GOP Senator admits Trump is the reason for TSA shutdown, long airport lines: "The Democrats have offered to open up everything but ICE. ... Thune submitted that to President Trump. The President said, 'No deals with the Democrats.' We could have had TSA paid by the end of the week."

When looking for birds yesterday w/ friends, we had a real treat. I believe this is a long-tailed weasel; I've never seen one before. We had multiple sightings along the trail, likely of a single creature, before it ran across the path. 4 cameras among us but my blurry photos were the only capture!

#Bird of the Day: White-crowned Sparrow (WCSP) A few days a year, among the backyard birds is a single White-crowned Sparrow. It never stays for long and could be passing through on their trip back to the arctic. But last Spring in eastern Oregon we saw scads of them! The area had recently undergone

My government is at war, and I can't trust a single word it says about anything. Not because of politics or ideology but because every single statement coming out of this White House about this war is immediately debunked by the key international actors it claims to cite.

Punchbowl confirms what I suspected in a post last night. Thune reached a deal with Dems to fund DHS except for ICE and Trump rejected it. DONALD TRUMP is to blame for airport chaos - not Democrats.

The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S. Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them. (Published Nov. 2025)

#Bird of the Day: Western Grebe (WEGR) You never know when you’ll come across an interesting bird! Having the advantage of wings, they can access almost everywhere & sometimes get diverted by strange weather or other circumstances. A friend & I were enjoying a Springtime stroll on the banks of the

Slow motion bees. You can see bees lined up along the entrance fanning their wings to cool the hive on this warm Spring day.

Bouquet of the Day, prepping for tonight’s book group gathering at my house.

#Bird of the Day: Brandt’s Cormorant (BRAC) When any bird gathers in large colonies, like these Brandt’s Cormorants, it’s fun to observe the interactions among them. I watched them diving & feeding, jockeying for position on their preferred rocky perches, and hobnobbing with their cormorant

Burrowing Owl on the ground making sure visitors read the sign!!! #birdoftheday birds on the ground photo by David Chernoff

65 at the weekly corner protest. So much honking. The rain mostly waited until we were finished, which was a bonus! With @o2bnpdx.bsky.social

I’ve been making a certain chocolate cake since my first waitressing job in 1988. It starts w/ a box of devil’s food cake mix which used to be 18.25 ounces. Due to shrinkflation, mixes are now either 15.25 or even 13.25 oz instead. I end up buying 2, then have leftover mix without a purpose. (1/2)

Bouquet of the Day

When you buy gas today, when you buy groceries, when you mourn over your depleted 401(k), when you look at mortgage rates, when you think of all the shame brought on our country, most of all when you think of the bloodshed in our name, remember: It's all Trump's fault.

I am so excited to be planning LONG trips in both 2027 & 2028. Let's hope world events don't keep them from coming to fruition. A year from now: 3 weeks in Colombia. Then in winter of 2028, a 4-week stay in Belize at my favorite place. A few smaller trips between now & then. Travel feeds my soul.

#Bird of the Day: Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs (GRYE, LEYE) In good light, the bright yellow legs of this species of shorebird are quite obvious, but then the question becomes: is it the greater yellowlegs or the lesser? When seeing a solitary bird, it can be difficult to gauge the size and thus

seeing Chavez’s legacy be swiftly and correctly decimated is a powerful reminder that we as a society could, actually, hold people accountable when credible allegations are made that they are child molesters

ICE detention deaths are now occurring at a rate of roughly one every four days. Three weeks ago that rate was one every six days. The pace is accelerating, and Congress has not launched a single investigation.

Can you think of one aspect of life in 2026 that Trump and his people are making better instead of worse?

California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Coming after us in the blue states. Because state's rights only matter when they align with the regime.

Rooting against Trump's America--a place held hostage by a sadistic and reckless demagogue who despises democracy and justice--is a patriotic act.

Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing

About 70% of the U.S. economy runs on consumer spending. But as wealth concentrates at the top, the richest 10% can’t spend enough to sustain it — while everyone else can’t afford to. Reminder that trickle-down economics simply doesn’t make sense. It’s a hoax.

mind-boggling to me that i still have yet to see a single democrat utter the phrase “every republican president of your lifetime has destroyed the economy and started a war”

#Bird of the Day: Gadwall (GADW) When I was first becoming interested in birds, ~2011, I wasn’t too keen on ducks. They seemed ubiquitous & dull, just floating idly & dabbling. I’ve changed my tune & now love to come across a flotilla of ducks to see which species are present among the mix. I’ve

Still can't grasp this: My friend complains about Trump & his MAGAs starting WW3. His friend (whom I don't know) responds: "All politicians lie & I believe this is part of god’s plan don’t stress I believe things are going to get better I choose to trust gods plan." The opium of the people, indeed.

We are doing this. Our own reckless government, with a madman at the helm. The people of Cuba, where life is already harder because of the US embargo, do not deserve this purposeful escalation of their suffering. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Do the companies airing ads that show people chatting with AI like they are talking with a friend think that this makes AI --more-- attractive? Seriously? This is so disturbing to me. I don't think this is the solution to loneliness they want us to think it is. I find it super creepy.

Frisby has discovered the hydroponic herb garden. (He took some good sniffs and then left it alone.)

It's so easy to find an event near you for the upcoming day of protest: March 28. Just type in your zip code & you'll get a map. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=5... Here's a screen shot of the ones near me. I bet your area has more than you think! Stand up & be counted; your visible resistance matters.

Fascism is extreme authoritarianism. It uses these manufactured social hierarchies to exert even more control. What is worse is that it frequently uses race, sexual orientation and gender to categorize people into these hierarchies. You cannot change these things.

The United States is now $39 trillion in debt. 27% of that debt has come from Trump‘s administration alone.

So many efforts to hide their crimes. The cover-up screams "guilty" as loudly as any confession.

“This is one of the most grotesque crimes of our time.”

A pic from the Monterey trip. We saw several local people fishing at the Big Sur coast, but this fellow may have had the most precarious perch! I hope he was rewarded with a catch!

#Bird of the Day: Dark-Eyed Junco (DEJU) These little sparrows are my constant visitors all winter, in the trees, chittering at me in the yard, and feeding at the platform feeder and below for the smallest grain in the mix: the millet. If it’s true that familiarity breeds contempt, these

This is freedom! This is America!🙌🏼

At the park, the Bald Eagle pair has re-built their huge nest & taken up residence. I see it from the parking lot & I think I've figured out which tree it is on the park grounds. Scoped out what's below: branches that somehow didn't meet nest spec & goose feathers, sternum, & assorted other bones.

A group of Oregon "Pale Boys" being polite and supportive of each other's efforts at the skate park.

Oregon's stunning show of rhododendrons has begun. What's not to love?

#Bird of the Day: Rufous Hummingbird (RUHU) Birdwatching is a constant joy to me. It’s a great reason to get outside & walk, experiencing the changing beauty of nature’s seasons. Secondly, I’m fortunate I can travel to seek unfamiliar birds, thus learning about other cultures & making new friends w/

Nutria vignette on a sunny log.

With apologies to those of you still experiencing the depths of winter…. Oregon gave us a beauty today.

Trump will never understand diplomacy or cooperation. He'a bully who makes demands for loyalty he never displays himself (except to Putin), insults potential allies whenever he can, & acts like he's superior to the rest of the world. Now he reaps what he sows, in the middle of the mess he started.

"SSA policy and process changes implemented by the second Trump administration created significant barriers for those seeking to apply for and maintain disability benefits" Everyone who cares about the future of Social Security should read this report.

When my neighbor’s tulip magnolia is in full bloom, the cars slow down to admire it.

I’ve been photographing anti-ICE & related yard/window/tree/street signs around Minneapolis. Some neighborhoods were full of large (rightfully) angry signs. Others at first glance had nothing, but on closer look almost every house had a sign tucked into a window, or gracing the front door. Batch #16

#Bird of the Day: Eurasian Collared-Dove (EUCD) Although this is an introduced species to North America, so far it does not appear to exhibit behaviors that would make it considered truly invasive. It occupies a similar ecologically niche as the native Mourning Dove, but the EUCD doesn’t out-compete

FBI’s 2019 “Stand Down” Directive to NYPD on Jeffrey Epstein Investigations “Just five days after Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest in the summer of 2019, [Trump] federal authorities “directed” the NYPD SVU to “stand down” its investigations related to Epstein