The local farmer I get my chicks and beef from had a Cooper's Hawk fly into the pen as she was working with the chicks, and to protect the chicks, she just straight caught the hawk.
The hawk's face is too good.
[find them at Deer Run Farm on FB]
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The local farmer I get my chicks and beef from had a Cooper's Hawk fly into the pen as she was working with the chicks, and to protect the chicks, she just straight caught the hawk.
The hawk's face is too good.
[find them at Deer Run Farm on FB]
RAYLAN GIVENS + @timothyolyphant's reactions happy birthday, sarah! 🥳💕
when your cat is a musical genius so you get a composer and a chamber orchestra to back her up
I'm just going to leave this here, because this woman said what I've been trying to articulate for ages much more effectively and succinctly than I've been able to
30 Million-year-old Praying Mantis is preserved in amber found in Dominican Republic. The piece in question is dated to the Oligocene period, placing it anywhere from about 23 million to 33.9 million years old. The amber itself derives from the extinct Hymenaea protera, a prehistoric leguminous tree. Most amber found in Central and South America comes from its resin. Amber from the Dominican Republic is known as Dominican resin, which is noted for its clarity and a high number of inclusions.
Photo: Heritage Auctions
source: Antique Archeology
The far right justices in question are Clarence Thomas (75) and Samuel Alito (73). The likelihood that both will be able to remain on the bench until 2029, at the earliest, is small, especially with the growing ethics concerns around Thomas’ financial improprieties and his wife’s association with January 6 that may push his retirement even though he is currently (very) resistant. Thomas and Alito are the oldest members of the Court.
Re-electing Biden substantially increases the chances of the loaded 6-3 court shifting to 5-4, moving control away from the far right bloc, by 2029.
But it also has to be considered that Sonia Sotomayor, even though she is only 68, may not be able to remain on the bench through the next presidential term due to health concerns.
The first Trump presidency and Mitch McConnell’s scheming loaded the court with three right wing ideologues who barely qualify to teach law at Regent University, let alone have lifetime appointments to our highest court.
It is crucial to remember that the impact of a presidency on the courts outlasts any other presidential legacy and can change the entire course of American life for decades.
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I hate that SEPTember OCTOber NOVember and DECember aren’t the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months.
Whoever fucked this up should be stabbed
Happy 11th of March, everybody!
“They have called this day The Eleventh of March! And whom-so-ever of you gets through this day, unless you are shot in the head or somehow slain… you will stand at tiptoe… when e'er you hear the name again, and you will get excited!…At the name March the Eleventh!
We happy few, we few, we band of brothers…our names will be as like…household names. And those who are not here, be they sleeping or… doing something else… They will feel themselves…sort of crappy. Because they are not here to…to join the fight. On this day, the Eleventh of March!!”
*Turnbull cries*
“Move out.”
Greek novelist Auguste Corteau and his husband Anastasios Samouilidis, the first homosexual couple to be married at Athens' city hall, March 7th 2024
I am not unaware of the negatives of Biden's presidency, and I am not trying to elide or forgive them. I'm reblogging posts about the Biden administration because I think it's really important that potential voters in the US realize that there is, in fact, a very big difference between the two parties, and voting for Biden is not just damage control--it actually does good. It's okay, you can actually feel a little excited about making meaningful progress, and not just hold your nose.
He's been very unflashy. He's not a great leader, he's not charismatic and he knows it, but he's an adroit politician and administrator, and he's been getting things done. Letting Trump win at this point would be tantamount to throwing the entire country on the bonfire. It's not a choice between bad and bad, it's a choice between meaningful, if imperfect, progress and fucking doom.
Things that he’s gotten done and what impact they have made or will make. I don’t like all of them, but there are a lot I am really, really glad he’s managed (and impressed).
Now, imagine what could happen if we had a unified House, Senate, and White House. If you think of all the bills that have stalled because the Speakers wouldn’t even bring them to a vote…
And if that’s not enough, Justices Thomas and Alito are the oldest currently in office. Wouldn’t it be great to NOT have the guy who names justices be the one who put on the people who overturned Roe vs Wade, if those two should retire?
