There were once consequences for siding w/ Russia over USA.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... This is such a beautiful & profound essay. So sad, & true.

They don’t seem to understand that this is the plan. Either the falsely elected vice president and military go along with the plan or they find themselves in prison or die. The US is there to stay.

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

Given the events of today, it’s striking to me that none of the analysts and pundits have used the word “colonialism”.

I agree with Trump. He should have to take a “strong, meaningful and proven cognitive examination”, i.e., full neuropsychological testing battery, not just a dementia screening task that he inflates. Because, as he notes, we don’t want stupid or incompetent people. Also: psychopathy screening.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o... A great editorial reviewing & putting in perspective of the events since January 6th.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... “But I like his policies.”

If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

“Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…” #christmas #donkeys #maine #iphonephotography

Sunrise on the hill #sunrise #maine #landscape #iphonephotography

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... It’s when a psychopath starts to unravel that I really begin to get scared.

Breakfast in bed #donkeys #maine #farms #iphonephotography

youtube.com/watch?v=-__d... It’s all about character, and free speech.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... What a despicable human being. Nothing other than this to expect from him.

Wild turkey sunrise #maine #iphonephotography #photography #landscapes #sunrise

www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus... I for one am tired of the NYT’s scandalous libeling of our President, even if it’s true!

By history, “The Party of Lincoln” Then, “The Party of Reagan (‘s Empty Words)” Now, “The Party of Trump’s Psychopathy”

substack.com/@reallyameri... Almost too true to be funny.

"The only way to put an end to the Trump administration's multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity,"​ said the head of the Freedom of the Press Foundation after the New York Times sued over the Pentagon press policy.

www.commondreams.org/news/graham-... #maine #politics

Oh, you must read the whole thing, not just the excerpts. (From DM, site of only "Ivanka's taut abs in haute couture" Trump news.) CBP/ICE behavior will get ever more horrific: sadism, psychopathy, racism, predation, incompetence... Sturmabteilung thugs Miller/Homan/Noem/Trump say: "American Heroes"

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... George Will: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”

Good Guardian reporting: How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

open.substack.com/pub/meidasto... Makes no sense medically at all. His annual exam was in the Spring & people do not have MRIs as a routine “screening”. People do not have a MRI without a clinical indication, even if you’re the President. He had a MRI of his brain.

Not SNL DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Trump: You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. you kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.

Billionaire Tech Bros & their bought politicians tell us that what the world really, really needs is many, many more massive, water-sucking, electricity-hoarding data centers because of burgeoning public demand for AI slop in every part of their lives. Water? Meh.

Post-Thanksgiving Day Parade #iphonephotography #maine

MAGA World's perception of "reality" (top) Reality-based world's perception (bottom)

"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."

Smarter, more continent (both types), quieter--though with a whiny little voice unlike Trump's bark, and not as blatantly psychopathic, sure, but Ivanka still married Daddy. If corruption is afoot, you can be absolutely sure Jared (& Ivanka) will be involved. The stink must be on them for life. 3/3

Selling intel to future dictators, enabling more executions. Zorgaz-81 mining on Neptune. Beachfront luxury condos in Gaza. 2065 beachfront armed fortresses in Iowa for the cadre of billionaire survivors of climate change. Swapping all mineral assets in Ukraine for Ivanka's haute couture... 2/3

As Kushner/Witkoff profiteers take on Russia/Ukraine war: Imagine opportunities Jared Kushner would grasp if only he could time-travel: Slave-holding. Smallpox blankets. Carpetbagging. Teapot Dome. Preempting Ponzi & Madoff. Selling Trump, Inc subsidiary Greenland to Thiel. Enron accounting... 1/3

F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h... Dr. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia called this science “by press release. He said it was missing context such as the number of deaths from the virus itself among vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds

www.facebook.com/share/r/19uY... Happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for family, my animals, good health,people with good values, and videos like this.

...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???

“If the crisis threshold—the floor below which families cannot function—is honestly updated to current spending patterns, it lands at $140,000. What does that tell you about the $31,200 line we still use? It tells you we are measuring starvation.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/t... One more example of the far reaching consequences of elections.

Daybreak at Creag Mohr Farm #maine #sunrise #landscape #iphonephotography #photography

The Trump regime's undermining of Ukraine should push the Europeans to cut ties with the U.S. and try to make it on their own. It will be hard, but it's the only way. The U.S. government has embraced autocracy. Europe must acted now to avoid falling into a Putin-Trump sinkhole.

www.instagram.com/reel/DRNco0N.... Can’t be stated better.