And Bondi repeatedly demonstrates that she has neither morals nor a human soul. Her one and only job is to defend the undefendable. She has given up all claim for respect or deference.

Why do some people feel the need to go out of their way to say how much they hate cross-country skiing? Done it all my life and loved it - but I'm not moved to post hate-o-grams about sports I don't enjoy. Chill, folks, enjoy your sport and let other people enjoy theirs.

Watch The Post (RIP), All The President's Men, and Good Night And Good Luck to see what we had and what we are losing. McCarthy and Nixon were nothing on Trump; it' s the 11th hour for our media and for our democracy.

Why do so many people feel the need to post how much they hate sport X? Come on folks - relax and let the people who love X, Y or Z have a good time! Don't like it? Don't do it, but stop denigrating it.

Trump: Of course I'm not a racist. Windmills make you racist, so do solar panels and environmental safeguards. That's why I'm opposed to them!

Karoline - there is nothing "fake" about my outrage at the vile, racist video. And there nothing fake about the revulsion I feel for a press secretary who attempts to dismiss the outrage of decent people by calling their reaction "fake." You have lost your sense of decency, if you ever had any.

Trump Prayer Event - Prayer praising Trump - Leavitt - Teen female cage wrestling - Long, wandering prayer blaming Biden - Trump - Stock car rally - Creed: "I believe in Trump" - Mike Johnson - Forgotten "Star" sings forgettable song - Concluding prayer praising Trump - (sober?) Lindsey Graham

There are several responses to things I've posted that don't say what they're responding to. "No one said that" as an example. It may be just me being stupid, but it's useful to cite or quote what one is referring to or disputing, if dialog is intended.

Olympics - How many golds will trump get? At the 67 AD Olympics, the emperor Nero was awarded seven crowns. Several of the events were made expressly for him and were never held again.

Not having a Nordic Combined for women reminds me of the idiotic “health” objections to women’s Biathlon in the early 80’s. Strangely, once the Scandinavians and the Russians had squads, objections were dropped. US women took bronze at the first Women’s World Championships in Chamonix in 1985.

Suing someone is what trump does when he can't golf. It's sort of a hobby.

NYT: Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.

Guzman was driving his son to day care when four unmarked vehicles surrounded his car, blocking two lanes of North 163rd Street. Masked and armed federal agents emerged and arrested Guzman. They left his 2-year-old son sitting alone in the back seat for about 40 minutes, eyewitnesses said. Seattle

"How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis" (NYT) Thousands are protesting in Minneapolis and more all over the country, there is killing, tear gas, pepper spray -but Trump somehow grasps that there is a "problem"? Such a genius!

Republicans are trying to sound as if they care AFTER the building burned down. They needed to wake up nine years ago – the signs have been there the entire time, and they did nothing. Go away, and let people with courage and integrity save the country. You didn’t lift a finger. You failed.

Larry turned 19 today - that's 92 cat years.

Kristi Noem's answer to Bovino's Nazi coat

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts ‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults | Germany | The Guardian

How many ICE nazis does it take to hold a guy down and shoot him 8 or ten times?  And an ICU nurse, going to help a downed woman. A man of more value to society than all these thugs put together.

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital | The Seattle Times

Here's a list of the businesses who are part of the ICE OUT closures today. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Get enough cowards together and you can do anything: House Rejects Measure to Bar Military Force in Venezuela In a tie vote, the House defeated an effort to prohibit the president from using the U.S. military in Venezuela weeks after the raid he ordered that captured the country’s leader. - NYT

Nancy Lacore, Navy official fired by Pete Hegseth, is running for Congress as a DEMOCRAT. She served in the Navy for 35 years as a pilot, 3-star admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve Donate. Doesn’t have to be much, but numbers count and dollars add up. Nancy Lacore — Donate via ActBlue

It is time for congress to risk political suicide. Stand up - DO something! Te everyday citizens of Minneapolis are showing infinitely more courage than you, and they have infinitely more to lose than you - you who are rich, have degrees, have lucrative professions to fall back on.

White House press secretary tells CBS ‘we’ll sue your ass off’ if it edits Trump interview - The Guardian reports the usual grace and finesse of the regime.

Of people booked into ICE custody this fiscal year: • Nearly three in four... had no criminal conviction. • Nearly half had no criminal conviction nor even any pending criminal charges. - Cato Institute (excerpted)

48,377 out of 65,735—or 73.6% held in ICE detention have no criminal conviction according to data current as of November 30, 2025. Many of those convicted committed only minor offenses, including traffic violations. - tracreports.org/immigration/...

The Guardian, just now - US military action in Iran could come in next 24 hours, report says – live Trump appears to have decided on a military strike against Iran, Reuters reports

A Department of Justice attorney said Tuesday that there is no First Amendment protection for observing police. Nacht und Nebel - a directive issued by Adolf Hitler targeting political activists, who were to be imprisoned, executed, or made to disappear into the "night and fog" of the Reich.

Parallel news – As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters ...Reports are emerging of a rise in deadly violence as protests ...have snowballed into a mass movement. NYT, Jan 11 Trump Administration: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota ibid

The Nuremberg charges were indictments brought against top Nazi leaders for - Conspiracy, crimes against peace (planning aggressive war) - War crimes (atrocities in occupied territories) - Crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, enslavement of civilians). Check, check, and check!

Daily Nous: Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That’s a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson...was told by Texas university officials about his “Contemporary Moral Problems” course, due to start next week.

The Nuremberg charges were indictments brought against top Nazi leaders primarily for conspiracy, crimes against peace (planning aggressive war), war crimes (atrocities in occupied territories), and crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, enslavement of civilians).

Today's Guardian:  "Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela"  The republican stretch limo has two speeds: park, and reverse. But it's very comfy inside behind those heavily tinted windows.

Off to Norway for the month, so the last Old Time pic: Snorre Krugstad - perfect technique in the 80's and now:

Some things never change.

Today's Cabinet “Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane,” Kristi Noem said. “Even you kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that,” she continued. “It’s been an honor to work for you. You are a great American... Thank you for letting us get up every day and have a purpose.”

Time to remember the great Gunde Svan - four gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, seven golds, three silvers, and one bronze at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Guardian, today - FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a ‘rudderless ship’

Guardian today: Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela We'll MAKE it our business!

Can we establish what part of trump's body got the MRI? He doesn't know. And we want the results.

Globe and Mail (CDN) headline today: Allegations of sexually explicit messages add to complaints against ICE contractors

Greats of the Past: Mike Gallagher ('41 – 2013) skied in the '64, ‘68 and ’72 Olympics, 9-time U.S. Champion. Coached the USST, inducted to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame. An enthusiastic colleague with an inexhaustible supply of Irish songs. A kind, energetic and giving man.

The police are in DC to enforce the law and promote safety. The Guard are there to back up the police. Now the police are there to protect the Guard...  Our so-called government, lurching from one expensive fatal debacle to the next. With over three years to go - barring that critical obituary.

Curmudgeonly Me - Yes, I like Biathlon. I was with the US Team in the '80's. But WHY SO LITTLE CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING?

The Past - Mika Myllylä was a top x-c skier until caught doping in 2001. He received a 2-year suspension, but failed to return to skiing, developing alcohol problems. In 2011 he was found dead at his home. Tragedy. I remember him as a kind and friendly man with magnificent classic technique.

NYT: ‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only. POOR Mike! Lap dogging, pretending to be Christian, preventing any legislating - ALL AT ONCE!

The Express: "Putin humiliated as Russia can't pay army and defence industry faces collapse" Next? - Trump Closes Down Health Plan, Diverts $50 Billion To Moscow to Aid Starving Troops