Zyxomma @Zyxomma@wonkodon.com

Gung Hay Fat Choy - Year of the Rabbit
I wish to credit the artist but unfortunately have not successfully identified this person. It’s a beautiful graphic.
#GungHayFatChoy #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear

Marianne North traveled to 6 continents & 17 countries, painting exotic plants in remote & hazardous jungle environments… all while travelling alone in Victorian dress in the 1800s.

North depicted over 1,000 scientifically accurate pitcher plants, orchids, ferns & more. Her oil paintings introduced botanists to multiple previously unidentified species & several are named after her.

Her art has its own gallery at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/marianne-north-an-unsung-pioneer-of-botanical-art-kew-royal-botanic-gardens/OQVB7c9EslEtHQ?hl=en #women #history #art #science

Richest 1% took home nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years.

Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

Enjoy winter's sound, sight, and serenity from Canada's North with a snowshoe walk on a frozen lake.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xaW-NvnG1Ng

The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complain about increased IRS funding, remember that the richest 1 percent of Americans evade $163 billion in taxes each year. That’s who the GOP is protecting.

When we went to see some giant redwoods in Northern California a few years the Grove of the Titans Trail was sadly closed, but we managed to find some giants on another trail. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Nature #Trees #California

A cascade of gum blossoms from December last year.

#gumblossom #eucalyptus #flowers #Australian

What's not to love in this photo? Precious, darling harbor seals in Seward this morning. Photo was taken by Phillip Flippo. 💗
#Alaska

While we were fixated on Kevin McCarthy’s travails last week, the FTC proposed a sweeping new rule that would ban non-compete agreements.

These clauses trap 30 million Americans in their jobs and keep them from getting better pay.

This is a very big deal.https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-victory-for-competitive-capitalism

This is what should have happened in the US after Jan 6

Brazil riots: Arrests ordered for top officials after capital stormed - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64228530

No, the IRS is not hiring 87,000 new agents to increase middle-class audits

The majority of IRS hires would fill positions of people leaving the agency over the next decade. That includes staff across departments, not just auditors

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/verify/taxes-verify/irs-not-hiring-87k-agents-audit-middle-class-americans-fact-check/536-0981ded4-5c5b-4de9-8db3-eb9bccb2ae7f

Pressure on Gov. Hochul to withdraw chief judge pick mounts as state Senate Dems add opponents to Judiciary Committee – New York Daily News https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-hochul-pressure-withdraw-chief-judge-pick-20230110-ciunh3662bg7dlmimneccrh2fm-story.html

#StellaTheExtraMiniDachshund is one super-smart #MiniDachshund. She’s kinda cute too.

Baked Alaska Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for Jan. 6 role https://www.dailydot.com/debug/baked-alaska-60-days-jail-jan-6-riot/

#RememberJan6 #Jan6Treason #Jan6Putsch #TrumpCult #TrumpCoupAttempt #TrumpInsurrection #GOPWarOnDemocracy

@mvario bless Lula. our leaders could a learn a thing or two. extradite Bannon as well as bolsonaro as well as the ex-security chief of Brazilia, whatever his name was.