversity statements when hiring professors to teach diverse student populations. Because that was “ideological” but of course supporting Trump EOs is just … weather ?
National Weather Service meteorologist applicants are now being asked to pledge their support for Trump’s executive orders. (Image reposted with alt-text)
#OTD in 1944, Paris. Liberated, but still extremely dangerous. #WW2 #HISTORY
When I was young, a scientist in Darmstadt, Germany, said many Germans didn’t realize how dangerous Hitler was until it was too late. Many are now laughing or ignoring him (soon they won’t be able to do either) This 💯: he’s dangerous, don’t laugh, fight back while it’s still possible. #History
Morning All ! It's #BlueSkyMonday once again 😀 Have a good week everyone 🌞 White Cliffs of Dover, Dover, Kent, UK. May 2024 More in Alt Text #Landscape #Seascape #History #Geology #Photography #EastCoastKin
