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Former Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch The Rule of Law Project ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...

Finally got a chance to stop at the Llama and Alpaca store in Swanton, OH today. I've driven past it dozens of times on the way to pick up freight at the Swanton airport but they've never been open when I've been in the neighborhood. Still looked closed except i saw a door propped open today.

Hundreds of lawyers are spending election week in war rooms & courthouses, ready to file at a moment's notice More than a dozen national firms are in it w/ @democracydefendersaction.org & our complaints are already written Bring it on More @financialtimes.com👇 -TN

New Common Loon research uncovers a widespread decline and calls for action - learn more about the unprecedented international effort to understand and reverse declines in one of North America’s most iconic waterbirds in our blog: tinyurl.com/mrdtv9ne

It's that simple. 👇

So much chickadeeing in the yard all of a sudden #birds 🌿

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This is awesome. If your vote didn’t matter Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you.

The reason we went to Saskatoon. Private guided tour to look for the endangered whooping cranes as they migrate south. Here are 3 of the 61 we saw. There are approx 540 in the Canadian flock and roughly 800 left in North America. #wildlife #birds #nature #WhoopingCranes #endangered #saskatchewan

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Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Heather, a Canadian illustrator and educator. I work in many different media and much of my art ends up in interpretive panels that I create for clients all over the place. I also teach online drawing classes. #SciArt

BREAKING: the court has paused the Trump admin tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, where we are contesting the dumping of toxic East Wing debris & creating a Trump golf course We raced to court with partners Democracy Forward & Lowell & Assoc, & filed for an emergency hearing--today at 10am!

JUST IN: After 500 trees were cut over the weekend at DC's East Potomac golf course, opponents of Trump's revamp plan file for temporary restraining order immediately halting more tree removals. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.

What a day, Huntsville. Nearly 2,000 of you showed up yesterday to rally with my friend @staceyabrams and me. Stacey helped turn out the vote in Georgia. We can do it here in Alabama, too.

Three young American Barn Owl siblings pose for their family portrait on Thursday night. Most seem able to take short flights around the Upper West Side water tank where they have been growing up. 🦉 🦉 🧡 🦉

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Waders. Either Monty or Rose at Montrose Point. June 13, 2019

NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Tim Naehring’s 1995 Topps Baseball Card. That season Naehring in 126 Games hit .307 with 10 HR’s, 57 RBI’s, a .863 OPS and a 4.2 WAR.

Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”

Snowy Egret strutting the brown carpet. It’s a #BirdSupermodel! #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🌿

ICYMI: From local headlines to national coverage, I spent September sharing my vision for Kentucky. Catch up on the coverage as we head into the final stretch.

Top tv shows but make it about birds: #1 Beaking Bad (Black Skimmers) #birds 🌿

BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!

This might be my all-time record for the amount of times I've re-watched an Aaron Rupar clip. I think I've given this at least 10 views now.

Both parents feed & protect the chicks. “One of my all time favorite loon clips. This was the first time that I got 2 chicks on the parent’s back at the same time several years ago.” Canon R5 and 100-500mm lens IG: @harrycollinsphotography www.instagram.com/harrycollins...

Gouldian finches 12-15cm tropical savanna and open woodlands of northern Australia. black faced male and the red faced female performing mating ritual hopping up and down Nest inside a a tree hollow both take turns incubating 16 days, feed chicks 25 days in the nest, and 3 weeks after fledging.

A Sandhill Crane calls at other Sandhill Cranes that are passing by overhead. I can tell this a male as they throw their head back 90 degrees while calling, while the females throw their heads back 45 degrees.

Thinking back a few years to an incredible trip in the north Pacific. #birds #BC

#Seabirds #Airborne #BirdoftheDay #Swallow-tailedGull #Galāpagos The eye is a redo for the masses 😜 #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography

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11am visit by Junior today! Too hot yesterday for either kidlet. 1- snuck up without clacks 2- early lunch 3- ready for a drink 4- ahh, cool water. Cloudy enough that it may not reach 99°f like yesterday but it’s already 85° (29°c) #birds roadrunner SoCal

Yesterday morning is one I will carry with me forever. From every corner of our state, firefighters, fire service families, first responders, and community members came together in Concord to mark the 20th Anniversary of the New Hampshire Fallen Firefighters Memorial. 1/3🧵)

Time passes. Could it be that I never believed it? Did I believe the blue nights could last forever? — Joan Didion, Blue Nights John Dowd (American Artist, born 1960)

A gorgeous Short Eared Owl looking for a tasty vole from a post! 😍🐦🦉 You can buy my 2027 birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2027-birds-c...

amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"

It’s always sad to say goodbye to baseball season. There’s nothing finer than 162, starting when the world is blooming and winding down as that chill sets in. Winter is coming and I’ll make the best of it, but I’m already looking forward to spring ⚾️

Juvenile Northern White-faced Owl leaves the nest and begins walking on the ground, climbing, nearby branches at around 27 to 28 days Native to sub-Saharan Africa, small only 19-22cm when full grown Hunt mostly at night for invertebrates small rodents Pairs mate for life, sharing all duties

Shaheen: "He seemed to say Russian children have also been displaced & kidnapped, & that's just not true. It's Ukrainian children the Russians have taken back to Russia. They've taken them from their families, thousands of them. It is very clear who is violating intl law here, & it's not Ukraine."

Bless these folks!

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.