Tessa, (my ex’s pooch who lives with us half the time) is an avid @TheRickWilson listener.

The Oval Office. Bush 41. Clinton. Biden. Trump.

It’s not that complicated. By raising the retirement age to 68 or even 70 millions of people will die before they can begin to collect their social security…so of course it saves money.

Anti Elon Tesla club? That’s bullshit. You can’t be anti Elon and drive a Tesla-that’s total hypocrisy. If you’re really anti Elon you need to ditch the Tesla even if it means taking a loss. Using an “anti Elon Tesla club” sticker makes you look like a self-righteous prick. IMO.

Can you believe this book is 101 years old?

Wow: Trump is pardoning a convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party

Trump Will Leave DC Early for Palm Beach Amid Record Shutdown Trump to party in Florida as poor families starve meidasnews.com/news/trump-w...

As Democrats offer to reopen the govt in exchange for keeping health insurance subsidies the same for one year, Trump orders his puppets in Congress to reject the deal as he flies back to Palm Beach for another weekend of golf and parties at his country club.

Update from latest deer fence project…

1901 First U.S. edition. Such a beautiful book.

I got stuck with a “book club edition” but fortunately I have an actual first edition as well. Someone will be surprised to see a 60 year old Steinbeck in the local free library down the block…I hope they enjoy it.

Riddle me this? Why are the people most freaked out about a “socialist” as Mayor of New York perfectly fine with a Fascist with dementia in the White House?

Ok. Here’s my take. Trump had the WH hire ACECO to do the East Wing demolition but they were supposed to erect sufficient fencing so as to prevent all the photos that were taken. Their failure (Trump will claim) to prevent the exposure means he doesn’t have to pay them.

The dealer accepted my low ball offer. Was kinda shocked but I’ll take it.

We do billboards like this one up now on i95. We fund the billboards from proceeds of tee shirt sales. So get a tee. Fund a billboard. Annoy the Fascists. 100% cotton Union Made in the USA. maddogpac.com/products/mad...

16 is playing Romeo’s mom.

Running errands. This monstrosity would be poorly designed, off balance and as ugly as sin even if @elonmusk wasn’t a Fascist…

My Kerouac first editions…

JUST IN: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces she will not run for reelection for Congress

Trump’s cuck fools nobody with this.

Kitchen clock. MOMA or Tintin?

Working on Hope and the herd’s fence/gate project. Going with 6 inch posts. 4 inch posts are for amateurs.

Creating a new safe zone for Hope and the herd.

From an hour ago. This is the back entrance to the new house about 250 feet down the path from the previous rental. (Photos taken by 18 from his “apartment”).

Interested in helping ICE protect the Homeland? Check out the Lincoln Project's useful video guide! open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

Dick Cheney was a genuine conservative, a patriotic Republican, and a man who made hard calls in tough times, even when it meant being excommunicated from the GOP. Our thoughts are with his family.

iddle me this? Why do the biggest, most racist, assholes on this site all seem to proudly proclaim themselves to be “Christian” and followers of Christ? Christ would piss on their sandles. So to speak.

First editions. Which should I get?

This is MAGA.

Trump is panic posting through today's elections

First editions. Now the real work begins. Alphabetical by author. Separate section for classic science fiction first editions.

Moving in. This was with Sheri’s things. I just love it. Artist is Susan Kulbaki.

I’m shocked.

JUST IN: Trump says he has instructed the Department of Defense to start testing our nuclear weapons

Trump Amplifies QAnon Imagery Again on Truth Social Trump continues to affirm the fringe movement meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...

Just curious… why has this charlatan been on @JoeNBC @Morning_Joe for the last 40 minutes?

This is Hope in our new front yard and Rue as seen from our new dining room.

Piper is back at Apex Veterinary Hospital for her FINAL labs. We should be getting the all clear in a few minutes. Now she can have her (delayed) breakfast.

For all those proponents of AI, my friend Dave and I stand in opposition. See you on the front lines.

I keep finding first editions of books I bought 25 years ago that I forgot I had. First edition/first printing of this one.

Thanks to all who expressed concern that a few days of indirect sunlight would destroy the books. Blinds won’t be installed for several days so I put up a temporary batik print. Hopefully the books will survive for another few days or a week.

Ooh. @amazonhelp.bsky.social wants to “escalate”. Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

Piper is fine. Just tired. She appreciates everyone’s concern.

Piper is happy to be home :)

"The next presidency is going to have to embark on a sweeping de-Trump-ification of the entire federal government to purge it of the culture of abuse and lawlessness that has taken hold, and there are few more vivid examples than ICE." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

While Republicans continue their ruthless and unprecedented mid-decade radical gerrymander in multiple states to hang on to power, Democrats outside CA continue to wring their hands and dither, seeking excuses for inaction like Merrick Garland reading FBI reports about J6.

Sean Duffy is so desperate to hang on to his NASA gig that he’s now giving Trump credit for Japan’s space program. meidasnews.com/news/duffy-c...

Reporter: That was an ad run by a provincial government in Canada.  Trump: I don’t care Reporter: Why are you mad at the federal government? Trump: Because whether it's provincial or Canada itself, they all knew exactly what the ad was. The prime minister knew, everybody knew.

Trump on third term: I haven't really thought about it… but I have the best poll numbers I've ever had…. I would love to do it Reporter: You’re not ruling it out?

I take no pleasure to report that the reciprocal tariffs costume is sold out