Pardosa amentata
In the UK we have 15 species of Pardosa and each one has its own specific courtship display and with careful study, one can identify the species without the need to genitally determine the spider. #TurnFear2Fascination #SpiderLove #LoveSpiders

Columbidology (PIGEONS) w/ Rosemary Mosco (Bird And Moon Comics) is up! UGH! What a lovely chat. Oh I love this bonded pair of eps. Soothing & mellow and you learn about: baby pigeon mysteries, rainbow neck feathers, pigeon breeds, doves vs. pigeons + how to love them forever:

alieward.com/ologies/columb…

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich, not the poor.

The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year.

The United States literally has a yacht tax deduction.

Hello?

Honestly, y’all should be embarrassed for even posting this salary. Women deserve better.

The Rust Armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed is scheduled to be sentenced today. Brittany Farr (NYU Law) and I are working on a project about this and we have some thoughts. A thread:

Dodgers vs Padres have their second game in a row rain delayed. I do not recall the last time a So Cal baseball game was affected by rain. Earthquakes, brushfires sure but rain that's just crazy.

The King Drinks, by Jacob Jordaens, 1640

31 people have died awaiting trial at Rikers since Eric Adams became mayor. If you’re wondering why you didn’t hear about it—that’s intentional—Eric Adams administration ended the policy of informing the public of the deaths.

Chevron reported $21.37B in profit last year, and received $2.3B in subsidies.

Taxpayers gave them $2.3B in profit.

We could provide free lunch to every student in the US for what we give away as subsidies to Big Oil each year.

So who’s the “welfare queen” scamming the system?

Mr Black-headed grosbeak has a sweetbeak, apparently. He looks enough like an oriole to give him a pass on this 😄
😋 grape jelly
#BackyardBirds SoCal

The long war between dogs and cats is finally over.

Hank Green this video

This is what medicine was like when the Arizona abortion ban was written.

Put this quote on billboards in Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale....

Imagine being told your health decisions are now based on what a bunch of dead guys from a time when we sawed off limbs without anesthesia - or gloves - think.

BOOM! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 #IYKYK

This is the house Logan started his run from.

No you've been watching Swedish Chef clips for the last half hour!