The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

A Bad Idea Then, A Bad idea Now I wrote this a year ago but now seems like a good time for a reminder of what happens when the U S Military is used against U S citizens.

Whoever brokered a cease fire in the "war-ravaged" City of Portland so 12,000 people could run in the Portland Marathon deserves to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Fear and Loathing America's New National Sport

Some earn it, some disgrace it. The men and women I spoke to on this day earned that right in the jungles, rice paddies and hills of Vietnam. I've known many Troopers who, with blood, sweat and death, have earned that Trooper Stetson and you deserve no such honor. Take off that hat!

The Authoritarian’s Secret Weapon: They Never, Ever Leave Voluntarily "What Nixon tried to do in secret with plumbers, burglars, and hush money, Trump is doing in the open, loudly, and with the full backing of the Republican Party and its billionaire benefactors." - Thom Hartman

But my faith is hollow these days. Not because God left me but because those who claim to speak for Him have poisoned His name with their power-lust, their racism, their cowardly silence, their monstrous disguise. - Lucinda Lambert, 2025 www.facebook.com/share/p/16sJ...

Monday night Defenders of Democracy SP! I added a few folks I haven’t seen in my feed since n awhile!! Let’s go! Like comment RP!! Vetted! @oneveteransoath.substack.com @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @gigialexander123.bsky.social @free2beme.bsky.social @markymark757.bsky.social go.bsky.app/Eo8vudr

“There are only so many lies you can take, the President “should get his ass of the White House-today.” Senator Barry Goldwater, August 1974.

Come on man,

If you want to know what we are, read a political commentator. If you want to know who we are read a poet. Lucinda Lambert, a former English teacher, now writer uses words to describe “us.” You can find more of her beautiful lyrics here www.facebook.com/share/p/15T8...

Eighty years ago, today at 5:29:45 a.m., the first atom bomb was successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Every person alive that day and everyone born after that day has lived under the threat of that mushroom cloud. “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” - Robert Oppenheimer

Obituary-The Republican Party, 180, passed away without a whimper July 3, 2025. Predeceased by Abaraham Lincoln and John McCain and survived by Jeff Flake and Bob Corker who tried to mend the fractured family but eventually gave up and went home. Cause of death has been ruled a suicide.

For decades Clyde Butcher and his camera have captured the beautiful landscape of the fragile Florida Everglades. Today his words capture a fragile society where human dignity is in danger of being lost. www.facebook.com/share/p/1HK4...

On Sunday, during an interview Trump said that he loves farmers and taking away people that have been working our fields would destroy farmers. Yet the raids continue. Question, does Trump want to stop raiding and rounding up farm workers, and if so, has ICE gone rouge?

This will be the best three minutes of your day today.

So are we back to the only deporting criminals again? I can’t keep up with the chaos.

"We have seen it coming for weeks. Naturally, we sensed what it all meant, these threats and staged riot... the whole shabby performance designed to provide an excuse for intervention." - Friedrich Reck, 1938, Describing the German intent to invade Austria.

Bring the ultimate symbol of freedom to your protest and demonstrations.

Chancellor Merz planned his visit to the Oval on this particular day to play Trump in front of entire country. Well played Chancellor Merz, well played.

I have people that have been studying his birth certificate and cannot believe what they’re finding. If he wasn’t born on June 14th, then he is pulling one of the great cons in the history of parades. No birthday parade until he releases his long form birth certificate to prove when he was born.

According to Travel and Tour World, “bookings from Europe to the U.S. for the May through July travel window have dropped sharply, industry analysts projecting a year-over-year decline of 10 percent, resulting in $8.5 billion reduction in U.S. tourism revenue from international visitors in 2025.”

The Quote of the Day, “The cutting-edge research in this country is done with an accent.” – Congressman Jake Auchincloss. Fact: In science and medicine, foreign-born researchers at American universities are disproportionately represented as Nobel Prize winners.

Well played President Ramaphosa , well played.

The quote of the day goes to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who in the Oval Office, in front of the entire press pool said to Trump, "I wish I had a plane to give you."

Why would a country that Trump has correctly claimed supports Hamas terrorist give him a $400M plane? Why would he accept? Why would Pam Bondi approve? Even MAGA wants answers!

Sorry Lil Donnie, you only get two soldiers rather than 6000 for your birthday this year.

“Obviously there is no need of fighting to overcome this single tyrant, for he is automatically defeated if the country refuses consent to its own enslavement: it is not necessary to deprive him of anything, but simply to give him nothing.” Étienne de La Boétie, France, 1553.

Yesterday Trump told us Q1 and Q2 economy belonged to President Biden. Thanks, Joe, for the 177,000+ jobs added in April and the strong market rally today.

Wednesday at the Trump "love in" (formerly known as a cabinet meeting) Pam Bondi told Trump that if not for him the U S population would have dropped from 342 million people to 84 million people in 100 days. These people are in a serious competition to be judged "Best in Show" by Trump.

Mike Waltz is out. Who’s next, Rubio or Hegseth?

The man child blames Biden for both last quarter and next quarter economy. No Donald it’s all Trumpanomics now. You own it all! For once in your life take some accountability.

On April 22nd the Trump Administration launched the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. On April 28th the Christian pastor Rev. William Barber and two others were arrested for praying in the U S Capitol. Pray for Trump, good. Pray for the poor bad.

In a moment of clarity Trump admits Putin might be playing him. “It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently." Was it a private meeting with Zelenskyy, or WSJ Op-Ed? Or a fortune cookie? Policy change? Who knows!

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

When I retired, I gave away all my suits except one, my black one. Why do you think I kept my black suit?

Sales of existing home down 5.9%, lowest since 2009. Mortgage rates up. Current home prices up 2.7%. Trumpanomics!

In a total self-indictment Trump says, "Those lying to the American People on behalf of violent criminals have to be held responsible by the Agencies and the courts." You will be Donald, you will be.

Mr. President, Make Us All Proud Again! I wrote this article in February but rereading it today I realized it's more urgent today. The division has grown; civil liberties are still under assault. And Donald Trump has continued to trample on the US Constitution. We must resist while we are able.

Wednesday it was mythical gas pride of $1.98. Yesterday it was mythical egg prices being 92% lower. The man seems to be trying to manifest to the universe lower prices while actually creating higher prices with his policy decisions.

Sen. Van Hollen meets with Garcia!

This past Sunday Attorney General Pam Bondi stated “Just since January 20th, we’ve had over 170 lawsuits filed against us. That should be the constitutional crisis right there.” No Pam, that is an example of the Constitution working exactly how it was designed. That’s called normal behavior.

I am having as much fun today watching the Republicans trying to make Americans think that Donald Trump is a sane rational person as I did last year watching the Democrats try to make Americans think that Joe Biden wasn’t suffering from age related dementia.

“Everybody wants to go the heaven, but nobody wants to go right now.” Kenny Chesney. It seems the same sentiment applies to manufacturing jobs in America, everybody wants more manufacturing in America, but Americans don’t want to work in those manufacturing jobs.

Someone please remind Trump of the advice from Kenny Rogers. You got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealing's done

According to the ALA 89% of voters think the public library is important to the community. Now Donald Trump wants to stop funding your local library. What can you do to save your local public library? Everyone remembers their first visit to a library. Share your story of your first library visit

Trump blinked and paused tariffs for 90 days. Markets responding.

Is Russia on the list of countries subject to Trumps tarrif? Asking for a friend.

“I’m shocked! Shocked to find that gambling with national security is going on in here. Round up the usual suspects” 20 times and counting!