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The ocean, clouds and moon are frolicking together at this moment. It’s beautiful…..

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Painted Buntings 12cm breed across North America migrate to tropical regions for the winter. Diet spring insects, winter seeds, berries Female builds the nest, and incubates 12 days, the male brings her food and assists with feeding the chicks for 14 days. Only female feeds them after fledging

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“covert surveillance inside houses of worship… “interrogations of churches’ staff… “ICE agents hauled off a nun who was wearing her habit and walking down the sidewalk en route to Sunday Mass… “suing a Catholic diocese in New Mexico to seize 14 acres of their land…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowThe Trump administration keeps clashing with faith communitiesLast year the White House said Joe Biden and his administration “abused and targeted Christians.” A year later, the hypocrisy is staggering.

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We can't count on social media platforms controlled by MAGA billionaires to get out urgent alerts. As censorship of the No Kings Coalition Instagram account proved, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta may suspend or throttle accounts anytime.

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A ghostly Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) adds a touch of #Halloween creepiness to a #garden. The #spooky white #flowers emit a strong, sweet vanilla aroma that intensifies dramatically in the evening to attract nocturnal #pollinators like hawk-moths #BloomScrolling #October #Autumn

Vote Yes on Prop 40.

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Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

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Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

newsfromthestates.comColorado priest from Uganda released after 13 months in ICE detention in AuroraAfter 13 months in an Aurora immigrant detention center, where he became reliant on a wheelchair as his health deteriorated, a Ugandan priest who has lived in Colorado for more than 25 years was relea...

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EL-SAYED: "I get that the President of the United States takes personal offense to my first name - he doesn't mind as much when it's a shared name from the Saudis that are funding his son in laws private equity. Mercado Media

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Black Bulbul 23-25cm M/F are identical songbird found in parts of Asia Diet frugivorous wide variety of berries + small fruits insects during breeding season Parents share equal duties, incubation 14 days, feeding chicks 12 days, plus 3 weeks after fledging they join social flocks with parents

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We’ve waited two long years for these midterms. Now we’ve only got one week left to get out the vote and win back power from the fascists.

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The Anemone-type dahlia, 'Polka', with a fluffy golden central disc and outer florets in pink and white provides a bright burst of sunshine and happiness as well as having a botanical superpower: harvesting the #flowers actually causes the plant to double its output #Autumn #Garden #BloomScrolling

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Australian Golden Whistler 17cm southern Australia, Tasmania, and parts of Indonesia Celebrated as one of Australia’s loudest and most melodious songbirds. practice biparental care, meaning both the male and female share equally in building the nest, incubating the eggs, and feeding the young.

Booker Says “This Is What Happens When Arrogance Replaces Competence” Two Days After Reports That Hegseth’s Staff Dropped Eisenhower’s World War II Globe While Moving It to His Office Source: Combat Rated

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Superb fairy-wrens 14cm SE Australia, South Australia. Insectivorous, seeds, flowers, small succulent fruits Male molt into a dull, female-like "eclipse" plumage at the end of the breeding season, causing them to lose their bright blue and black coloration for the winter months shown here M/F

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In these fraught world news days, we all need a little something to show us that there is still a lot of #love in the world. The striking Petunia amore aka Queen of #hearts, with its heart-shaped petal pattern reminds us that beauty and love conquer all 💕 #bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #flowers

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Elon Musk and the other tech oligarchs who want to control our lives are trying to buy this election for Republicans. Because our voter outreach is more effective than their ads, we don’t need millions of dollars to win — but we DO need grassroots support.