John DeRosa

Hand-feeding my dog roast beef for breakfast

Cone of shame. Juno had TPLO surgery on one of her legs this week. Quiet time for the next four weeks.

Trump’s ever-changing rationale for war on Iran – how the story has shifted Regime change, nuclear threat – or something else? US officials seem unable to land on one coherent reason for war

Here’s a timeline of Trump’s ever-changing rationale for starting a war on Iran.

Regime change, nuclear threat – or something else? US officials can’t come up with a coherent reason for war.

U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to “take all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks. A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.

“The 312-foot Dena and its 130-member crew, many of them musicians in the Iranian navy band, had just finished participating in an Indian government naval exercise and cultural exchange that the U.S. Navy had also participated in and were on the way home on Wednesday.”

To my Canadian friends, an acquaintance started a petition to allow US transgender citizens to claim refugee status here.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

If you’re Canadian please sign it.
If you’re not, please share ❤️

I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed

Ed Lincoln of Lincoln Towing, known for Pink Toe Truck, dies at 84 Lincoln is remembered as an entrepreneur, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather and an author.

Ed Lincoln of Lincoln Towing, known for Pink Toe Truck, dies at 84

www.seattletimes.com/business/ed-...

Snickers, get off the cat!

Cat? What cat?

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Joy for Republicans

Doc: Your LDL climbed from 70 to 71, we need to increase your medication

Me: Hold on. Surely that’s a rounding error in your lab equipment

Doc: It might not be

Me: … or in the equipment’s margin of error

Doc: …

Me: … or due to natural daily fluctuation

Doc: …

Me: right, see you in a year

Extended light

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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'

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i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me

Watercolor chart with 20 colors, all mixed from French Ultramarine and Permanent Rose. French Ultramarine brings strong granulation to the table, as well as a wide value range that can create an almost black purple color. Gorgeous purples, including blue and rose hues, in this chart.

Time for a purple deep dive! First up: French Ultramarine PB29+Permanent Rose PV19 creating hues ranging from deep, almost black purples, to soft rose colors.

#ArtYear —join us & share your art!😀 Our mission is to spread joy through art & support each other!✨
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A ski area seen from a plane flying to the U.S. from Switzerland, with trails weaving their way downhill to a base next to the St. Lawrence River.

My aviation and skiing interests intersect when I spot a ski area from the sky and try to identify it. But this time I can't--it's somewhere in Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.

(Related: Thanks again, MWC Barcelona! Having that as part of my work travel schedule seems like an occupational caper.)

Awwwwwwwwww

I hate Daylight Saving Time. Hate. Hate with the intensity of a supernova.

You’re a lion.

Experts Agree: Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated From nuclear regulators to foreign policy experts to members of the intelligence community, every knowledgeable person is in agreement that President

And it's still live. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

Officials are asking for the public’s help in locating a white 2022 Subaru Outback with license plate U560YF.

Alice, a poodle lab mix

Oh Alice. Picked up as a stray in Arkansas and unclaimed. She was scheduled to be euthanized but caught a break and is coming to the Twin Cities. She needs a foster home and some love.

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The idea is to use the federal government to retaliate against people, individually, for any opposition—real or perceived—to their goals.

Frankly, if this isn't stopped completely and the offenders prosecuted, then I expect the next Democratic admin to do it to Republicans. It's just the way now.

‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

Senate Dem looking at funding Trump's war, per Politico:

Jack Reed (RI): @reed.senate.gov
Gary Peters (MI): @peters.senate.gov
Tim Kaine (VA): @kaine.senate.gov
Elissa Slotkin (MI): @slotkin.senate.gov
Chris Coons (DE): @coons.senate.gov
Jeanne Shaheen (NH): @shaheen.senate.gov

I passed my watchmaker certification test. It’s the first of four tests that I have to pass. The next one is in August. It’s Miller time.

Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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I’m merely an amateur. There are many better photographers on here than me! I’ll answer any questions I can, but, you’ll find much better people to ask on one of the photography feeds. The Nikon feed, for example.

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