Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election? Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official. Be warned.

Reading the news. Missing the before times when a tire swing was the biggest scandal on the internets. www.newsweek.com/mccain-feeds...

World Organizations: Going with the World Health Organization. #blindguess #jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess

Three charter school districts’ superintendents are among the highest paid in Texas. The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years. With @texastribune.org

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

Animation: First thought was Fantasia. Last time I saw it was in a theater. I was wearing pajamas. I was 20 years old. I wasn't the only one. #blindguess #jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess

Applause for a correct #blindguess yesterday. #jeopardyblindguess

Got distracted. Science Records: I'm going with what's the big bang? #jeopardy #blindguess #jeopardyblindguess

TV 2025: I have no idea. #blindguess #jeopardy

Worst party ever

Describes my news feed tonight. (via Ukraine Business Mag)

Mood: Big bother is watching.

Dear #blindguess friends. I heard y'all hollering Pratchett all the way in ATX.

Ground Breaking Drama: First thought was Hill Street Blues. Filmed with handheld cameras for one thing. #blindguess #jeopardy

Done by the same regime that's currently using government websites to blame Democrats for the shutdown in violation of the Hatch Act.

Animals: My first thought was pink elephants. Going with that. #blindguess #jeopardy

Someday, we're gonna find out that the decisionmaking went like this: Mamdani proposes city-run grocery stores. Conservatives say it'll never work. Mamdani supporters point out that DOD runs a bunch of grocery stores. Hegseth decides to close them to own the libs.

Words From World War II: No idea. What's "loose lips sink ships." #blindguess #jeopardy

Swizzle sticks: When I was four there was old man I called Grandpa when my family visited. I had a doctor kit. I checked his heart and prescribed oranges in his kitchen. In the basement there was a fully stocked bar. He gave me a soda and I played with the glass full of stirrers on the bar.

Destinations: I'm sticking with Wales until it's the correct #blindguess #jeopardy

Corrupt to the core.

We need to tell the SCOTUS Six to get their shit together and shut these maniacs down.

Nobody likes him. His demand for respect is not going according to his reality show script. And there's no rewrite crew. I'm told he's manic. Pacing during meetings.

I didn't even bother to predict this. It was a given.

But not this time. May the young people prevail. Seize your power and we olds will help as we can.

I was looking for a clip of Dean Martin saying, "would you like to come up and see my etchings" when this popped up. Belated goodbye to Freddie. Thanks for all the fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALR1...

Applause for Jeremiah for a correct #blindguess on Friday.

Medieval Names: First thought was my favorite legend. What's Excalibur! #blindguess #jeopardy

one of the new owners of tiktok, kids

My old law firm did a lot of work with him on civil rights cases. He's a fearless warrior for justice.

Scientists: I'm sticking with Isaac Newton. #blindguess #jeopardy

New from me: In May, the United Arab Emirates’ state-backed investment firm MGX deposited $2 billion into the Trump family crypto venture. Now, it's set to get a big chunk of the TikTok U.S. deal negotiated by the Trump White House www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

ICE is firing pellets and pepper balls at journalists in Broadview outside Chicago today, but they're local journalists so it feels like the national media will not care at all. I hope I'm wrong.

They flaunt their corruption with pride.

Loved the Capote black and white ball category. Fun to see the before times icons in their youth. I got the triple stumpers #jeopardy #blindguess

US Towns: I'm sticking with lovely downtown Northampton. #blindguess #jeopardy

Belated applause for Yoheysparky correct #blindguess the other day.

What could go wrong besides everything.

The 21st Century: Thinking of the Global Seed Vault. #blindguess #jeopardy

Could not be more perfect. Release the unredacted Epstein files.

Children's Books: Going with one of my favorites The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Art from 1954 Edition of Little Golden Books. #blindguess #jeopardy

Political History: I'm thinking of Teapot Dome when taking bribes for awarding oil leases was a major media scandal for Harding. #blindguess #jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess

My political #views are quite strong. Many share them. (Some rant that I'm wrong.) I use verse (mostly light) To express them. Our plight Is so grim, we need grins (or a bong.) #HaikuChallenge #View #Poetry #News #MicroPoetry #Resist #Trump #MAGA #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #Poem #PoetryCommunity

Gonna start my own bougie tarinflation (tariff-inflation) market basket: Up first, these Lululemon pants have gone up $14 in the past two weeks.

For my friends who celebrate. Shanah Tovah. Wishing you a sweet, happy, healthy New Year.

Happy birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. (art via Tolkien Gateway dot net)

Happy autumnal equinox to all and a joyous Mabon to my pagan friends.

He doesn't accordion his hands anymore when he talks. His rotten hand must look really bad right now.

This shouldn't happen in our country yet here we are...