Paul Whitney

Absolutely not: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Pioneer Park, Walla Walla

In 2025, President Donald Trump imposed the largest U.S. tax increase since 1993. It came through tariffs — raising effective rates to their highest level since 1946 and costing households about $1,000 last year. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/last-year-...

Assorted fish. Seaside OR.

Idea for a game show: list the side effects and have contestants guess the drug and/or the disease it's intended to treat.

In the grocery store last night and the background music (in the store, not in my head:) was a track from Quadrophenia.

Why do we have lawmakers in Congress who are willing to hold fellow members of Congress accountable for sexual assault but not a President?

Mullen is gonna add Minneapolis to his list: simpleflying.com/jfk-lax-us-a...

It's Pi day, in case anyone is looking for an excuse to have dessert.

Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar. End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.

Wrote about the political press' sanewashing newrepublic.com/post/202475/...

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Eventually outcome of Whitehouse renovation.

Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.

One of my favorite and one of the funniest signs at the rally.

Bike in a Best Western. Last night before home.

During a press conference a reporter asked Trump how long detainees would stay at Alligator Alcatraz. She asked the question twice. His answer was baffling. He spoke about Florida, his friends, his cottage, the Oval Office, New York City and taxes. This is a verbatim reading of what he said.

Bike in a Best Western

Bike in a Best Western

Bikes in a Best Western.

Lake reflects

Immensely helpful summary of an illuminating paper! voxdev.org/topic/migrat...

Chairs

The beach w reflections at Seaside OR

Hi Everybody, I am a retired unretired researcher. Unretired to teach at the local community college.