"U.S. and other Western countries are considering transferring to #NATO a U.S.-led multinational group that coordinates the shipment of weapons to #Ukraine, a move that could help maintain the flow of arms to Kyiv under a second #Trump presidency.

During the NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels Wednesday and Thursday, officials are expected to discuss gradually moving the organization — called the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — into the alliance’s control.." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/02/allies-consider-moving-ukraine-arms-group-into-nato-to-shield-it-from-trump-00150151

“One of the most common mental habits we all succumb to is confirmation bias, picking out the convenient bits of information that let us know that what we already believe is true.”

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/mindfulness_helps_you_become_more_humble

#GreaterGood #Meditation #Mindfulness #Bias #Spirituality #Habits #Psychology

Joyce Vance: “This is a five-alarm fire. We know what the reaction would be if Joe #Biden tweeted a photo of a bound and gagged Donald #Trump in the trunk of an electric car. Why does Donald Trump get more leeway, especially with his past history? He only continues to get it because our institutions—the courts, the Republican party—let him take it.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/we-need-to-talk-about-this?r=br61&utm_medium=ios

「 春の4原色 」

The four primary colors of spring.

#photography #nature #art #写真 #日本 #japan #beautiful #beauty #bloomscrolling #花 #flowers #landscape #scenery #ファンタジー #fantasy #春 #spring #ネモフィラ #nemophila #colorful

In black and white, textures and lines stand out more. I like how shiny the metal on the cup is and how the lines of the stems change as they pass from water to air.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/flowers-in-a-glass-cup-windy-craig.html

#Flowers #macro #nature #bloomscrolling #botanical #AYearForArt #buyintoart #artmatters #Art #photography #photo #Texas #Austin #GiftIdeas #WallArt #prints #windycraig #mastoart #FediGiftShop #FediArt #mastodon #MastodonArt

1/... Via Lawfare:

JUST IN: #Trump's defense team sent a premotion letter to Justice Merchan clarifying the express terms of the #GagOrder, saying that contrary to the People's suggestion, "the Court cannot 'direct' Pres Trump to do something that the gag order does not require." #legal

IOW: Trump's lawyers now argue that not only is Judge Merchan's daughter NOT covered by the gag order, but also that she SHOULD NOT be covered.