Remember everybody: The whole NY AG case against Trump began because Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representing Queens & the Bronx, asked Michael Cohen if he had ever seen the Trump Org overstate assets to one audience and understate them to another.

This is what Congressional questions can do. It is a travesty that most members just rant for 5 minutes and then give witnesses 5 seconds to respond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zmgQDRU6v4

Born in 1919, Isabella Aiona Abbott became the first native Hawaiian woman to earn a PhD in #science.

A preeminent marine botanist, Abbott became the 1st woman & 1st person of color to become a full professor in Stanford’s Biology dept. She wrote 8 books, >150 articles & was awarded the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal by the National Academy of Sciences.

In 2005, Abbott was named a “Living Treasure of Hawaii” by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. https://woc.aises.org/content/isabella-aiona-abbott-becoming-“first-lady-limu” #HistoryRemix #history

BREAKING: #Disney kills billion dollar development plan in Florida

Disney Imagineering move to Florida from L.A. area has apparently been canceled, and team members already moved or planning to move are being offered opportunity to return to L.A. This will be very good news to most of these employees.

School librarians face a new reality in the banned-book wars: PRISON TIME!

Several Republican led states have passed laws that could sentence people for years if they provide ‘obscene’ (LGBTQ or sex education) books to minors
#GOP #news #Politics #USA

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/18/school-librarians-jailed-banned-books/

From a day ago, but still applies, although we already knew CNN was like this:

Jon Stewart:

I learned nothing from this town hall about #Trump and his most ardent supporters I haven't known since 2016. I learned a lot about #CNN.

A wild rabbit has popped out of its burrow for some tasty thistle

#nature #Rabbits #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #RabbitPhotography #RabbitsOfMastodon