Kate

Photo of a cluster of a couple of dozen cream coloured, fan-shaped fungi growing on a dead, bark-free tree trunk. A pill bug is visible in front of the fungi.

A cluster of fungus, Panellus stipticus. #Newfoundland, Canada. Cluster is approx 8 to 10cm, left to right. #fungi #fungifriends

Still one of the coolest covers ever.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

Homeland Security wants Social Media sites to expose Anti-ICE Accounts!!!!

The Government is trampling on our CIVIL LIBERTIES!!!!!

#ICE

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Monk Waits.

There has been snow. There will be more. Monk waits in this moment, accepting what is.

Ink on canvas
42cm x 60cm
Framed

#ink #contemplation #surreal #irishartist #interiordesign

Ben Stiller is calling out the White House after it used a clip from Tropic Thunder in a video promoting the Iran war.

“We never gave you permission and have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,” Stiller wrote.

There’s the possibility that Trump’s “special operation” in Iran may turn into a drawn-out slog like Putin’s war in the Ukraine. Here again, we reach the limits of our ability to foresee the future. lnk.thebulwark.com/40fOPI4

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

Russia Sharing Intelligence with Iran to Target US Forces, Officials Say Russia has been giving Iran real-time targeting data on US military assets in the Middle East, according to three officials cited by The Washington Post.

Russia and Iran deepened ties with a January 2025 partnership treaty, which analysts cited by The Washington Post say boosted defence and intelligence cooperation, benefiting Moscow amid ongoing conflicts.

ground.news/article/russ...

Y'all, 'WE THE PEOPLE' have exhausted our patience w bombs going bang while Larda** & co r spending BILLIONS $$$$$$$ OF OUR TAX $$$$$ TO CONVINCE THEMSELVES THEIR MISERABLE LIVES R WORTH LIVING

THIS NEEDS TO STOP: GOPS IN CONGRESS COULD HAVE SHUT HIM DOWN YESTERDAY BUT THEY DIDN'T

FUK REPUBLICANS

Bondi wants DOJ lawyers to be immune from consequences of their actions

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

With women now at 44% of NCAA athletes and only 6% of sports science studies focusing on females, the Alliance aims to close this research gap

ground.news/article/expe...

Trump’s pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma President Donald Trump’s plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma.

Trump plans to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as Homeland Security secretary, creating an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma

THE GOP REALLY SEEMS TO CORNERED SOME STRANGE MARKET WHERE THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF STUP*D

ground.news/article/trum...

Yeah, I do that periodically so folks are reminded of all there is besides the current communal experience we are all having

Image of Crocus.

Thank you for the timeline cleanse. I love this time of year!

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid pressure over affair scandal The San Antonio Republican was pushed into a runoff in the primary for his border district. Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members had called on him to exit the race.

GOP members to end his reelection bid...he had an affair with an aide who died by suicide

THIS GAL BEGGED THIS FREAK TO LEAVE HER ALONE, THAT SHE'D MADE A MISTAKE, BUT HE WOULDN'T

SO SHE SELF IMMOLATED. YEAH, SET HERSELF ON FIRE TO SAY 'LEAVE ME ALONE'

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Exclusive-Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: 'If they rise, they rise' By Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw, Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the

"I don't have any concern about it. They'll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far ‌more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit."

www.yahoo.com/finance/news...

House rejects bid to curb Trump's war powers on Iran The US House of Representatives has rejected an effort to curb President Donald Trump's ability to wage war in Iran, a day after a similar bid collapsed in the Senate.

Repub-controlled House voted down a bipartisan resolution directing President Donald Trump to end U.S. military operations in Iran, with the measure failing 219 to 212 one day after the Senate blocked a similar resolution

GOPS REFUSE TO SLOW TRUMP'S ROLL: MAKE THEM PAY

ground.news/article/hous...

Gulf allies complain US didn’t notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings: AP The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missi...

Gulf officials said they were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and expressed frustration that the U.S. military has not defended them sufficiently

ground.news/article/gulf...

DOJ releases previously withheld FBI reports about allegation against Trump The woman claimed she was abused in the 1980s between the ages of 13 and 15.

More than one source is reporting that the DOJ is using the war--oddly, that bright shiny object to divert attention is a war--to make us look away why they continue to scrub Trump's name from these files. So what r they actually releasing?

Leaking like a sieve

www.yahoo.com/news/article...