Mark's Spot

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Just trying to find a nice corner of the internet unmolested by oligarchs. Vegetarian for a livable climate. Solar powered. Equity. Justice. Science. 3rd Gen ANTIFA Pictures of birds 📷🦉🐦‍⬛🦜 https://flic.kr/ps/3UZJfV Unabashed opinions about music 🎵🎸🎶

Belted Kingfisher: Short bird with large beak perched on a bare tree. Dark blue head with spiky feathers sticking up like a mohawk . The female King fisher has a dark blue band just below her white neck and a smaller, faint brown belt across her white belly. Her wings are mostly blue with white spots.
Yellow songbird with a black cap peeking out from behind the branch on a Western Red Cedar tree.
Bar chart shows U.S. transportation prices 6.5% higher in June 2026, compared to the year prior. Chart shows higher inflation rate for transportation, compared to all other cost categories.
Western Wood Peewee female, a gray bird with white wing strips sits on a lichen-covered branch in front of a blurred green, leafy background.
Graph showing SpaceX stock down 22.96% in the last 12 months.
Photo of a young Black-headed Grosbeak being fed by its mother on the branch of a Western Red Cedar tree. The birds have short, thick gray bills. The colors are white, black, brown and orange. The head has black and white stripes, brown wings with white spots, and the breast is primarily orange.
Yellow song bird on a branch viewed through other branches in the foreground.
A gray and brown dove perched on a mossy branch
Male Black-headed Grosbeak on a bush. Bird with a short, thick beak. Black head, black and white wings, and an orange neck and breast.
Google's top result for 86 meaning: "86" is a slang term meaning to throw out, get rid of, refuse service to, or cancel something. Originating in the 1930s as restaurant/soda-jerk jargon for running out of an item, it now commonly applies to banning customers or removing items from a menu. Synonyms include nix, discard, eject, refuse, or cancel. --Miriam Webster Dictionary
Graph showing the S&P index has fallen 6.25% in the last month since Trump’s unnecessary attack on Iran.
Chart shows -4.93% drop in the S&P 500 over the last month, with most of the decline following the February 28th attack by the U.S. on Iran.
Graph showing crude oil futures increased 25.21% today, 3/8/26.
Graph showing S&P down 1.05% on Feb. 12.
Graph showing 2.06% decrease in the S&P 500 index on Jan 20, 2026.
Bald Eagle flying low over water with wings spread
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda goes full MAGA at red, white and blue NASCAR event in Japan Toyoda was spotted at the Fuji Speedway wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap and Trump-Vance shirt
Two Great Horned Owls perched in a Bigleaf Maple Tree with autumn colors
Three-fourths of respondents said their monthly household costs are going up by more than $100
USDA Economic Research Service web page banner reads: "Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."
The Virginia Rail is a chickenlike marsh bird with a long, heavy bill and a short, upturned tail. Head on, the Virginia Rail looks thin, but from the side they look rather full-bodied; what biologists call a laterally compressed body. --Cornell Lab
Small bird clinging to mossy tree trunk. Brown patterned back is camoflaged against the tree.
Marbled Godwits crowded on a beach. Godwits are medium-sized wading shorebirds that are tan and reddish brown. They have longish legs and a black and pink long bill that they use to dig for food in sandy and muddy shorelines.
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Bloomberg headline: US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year. Subheading says that costs from rising temperatures exceed 3% of US GDP
Horned Puffin with a mouthful of fish
Kildeer flying with wings down. Colors include black and white on wings, brown on body, and black ring around the neck.
Male Ruddy Duck in breeding colors: Ruddy-colored duck with short tail pointing up. White cheeks/chin with bright powder blue bill.
Photo of a Sora, which is a small wading bird. It has a brown body with blue spots, a blue neck and brown cap on its head. The mask around the eyes is black, and it's bill is a bright orange/yellow color.
Yellow songbird on a branch surrounded by leaves leans over to grab some food.
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