www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... If the shoe fits...

Supreme Court Blocking Trump Birthright Citizen Attack a 'Real Relief,' But Also 'Bare Minimum' www.commondreams.org/news/supreme... Let's be clear about this decision: J.D. Vance and Mr. Trump and Stephen Miller will use their racist vision of America to continue to try to fight this in Congress.

Beautiful peony, almost at the end of the season for these flowers.

'Climbing Iceberg' still working after ten years.

Hemerocallis 'Buttered Popcorn,' the first to bloom this year.

Here’s the latest. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06... One good decision from the Supreme Court. The three justices who voted against the decision were Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas.

Journalists Set the Record Straight After Musk Claims ‘Not a Single' Child Died From DOGE’s USAID Cuts www.commondreams.org/news/musk-de...

Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u... Mr. Trump is a sexual predator, a pedophile, a rapist, and a serial liar. He should be immediately removed from office. How much longer do we have to put up with him?

Persicaria polymorpha, 'knotweed.' A tall perennial, 4-5 feet tall, requiring almost no care or attention except to cut back to the ground in the fall.

AOC to Johnson and Trump: 'If You Don’t Want to Be Prosecuted for Crimes, Don’t Do Crimes' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m... This interview has gotten a lot of attention, deservedly so.

@jenpsaki.bsky.social Thanks for the great interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Very enlightening.

Astilbe and evening primrose.

Climbing 'Iceberg' rose.

Aralia 'Sun King.'

The garden, beginning of summer.

After Almost 50 Years, Etan Patz’s Father Is Relieved to Have Closure www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/n... A beautiful photograph of this little boy. We lived just two blocks away from the family.

Supreme Court Lets Trump End Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u... Heartbreaking. We will not be celebrating the 4th of July. There is nothing to celebrate.

A pretty little rose, still blooming after 10 years.

Non-stop begonia 'Flame.'

Digitalis grandiflora 'Yellow Foxglove.' This native variety does well in southern Maine, returns every year.

'Seismic Victory' in New York as Mamdani-Backed Progressives Trounce Establishment Dems, AIPAC Cash www.commondreams.org/news/progres... We are doing it!!!

Over 800,000 Kids Thrown Off SNAP Since Passage of GOP's Big Ugly Bill: Analysis www.commondreams.org/news/snap-pa... The Republicans like to brag about this.

The 'real' game of soccer, courtesy of the Pythons. youtu.be/PjV9eZzNs2g?...

Linda Bilmes, an authority on war expenditures who is at Harvard's Kennedy school, stated recently that the final cost for this war could reach $1 trillion dollars. That's trillion with a T. She wrote a book, with Joseph Stiglitz, about the cost of the Iraq war, stating it was almost 3 trillion.

JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/o... In his mealy-mouthed responses, Mr. Vance state one falsehood after another. For one, the M.O.U. does NOT state that Iran will "destroy" all of its nuclear material. The agreement is all conditional.

A variety of Penstemon, one of my favorite plants in the garden. I believe this is 'Husker Red.'

One of my David Austin roses, 'Heritage,' still holding on. As with almost all of these roses, this one has a delicious aroma, fruity and sweet.

Watching President Obama speak yesterday, I was struck, as always, by his beautiful language and carefully reasoned arguments. He is a natural born orator, a rare quality these days.

@profmmurray.bsky.social Your book, U.S. Constitution, is brilliant and much needed. I hope it receives widespread approval and distribution throughout the country.

What he said is completely untrue. I know children ("kids" are baby goats, not people) who have been diagnosed with various stages of autism and yet hold down good jobs and are fully functioning members of society.

After Collins Says 'I Do Not Regret' Kavanaugh Vote That Led to Roe Reversal, Platner Responds: 'You Should' www.commondreams.org/news/collins... Collins always tries to split hairs, but in this instance it won't work.

Two more peonies in bloom now.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... Netanyahu and Trump wanted to start this war because they thought it might change Iran's regime. It didn't.

Neil Shubin on Trusted Science in a ‘Deeply Partisan Age’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/s... What a great appointment! Dr. Shubin is brilliant. I've read his two books, and even gave copies to friends. I doubt the our illiterate president has even heard of the man.

Trillionaire Elon Musk's Destruction of USAID Takes Food Aid From Millions Facing Deadly Hunger www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu... Millions starve while the rich get richer.

Peonies.

Bearded iris.

Nasturiums in a frog.

More peonies blooming now.

@meghamaj.bsky.social Our little bookstore in Kennebunk, Maine has a whole table of fiction by mostly Asian writers and others in translation. I just bought your book, 'A Burning,' on the recommendation of one of the owners and I'm thrilled to be reading it. Thank you.

'Screaming Yellow,' False Indigo (Baptisia)

I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.

Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty' (Peony)

Still thriving after many hard winters. A white Rosa rugosa, possibly a Blanc Double de Coubert which I planted years ago.

While Slashing Food Aid and Healthcare, GOP Advances Trillion-Dollar Military Budget www.commondreams.org/news/republi... Speaker Johnson bowing to the tyrant.

'Trillionaires Shouldn't Exist': Obscene Musk Milestone Spurs Calls for Aggressive Wealth Tax www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu... The sickness that is capitalism.