Pictures of cherry blossom trees near peak bloom in Washington, D.C.
I would love to see this one day. (h/t 1440)

Ladies and gentlemen, the Yodabug. More Star Wars bugs here. The Latin tags are great, too. (h/t Kottke)

Quote: “Maybe the next movie in the Terminator franchise will be “Terminator: Trade War,” in which Skynet realizes that it doesn’t have to destroy humanity with nuclear bombs, it can accomplish its goals simply by giving bad economic advice.” (from Paul Krugman)

Note to future leaders: Don’t fire these folks; hire more of them.
(Click through here to plan your trip to the largest and most beautiful national park of them all.)

Means characters can say “okay” in my Harvey Girls series. Works for me. (h/t Laughing Squid)

Quote(s) for the day:

I suspect historians will one day remember the Department of Government Efficiency the way we now remember lobotomies. It seemed, to some at the time, like a good idea. —Bret Stephens

“When [President William McKinley] put tariffs on in 1890, Republicans lost half their seats. When Smoot and Hawley imposed their tariffs in the 1930s, we lost the House and Senate for 60 years.” –US Senator Rand Paul

Outro…

When I need a smile, I go find this. Stick around for the credit roll.

When asked “How’d you get them to let loose in front of the camera?” the video’s director replied “I said “action.” Read the interview here.

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