Karen the Iron Goddess of Mercy

Finished my first book of 2026, I bet you can tell what is up next (in the background 🤫). I have to read the series a bit out of order since book 1 is on back order…

Red lippys #oilpainting #art

‘When I left Ireland I was a biochemist, now I write books about dragons – and I’ve sold half a million copies’ ‘I started writing seriously when Covid hit. At the time, I was a science fiction fan and a biochemist. I studied pharmaceutical biomedical chemistry in Maynooth and I then worked in various areas,…

‘When I left Ireland I was a biochemist, now I write books about dragons – and I’ve sold half a million copies’ www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Juan Gris. A Pot of Geraniums, 1915

Sunset on the Gorge

Timeline cleanse!

Have a lovely evening ❤️

Ice shouldn’t be killing people period paragraph

This is not controversial

Who Was Renee Nicole Good—The Woman Shot By ICE Agent In Minneapolis Good was a mother of three and had dropped off her six-year-old son at school when she encountered a group of ICE agents, according to her ex-husband.

Good was a mother of three and had dropped off her six-year-old son at school when she encountered a group of ICE agents, according to her ex-husband.

The House just decisively passed legislation that restores the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Over the objection of Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.

If you don’t know, now you know.

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

Frank Hinder - Cyclists, Canberra 1945 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)

Watercolour completed at Sally Port in Old Portsmouth on a half-sheet of Fabriano paper.

I produced many paintings and drawings of Portsmouth and Southsea but I won't put loads of them on here all at once. Here's a watercolour that was done on a little beach at Sally Port, Old Portsmouth and you can see the masts of the Warrior in the distance
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth

Michelle Obama says the U.S. is 'not ready' for a woman president "Don't even look at me about running," Obama said, adding the country has "a lot of growing up to do."

“As we saw in this past election, sadly, we ain’t ready,” Obama said. “That’s why I’m like, don’t even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You’re not ready for a woman. You are not.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Illinois consumers face high health insurance prices, with Obamacare subsidies still in limbo after shutdown “Everybody is going to be hit by this,” said Ann Gillespie, director of the state insurance department

Ross and Paula Fortini of Libertyville have insurance through Affordable Care Act exchange. If subsidies aren’t extended after the end of this year, their monthly insurance premiums will more than triple. A story facing many across country. By Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/16/h...

Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me.
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)

Black Londoners disproportionately strip searched by Met police

The Metropolitan Police have been accused of over-policing black Londoners after figures revealed they were nearly three times more likely to be strip searched than white people.

A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.

Older technologies have aided and perhaps enfeebled writers. “But with A.I. we’re so thoroughly able to outsource our thinking that it makes us more average, too,” Kyle Chayka writes.

🎵 I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now 🎵
##Sleepysep #clouds #scape #cloudscape #sky #nature #bothsidesnow #jonimitchell #hudsonvalley #newyork

Foggy Jordan Creek Greenway. Allentown, Pennsylvania.

#photography #blackandwhite #lehighvalley

I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it...

Pride without prejudice x

Russian economy hits 'technical stagnation,' biggest bank chief warns of 'close to zero' growth The economy's slowdown follows repeated warnings from high-level Kremlin officials.

⚡️ Russian economy hits 'technical stagnation,' biggest bank chief warns of 'close to zero' growth.

The economy's slowdown follows repeated warnings from high-level Kremlin officials.

RFK Jr. is Ripping Away Our Health Care.

He Must Resign.

Epstein survivors may release unofficial client list if Justice Department stalls Pressure is mounting after a House panel released 33,000 heavily redacted DOJ documents.

Jeffrey Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips suggested Wednesday that victims of the convicted sex offender are contemplating publishing a list of people involved in their abuse if the Justice Department doesn't make more documents public.

www.axios.com/2025/09/03/e...

A little visual reminder for DeSantis and Ladapo. These look much better in a museum than in a pediatric hospital unit.