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We are all in the departure lounge. Some of us have earlier flights than others.

A notice from the Department of Personal Reflections: Following a comprehensive review, it has been determined that if you are going to make a change then you have to start with the person in the mirror. Buying a new mirror is not the answer.

What if the most courageous thing a cancer patient can do is to stop trying to prove how courageous they are?

that's the Seal of Approval

Mayor Mamdani and Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso visited the New York Aquarium to meet some seals and celebrate the impact of the administration’s $2 million investment in the aquarium.

Proudly wearing my Amy Acton shirt with the Union Label front and center!

Traveled to my daughter’s house on Friday afternoon, and on the way stopped in Franconia Notch for a break. A view of the cliffs on the eastern side of the notch, northwest of Mt. Lafayette.

Momkitty Fluffy Tail is very suspicious. Every day is #Caturday.

Another pic of the north country sky this morning.

Every day is #Caturday!

EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE US preparing to issue ordered departure of some personnel from Gulf embassies, say US officials reut.rs/4siRwpl

Just a massive turnout coming out of Austin, Houston and Dallas so far. Only two days of early voting (and it's not clear that all counties are reporting yet), but damn. votingtrend.com?eevt_state=T...

Every day is #Caturday

October!

We voted!

We voted!

Okay. Let's be clear. If you post a picture of Musk you will be blocked.

View of the southern Franconia Range from the SW.

Let's be clear. You post a picture of Tr*mp and you'll be blocked.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump has dictatorial ambitions and could destroy U.S. democracy, a new poll has found. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

🚨BREAKING: Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters, according to data shared exclusively with Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

LA No Kings ✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽

Washington Post has released series of new polling this morning Perhaps this is the most striking finding:

The scale of New York City's response to the nationwide No Kings mobilization against the Trump administration is nothing short of staggering. Powerful! ✊

The snow has arrived—very light, to be sure, but still snow. If it thickens, I’m worried because many trees still have leaves & it could break branches.

“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...

I had an early morning walk up Glastonbury Tor today. Dawn was starting to creep in but still plenty of stars around.

🚨BREAKING: With the threat of federal election interference looming large over the midterms, Senate Democrats plan to send more than 100 congressional staff to observe voting sites in nine states — the first program of its kind for the upper chamber. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

🚨 Our DC Chief Scott MacFarlane was INSIDE the courtroom as federal Judge Ana Reyes erupted at Trump's DOJ lawyers. “I've never seen anything like that before.” Scott describes the judge screaming at the top of her lungs after the gov cut down hundreds of trees despite assurances to the court

I understand that ranting about Tee-Rump is good venting. But if you post a picture of him I will block you.

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Every day is #Caturday. When the porch cats were babies.

#Caturday

One of those amazing afternoons where the sun occasionally comes out from behind the clouds & illuminates everything just for a brief moment.

#Isaias And our power is out in Upstate South Carolina.

Flight-level winds from latest USAF reconnaissance pass suggest Hurricane Isaias has continued to strengthen and is a Category 4 storm. Storm is also becoming increasingly asymmetric.

I can’t escape the feeling that none of what is happening in our country today would have been possible without the Supreme Court telling a president that he is above the law.

Isaias became the first hurricane in the Atlantic this season overnight. Now up to 80 mph sustained wind. It'll throw our region a wet Sunday, and perhaps a severe weather threat. Recon is in there now checking out the storm. Track it here: www.capitalweather.com/tracking-isa...

From left to right: sugar maple, red maple, striped maple aka moosewood.

October 7th 4 years ago. Yesterday was like this. The wind seemed determined to strip all the maples of their leaves, as if: “All right, you’ve had enough time to show off, it’s the birches’ turn now.”

Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙

NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/

Done! Blueberry pie for dessert tonight.