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An Epic Vantage - Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from Inspiration Point

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So much for representation matters…

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Marvel strips Jewish superhero Sabra of her Israeli identity

The comic book giants have turned the Sabra character, played by Shira Haas, into a Russian spy

David Tennant saying he wants a black woman politician to "shut up" and not exist anymore because she believes in the reality of biological science.

He said this during his acceptance speech at some Alphabet Soup award event. The entire video is below. Prepare yourself for a steaming pile of bullshit.

He was referring to Kemi Badenoch. She's the Minister for Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom. She's stated that the UK must accept the Cass Review, that men cosplaying as women should not be allowed to be naked in front of little girls in locker rooms, changing rooms, and in female sports.

Of course Tennant has now become extra famous for Good Omens, and has fully embraced the TQ+ community because they've made him even richer than he was as Doctor Who. So he's effectively turned on anyone who says there are only two sexes, including JK Rowling, in whose work he got a part when he was pretty much unknown in the U.S.

After this speech became known . . .

There's a helluva backlash, as this post shows.

As a reminder for those who are gaga over Gaiman for Good Omens, the man from Menominee wrote Snow, Glass, Apples, in which a 6 year old is raped by a monk, and later she's necrophiliacly raped by an adult man. But she's some sort of vampire, so that's OK, innit?

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Grizzly bear baby boom in Yellowstone triples cub count in national park

A mother grizzly bear was spotted with a record five cubs, bringing the total bear cub count to 18, and highlighting the species' recovery.

"Two weeks ago [mid-June, 2024], Yellowstone National Park made headlines when a mother grizzly bear was spotted out and about with five cubs in tow — the biggest grizzly bear cub litter ever seen in the park. 

Grizzly bears in that region of North America typically only have one to three bear cubs a litter. 

Frank van Manen, the leader of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, said it was possible that an “adoption” event had occurred, in which two mothers give birth in the same year, and one ends up taking on the sibling’s cubs. 

In an interview, van Manen told Wyofile that if the bears had all been born in the same litter, it would be the first five-cub litter “recorded in the history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.”

“Whether it was an adoption or whether it truly is a five-cub litter, it just amazes me that every year there’s some new surprise to us, even after intensively studying this population for more than 50 years,” van Manen said. “I just think that’s cool.” ...

On top of this record sighting, [Grizzly watch Bill] Hamblin is baffled by the sheer number of cubs that have been spotted so far in 2024. 

Since they started emerging in the spring, the total count of unique grizzly bear cubs spotted has ticked up to a whopping 18 — triple the average number. 

“That’s more than we’ve ever seen,” Hamblin said."

-via GoodGoodGood, July 3, 2024

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, Ansel Adams, 1960

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Praying for Israel

Praying for the Jewish people around the world

The antisemitic, anti-Israel victim blaming for Iran’s attack has already begun. Give yourself permission to ignore it and to shut it out. The opinions of people who have never cared and will never care about our humanity don’t matter. All that matters is supporting each other and remembering that we are a beautiful people, stronger and more resilient than our enemies can possibly imagine.

No nation or empire in three thousand years has succeeded in wiping out the Jewish people. They have all tried and they have all failed.

We will outlive them

עם ישראל חי 🇮🇱

Mauna Loa (Hawaii), the world's largest volcano, awakens with earthquakes and lava after a 38 year slumber, Nov 2022 (source: NBC News, USGS)