For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences. The Declaration of Independence

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. The Declaration of Independence

He has made judges dependent on his Will alone... The Declaration of Independence

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. The Declaration of Independence

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. The Declaration of Independence

He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled [elsewhere] and totally unworthy of the Head of a civilized nation. The Declaration of Independence

So cool. ❤️🙌

This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.

Incredible performance by David Byrne on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! Dance, Stephen, Dance!

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. - Wendell Berry #SundaySentence

Yuliya Krishchik, textile #artist who stitches the #cosmos, embroidering #stars, #nebulae & #celestial maps into layered fabrics & tapestries. She turns cloth into miniature #universes, where hand-stitched #constellations & shimmering threads map memory, time & wonder @yuliya_krishchik #embroidery

“What makes the desert beautiful,” said the little prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well…” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince #sundaysentence 📚💙

I love and respect this scientist. Carl Sagan answers a question about creation vs evolution.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/a...

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

#ColorADay #YellowThu

Hopper never gets old.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Much to learn/like in this article including, "The lesson of the day was that music and wisdom will ultimately transcend the tumult we’re in." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/n...

Of course, Scalise makes an Idiotic Argument…..

Marc Cuban is absolutely right about this. In other words, there are already way too many data centers

"To claim the name of Jesus while embodying greed, cruelty, deception, violence, and oppression is to carry his name in vain before the world." - Benjamin R. Creamer, substack, "It’s not just the gold statue, it’s what it represents"

"Has commerce hitherto done anything more than change the objects of war?" - Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers No. 6 #SundaySentence

This striking oil painting is titled "Tango-Jazz" and was created in 2017 by the Russian artist Georgy Kurasov. Kurasov is known for his unique, contemporary style that blends elements of Cubism and Art Deco, distorting human figures into sharp, geometric planes with mathematical precision.

Boutros is listening to the gossip in the streets. I hope he brings back the hot tea on the couple divorcing across the street.

This.

Dear @NFL, please seriously consider revoking the Tennessee Titans team's right to play in the state. Millions of black people are losing their rights of the USA. Same with the New Orleans Saints need to move out of Lousiana for the same reason. Every southern state should lose their teams. ASAP

Question: Why would the Super Bowl ever come to a Jim Crow state that intentionally strips representation from Black people? cc: NFL

“Our civilisation is the product of narratives that are so dogmatic, the very process of questioning these dogmas requires an imagination so ruthless that it must come into conflict with everything we consider “real”. Very few humans possess the courage to do this” open.substack.com/pub/georgets...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...

Six Flash Fiction Stories by Contemporary Writers daily.jstor.org/six-flash-fi...

Read George Packer's profile of David Sacks if you want to understand how a part of Silicon Valley turned against American democracy www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Woodcut from La Petit Histoire Bretonne ‘On the Open Sea’ Rene Quillivic, 1921

This is such a perfect tiny love story. I am smitten. And kinda craving a martini at 10:30 in the morning, and I don't even really like martinis all that much.

"She was in oyster-white lounging pajamas trimmed with white fur, cut as flowingly as a summer sea frothing on the beach of some small and exclusive island." - Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep #SundaySentence

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. (Orson Welles)

NEW: Katie Phang is suing DOJ over alleged “brazen” violations of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She says DOJ missed deadlines, over-redacted, and withheld records tied to Jeffrey Epstein—including references to Trump. The suit seeks full disclosure and a special master to oversee compliance.

"While all educational systems help to create...common understandings, good educational systems provide broader common understandings with greater nuance that enables differentiated meanings." - Joseph E. Stiglitz, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society (2024) #SundaySentence

A Farce in Four Acts: 1. Trump skipped the WHCD every single year. 2. Except this one. 3. All of a sudden there’s a shooter in the lobby. 4. Trump: “This shooting is a clear example of why we need a new ballroom!” It hardly gets any dumber than this.

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

Reminder: The Trump regime cancelled nearly $500 million in federal contracts for mRNA vaccine development last year.

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel still has his job. Two female reporters have been fired as a result of his alleged affair with one of those reporters. This is the USA work place women have always had to navigate.