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[NASA @NASA]

That’s one big chandelier…

The @NASAHubble team captured this sparkling photo of the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster within our Milky Way galaxy. A globular cluster is a dense collection of thousands to millions of stars bound by gravity. https://t.co/hkks3ngsPU

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@Lillybelli Horrible

[Lilly @Lillybelli]

See that little notch on his ear?

That's not an accident. That's a mark that tells the world he has already been through the system once. Trapped. Neutered. Released. The universal symbol of a cat who survived the streets long enough for someone to care — but not quite long enough for someone to bring him home.

He has been doing this longer than most. Watching people walk into the shelter, scan the room, and choose the kitten. Always the kitten. Never the quiet grey guy in the corner with the honest eyes and the notched ear and the whole entire heart just waiting to be claimed.

Today he is another year older.

Still waiting. Still standing tall. Still looking straight at the camera like he knows exactly what he deserves.

And he does. 🐾

A home. A name spoken with love. A birthday that finally means something.

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Share if this dignified soul deserves his forever home. 🤍

#CatsOfFacebook #AdoptDontShop #TNRCat #AdultCatAdoption #RescueCat #CatsOfFacebook

[Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley]

Fed study finds Biden's illegal immigration boom drove up home prices and rents — guess who paid the bill https://t.co/4kizWLpHrV

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@BoSnerdley Poetic

[Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley]

The boos heard around NYC: Schumer’s Pride appearance goes sideways https://t.co/Ab1VIciojH

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@ATJackson47: It is absolutely sick that these Trump-deranged whack jobs are vandalizing our beautiful National Mall, our beautiful national monuments, and @POTUS had made his message known loud and clear—that if you vandalize our monuments, you WILL be held accountable.

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@Interior @rafredarrows USA 🇺🇸

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Last weekend, the skies over Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie streaked red, white, and blue for Carolina Day, thanks to the @rafredarrows.

250 years ago, patriots won the first decisive victory over the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. 🇺🇸

[Secretary Doug Burgum @SecretaryBurgum]

Rawlins Park is OPEN!

Celebrated another one of @POTUS’ successful park renovations this morning, right across from @Interior. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, our capital is shining just in time for America’s 250th birthday!

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@USWFS @Interior Prayers

[U.S. Wildland Fire Service @USWFS]

We are saddened to share the identities of the three firefighters we lost responding to the Knowles Fire in western Colorado on Saturday. The firefighters were assigned to the Rifle Helitack crew and were engaged in initial attack operations on the Knowles Fire when the incident occurred.

The deceased firefighters have been identified as:
💜Emily Barker, 38, of Clinton Township, Michigan, assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Rifle Helitack.

💜Nick Hutcherson, 27 of Glendale, Arizona, assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Kaibab National Forest.

💜Sydney Watson, 27, of Warrior, Alabama, assigned to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service Rifle Helitack.

Two additional firefighters were injured during the incident and are receiving medical care.

“We mourn the loss of three firefighters who answered the call to protect others and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their fellow citizens,” said U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy. “Our thoughts are with their families, loved ones, friends and crewmates as they face an unimaginable loss. These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the wildland fire service. Please join me and my family in keeping our thoughts and prayers with the families of the fallen and our injured firefighters and their families.”

The full press release can be found here: https://t.co/2LLq8vJXOP

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@LadyFreethinker Yay

[Lady Freethinker @LadyFreethinker]

A baby deer swept away by Indiana floodwaters is safe thanks to brave firefighters. After hearing the fawn's cries, Captain Joe Sinclair entered the fast-moving water and carried the terrified animal back to shore. https://t.co/HOesOaw7Bg

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

#FoxOfTheDay 🦊

A Fox watching as it snows lightly in Alaska.

📸 Gary Lackie.

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@Protect_Wldlife Horrible

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

#DontBuyATicket ~ if you do YOU are complicit in this abuse!

The Tragic Story Of Tyke The Circus Elephant: The Most Horrific Circus Death Ever!

Mention “Tyke the Elephant” to anyone who lived in Honolulu 30 years ago and chances are they’ll shake their head and talk about what a dark moment it was in their city’s history.

Tyke, a 20-year-old female African Elephant, was in Honolulu with Circus International. On August 20, 1994, during the show, Tyke entered the ring at the Blaisdell Arena, kicking around what looked to audience members like a dummy. “We thought it was part of the show,” one witness told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. They soon realised the supposed dummy was a severely injured circus hand. Panicked, audience members fled for the exits. Tyke went on to fatally crush her trainer, who was trying to intervene, before fleeing the arena herself.

For nearly 30 minutes, Tyke ran through the streets of the Kakaako neighborhood’s business district at rush hour, nearly trampling circus promoter Steve Hirano when he tried to fence her in. It was a foot chase between her and the Honolulu police, who eventually shot her 87 times before she succumbed to nerve damage and brain haemorrhages. People watched aghast from their cars, apartments and the sidewalk.

Thirty years later, witnesses still remember it vividly, and the attitude in Honolulu toward animal-driven circuses is distrusting. No circus Elephants have performed in Honolulu since Tyke, even though there is no prohibition against it.

🎦 Credit: True Story.

[Lilly @Lillybelli]

YES OR NO

[Anthony Kim @AnthonyKim_Golf]

No distractions 2day🤦‍♂️
1% BETTER
SOBER is DOPE 🔥
@malbongolf

[rick petryk @PetrykRick]

@JohnOberg Horrible