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Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.

We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 is the second player in history to score 17 goals at a World Cup. Marta did it first! 🇧🇷👑

View from Willow Flats, Grand Teton NP. #watercolor #GrandTeton #PleinAir

Plein air painting in Glacier National Park #watercolor #watercolour #waterfalls #GlacierNatiobalPark

Plein air painting in Arches National Park.

Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah.

Scenic Highway 12 in Utah offers endless stunning views. I did little plein air watercolor looking to the south from the highway a little west of Boulder, UT.

Death Valley is to die for

SNL UK started by skewering Former-Prince Andrew. And he's not their only target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfTH...

Playing around with colors and dreaming of summer.

Over 9000 years old - ancient sharpening stone found along the Columbia River in NE Washington State.

just a reminder: if fire hydrants near where you live are buried in snow after this week’s storms, it’s a mitzvah (and a gooooood workout!) to dig out around that hydrant so fire crews can get to it faster if need be.

New York, NY!

Sometimes, there is a tender fleeting pause in the steady march toward Winter in NW Montana. #GlacierNationalPark

That was a GREAT series. Congratulations to the Dodgers, but also to the Blue Jays for playing so well.

Painting Slains Castle near Aberdeen, Scotland.

Two Medicine; Glacier National Park

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

A chilly & blustery day in the Two Medicine Valley of Glacier National Park. Still a good day for a painting…or two. Twin Falls and Sinopah Mountain.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Hoping for another really good beargrass year! #GlacierNationalPark

Bryce Canyon is so very pretty.

Did you see what Katy Perry brought to space?

UP FIRST: A whistleblower who works at NLRB says that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data. And, the Trump administration froze over $2 billion for Harvard after it rejected demands.

Springtime in the northern Rockies

I got through the 1Q without buying any items from Amazon.

Well done Senator Booker. Thank you, sir.

The entire staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been placed on immediate administrative lecave today,March 31. IMLS administers programs authorized by law and funded by Congress that support coordinated services so that every American is able to access information efficiently.

Elbows up, Canada.

It’s important to note that federal funding for libraries has the greatest impacts with rural libraries supporting systems of efficiency between libraries thereby saving taxpayer dollars. Eliminating IMLS will end up costing more while we lose services. It’s dumb. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

I love the quiet of Montana’s winter. I love when birdsong returns to my yard each March even more.

A huge thank you to all the representatives in Helena who voted to defeat hate.

Self portrait, 1649 by Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier, recently recognized as an outstanding Baroque artist. Her paintings were previously attributed to male artists, including her brother, as happened to other past female artists #womensart

Representative Zooey Zephyr - My wife - Speaks against an trans sports ban in Montana. "Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...

Redpolls are brightening up my yard again in Northern Montana

This is absolutely incredible. I loved it from the beginning, but the brilliant fade from Cher to Hanson was the moment I was totally hooked.

Trump’s hiring freeze is hitting national parks ahead of tourist season Hiring for summer is usually wrapping up by now as most seasonal workers have to make housing/travel plans; order uniforms; complete federal onboarding requirements before they can start work.

Traditional New Orleans architecture under the snow. #sneauxday

This is it youtube.com/shorts/hL9pl...

Libraries are the hallmark of a community that values lifelong learning.

Jimmy Carter was a good and great man

The Montana Legislature meets every other year for a few months of law-making. That biennial process is just underway. To keep up on proposed legislation affecting habitat and public lands, join the action team at Montana Wild: p2a.co/9yPXjKb?p2as...

TONIGHT- Join me along with a FAN-tastic cast for a live radio performance of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. This rendition of the timeless holiday classic benefits the #EdAsnerFamilyCenter, a truly worthy cause!!! 🎄 ❄️ 🎅 🤶 ✨ 🎁 🔔 ☃️ 🌟 J Streaming SATURDAY at 8pmET/5pmPT on TrillerTV PPV

München Weihnacht

Watch this!!!