A Linepithema iniquum ant nest in a yellowed leaf sheath in the El Yunque rain forest, Puerto Rico.
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Alex Wild
Entomologist and Photographer in Austin, Texas. https://www.alexanderwild.com
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Funny how no one is attempting to Restore Trust in Journalism by hiring experts, or insulating reporting from political or corporate influence. It's just trotting out a continual line of ruling party propagandists, one after another.
Oliver DarcyScoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
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Aboriginal rangers have wiped invasive fire ants off an Australian island. After 22 years, the Tiwi Rangers have eradicated tropical fire ants from Melville Island, hunting and baiting nests one by one. The ants had been eating turtle hatchlings and nesting birds. buff.ly/MYFv9ok #ShareGoodNewsToo
Tiwi rangers eradicate invasive tropical fire ants in Australia’s Melville IslandDERBY, Australia — While Spanish sailors packed in dirt to stabilize the bottom of ships sailing from the Americas in the 16th century, they were unaware that they were also helping tiny stowaways…buff.lyThis is a thing? We are allowed to lecture at length to captive airplane passengers? This changes everything, I'm now practicing conference talks on my way to the conference.
Hemant MehtaEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
The regime lacks the resources to follow through with their persecution of political dissent. They are far weaker than they want us to think.
TPMMore than a year after arresting him, the Trump DOJ moved Monday to drop the criminal case against California labor leader David Huerta arising from his June 2025 protest of an ICE raid in Los Angeles.
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When the US deports people with active asylum cases back to their home countries, we are often condemning them to death. "Their 14-month-old daughter, Giovanni, was found crying beside her mother’s body in southern Guatemala."
Timothy McBrideOverland, MO, couple killed in Guatemala after being deported by ICE | STLPR www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
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These Moths Smell Flowers Through Their Wings, Study Finds gizmodo.com/these-moths-...
These Moths Smell Flowers Through Their Wings, Study FindsUntil now, scientists have mostly focused on the wings' mechanical function. Turns out there was a lot more going on then they realized.gizmodo.com