Ultimately when given a choice between poor options for the US Presidency, it's as simple as this: which party do you want nominating people for the Supreme Court , which is a lifelong post and whose decisions will affect everyone for decades if not generations?
If only for that reason, it's crucial to vote. Whatever else you think of the nominee. Whether you respect or despise Joe Biden, there's no question he's going to nominate far, far, far better options for the Supreme Court than anyone the Republican Party throws up.
CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave.
The General Frank S. Besson left Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia "less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea," CENTCOM said in a statement.
The logistics support vessel is "carrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies," it said.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live S01E02 - Gone
Ryan Gosling performing “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars 2024
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge on Tuesday to delay enforcing the $83 million defamation penalty a jury handed down in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial.
Trump attorneys Alina Habba and John Sauer asked New York Judge Lewis Kaplan to extend the stay of the ruling, which is set to expire on Monday. Trump will have to pay Carroll or put up $91 million in cash bond needed to appeal the ruling.
In New York, a defendant must pay a cash bond of 110% of the judgment to appeal the ruling of a civil case.
"Requiring President Trump to post a bond or other security before this Court's ruling on his stay motion threatens to impose irreparable injury in the form of substantial costs (which may or may not be recoverable)," the attorneys wrote.
"Requiring President Trump to post a bond or other security before this Court's ruling on his stay motion threatens to impose irreparable injury in the form of substantial costs (which may or may not be recoverable)," the attorneys wrote.
I'm not seeing any downside to this situation
In fact that sounds like EXACTLY what I want to see happen
Also if I was a judge my reaction would be "Why the fuck should I care?" but then "Why the fuck should I care" is what I think when most of the right wing cattle bitch and whine about their pathetic sad little lives honestly
“Habba is asking Judge Lew Kaplan — who has yet to rule on Trump's request to stay enforcement of the $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll judgment as his post-trial motions are resolved — for some mercy,”
I sincerely hope the judge refuses to show any mercy whatsoever :D
Rubin added that the letter suggests “Trump could be having difficulty arranging for a bond of $91-plus million.”
If the little orange skinned cunt is too poor to handle the consequences of his actions that sounds like its his problem, not the courts
In the wise words of the Lords in Black: "Pay the price....OR FUCK OFF"
I like that his whole thing is having ludicrous amounts of money, but he devotes most of his time to begging others for cash and trying to avoid spending a dime from his own pocket. He just lost a court case where he repeatedly argued that he pays his debts and is super rich, and then turns around and argues he can't afford to pay his debts? Brilliant move there, Ebenezer
I still stand by my usual statement: I really hope Trump just starts crying during one of his cases because of him losing his precious money. It's the only thing he cares about; infamously during his Hollywood Roast he requested that the one subject off-limits for jokes be cracks about his wealth, while many others choose their family to be safe instead. Him crying about losing money would destroy his tough "alpha man" image his followers are deluded into believing he is -- a worse consequence than anything legal for him.
I mean I would love to hear the sound of Trump sobbing miserably so that I can make it my ringtone, so that I have something to laugh about every time someone calls me :D
"Requiring Trump to [PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES] would be irreparable injury in the form of substantial costs"...
Err. Dude.
I thought you were worth billions? You told everyone you had billions.
Sell some property.
(Also: "This court-mandated penalty would cause injury" is a nonstarter. The claim of "but that would bankrupt me!!!" will be met with "well, then you shouldn't have done the illegal thing you did to get hit with the penalty." And if he's saying it would bankrupt him... he's going to have to prove that he's broke, first.)
...I want to see him declare how little money he actually has.
No.
Because if that were a law, no Democrat would ever be able to run for president. Some nazi faction would file charges against them in some ultra-red district, and it wouldn't matter how fake the charges were or even if they'd never been in the area. And they'd manage to drag them out for as long as it takes to keep them off the ballot.
But he should not get any special exemptions because he's running for president. The judge should be free to set trial dates, demand documents and appearances, subpoena testimony without bothering to look at the election calendar at all.
considering that poor people regularly go to jail and then get shunted into the mass incarceration system for not being able to pay the $1,200 board bill bec they couldn't afford the bond for a measly $10 shoplifting charge, I absolutely think the judge should deny deny deny bond mercy for this dipstick.