The Taiwan blue magpie is a species of bird of the crow family. Also known as “long-tailed mountain lady”, is considered a rare and valuable species and has been protected by Taiwan [📷 Su Min Du]

The Blue Report is amazing. The most clicked on articles are right here theblue.report

Lapdog interviewer has a thought.

Don't Fret. 🥹

I am the Rogue National Park Ranger. Thanks to DOGE’s staffing cuts we’ve seen a sharp rise in tourists having their picnic baskets stolen by a bear

The local nature preserve has a stand of maple trees and the rangers there are tapping the trees and making maple syrup. Krissy, who walked Charlie there this morning, got a little bottle of the stuff, just as they were done with a new batch. It is shockingly flavorful.

looks like its lid up

Octopus defence strategy

Fruit is so stupid. It’s delicious and turns bright red when it’s ripe. I can see you dumbass

Kingfisher preparing dinner.

i kinda want to make a hat or a t-shiet that adapts the bush/cheney ‘04 logo to say Capone/Noriega ‘97

Make the algorithm work for you.

Powerful.

I finally gave in and watched the whole exchange, and sadly I recommend it if you want to understand what happened. The transcript below does not convey how much Trump and Vance constantly talked and shouted over Zelensky. And Trump’s… segue into other topics at the end should be heard.

Folks, a reminder: if you're offended by something I write here, you have the option of unfollowing, muting or blocking me, and I encourage you to do so! If you decide instead to tell me how offended you are and how dare I, I'll probably block you, because you deserve not to be offended by me here.

Freedom of reach is the real battle in social media right now. Algorithmic feeds vs. deterministic timelines isn't just UX - it's about whether platforms or users control what gets seen. And these choices fundamentally reshape online communities. 1/6

“Once I decided that I wanted to write about the Earth from that distance, then I realized, of course, I need some kind of locus for that. So that ended up being the ISS,” said Samantha Harvey, explaining why she chose the International Space Station as a subject for her latest book.

NYT Pitch: Just as Ukraine irresponsibly goaded Russia into invading it by being worried about invasion, Democrats are to blame for Trump becoming Putin’s ally, due to the inexcusable act of accusing him of already being one.

Love Is Blind shelling out for real music this season—I can't believe they got Pachelbel's Canon!

No spoilers, but uh…holy shit.

I’ve built a lot of shit huh

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