“I wish we could trap the president in some kind of terrarium and make him do this sort of thing exclusively. If only this were all just entertainment, and the only men with their faces hidden by masks were doing tributes to Michael Crawford.” @petridishes.bsky.social goes dark. Couldn’t agree more.

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Can’t wait to spend all day watching marginally Christmas-related movies, eating chips and queso, and drinking eggnog and Pepsi until my face goes numb.

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This is what a person with a soul does when they have the good fortune of monetary wealth and privilege. What a gift! What an example! I hope I can do more in the future to acknowledge the worth and dignity of my unhoused neighbors.

Maybe if they rename it The Donald J. Trump January 6th Plaque Congress will display it as required by law. @thejan6plaque.bsky.social

I personally can’t wait to visit The Donald J. Trump Washington Monument, The Donald J. Trump Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Donald J. Trump Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I forgot how good Bodo’s deli egg on everything is.🤓

Uhhhhh… the problem ain’t the green cards. (It’s the guns)

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Because I can’t stand to hear that voice I just read a transcript of the speech and… wtf was that? Declaring war with Venezuela would have made more sense. In Army leadership training we are taught characteristics of toxic leadership, and this was a textbook example. 1/3

Gonna keep listening to the podcast because those songs are just going to remind me of her and I’ll lose it.

Joanne Freeman in Cville? Count me in! Already have my tix. Can’t wait!

Another day I see flags flying half-staff and think, which one?

Looking for my library’s cassette tapes and came across a stash of mini books including a darling little collection of odes to big daddy Lenin.

Snow day at the library

My Christmas vibe? It’s pretty much Robert Smith playing cymbals. youtu.be/J_2QaNWQs3s

Reminder about Jan 6: it really happened It was a horror 140+ police were injured A range of violent weapons were used by attackers Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard There was a gallows and guns Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached

I’m glad they arrested someone for the attempted bombing on Jan 6. This means Trump is one step closer to pardoning everyone involved.

Costco is doing more to stand up to the Trump admin than elite universities.

Almost 4 weeks since broken rib incident and sneezing has become my most feared enemy.

Sickening to hear anybody describe Trump as taking a bullet for this country when there are two National Guard members, one dead, one in the hospital, who actually took a bullet while he dismantles democracy and further divides us as a country.

I spent 2 weeks in Australia and I still can’t tell you the Prime Minister’s name because there’s no Cult of Personality with flags and signs and stickers and hats. America isn’t well.

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The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.

This is a breaking story and details are still unknown, but the fact is they shouldn’t even be there. Responsibility for any damage, injury or death lies squarely with the Trump administration.

I have a feeling Trump is almost as happy to have us fighting about the military and unlawful orders as he would be to have the military actually attacking civilians.

And here are some Christmas decorations in Sydney. Christmas in Summer still kind of blows my mind.

Stores in Australia were playing Christmas music in early November. I wondered why they didn’t wait until after Thanksgiving like decent human beings, then I remembered they don’t have Thanksgiving. Those poor souls start in right after Halloween. No holiday buffer. Guess I’m thankful for that.

Returning to Virginia from an overseas trip and I feel like I missed all the Fall colors, but UVA’s Pratt Gingko was still on display when I arrived at work this morning.

Some important points about military oaths of service from the General.

Reading about this policy change leaves me with one question: How many people currently in or trying to join the USCG have swastika tattoos?

/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force. You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

New Zealand McDonalds has a salad burger.

“Never forget” means continuing to teach the truth about what happened on Jan 6.

Coogee Beach, NSW Australia 11/10/25

Active attacker alert at UVA Shannon Library! WTF people? Hope everyone is ok.

Bike parking at Manly ferry terminal. More of this, please!

Sydney Opera House has bike parking! How cool is that!

Australia I am in you

Movies I watched in preparation to my Australia/New Zealand trip: Strictly Ballroom Quigley Down Under The Castle Crocodile Dundee Crocodile Dundee 2 Gallipoli (1981 film) ANZAC girls (series) Ten Canoes Whale Rider

DC Metro tap on/off with phone is a huge upgrade!

Welp, I’m off to Australia.

Game six starts with a serviceable Star Spangled Banner followed by O Canada a with crowd singing, bi-lingual, and modulating to the last stanza! Toronto means business!

Happy Halloween morning bike commute!

Walked to work today

Morning commute. Any views of your morning ride?

Maybe he thinks if he doesn’t do anything she’ll end up in the basement with the January 6th Plaque.