Suzan Michele Powers

Starbell Enterprises, online business of watercolors of the California Nat'l Marine Life Sanctuaries on gift items,art prints, advocates for environment groups.

[Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms]

Don't forget who is impacted by 🎇 fireworks 🧨

[Suzan Michele Powers @starbell]

@FoxNews Communism is Satanism according to Karl Marx and is doomed to failure. Russia demonstrated that back in the early 90s.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

NEW: President Trump calls out the rise of socialist candidates in the U.S. as the biggest threat facing the nation:

"It's not socialism, it's really communism. They used the word social democrat because it sounds so nice, but it's really communism you're talking about."

"I think it's the biggest threat to our nation there is, maybe since our founding. That includes World War I, World War II, September 11th. It includes the Pearl Harbor attack."

"I think this is the biggest threat to our nation.”

“It's basically introducing communism into the United States of America. There has never been anything so dangerous."

[City of Palo Alto @cityofpaloalto]

Celebrate safely by leaving fireworks to the professionals. All types of fireworks, even those labeled "safe and sane," are illegal in Palo Alto, and most of Santa Clara County. Learn more at https://t.co/pCHb7vQKIY

[NBC News @NBCNews]

The 250th-anniversary fireworks display in Washington is expected to cause local dogs dismay, lasting about 40 minutes and using more than 860,000 shells and effects. https://t.co/s3qlpZo1p1

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Pink ladybugs stand out for one obvious reason

Their rare pink shells make them easy to recognize, while they help keep aphids and other plant pests under control

[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov]

ICYMI | 455 defendants — including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals — were charged for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death.

➡️See how they lavishly spent the entitlements they allegedly cheated our most vulnerable out of at https://t.co/hYKKFcmcCl

[Surfrider Foundation @Surfrider]

Every year, July 5th marks the dirtiest day on America’s beaches.

After the fireworks fizzle and the Independence Day celebrations end, our coastlines are often left covered in trash. That’s why Surfrider chapters nationwide are stepping up their cleanup efforts on July 5th to remove all the debris left after the celebrations.

Join volunteers around the country for a July 5th cleanup near you!

Sign up now: https://t.co/kkvKtK9YSK

[Department of State @StateDept]

The United States is open for peace.

A peace that is enduring and real and that does not undermines our security and prosperity, or the security and prosperity of our friends.

[Oceana @oceana]

The Caribbean reef squid is known for its dazzling color displays and complex communication! 🦑 ✨

These social squids change their color to signal everything from expressing emotion to confusing prey.

Learn more: https://t.co/AVvl2sKQZy

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A massive boiling hole has suddenly opened up in Yellowstone National Park.

On June 13, a small hydrothermal explosion rocked Biscuit Basin, located less than 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the famous Old Faithful geyser. Fortunately, no one was injured—the area had already been closed to visitors since a much larger explosion damaged it in 2024.

What followed was a striking display of Yellowstone’s unpredictable power. Scientists detected unusual seismic activity and low-frequency rumbling near Black Diamond Pool. Shortly afterward, the Firehole River downstream turned a cloudy, milky gray.

Park cameras captured the moment: at around 5:09 a.m., a dark plume of steam and debris erupted from the ground just north of the pool. When geologists arrived, they discovered three new vent groups and a fresh crack in the earth, roughly 61 feet (18.5 meters) long and up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) wide, filled with near-boiling water at 194°F (90°C). Rocks had been violently ejected during the blast.

Then the site transformed again. Just days later, a new vigorously boiling pool had formed where solid ground once stood. Measuring about 21 by 17 feet (6.5 by 5.3 meters), the gray pool began shooting water 20 to 30 feet (6–9 meters) into the air.

This was not a volcanic eruption. Hydrothermal explosions occur when superheated underground water suddenly flashes into steam, causing a rapid and explosive expansion that can hurl water, mud, rocks, and debris skyward with almost no warning.

While Yellowstone is celebrated for its geysers, hot springs, and colorful thermal pools, these features are the visible signs of a restless underground system full of heat, water, and pressure. The latest event serves as a powerful reminder that the park’s most immediate hazards aren’t lava flows or a looming supervolcano, they’re the sudden, violent forces of boiling water and steam hidden just beneath the surface.

["Oops, it did it again: Another small hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin." USGS]

[SEE Turtles @SEEturtles]

Were you right?

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

.@SecMullinDHS on some of the missing migrant children smuggled and sex trafficked under the Biden Administration: “They were being RAPED 15-20 times a day. Day after day after day…what frustrates me the most is that this was preventable – and no one can argue that. This was 100% PREVENTABLE.”

[EarthShare @EarthShare]

A tidepool is more than a puddle at the beach... it’s a thriving world of marine life! EarthShare Nonprofit Partner @SD_Coastkeeper has some tips for responsible tidepool exploring. Let's keep those sea stars, anemones and hermit crabs safe!! Link to article in bio.

[World Ocean Day @WorldOceansDay]

RP @nasajohnson //

Shades of summer, seen from 250 miles up. 🌊

From the International Space Station (@iss), Earth’s blues stretch across coastlines, oceans, and islands in a way only astronauts get to see — a shifting palette shaped by sunlight, atmosphere, and the motion of our planet below. These views remind us just how dynamic and interconnected Earth’s systems are, and why exploration from low Earth orbit continues to deepen our understanding of home. As summer begins, we’re celebrating the colors, coastlines, and natural beauty that make our planet unique.

Will you be exploring any beaches or bodies of water this summer?

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: "The United States has always responded to humanitarian crises, especially in our own hemisphere. That's what we're focused on now."

[Oceana @oceana]

North Atlantic right whales could live 130 years, if we let them.

These critically endangered whales are being robbed of the chance to live this long. Due to human-caused threats, these whales have only an average lifespan of just 22 years.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/5BVnoWGMUq

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Just a friendly reminder that America is pretty awesome.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Monkey: "If you want to film, let me know.." strike a pose..🕺🐒😅

[SFGATE @SFGate]

It’s not even 9:30 a.m. and thousands of Swiss fans are already chanting, lighting flares, drinking beers and marching down Tasman Drive towards @LevisStadium.

Kickoff for the Bay Area’s first 2026 @FIFAWorldCup matches between Switzerland and Qatar is at noon.