BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.

On my last walk of the day.

What a beautiful day.

It stopped raining and the cormorants are drying their wings as the mountain pokes its head out.

What @marcelias.bsky.social is saying on MSNow is on-point, and terrifying. These distractions are important to keep in the mix, but what's most important is ensuring that America holds on to its democracy. And if Trump is successful at ending or corrupting the midterm elections. Democracy is dead.

- Narcissistic authoritarian leader. - Nazis rounding people up . - Gulags. - Journalists being arrested. Seems like I read about something like this in a history book... 🤔

So.. over the past couple weeks, they've gone after the 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments to the constitution. And today, they're rounding up journalists. ... probably nothing to worry about.

Walked down to the bridge and said "hi" to this seagull on a damp gray day.

I'd celebrate. But no other country wants our president.

One of my dog friends appreciating the sunset. 🐾❤️🐾

Some muscles and barnacles on a piling.

Cormorant at the marina, and some information about why they often look like they're waiting for their deodorant to dry.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -- George Orwell, 1984. www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/p...

"Christian" "patriots" are doing their best today to set aside both the Bible and the Constitution.

He was a nurse. His whole life was about helping people. He was helping a woman who had been pushed to the ground by the Nazis when they killed him. Rest easy Alex Pretti.

This evening's sunset:

No more funding for ICE. Period, full stop. This cannot be allowed to go on.

The mountain is out again today 😊

Saw a pair of adult bald eagles on my walk today 🦅

So... you can have ICE agents break into your home and detain you without a warrant, and if you record what they're doing, you can be put on a "domestic terrorist watchlist." But we're eliminating mandatory life-saving vaccines because "freedom." Am I getting this right?

Mt Rainier on a chilly day.

Hangin out with a seagull friend.

I can't even keep up with the lies in Jim Jordan's opening statement, but I find it interesting that he's complaining about toll record warrants obtained by a judge, while this administration has determined judicial warrants aren't needed to enter our homes.

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

Honey needs and deserves a Furever home.

The mountain is showing off today.

Call me crazy, but if you're starting a world war because you didn't get a peace prize, it's a pretty good indication that you didn't deserve said peace prize.

Foggy evening.

Foggy day. Tug pushing a barge past Hope Island.

Go Hawks! 💚🏈💙

On this evening's walk:

A couple more photos from this beautiful evening. I saw a couple adult bald eagles 🦅

Beautiful evening. ❤️

A 13-year-old Pomona boy is now left without his sole caregiver after his uncle was taken by ICE. This comes after the boy's aunt, who was in the process of adopting him, was killed two years ago by a DUI driver.

BREAKING: TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record." "Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."

On this evening's walk:

I also do NOT recommend filling a super soaker with piss and drenching them with it when it’s -10 degrees out

Last time I saw this much unrest in the streets of America, Trump was on his 5th draft deferment. youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY?...

Where are those Epstein files???