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Belted Kingfisher, Nisqually Delta #birds #kingfisher #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

"Why the Reserve Is Draining Now The trigger is the Strait of Hormuz. Military action that began February 28 effectively closed the chokepoint through which nearly 20% of global oil supply flowed. Brent averaged $117 per barrel in April and touched $138 on April 7... 1/2 #EconSky

Trump Criticized Biden for Draining America’s Oil Reserves. They’re Now at a 43-Year Low Amidst a Middle East War.Donald Trump spent his 2024 campaign hammering Biden for emptying America's emergency oil stockpile, pledging to refill it the moment he took office. Now a shooting war in the Middle East is testing w...finance.yahoo.com

A much better headline would be: "85 Year-Old Medical Scientist Relentlessly Questioned by Petulant Idiots"

Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearingDr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.apnews.com

Anthony Faucci is an American hero. The Republican party is a clown car destroying the rule of law by attacking competent public servants while empowering criminals, racists, sex offenders, and sociopaths.

"under this proposed system, the disenfranchised bloc would be enormous. It would encompass all retirees living on Social Security and pension income, students, caregivers, disabled Americans, and millions of low-wage workers who owe no net federal income tax after deductions and credits... 1/2

Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? | FortuneShould how much you pay in taxes determine how much your vote counts? Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke seems to think so.fortune.com

Finally had a good sighting of one of my favorite summer songbirds: a Wilson's Warbler in our back yard. #birds #warbler #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

"The Pentagon updated its official war casualty database over the weekend, adding more than 140 wounded service members."

Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database updateFigures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and woundedwww.theguardian.com

The world is burning, and Trump is using our tax dollars to kill green energy projects and decimate efficiency standards that were helping to slow climate change. He is literally throwing gasoline on the fire.

Firefighters in France battle to prevent huge blaze from approaching BordeauxEfforts to contain wildfire that has consumed an area of four times the size of Paris impeded by windy conditionswww.theguardian.com

Transportation costs in the U.S. were 6.5% higher in June 2026, compared to a year earlier. #IranWar #Trumpflation #EconSky

One of the engineers admitted, “I think we are losing to China,” when asked for his honest opinion about Toyota.

Toyota warns it 'cannot survive' as the next-gen Corolla EV becomes its make-or-breakThe world’s best-selling car of all time is going electric. Toyota warned it “cannot survive” by sticking to its traditional...electrek.co

If you thought you were already paying too much for gas because of Trump's botched war on Iran, just wait for Trump Tarriffs 3.0, so you can pay higher prices for so much more!

Trump to impose fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countriesNew tariffs to replace 10% global duty set to expire on Friday as administration cites concerns over ‘forced labor’www.theguardian.com

Western Wood Peewee in the South Puget Sound area. Washington, USA #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #life #PNW #Nikon

More Americans die. Why?

Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacksSirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait accuses Tehran of targeting civilian sites and infrastructure as Iran strikes US allieswww.theguardian.com

That graph is not a good look for a rocket company...

"Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people with ICE, who then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings." Abolish ICE and impeach RFKJr.

ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with PalantirThe revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.www.npr.org

How many war crimes has Trump committed thus far in his attempt to distract from the Epstein files and from his general incompetence and corruption?

"Don’t worry, Donald, we’ll never forget you! Your name will forever be associated with corruption, crime, and a nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea."

When Trump accuses others of wrongdoing, you can bet he’s up to something himself | Arwa MahdawiThursday’s speech about election integrity was a case in point, as the president seeks to undermine the systemwww.theguardian.com

“I think it’s indicative of the fact that there are so many people in this administration that have some weird, like, intense homoerotic feelings towards men while also being incredibly homophobic.”

House Democrat: Hegseth testosterone screenings indicative of ‘homoeroticism’Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Thursday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testosterone screening requirement for U.S. service members is indicative of “homoeroticism.” Hegseth a…thehill.com

"Some might call it gender-affirming care."

Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa MahdawiThe defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of Warwww.theguardian.com

"In the weeks before the war, Graham traveled from Washington to Jerusalem to Munich, arguing that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat and that many of America’s allies were making the same mistake Trump had once made: underestimating the danger."

How Lindsey Graham Miscalculated on IranThe senator helped persuade Trump to launch a war that has become a quagmire.www.theatlantic.com