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Somebody tell the President that I’ll “Dissent” with him - or any other President any damned day I please.

News Analysis: Since the killing of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech. nyti.ms/3TerTsX

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Missouri's request to let them use their republican map www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/p...

Each time I vacation in Europe, I have no problem adapting to: > The Euro > Military time > Kilometers But I can never - ever! - re-train my brain to Celsius vs Fahrenheit. Help!? All I know is, if it hits 40, we are cooked.

As New World screwworm cases spread across Texas and New Mexico, some officials fear the outbreak may be larger than confirmed counts suggest, stoking fears about whether the government is moving fast enough to contain it.

Sitting on the back porch, watching the rain. No worries.

✊😎 Dave Matthews: “​I will never stop calling for an end to the violence in Gaza and the West Bank and Lebanon and for that matter the Congo and Sudan and Ukraine or the horrific violence against immigrants and their neighbors in our country” @dmbofficial.bsky.social

It’s about as good of a send off as one can get Mr Colbert. Thanks for the laughs, the music and fun. You’ve earned a bit of a break - go enjoy life for a while! (It’s the only one you’ll get.)

OK, correct me if I’m wrong here, but as I understand it Barron Trump will never have to claim $1 per year in income when filing his 1040. He is the ultimate Untouchable. He is 20-years old.

Today, 13 years ago, was the last day I saw my mom alive. Two weeks later, she was dead from a stroke at 86. She led a great life and I owe her so much - I still have many questions, but no regrets.

I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.

@kairyssdal.bsky.social You’re likely already working on it….and you’ve mentioned it several times - but Iowa attorneys now saying it’s a crisis.

The November issue of The Atlantic. Michigan makes a stand - for education. This. This is America’s best hope, for all colleges and universities. For America. Go, Blue.

Trump hosted a dinner this week for donors to his White House ballroom project. Now he's heading to Mar-a-Lago to host a $1 million-per-person dinner for his super PAC. Meanwhile, 700,000 federal employees are furloughed, with nearly as many working without pay due to his government shutdown.

No doubt they will adequately guard the pizzerias.

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

Grandson Matthew & I read MOUSETRNAUT by Astronaut @captmarkkelly. Then we watched Space shuttle astronauts spacewalking and talked about how they do that safely. Awesome reads lead to questions and curiosity.

I have read Trump’s “war department” EO. This is nothing. He changed nothing. He added pretend secondary titles with no power under the law. He will make the government spend hundreds of millions for vanity labeling purposes. If you’re in the media and you don’t harp on that, you’re failing.

James Lovell has died at the age of 97, announces NASA. The US Navy captain was the Apollo 8 command module pilot and the Apollo 13 commander. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Kudos to @kairyssdal.bsky.social for his “long game” reporting from London this past week. If he wants to interview some of the happiest employees on the planet, he should venture towards Switzerland & check out the dairy industry. These workers produce big & are quite pampered.

The Swiss stack their wood like no one else. Perfection each year.

Bike riding along Italy’s Adriatic Sea Coast this week. Still, get @kairyssdal.bsky.social @marketplace.org reports daily.

Happy July 4th.

NEW: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 grievances to prove that King George III was a tyrant. We looked at how many of those now apply to Donald Trump. Have a good Fourth of July and pass this on. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Congress Passes Blank Bill For Trump To Write Whatever Law He Wants

@stephenking.bsky.social At a random AirBnB in Cremona, Michener, John Irving and Stephen King repping the US on the bookshelf. In Italiano, of course. That’s ok - we’re here to observe those who create violins.

I’m going to Europe next month for five weeks. Should I get a Covid shot? (Last covid vax 15 mos ago - fully covid vaxxed up to this year. Age65, above avg. health & fitness.)

Need a little self-help therapy? Go ride a bike. This guy’s got life figured out.

I have some breaking news: a list of all the countries with which the Trump administration has failed to make a tariff deal.

@kairyssdal.bsky.social In Italian - “Tarrife” - or: “Caos tarrife” or, Tariff chaos. Have a beautiful LA kinda day!

Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration. So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives. So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

And a Columbia University student is still being detained in Louisiana - without charges- for being a protestor.

So glad I found @coolbikeart1.Baku.social - just the fun bike stuff.

thisistopeka.com/2025/02/brea... All 77 counties voted for Trump three times. You get the government you deserve.

@richcondon.bsky.social Found you! Thanks for continuing to educate, inform and entertain!

I went to see the LA Philharmonic at Walt Disney Hall this weekend. How good are they? The LA Phil is better than the Dodgers. Way better.

@profgalloway.com You’re right about young people wanting more stuff…interesting tie to breaking that mold and your idea of national service. My kid(30, married) & her hubby don’t want stuff - they spent 2yrs in PeaceCorps in Madagascar & broke themselves of “stuff.”

Missouri outpaces Colorado in cannabis sales. But they re-elect Josh Hawley. Just one more example of how politically bi-polar this state truly is.