Pro tip of the day from Tim Walz.

#CoSoWildlife #BanditMama #raccoons #possums

This is a "Wild Tail"

Bandit Mama stopped by for some kibble and was lounging on the deck. Sitting next to the window and grooming herself. All of a sudden- something happened. She came alert... and started sneaking around the edge of the deck...

Who was Ibrahim Aqil? The slain Hezbollah commander wanted for ’83 Beirut barracks blast

Operations chief killed in IDF strike had $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed over 300 people at US embassy and a Marines barracks

If confirmed sources are correct.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-was-ibrahim-aqil-the-slain-hezbollah-commander-wanted-for-83-beirut-barracks-blast/

#election2024

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-sheriff-social-media-harris-yard-signs-fb116241e7119cac51f4a03a8b6c4cf1

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democrat wins the presidency. Good-government groups called it a threat and urged him to remove the post.

Presidential Scandals

Legal scholars Danielle K. Citron and Robert Chesney foresaw this trend years ago, coining the term "liar's dividend" in 2019 to describe the consequence of deep doubt: deepfakes being weaponized by liars to discredit authentic evidence. But whereas deep doubt was once a hypothetical academic concept, it is now our reality.

(PDF file)

https://share.counter.social/s/ecd0fd

Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and Facebook these days, we're seemingly entering a new age of media skepticism: the era of "deepdoubt"

#AI

Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here

/nosanitize

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042584

What does MAGA love? Suffering.

“Vance was asked for his reaction to the Fed cutting rates, which would ‘alleviate inflation for a lot of people.’ Before he could answer, his crowd started to boo. This response was particularly odd considering the fact that cutting interest rates has the potential to actually be good news for everyone.”

Like lowering the price of groceries. The fed is lowering rates precisely because inflation IS lower.

#politics

https://newrepublic.com/maz/post/186125/donald-trump-jd-vance-tommy-tuberville-federal-reserve-interest-rates

@Museek https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/1797-treaty-of-tripoli/

Not everyone remembers this

Taken just a couple of minutes ago. The clouds have rolled in since earlier tonight, but at least it's doing a cool highlight thing on them.

Peeps,

The USA can't keep living at this angst level...

Recommend you find ways to rachet down periodically.

Schools here are now closing due to threats.

I do not live in Ohio.

I live in the PNW.

MAGA hate is spreading rapidly from coast to coast. We must win this next election, in such a large win that it cannot be contested. Remaining a democracy depends on it.

GIVE & TAKE

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Rex, morning, a question?
Rex: Well yes, are you my friend?
KD: What kind of question is that? Of course, I’m your friend. I help you, I give you food, and I keep you healthy, I’d say that qualifies.
R: Wow, didn’t realize it was all that.
KD: It’s not too much, it’s a friendship cost.
R: Oh, you mean sometimes you give a little and then you get a little…
KD: Yes, mutuality…a balance between, not a layering of things done.
R: Hmmm, I like friendships.

🙃 😂

Time for coffee!

Which one of you helped my hamburger?

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

— Aldous Huxley, Proper Studies