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#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

The universe keeps hitting the wrong target but it's getting closer.

The fountain at Meridian Hill Park in DC has been brown since the Trump administration's restoration work and remains so today. July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer

ZOHRAN on being popular with Jewish Americans (more popular than Netanyahu): “I think it’s great. My focus is on delivering for each and every New Yorker, and I’m proud to be mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in the country.”

© Anette Björk Swensson. 'Soon There Will Be Rain.' Oil on canvas, 2021. 72 × 52 cm.

I shouldn't have to ask… but PLEASE, repost this…

one of six covered bridges that are still standing in virginia

Edward Okuń (1872 - 1945) View of the South of Italy

Watermelon Sorbet, Modern Relics series Studio Nokori, ink and pen on handmade paper www.studionokori.com/modern-relics #art #painting

CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country

Frida Kahlo, Xochimilco, Mexico, 1937 (image by F. Henle) #WomensArt

You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.

👀🚨🚨Oh my God!!! I had to go to the bad place & check for myself. It’s true. This is from his official Twitter account.

Conor McGregor is a loser and a rapist.

A big thank you to Houston Mayor John Whitmire, who says his office “will not rest” until there is a thorough and independent investigation into the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado by ICE.

Jimi Hendrix with Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork at the Oaks Motel in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 12, 1967. 🎸 Jimi was the opening act for The Monkees for the first 7 concerts of their 1967 U.S. tour before amicably parting company due to the negative reaction of The Monkees' young fans.

Remember Trump ambushing Zelensky in the Oval Office? This week Zelensky walked into NATO and left with $80 billion and a Patriot deal Trump spent years refusing. The man Trump tried to break just out-negotiated him on the world stage. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-does...

Remembering Christine McVie , who was born today 12th July 1943, "Some of the best songs I've written, I've written in 10 minutes." #ChristineMcVie #photooftheday 📸 ©Sam Emerson

Security camera footage sheds a tiny bit more light on the murder of Araujo in Houston Texas. Surprise surprise ICE lied

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"Will Putin Leave Ukraine Before Russia Loses Everything?" - Aure Current results of Putin's "special military operation": ▪️No Kyiv in three days; ▪️No fuel for five days. "Yet people are still standing there hoping," the video says. #AureFreePress #News […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

I always love a good conspiracy.

apnews.com/article/memp... Tyrin Johnson. Say his name. He was shot by the National Guard. According to Posse Comitatus, they are not allowed to act as police. Another law broken.

My favorite part of the McGregor fight was when Holloway gestured multiple times to the ref like "I'm basically punching a guy on the ground who can't defend himself" and the ref was like "yes, continue".

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann downplays ICE killing a US resident in Texas: "I wish there was as much concern about the illegal immigrants in this country who have committed horrible heinous crimes ... the radical left caused this"

ICE lied about how Renee Good was shot. They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot. And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot. Don’t believe their story for a second.

Advocates are demanding an investigation after a U.S. Army veteran detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma alleged he was sexually assaulted by a detention officer.

GET A GRIP Ireland is building a battery that contains no lithium. No cobalt. No rare-earth metals. Instead, it stores energy using carbon dioxide. The project is designed to hold 200 megawatt-hours of electricity, making it one of Europe’s largest long-duration energy storage systems.

VINCENT PRICE was not only a successful and much beloved Hollywood Actor but also a serious student and collector of Art, an in demand art consultant (for Sears, Roebuck & Co) as well President of the art council at UCLA.

"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." ~ Voltaire

The White House was never supposed to be a palace. George Washington and architect James Hoban deliberately rejected the lavish style of European monarchies. Instead, they designed a President’s House that reflected the ideals of a republic: dignified, restrained, and accountable to the people.

Athletes like Erling Haaland and Alysa Liu hava captured our hearts because we live in a time of incompetent leaders and toxic masculinity. It is such a refreshing rebuke to see people performing at high levels while having fun and being their full selves.

The Trump Curse continues.

A major win for accountability and human dignity! After more than 3,000 complaints of medical treatment, food, water quality, and other conditions, a federal judge has ruled that WA health inspectors must be allowed inside Tacoma’s immigrant detention center.

Arrowhead Stadium is good enough to host a World Cup quarterfinal featuring Messi but not good enough for the Chiefs, who are fleeing Missouri & Kansas City for Kansas to get taxpayer funding.

England may have won the game but 🇳🇴Norway won the hearts ❤️

Major Jason Watson reminded us courage isn’t measured by comfort—but by what we’re willing to risk for what is right. We honor his sacrifice not with silence, but with action. Let’s carry his message forward and make sure it was not in vain. IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE @defendersofourrepublic.org

Playing this for no particular reason. youtube.com/watch?v=NVIb...