WOW. A teacher just told me, "I gave one of my 2nd grade (dyslexic) students your nature poetry prompt. He is reluctant to write because of challenges with spelling, but I suspect he’s gifted. I told him just to write and we’d sort out the spelling later. This is what he wrote."

Update: Leavitt said in a social media post that President Trump’s legal team will continue to pursue its defamation case against the Journal. “As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it,” Leavitt said in a post

I was fortunate to have excellent health insurance as worked for government. Every citizen should be part of that system and have US join rest of first world countries. Greed turned private insurance companies to stone, the weight of headstones should keep them in hell.

Nobel peace prize winner. Worthy and worth noting. Almost 100 years of better health through education and science.

When a Nazi officer entered Picasso's studio in occupied Paris, he saw a reproduction of Guernica. Shocked by the modernist 'chaos' of the painting that depicted the slaughter of civilians, the fascist asked, "Did you do that?" Picasso replied, "No, you did."

How does the writer bear witness in dark times? What can words do in the face of tyranny? Where is the place for the human imagination in a time of AI? What can we do with the ancient practices of art and philosophy? 11/9, 1 PM Eastern. Let the human voice speak.

Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of

Rome Travel Guide circa 1658

Known as “The Thinking Tree,” this 4,000-year-old olive tree in Puglia, Italy, has a trunk that naturally resembles a human face.

Glasswing butterfly This is the closest you'll get to seeing a real-life fairy! 📹 letmebugyou

This is how a sand viper conceals itself to ambush prey. 📽: Javier Aznar

A road in Pompeii, built before AD 79, the small white stones reflected moonlight, making it easier to see at night.

Did you know? Fireflies light up through a chemical reaction in their abdomen. When luciferin and the enzyme luciferase mix with oxygen, they produce bioluminescent light—no heat, just glow. A natural marvel of chemistry in action.

The beauty of chemistry

Silenced music:

One of my former research assistants was killed by ICE in Minneapolis today😢 Alex was the kindest, sweetest human and a ICU nurse with a bright future ahead of him May his soul rest in peace and this senseless carnage stop💔

Acyn No. Just say no. That’s his phone. The gun was taken from his back by a CBP agent already when they executed him.

In 1966, children shared their visions of life in the year 2000

“I knew he was gone because I watched it. And then they come over….ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a rag doll,… they wanted to count the bullet wounds to see how many they got, like he’s a deer.” cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/…

🚨HOLY SH*T: Mark Kelly just showed Tulsi Gabbard a Trump email to donors promising he’d let them in national security briefings for cash. "Do you think (his) supporters should be able to pay and receive private national security briefings?" Gabbard: …