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Canon PowerShot – ƒ/5 1/250 13.175mm ISO80 – Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge, WI
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to ACA’s preventative care mandate – UPI.com (Me: Big red flag!)
…The conservative businesses bringing the case cite religious objections to being made to purchase health insurance that includes coverage for “abortifacient contraception,” PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent HIV transmission and screenings and behavioral counseling for sexually transmitted disease and drug use, stating they believe these interventions “encourage homosexual behavior, intravenous drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman…”
Source: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to ACA’s preventative care mandate – UPI.com

Day 5 of L.A. fire siege focuses on threat to Brentwood, Encino – Los Angeles Times
An epic aerial assault was underway Saturday as a fleet of fire aircraft worked to prevent the Palisades fire from hitting homes in Brentwood and Encino.
A shift in winds late Friday sent the fire north and east through the Santa Monica Mountains, forcing evacuations of Brentwood and the hills of Encino and Tarzana — keeping Los Angeles on edge in Day 5 of an unprecedented fire siege that has already damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 13.
All morning, fire choppers and aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway, attempting to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods. The drops seemed successful, but it appeared at least two remote hillside homes in Mandeville Canyon had burned, according to aerial footage on local TV stations…
Source: Day 5 of L.A. fire siege focuses on threat to Brentwood, Encino – Los Angeles Times

Tufted Ground Squirrel Rheithrosciurus macrotis

The tufted ground squirrel, or groove-toothed squirrel, is a striking nut-cracking rodent native to the island of Borneo. Sporting a voluminous, club…
Tufted Ground Squirrel Rheithrosciurus macrotis
♫ A Day In The Life ♫ (Redux)

I’ve played this one twice, the last time two years ago … most seemed to like it then, so given that my mind is tired tonight, I’m gonna … Play it …
♫ A Day In The Life ♫ (Redux)
African Animals Vehicles
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Tras el incendioun testigo tan solo…;es la humareda. j.ll.folch 15/12/24 Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-…
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सपना / Dream

सालों पहले मैंने एक सपना देखा था, पाने को मैं जिसे दिन रात ढूंढ रहा था… रात के अंधेरे में कहीं वो छुप जाता है, किंतु दिन में अपनी चमक दिखाता है… 🌾🌾…
सपना / Dream
As We Head Back To The 18th Century …

Diversity – the presence of a variety of different elements, qualities, or characteristics within a particular group, community, or environment. …
As We Head Back To The 18th Century …

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