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I found this tag and theme today, and I'm loving it.

This might seem like a knee jerk "like," but I do love this photo. Any dog photo, really, but this is a really good one.

Celebrate #WorldBookDay with a look at some of the most beautiful and unusual examples from the first 100 years of the “modern” book cover, since the rise of publishers' bindings circa 1820: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-art-of-book-covers-1820-1914

Foreign policy shouldn’t be driven by apocalyptic theology.

This is exactly why the separation of church and state matters.

Are we supposed to believe them?

I like the ladder the panicking family is supposed to hurry down.

The Dangerous Mismatch Between American Missiles and Iranian Drones The United States has only so many expensive munitions to send after Iran’s cheap and plentiful arms.

I haven't seen a lot about this. Each of our THAAD interceptors, which shoot down missiles and drones, costs more than $12.8 million, and we produce only 96 a year. Iran makes 5-6,000 suicide drones a month at $50,000 each. Gift link. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This could help so many people. The drugs help with food cravings, so it makes sense that they could help with other cravings.

Yes, but I'm blaming my router.

May the history books record that WWIII began on a vibe.

People are selling your home address online. This privacy tool will help There's a free automated tool that removes information about you from Google search results. For some reason, most people don't use it.

“Google is so ubiquitous and it is so easy to use, it's pretty helpful to get rid of the worst, most obvious stuff. You're peeling off the first layer of information that's easy to find," EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told BBC News of Google’s Results About You.

Northern Nevada for anyone keeping track. It's always higher here than the national average.

Milkweed (pink flowers) in thick clump and gravel path in foreground. Coneflowers at left and mallow at right. Ornamental grass, crabapple tree, fence, and houses in background.

My milkweed went a little nuts in 2023. Showy milkweed (left) and one of the whorled (?) milkweeds. Sadly, I don't see monarchs very often. Coneflowers on the left and mallow on the right.

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

The First Amendment already “bans Sharia law.”

It also bans the government from imposing any religious law — including the Christian nationalism that Senator Tuberville is so eager to codify.

Who voted for Iraq 2.0?

#Editorial meme by Darren Archambault.

They're tiresome to read, too.

Not a book, but I would recommend a link to the Cornell Merlin Bird ID phone app for identifying birds by sound. (I write a monthly gardening column for my neighborhood newsletter.)

Loved all of it, including Mumford & Sons. I had to keep apologizing to my dog for laughing out loud.

A break from war news.

I guess that's why I love them.

What's so funny, Lindsey?

Best all-around SNL episode of the season so far last night. Surprisingly up to the minute opening; LOL monologue, sketches and Weekend Update; and the fabulous Mumford & Sons. I'll be happy to watch a few reruns of it.

That's exactly what I thought when I read it.

The Board of Peace is bombing Iran.

A screenshot of a tweet by Trump in 2012. It reads: Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin – watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.

Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

NEW: Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent activists who worked to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed for the president to declare a national emergency to take over the midterms.

I think you mean "ratchets" up.

A Cooper’s Hawk, according to Mr. CMG, waiting in a bare-branched tree against a cloudless sky out front on the block.

A deep black Crow glistening in the sunlight perched on a utility pole behind the house. Incredibly smart and opportunistic, we’ve seen them knock young squirrels and birds out of the nest for a snack.

People might be surprised at how much one yard with #NativePlants & other choices for #wildlife can matter in a big concrete city but here are two beautiful #birds higher up a growing food chain that Mr. CMG spotted today during short doggo outings. #gardening #UrbsInHorto #Chicago #ecosystem 🌱