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The Neverending Clarence Thomas Scandals

Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving member of the US Supreme Court, has been making headlines recently for a series of errors and omissions in his financial disclosure forms, raising questions about his commitment to transparency and ethics. With accusations of undeclared gifts from billionaire friends, his wife Ginni's political meddling, and the recent discovery of luxury vacations funded by others, it's time to ask: when will enough be enough? Thomas' behavior casts a dark shadow over the highest court in the land, undermining the very foundation of justice and public trust.

A running list of Clarence Thomas' scandals https://news.yahoo.com/running-list-clarence-thomas-scandals-093705235.html

Trans Legislator Muzzled in Montana

In the hallowed halls of Montana's legislature, a voice is being stifled. A voice that represents a marginalized community, a voice that speaks truth to power. Rep. Zoey Zephyr, the state's first transgender legislator, is being silenced by her Republican colleagues, all because she dared to call out their bigotry. In a flagrant display of hypocrisy, these so-called champions of free speech are suppressing dissent, demanding an apology for highlighting the real-life consequences of their discriminatory policies. The irony is palpable, as those who claim to stand for decorum trample on the very principles of democracy. https://news.yahoo.com/transgender-lawmaker-silenced-montana-house-225544896.html

Karel is the quiet one #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

@APBBlue thanks for gifting the article. A small conservative town near us had the same type of lunatics try to take over the school board and the townspeople got the word out and thwarted them. Hopefully the pendulum will swing back in Ottawa.

A Courtyard with a fountain and sculpture in San Diego a city on the Pacific coast of California known for its beaches, parks and warm climate. Immense Balboa Park is the site of the renowned San Diego Zoo, as well as numerous art galleries, artist studios, museums and gardens
https://pixels.com/featured/san-diego-11-john-hughes.html
#BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #SanDiego #courtyard #sculpture

An arctic fox shedding its winter coat. Arctic foxes are well adapted to the cold, surviving temperatures as low as −50 °C (−58 °F).

Photo Credit: Kevin Morgans
Read more about these tough little foxes: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/arctic-fox.htm

'The spine of a whale in a lake in Norway'

This is hot off the press as my husband only took this shot 10 hours ago. I posted a pic of the camera in action up there last night!

The #CrescentMoon over #TheNeedles on the #IsleofWight

Unusually the internal lights are on inside the lighthouse, I think maintenance was being carried out on it. This location often records the highest wind speeds in the UK when it's stormy. It was the complete opposite of that last night, so calm!

#Photography #Seascape #Lighthouse

They’re too stupid to have common sense.

Maanfoto van de dag: One Shot of Rings. Fotoinfo: https://www2.lpod.org/wiki/April_22,_2023 #astronomie #astronomy #sterrenkunde #space #maan #moon #lpod

Palomar 6: Globular Star Cluster
Credits: ESA, Hubble, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

since there is 0 chance that i will be doing anything useful at all today i am declaring today a rest day and now i don’t need to feel bad about spending the rest of it in minecraft

#COVID19 is NOT just the flu! Not only can you get COVID multiple times a year (compared to once a decade with flu) data from Winter 2022-23 shows the fatality rate is 61% 🔼 with COVID. More data:

- Over 65, COVID & flu death risk are the same. Under 65, COVID death rate is 78% 🔼.

- Death rate goes down with vaccinations: 132% 🔼 for unvaccinated, 66% 🔼 for 1/2 doses, and 38% 🔼 than flu for the boosted.

- COVID reinfection deaths are 34% 🔼 than flu reinfection deaths.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2803749

"Why won't you pay the $8?"

Five months ago, before she died, my 91-year-old great-grandmother described to me how, while her mother was taken to the gas chambers by the Nazis, she asked her mother, "Where are you going?" and "When are you coming back?" She never saw her mother again. I was literally shaking while I was listening.

Now, when I checked Twitter, I bumped into two accounts, one "verified," and the other one lost their "verification" yesterday. I'll just leave it right here...

Are you a recent #TwitterRefugee? Welcome & make yourself comfortable! #TheFediverse may seem strange at first, but once you get settled in you’ll find that it’s a much more comfortable place
3 Tips
1) Follow, Follow, Follow. Remember, you curate your own timeline, not an algorithm.
2) Boost, boost, boost. This is the best way to get content out there for others to see. (Like a RT)
3) Post & Engage. Make sure you post your own content & reply to others

#Mastodon
H/T to @ceresbzns for MEME idea

From last night's walk in Slavonski Brod (husband's home town).

#Croatia #StreetArt

#watercolour