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Blow wife wild flower

Redbud tree in my neighborhood.

I took a break from politics for an hour this morning and walked along the shore

If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.

Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired. If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.

Kaua’i.

A flock of Cedar waxwings is called an earful. I took the photo on No Kings Day and i am sure they were saying, “ This is what democracy looks like.”

Small town America spoke loudly

Moon jellyfish Monterrey Bay Aquarium

Tom Nichols probably liked this one In the funnies today

Please take time to read this comment below.

Got damn

Cutting USAID will kill millions open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

We need to stand up for @terrymoranabc.bsky.social

Good for Bill Gates

If there's a silver lining in all of Trump's picks, it's that he's maybe reminding people that expertise is good and it sucks when you give power to people without it.

It takes a village to get rid of the village idiot. So speak up and say what you think. You may lose some friends but you will gain new ones.

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam. It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

My first poem in decades. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

This GOP’s agenda is a moral abomination .. If there is anything worth taking to the streets for peaceful protest, it is this sort of massive, regressive redistribution from the already-struggling to the no-amount-is-ever-enough billionaire class. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.

Many people who identify as "Christian" may find Rev. Budde's words strange and unfamiliar. That's because they're based on the philosophy espoused by Jesus.

Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.

I don’t know about you, but I find the way the unelected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are bossing around Congress on spending—you know, a core congressional role—appalling.

Donald Trump is an adjudicated rapist and if he wants to sue me for defamation, bring it on. ( not so hard to do ABC)

RFK Jr. is actively spreading misinformation about vaccines, and Vaccine SCIENTIST, Dr. Peter Hotez is still fighting his propaganda! Thank you, Dr. Hotez!

My latest: How Will Bullying Trans People Get Us Cheaper Eggs? On Nancy Mace and the GOP’s Crusade of Cruelty and Division thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-will-b...