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Nothing says climate policy like skipping brunch and hoping the sky notices.

a moral degenerate

Republican response to climate change.

The most interesting thing to me is that one of the fake books "... follows a programmer who discovers that an AI system has developed consciousness—and has been secretly influencing global events for years.” Are you hearing the Twilight Zone music?

Mt McLoughlin shows under the branch of a juniper tree. View from Hobart Bluff. Oregon. #Hikingoregon. #cascademountains. #volcano. #hiking. #nature. #mountains. #dayhike #jacksoncountyoregon

Pacific coast iris 'Fallen Plums' in my garden. Wants a dry summer. #flowergardening. #oregongarden. #iris #oregon. #leftcoastisthebestcoast

Lupine blooming on Onion Mountain #wildflowers. #southernoregon. #hiking. #springflowers. #josephinecounty #naturephotography. #oregon

It's not just DOGE's flipflops that I can't keep up with.

US citizens are being deported and some citizens are receiving letters from the federal government telling them to leave the US.

What does this even accomplish except make banking CEOs beholden to Trump?

The Supreme Court blocked the Trump admin from deporting Venezuelans out of the Bluebonnet facility in TX — for now. The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 has NO place in modern immigration policy. This pause is a win, but the fight is far from over. And yes — Thomas & Alito dissented. Of course they did.

From WSJ today: "Dozens of household-name stocks posted double-digit declines, incl HP, Nike and Target. Stellantis also fell sharply. Jeep .. is tempotatly halting production at its ...factories in Mexico & Canada. 'I think it’s going very well,' Trump said to a question about his tariffs. 😳

Alabama cannot prosecute doctors and reproductive health organizations for helping patients travel out of the state to obtain abortions, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Alabama has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S.

I didn't know they use seoarate computers for classufied info.

8 mile hike to visit Whiskey Creek #RogueRiverTrail. #Hikingoregon

Ukraine doesn't need Starlink or Musk's patronizing tweets. www.facebook.com/share/p/15yo...

Republicans are in an uproar about transwomen in college sports. I researched how common this is. NCAA president Charlie Baker told a Senate committee last Dec. that there are fewer than 10 in the whole country. Meanwhile, there are currently 225 kids just in Texas who have the measles.

Obama & Putin in Normandy, 2014. Photo credit: Pete Souza

ATLANTIC: “Part of the risk (of Trump letting Musk make 🇺🇸 air traffic control dependent on Starlink for billions of dollars) is Musk could simply choose to switch it off.” We have reached Bond villain territory. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The U.S. National Park system generated $55.6 billion in economic output on a budget of $3.6 billion in 2023. What Elon and DOGE are doing isn't about efficiency but about privatizing public resources for the enrichment of a few.

Survey: How many times have you been on jury duty? I got a summons recently. (It's about every 2 years!) Done it so many times I've lost count. Favorite trial: Backwoods Oregon man attacked brother for failing to say happy b'day to mom. They literally couldn't testify without using profanity.

#oligarchy

DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

Amok

This guy is my rep in the US House (Oregon Congressional District 2). Certainly not getting MY vote in 2027 when he's up for re-election.

Trump's tax proposal. Your taxes will go UP if you make less than $360,000/year, with the poorest Americans paying the highest tax rate. Is this what you want?? In November 2026, vote for Democratic candidates who are running for the Senate & House so we can push back!

Yes!

"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity." -Jimmy Carter 10/14/76

Because banks need more money ...? Ugh

Over 11,000 children killed by Israeli troops in 1 year. "The record number of women and children killed in Gaza does not include ... nearly 20,000 people who are either unidentified, missing or entombed beneath rubble." www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

Jan 6 rioters who were pardoned for their insurrection think their pardon should extend to child porn, illegal firearms, etc. One pardoned rioter has died after release as he fought with police.

On my Google Maps, the Gulf of Mexico is now labeled "Gulf of America." Seriously, fuck that shit. #Gulfofmexico

Burn! www.facebook.com/share/v/1YhZ...

Just what Oregon and California need, a firefighter shortage. 😡

Yes, NYT, please use forthright headlines! You shouldn't walk on eggshells when the prez is a bull in a china shop (to mix idioms)

A four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military, was removed from her post as the Coast Guard’s top officer on Trump’s second day in office.

Nova Scotia & British Columbia are pulling US liquor off shelves as Canadian provinces fight back for Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports. Red state Kentucky, you're going to do a nose dive as the main exporter of spirits. #IvotedforHarris #tariffs #tradewar

Don't buy a swasticar. #swasticar #fascist #musk