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Retired. Like nature, photography, space, science, travel and books. Can be snarky when leaders are lying and/or behaving badly.
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Oh, and by all means let’s send them with no water or air quality standards, or Labor Relations advocacy or OSHA protections or collective bargaining. Back to the Middle Ages.

Looks like we might be able to add Insider Trading to Trump’s resume: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 4 hours later, he announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs. Stocks closed up 9.5%. The market gained back ~ $4T, of the losses of the previous 4 trading days.

Serious question - is there a way where these tariffs make sense? Doesn’t the US lack comparable US-made options for Consumer Electronics, Critical Minerals; Apparel; Drugs; Tools/Appliances? So prices on those just go up? And for US options, what stops US companies from raising price to match?

The parts of society being defunded - arts, culture, history, science, education, nature, etc. - are what make us more than consumers, and into community. They need protecting, they are keys to remembering who we are.

Because I just can’t be outraged all the time

Thanks to Trump / RFK, another virus outbreak is being mismanaged. www.houstonpress.com/news/public-...

5 separate, serious, inter-related SCANDALS

International Day of Forests

Snow in Az

Great book. Opened my eyes to the depth of abuse and suffering during apartheid BookSky 💙📚 #Books

What if, instead of Canada becoming a state, the U.S.A. applies to become part of the Commonweath of Nations? King Charles seems like a decent fellow. Something to think about.

Senator Mark Kelly is one of the rare reasonable and rational voices in the Senate. Elon musk wouldn’t recognize a traitor if he was working for one.

The Epstein files are redacted for NATIONAL SECURITY Reasons? Trump’s DOJ is targeting Trump enemies, and Biden supporters have been purged from military leadership, the FBI, the DOJ, and NSA staff. Who does that leave to be in danger of exposure?

America 1st, except for: Fighting Russian Imperialism Fighting diseases Maintaining International Alliances Air and Water Quality Feeding the hungry Forest Management Equal opportunity Safe air travel Job Safety Food Safety Medical and Scientific Research Promoting education

Welcome to TrumpLand, where a handful of billionaires tell people what opinions to have, who can be hired and fired, what healthcare practices are allowed, what can be printed, and what the laws mean. Apparently Republic now means “controlled by a Republican.

Trump becomes the latest in a long line of Presidents to violate the terms of a treaty and the first American President to officially spread Russian propaganda.

Shameful, destructive behavior by the Trump administration

Public Environmental Data Partners archives climate datasets, uploading copies to public repositories and cataloging where and how to find them if they go missing from government websites. Scholars explain: #climatechange #data #epa #NOAA https://buff.ly/4b9ZbxY

Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; & never to tolerate their violation by others. -Lincoln, 1838 “He who saves his country does not violate any Law.”

When you look at the diagram, it all comes together. Musk-RAT is trying to cover his tracks to gain unchecked power. h/t CAP Action

Interesting trends in # of fed. workers. There were cuts in Dept of Ed. and EPA under both Trump & Biden. Total # of emps grew by ~ 80k under both. Both added mostly to VA, DHS, and HHS. Trump’s new cuts look to be focused on agencies that investigated him & Musk and ones that were previously cut.

One of our cabin neighbors

Woods Canyon Lake

Beautiful night sky

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, was not pleased with the effects of Trump’s dismantling of USAID. Moran emphasized the moral imperative for the U.S. government to deliver international food aid to starving people. In addition, Trump’s reckless, illegal actions threw U.S. businesses..