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family: mantids order: Mantodea I always pray before I prey 💫ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 🧬

Don’t eat the birdy!
Sgt Angel Rampersad US Army photo
Legionnaires' Disease Investigation Cooling towers at the following addresses have tested culture positive, meaning live Legionella bacteria were present at the time of the test: 100 East End Avenue 180 East End Avenue 1381 Lexington Avenue 1486 Lexington Avenue * 1020 Park Avenue 1249 Park Avenue 1750 York Avenue 1660 Second Avenue 1438 Third Avenue 1551 Third Avenue 1001 Fifth Avenue 1080 Fifth Avenue 1045 Fifth Avenue * 1071 Fifth Avenue 135 E 79th Street 155 E 79th Street 300 E 79th Street 301 E 80th Street * 511 E 80th Street 238 E 81st Street 240 E 82nd Street 8 E 83rd Street 13 E 84th Street 145 E 84th Street 7 E 86th Street 120 E 87th Street 125 E 87th Street 501 E 87th Street 168 E 88th Street 410 E 92nd Street 200 E 95th Street 235 E 95th Street 115 E 97th Street * * Tested PCR negative and culture positive. All have been remediated. A culture positive cooling tower may or may not be the source of Legionella bacteria exposure in the current cluster. source: NYC.gov
Pvt Isabella Gonzales
bird-plane morph
Screen grab from USA Today air of live DJT speech has this phrase on upper left corner: “These statements have not been verified by USA Today.”
Marquee sign reads ‘There is no threat.’
WSJ header & photo- R. James Woolsey, Embattled CIA Director in Clinton Admin, Dies at 84 Spy Chief insisted intelligence-gathering was still vital despite the end of the Cold War
Eva & Wall•E caution
Happy Wednesday! A daisy & a bee remind us to smile and be happy today.
Not Everything is about You
The church has been under investigation for a week after a concerned parent alleged that a convicted sex offender was volunteering there in close proximity to children. Anyone with info should call 843-546-5102.
dead leaf mantis photo: Alex Hyde/ Nature Picture Library
Odd photo of Mitch McConnell and his wife. A ‘proof of life’ spectacle, demeaning a dying or dead person, for political reasons.
Mia Gonzalez-Swinton, a U.S. soldier, is the widow of Sgt Michael Swinton
monozygotic quadruplets in utero Na’amoana GFM via People Magazine
To commemorate their abuse by Vance family, agents made specialized patches and stickers featuring references to the VP’s code name, Bobcat. (designs feature a bobcat with ‘TBD, TBD’ and a sheriff’s star with ‘Bobcat OTR Survivors Club’) Images obtained by MS Now, via Fight the Fire substack.
Bad account handle: @meltnegentlem.bsky.social
Photo of a young man with glasses, blue eyes, a mustache, and ‘Feehan’ on his uniform
Philip Cheung for The Atlantic Giffords and Kelly at their home in Tucson
Pvt Isabella Gonzales photo: US Army Europe & Africa
Illustrations from USMC & US HHS are used to show Pete Hegseth’s bad form. from The Atlantic
“If a full presidential pardon for the Matter is not secured for the Client by Close of Business (5:00PM EST) on January 31, 2025, Consultant shall refund $300k to the Client.” Burkman & Associates contract with Torance Hatch aka Boosie Badazz
Hannah Rapp portrait by Harry Aaron/ Most Valuable Promotions
Hannah Rapp photo: Harry Aaron/ Most Valuable Promotions via The Guardian
Happy Monday cheerful bee with sunflower
From Newsweek, May 2023 Trump laments ‘very sad’ whistleblower hearing, says he is ‘a victim’
President Trump on Saturday said the deaths of U.S. service members are “a very sad thing.”
This cat is too sexy for their human
Pete Hegseth is a performative clown
CENTCOM Update on Recently Fallen U.S. Service Members TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing. Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury. CENTCOM is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen warriors, out of respect for the families during the notification process.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse posted: Mike Luckovich cartoon depicting DJT on TV saying, “Also, that time I lost the race for third grade president, that was rigged too…”
A bloodied bride drags a tattered US flag as she approaches a burning winged figure. uncredited from pinterest
Praying Mantis in Flight #4 photo: Perennou Nuridsany
Honor The Fallen military grief and tribute
Melete
Quote of the Day “I love the poorly educated. We’re the smartest people, we’re the most loyal people.” -Donald Trump, during Nevada GOP caucus victory speech courtesy: CBS Evening News
3 creepy deranged dolls flailing
Hat
Royal Cothrun with his bicycle still from video linked in post by ABC-15
Mantis Fairies of the World poster art by Malina Dowling
Dropping Charges: The government has lost or abandoned nearly half of the resolved cases in which it accused people of assaulting immigration agents. Normally the Justice Department wins more than 90 percent of its criminal cases. Source: NYT analysis of federal court filings
Current NOAA NWS map, link in post
from CBS 8 (San Diego area) Court rules man accused of beating Escondido resident to death mentally competent to stand trial 32-yo Thomas Caleb Butler is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Sept 9
An ‘I‘iwi bird in Kauai, Hawaii. (Michael Ord/Science Source)
Kawaii Spinach Baby
Finn Gomez / Getty Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and Minnesota engulf the Washington, D.C., skyline, reducing visibility and casting a colored haze over the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial as the sun rises on July 17, 2026.
Mitch McConnell retirement party invite- Aug 4, 2026
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength.” ~Henry Rollins
Gold Coin Scams Red Flags 🚩 -asking you to purchase gold coins to later be picked up by someone -stating there is a warrant for your arrest -requiring constant communication or messaging through alternative apps like telegram Report all incidents promptly to local law enforcement (info graphic courtesy New Canaan CT Police Department)
George Santos cast photo for ‘Special Forces’ from Fox.
WaPo used Google Earth photos to create an overview of damaged areas in the reflecting pool. “Reflecting Pool coating failure locations: The Post identified at least seven locations where the newly painted lining partially or completely separated from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool.”
‘The Green Fairy’ by Cate-in-the-Wood
AirNow.gov AQI map
“The unexpected and the incredible belong in this world. Only then is life whole.” ~Carl Jung