"Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time."
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Pondering the chicken nugget…..
#rescuecats #fancyclancy
"The visible presence of soldiers deployed in the streets would be both alarming and chilling for many Americans. Some would undoubtedly feel less comfortable engaging in protests against Trump’s policies or other basic acts of personal expression."
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The U.S. was once seen as the home of the free, uncensored internet, Ethan Zuckerman writes. With the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a TikTok ban, that era is now over:
Without Mel Brooks hiring Lynch to make THE ELEPHANT MAN — on the strength of ERASERHEAD alone — he is very likely just a guy who made a weird film at AFI. That whole filmography you love doesn’t happen.
We all need sponsors and mentors and patrons. We need people who believe in us.
Repeal CMS Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Final Rule Up to $22 billion in 10-year savings VIABILITY: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW This option would repeal the final rule, “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long- Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.” The rule was finalized in May 2024 and would impose minimum staffing standards on long-term care facilities, creating an unfunded mandate on critical health care facilities across the country, threatening provider facility closures and patient access to care.
Let's get fewer people minding the elderly in nursing homes, increase bedsores and injuries and untimely deaths, in the name of "efficiency"
Scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru with a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils.
IATSE Local 80 in Burbank is open every day this week from 8AM to 5PM and is loaded with emergency supplies.
Pass it on.
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I am here for this. 100%
A macro photo showing details of a small patch of colorful feathers. The feathers are in a rainbow of hues - purple, pink, orange, blue, and green.
Today was one of the most overwhelming experiences I've ever had in nature photography. I'm not ready to share everything yet, as it's an ongoing project, but for now... here's an extremely close look at a bird that no longer exists, the Passenger Pigeon: 📷 🦉
cat ignoring 3 bowls, text: tfw you have wet food and dry food and water but you want a secret fourth thing, something nobody has yet imagined or invented
a friend texted me this and I felt I should share it
'Saturday Night' was released as the third single from 'Coming Up' on this day in 1997.
- SuedeHQ
And the winner of most epic whiskers ever goes to…….
#rescuedcat #whiskers #sirdarby
A black and white photo of a person's contorted back. A headline reads: "Some 2 Billion People Suffer From Chronic Pain. Will We Ever Be Rid of It?" Photo by Marcus Schaefer for The New York Times
Like many people, the journalist Jennifer Kahn has suffered from a long bout of unexplained chronic pain. She shares her story — and examines the new research that may soon revolutionize treatment. nyti.ms/426fOIj
Life with Sir Darby (part bunny, part cat) is always full of perfectly peaceful moments….just like this.
#cats #norwegianforrestcat #rescuecat
The earthquake that struck near San Francisco on Friday occurred at very nearly the same location as one of the biggest earthquakes of all time, a 7.9-magnitude quake that nearly destroyed San Francisco in 1906, preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests. nyti.ms/4g1obby
Three hundred Oregon firefighters have arrived in Southern California, and many of them have started fighting the fires that have devastated Los Angeles and killed at least 10 people.
a photo from a rocky jetty of the sea which is a greenish color contrasted with dark blue clouds above, a single seagull stands on the jetty
a huge ass chonky sea lion half in the water with eyes closed and a derpy smile, his back golden from the low winter sun
a view down a spit covered in low grass, driftwood and kelp, water on both sides a forest in the distance and behind that snow covered mountains
a frothy surf with waves on a shingle beach with driftwood and washed up kelp, mountains in the distance
I'm already really tired of my timeline being full of people disparaging winter, so, fellow winter lovers, let's share how wonderous this season is.
These photos were from one winter day along the Straight of Juan de Fuca.
I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
How do you EVER leave the house??? What a cutie!
What Facebook called “fact-checking” was a pale imitation of the real thing, @ibogost.bsky.social writes. Good riddance!
Figured I’d start with some of my work from New Orleans in light of everything the city had been though recently. New Orleans is so beautifully resilient and I’m so proud of the work I did with the city and state representing her…..
