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apnews.com/article/russ... talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal

When in danger, When in doubt, Run in circles, Scream and shout. Heard this in the Army, came back to me today, for some odd reason.

👇🏽”That’s not efficiency, it’s cruelty and chaos” @ossoff.bsky.social is really good at this

Not really a foreign affairs person, but I just read Vance’s comments about taking Greenland. If Trump does that, China will almost certainly grab Taiwan, probably within days. My God.

they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government

The FBI has a massive opportunity to be the hero of this American story.

This is the kind of action I’ve been looking for!

Each evening this time of year, flocks of ibises fly west in the morning and east in the evening. If you’re in the river and they fly low over and around the boat, the sound of their wings seems to fill up the world. #birds

So I read somewhere that Trump is preparing to place tariffs on Europe. Expect two weeks of chin stroking journalism and op-eds assuring us this is very unlikely, because it makes no sense. It is to laugh.

No reason

Goldman Sachs, Jan 21: "Despite Trump’s comments that the 25% tariff will be implemented in 10 days, we continue to believe the odds of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are low (20%)." Why have analysts been caught so flat-footed by Trump doing *exactly what he said he would*?

How’s that “both sides” strategy working for you now? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...

Again, this entire discussion is missing a key detail. Trump wants to fire EVERYONE who treated an attack on Congress, targeting key members of Congress by name. He's saying if you think defending Congress is part of your job, you're fired.

Ok, I give up. Is there a way to get rid of these apparent bots?

Yeremi Colino was 18. He was an immigrant. He was killed after being asked if he spoke English. The NYPD isn't investigating his murder or the attempted murder of the person with him as a hate crime, and there is no reward offered. Thank you for raising this, Anil.

I’m not into self-mutilation, but I’d rather run white-hot knitting needles through my eyes than read this column.

Alaskans rejected a measure to repeal ranked-choice voting by 664 votes, with all ballots counted. Across the state’s three majority-Native House districts, the ‘no’ vote won by 2,960 votes, 64 to 36 percent. boltsmag.org/alaska-...

Coming from the fog, walking by the river Korana #blackandwhite #photo #photography #canon

Early prototype of plastic free packaging for growing and shipping #nativeplants

Winter is most definitely coming! I do love the moment the damp and grey, late autumn days finally get cold and rain turns to snow, it’s like winters sunshine. Then the drabbest scenes are turned into visions of beauty. Good morning y’all 😍 #landscapephotography #winter #snow #norway #kristiansand

Captured the serene beauty of Jasper National Park! 🌲🌊 #photography #landscape #nature #Jasper #Canada #waterfall #naturephotography #outdoors #Nikon #travelphotography

I call this one "Snowy Owl on a Mini-Wheat." 😂 #wildlife #birds

Here's one of the worst, blatant, dangerous climate deniers in the US, now on BlueSky. Please welcome him with a block.

The white-faced ibis will always be one of my favorites. Have a good day! 🪶📷

I’m going to say something historians rarely say. We haven’t been here before. We haven’t had a near-authoritarian takeover of our government. Admittedly, we don’t know what comes next. There’s a wide array of options. But know that in the US, this is new ground. And none of this is normal.

Seeing all the official organization accounts and professional media people make their way to Bluesky

The problem is that this is very hard to push back against because everyone deep down knows Crystal is better than MAGA Mark despite her being younger, mildly obnoxious, poorer, more poorly dressed, and with a less economically optimal degree because you can’t actually buy class.