Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday? Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?

Mother Nature's Christmas Lights While actually captured in April, the scene reminds me of the lights of the season... and that I really need to get around to putting mine up! 1/2 #Aurora #PacificOcean #Nightscape #SouthernLights #Seascape #EastCoastKin #TravelTuesday #Landscape #Photography

How we feel about this is how the whole rest of the world feels about Americans.

Day 1391 of my 3 day war. A $40,000 Ukrainian drone sank a $400,000,000 Russian submarine. I remain a master strategist.

LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency? CARR: I think th--- L: Yes or no C: There's a test for this in the la--- L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question C: The FCC is not L: So is your website lying? C: Possibly

[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela? AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.

We were married on this day in 1978... soulmates ever since. ❣️ #ForeverGrateful 🙏

Let’s hope the shift continues and that Massie and Greene are not the only (R)s with the guts to be vocal about the depravity of the goddamn U.S. President real soon.

Rob Reiner, at worst, should have won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At best, he should have received an honorary Oscar. It's possible he turned it down multiple times, but this should be rectified.

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, warning that the Kremlin leader’s ambitions won’t stop with Ukraine.

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮

You voted for “concepts of a plan”. Yes, you voted for this.

The only wide angle shot I took during the Banda Sea Liveaboard was of this adult Midnight Snapper (Macolor macularis) at around 25m, while in search of Hammerheads. Midnight Snapper have distincly different looks at its life phases. I can't wait to go back and look for the juvy! #marinelife

Wow! This man is a hero. Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.

Remarkable kindness and empathy from the Jewish community of Bondi and abroad in light of this horrific anti-semitic shooting. Instead of pouring fuel on the fire and joining hatemongers to condemn all Muslims, they are openly and loudly rejecting it. We stand in solidarity against hate and terror.

Several Federal Court Rulings Have Already Clarified That Any ICE Agent Attempting To Detain Anyone Is REQUIRED TO HAVE A BENCH WARRANT FROM THE LOCAL FEDERAL JUDGE, And Without Said Warrant, Their Actions Can Be Charged As KIDNAPPING... Local Law Enforcement Better Start Doing Their Jobs.

Kamlager-Dove: Biden put together a very restrictive plan around selling these chips to other countries. And Republicans were saying, “Hey, Biden, you’re not protecting our national security.” Fast forward to Trump, and he’s selling these things like you sell Snickers on the corner.

You noticed it too, right? The minute Jasmine Crockett, a fierce fighter against fascism, announced her run for the Senate, the never-Kamala trolls came out in force. Never that same heat for Trump, who wants to export Palestinians from Gaza and turn it into a resort. Literally ethnic cleansing. 🧵

She wants a bite of my burrito so bad. Would you be able to say no to this?

i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.

Cracks appear in gullible crackpot base. About 42% of Republican voters believe that Donald Trump was aware of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, while only 29% think he did not know about it at all.

Found only in the Galapagos Islands the marine iguana is the only marine lizard species in the world, they can dive as deep as 30m (98 ft) and spend up to 30 minutes at a time underwater 📹Shelton Dupreez

Rand Paul: "The president also said, 'Be careful Colombia, you could be next.' I mean, if we're gonna go and topple regime after regime in South America, there's no amount of money that could be printed to pay for that and I don't think lives should be lost without a vote by Congress."

Covered Bridge #Photography

War On Christmas? Seriously? Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas gifts, Christmas music, Christmas lights, Christmas decorations, Christmas vacations, Christmas bonuses, Christmas parties, Christmas TV specials, Christmas dinner, Christmas cookies, Christmas movies. October to January /1

MELIA's story from the shelter. I do not work for them. Just sharing. Please open your home and heart. Training is funded to whomever adopts her. Hempstead Animal Shelter [email protected] (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793 ⬇️ www.facebook.com/reel/7083278...

A #sunrise is so hard to capture with a #camera & do them justice, this morning it was just too #beautiful not to try again to record the #colours being displayed. This #photo goes someway towards it but still it's not as vibrant as the reality was (sighs). #wellbeing #lovinglife #happy #beauty

Layers of green - From the emerald Lake Josephine to the evergreen trees and forested mountains at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park. #GreenSat #ColorADay #Landscape #Nature #Scenery #NationalParks #Montana

Lawyer Sues The IRS, Demanding It Recognize Pets As Legal Dependents

My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...

Progress shot of the latest #embroidery! I always find depicting water reflections to be an interesting challenge, and it’s a bit part of this one.

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) can grow to more than 450 kg (1,000 lb) and live for over 65 years 📹Pelagic Ventures Scuba

TRUMP IS A DUMBASS. IF YOU SUPPORT HIM, YOU ARE A DUMBASS TOO.

#birdoftheday #heronsandegrets

I sat down with 20 undecided Texas voters on @jubileemedia.bsky.social’s Surrounded. One of them brought up “welfare queens” so I told him the truth: The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes.

“Instead of 3% or 4% GDP, it should be able to 20% or 25%. I don’t know why it can’t be.” Anyone with even a modicum of knowledge about economics knows but the Stable Genius clearly does not.

Time for our own mandate. For every citizen ICE arrests. Arrest 4 ICE. Fine the fuck out of them for every single infraction. They will not able to carry weapons…If money is the aim. Let’s play. Yeah the game is rigged. It’s up to US to rig it in our favor.

Young American men volunteer for military service, knowing they may have to sacrifice their lives for their country. But they didn't volunteer to sacrifice their futures to protect the President or Secretary of Defense from being convicted of crimes. That's not the service for which we thank them.

Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!

We are heartbroken by the attack at Bondi Beach that targeted the Jewish community during a Hanukkah celebration, as families gathered to mark a sacred holiday. Now and always, we condemn this act of antisemitic violence, and violence in all its forms.

Here is another watercolour drawing done on location in Winchester. This shows Dean Garnier's Garden which lies on the site of what was once the monk’s dormitory of the Benedictine Monastery. I still have the original of this tucked away somewhere. #art #watercolour #Winchester

There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat. The claim collapsed because it’s a cover. Check my latest… open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

Haaland: Affordability is real. We have a president downplaying the suffering that people are experiencing in our country. He is not listening. He’s in a bubble, and you can look at him and see that he’s never had to worry about missing a meal himself.

Maybe someone could ask the president not to post the all-clear on mass shootings before the suspect is in custody.

I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!

Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery. Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff. Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him. www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...

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