It was high cost (actually slightly lower than the expected/tolerable casualty assessment. It was expected that 60% of the initial landing force would be lost to death/disabling injury.) I have no appetite for acceptable loss calculations for something that is prima facie a crime of aggression.

Gary Cooper has arrived for dinner, as has Archie Leach. I position Gary's dishes so that once he settles in he faces the exact spot where Archie is eating at the corner of the garage. I think it eases Gary's need for worry. Tack room is ready to receive Gary for the winter. Trap tomorrow evening

Delaware, get out there and adopt Evander!

“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”

Oh. Seems serious.

"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."

How many more windows of opportunity need to be installed to leap out of one before the house crumbles? Besides, that's Indiana not WA DC. I do see her point, perspective however. Just over here asking questions.

He's here, with eyes all a glow. Gary and Archie are enjoying 1.5 rations topped with bite size bits of chicken tonight. Dug the shop vac out today to tidy the tack room, prepping it so if and when I trap Gary his quarters will meet his approval and primary need to be safe and warm.

WTAF

An international brewing school is leaving the United States for Montreal. This is another example of the disastrous impact of Trump's economic policies. He is leaving the United States a weakened and isolated state. youtu.be/AboUY5BTsOQ

Criminal.

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This is a lie of the most vile imaginings. We don’t need to fabricate or fantasize child abuse in this era of Trump and Epstein. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES. Vance, you are scum.

My second book, ONE LONG NIGHT, is a global history of concentration camps. I visited 4 continents to trace why humanity became willing to lock up civilians en masse without trial on the basis of identity, how that led to Auschwitz, and the ways camps have persisted since. A biography of a bad idea.

Trump's Department of the Interior plasters his image on their 2026 National Parks Pass The administration’s FY 2026 budget calls for cutting over $1.2 billion from the National Park Service budget — the largest reduction in the NPS’s 109-year history.

It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card). There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well. The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial www.usni.org/magazines/na...

And NO WONDER he wants to courtmartial Mark Kelly for telling people not to follow orders to murder people.

Curiouser and couriouser.

We keep hearing about Patel and Noem abusing private jets. I'd like to go on record that I have no problem if we use a private jet to take Hegesth to The Hague.

Watch this brief video featuring the New York City mayor-elect, then ask yourself if you could imagine Trump or Vance or Speaker Johnson doing the same, especially with a similarly caring and courteous commentary at the end: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=112...

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Who knew?

Is the MF still alive?

Someone in the neighborhood is using a cordless drill. I support anyone this industrious at 6:15 am.

Release the MRI results

Indeed. www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...

1/5 Why do we still allow Trump to negotiate on the war in Ukraine? The US does not fund Ukraine. Trump and his team are compromised by Russia. Europe pays the bills, yet Trump sits at the table. There is zero reason for him and his team of traitors to be involved

BASE LEVEL #Democrat PLATFORM -

Archie Leach stands guard over his rations while he takes a pause so he can have seconds. Yup, my life really is about small things, well, excluding The Big Horse.

Gary Cooper arrived on time for his T-Day dinner which was topped off with bits of chicken. Archie Leach is here too. He appeared just as I put his rations down. I'm definitely under surveillance.

This explains a lot about the probable motive of the shooter. I wonder how many if his friends and family were being sent back to CERTAIN DEATH? www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...

@carl-gustav.bsky.social @mountainash.bsky.social ???

Stouffer’s Targets People Spending Thanksgiving Alone With New Single-Serve Frozen Family https://theonion.com/stouffer-s-targets-people-spending-thanksgiving-alone-w-1848105159/

Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this: An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.

Upholding $1M sanction against Trump & Habba, 11th Cir. held: • Arguments were "frivolous" • "Malicious prosecution claim without a prosecution" • "Trade secrets claim without a trade secret" • 7 claims w/o cause of action • 11 of 16 claims not even appealed • "Pattern of misusing the courts" 1/2

On this Thanksgiving Day, let us remember all of the dishes that were used and washed to bring a beautiful meal to the table in the days prior to your 3pm arrival for dinner. Yes, as the non-contributor to meal prep it IS your responsibility to do the gd dishes after dinner today. 1/2

Good morning! Please read and share this very informative piece put together by @thedoublev.bsky.social. House Democrats launch ICE Watch Dashboard to track allegations of abuse. This is very helpful! #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.patreon.com/posts/144517...

It's 4:30 am pst. It wouldn't actually be T-Day without the power going out at 4:04 am. The outage effected the entire east valley which means I could have seen stars I haven't seen in years if those pesky clouds weren't in the way.

Not hard at all to understand unless you're a russian asset.

Amen. Having also grown up in the South and seeing the scourge of racism rear its ugly head again, I am thankful for all the courage shown by decent people who know that what is happening to the U.S. is deeply, deeply wrong.

I didn't mince words. Mute. Block.

I think this confirms Scout Finch is a near perfect as she does none of these things. In fact, I wake her up.

He's here. I was worried. I'll sit outside with him until he steps away from his food.

This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Want.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

I'm outside. It's cold, not freezing though. Anyhoo, haven't actually seen Gary Cooper in a few days so I await his presence so, well, so . . .

T: Gitty up Emma, it's dinner time. Emma: Oh, hold your horses, I gotta git up.