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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 2h

And altho I said “Bethel” (because that’s where my friend was), I know the damage/loss extends far beyond that one community. 🥺

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 2h

Looks like a dancer fanning her luminous blue skirts for the grand finale of a show! ❤️

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 3h

The Morphos are common here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica, as I see them flitting through the garden every day. But they rarely cooperate for photos. So this was a rare treat this morning as this beauty spent a few minutes soaking up the early sun.

#Butterflies #lepidoptera #nature

Close-up of a large metallic-blue butterfly with wings spread on green leaves, showing dark brown edges with small white spots.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 3h

A new species of #butterfly for me at @casabentbill.bsky.social today: the Mandarin Nica (Nica flavilla)

#lepidoptera #butterflies #costarica

Bright orange butterfly with wings spread on rough tree bark, showing slightly scalloped edges and faint darker margins.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 3h

I found an alien in my garden this morning here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

I think this is Membracis dorsata, a species of leafhopper.

#invertebrates #insects #nature

Close-up macro of a small white, waxy, spiny insect nymph clinging to a smooth green stem against a soft olive background.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2h

Among the many amazing/disgraceful things about America 2025 is how completely Republicans in Congress have neutered themselves.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 2h

Sweet Tortie! 😻 Good luck with her all companions!

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Laurå Ann Guy @lauraann.bsky.social · 7h

Sunrise photos from the Boulder Fairgrounds osprey nest. The ospreys are long gone on migration, but there are of course visitors.
We've had some nice sun-rises (and -sets). Here are a couple Great Blue Heron shots for @everyheron.bsky.social #birds

Great Blue Heron flying over lovely Cattail Pond in Boulder.

Great Blue Heron standing on the Osprey Nest.

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 2h

A horrible & sad situation in Bethel, where a friend of mine from my UCLA days spent 2 yrs as a Jesuit volunteer in the late 70s, he loved the ppl & the community—in honor of his service there, I’m donating to help them save their pets! ❤️

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 3h

This is the Western Alaska animal nonprofit working to rescue the pets in Kipnuk.

The residents of Kipnuk are under a mandatory evac order but can not bring their pets with them. Supporting this group will help with charter aircraft, etc.

www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com

Bethel Friends of Canines

Bethel Friends of Canines is a non-profit dog rescue based in the rural Alaskan village of Bethel. Not only do we rescue dogs in Bethel, but we also rescue dogs all over the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta...

www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 3h

Silly me, I was worried he’d run out of ways to say ‘look at me!’

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3h

If you’ve recently awoken from a coma, the Speaker of the House is stalling the swearing in of a newly elected member from Arizona because she would be the deciding vote in the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, which would be trouble for his boss.

You’re caught up.

Ps: Welcome back.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 3h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #birdinabush ( any bird in a bush), and the alternative is #reflection ( a reflection in water or glass of any bird) I’m going with a bird in a bush. A little Wren. Good luck!! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A small brown wren perches among green and reddish leaves, its fine barred plumage and pale eyebrow stripe clearly visible. The bird is facing slightly to the left against a softly blurred green background with hints of pink, creating a calm and natural garden scene.

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 11h

“Fortunately I keep my feathers numbered, for just such an emergency…” 🪶☀️🌵

Turkey Vulture stretches in the golden hour

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 9h

Good morning, cute (but wary) owls! This cute (but impatient) CA #ScrubJay got tired of our photo session & snatched the peanut right from my fingers! 😂🪶

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11h

BRING YOUR KIDS to #NoKings on Saturday. This will be my 11-year-old’s third protest of the year.

Kids can’t vote and lack $$ to donate.

But they can stand and march and shout and sing. And they’ll remember — after we’re gone — how we taught them what we value. 🇺🇸🚫👑

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

The last people who said this here were American colonial merchants who remained loyal to King George III. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 9h

Was going to save this for #Caturday but just couldn’t wait. Theia had her headlights on last night 👀
#tortie #tortiecat

A cat resting on a blanket on a sofa in a dark room. Her eyes are glowing like headlights!

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 9h

Those ears, that shiny coat—what a beautiful creature! ❤️

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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywesthawk.bsky.social · 10h

Pine marten

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Margot Foley @mfoley25.bsky.social · 11h

one of our adorable resident California quails for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #birdinabush
@alan678.bsky.social
#BirdsOfBluesky #Quail
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Nature #Photography

close-up photograph of a California quail perched on a branch with deep red leaves. The bird is facing right, with its head turned slightly to the side. It has a distinctive teardrop-shaped plume on its head and a patterned head and neck with black and white markings. The bird's body is a mix of gray and brown feathers with some white streaks on its sides. The background is a soft, out-of-focus green.

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Chris S @enraptored.bsky.social · 23h

Volcano ravaged? What a fantastic view that is!

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Kimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 2d

View of "war ravaged" Portland, with Mount St. Helens in the background. Taken from my department's break room.

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 87th birthday to John Dean, who is living history. 52 years ago, he stood up to an out of control POTUS whose behavior seems quaint to what we are dealing with now. He admitted his own mistakes and did the right thing. Ever since he has spoken out loudly about authoritarianism & so much more.

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