Merlin Marshall

Cat slave, science nerd, weather weenie, witch, wannabe wizard, Quantum Leap junkie, writer

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Until Trump, no president in US history:

-Tried to unilaterally rewrite federal election rules
-Tried use the USPS to limit who gets to vote
-Spread false claims that elections are rigged
-Replaced officials who didn't back their conspiracy theories

This is a systematic effort.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨This is exactly how ICE agents create the very situations they later use to justify murdering citizens.

In the video, they box in the vehicle of a U.S. citizen. They approach with guns already drawn, and try to open her car door… while repeatedly ordering her to unlock it, and ignoring anything she says.

And notice how they don’t identify themselves. They don’t explain why she’s being detained. They don’t tell her what crime they suspect her of committing.

To the person inside the car, it’s just a group of masked, armed men surrounding her vehicle and trying to force their way in.

That’s how panic starts.

And when people panic, move their car, or try to get away from what they reasonably perceive as a violent threat, ICE agents open fire, and later claim the vehicle was “used as a weapon.”

Law enforcement cannot detain people without legal justification. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures, and officers are expected to clearly communicate their authority, and the basis for their actions.

They are supposed to de-escalate situations.

Instead, they use tactics to create fear and confusion… making it more likely someone will panic, and easier for agents to claim deadly force was necessary, while they violate the person’s constitutional rights.

When these tactics become standard practice, accountability becomes nonexistent.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

President Dwight D. Eisenhower was right in 1953:

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

We cannot accept the reckless use of deadly force by federal agents as normal.

There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.

The public, and all who knew and loved the victim, deserve a full, independent investigation.

https://t.co/CB8PHAYrIk

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

All murdered by ICE for no reason other than keeping Donald Trump from going to prison for raping children. Same with the Iran war. We are giving up our country for a colossal rapist.

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

Update from the reflecting pool! The pool has been drained, and there are no signs of the giant gash that Donald Trump has been lying about. No indications of major vandalism. Just a bad paint job. The only thing that’s been exposed is that Trump has been lying about this.

[NWS Wilmington OH @NWSILN]

Wildfires to the northwest of Lake Superior have created a large plume of smoke that is bringing hazy skies to the region. However, the smoke is taking a rather circuitous route out over the Atlantic Ocean to get here, following winds aloft around a high pressure system.

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

One of the planet's strongest heat domes will be located over the north-central United States on Tuesday.

More high-end, 100-degree heat is expected in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where summer has been unusually hot so far — atypical for a developing super El Niño.

[tim russ @timruss2]

It’s not a choice between Republican vs. Democrat anymore, it’s those who want to carry out a hostile takeover of our nation, vs. those who don’t.

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

The evidence is piling up year after year, right in front of our eyes.

I have to believe that people who deny climate change simply don't understand the science. Because refusing to see reality at this point isn't just denial, it is a choice.

[Brent West @Brentscoming]

@EdKrassen

[Egon Arau @its_a_sweater]

@EdKrassen

[Dena (aka Cookie Monster 🍪) @Deanna558517784]

@EdKrassen

[ZoZo🐾 @charlietuna234]

@EdKrassen @mojoatelier

[Took 1 to the Knee! @Talon57]

@EdKrassen

[UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS]

July 13, 1-min @NOAASatellites GOES-19 Vis images with Fire Mask derived product showed numerous wildfires that forced a closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in far northeastern Minnesota. More on the CIMSS Satellite Blog: https://t.co/XIysZcKwJI
#MNwx @NWSduluth

[NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory @NOAANSSL]

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[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

FRANCE: Watching Fontainebleau Forest burn is heartbreaking.

This is not just a forest. It is a place of incredible history, wildlife, and natural beauty that has survived for centuries.

These ancient woodlands were once the hunting grounds of French kings, and the landscape still holds traces of human history stretching back thousands of years.

In 1861, Fontainebleau became the world’s first protected nature reserve, helping to shape the modern conservation movement.

The damage to wildlife is devastating. This UNESCO biosphere is home to deer, wild boar, and countless species of birds and insects that depend on this unique habitat.

This is the same landscape that inspired artists like Monet, Renoir, and the Barbizon painters. A place that has endured wars, revolutions, and generations of change.