Dixie in Maine

Today we honor those who served as President of our great country and have kept their oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Elected by the people and for the people, this role should be carried out with pride, dignity and respect for every American.

Ugh.

The Christian Influencers Protecting Their Peace When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?

Some Christian influencers are reminding followers to “protect your peace,” @elainegodfrey.bsky.social reports—but when can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?

You can have your existence be directed by a fermented mixture of flour and water.

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

How does listening to him alway seem like it's SNL?

How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?

That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.

I called her office today and asked that she advocate for ICE to cease enhanced activity in Minnesota.

The amount of money being spent to put legal immigrants in shackles and deliver them to Texas and then release them is shameful.

The word "amazing" in the first example, and "huge" in the second example become auditory bridges to the next chunk of language.

Yes, it's fascinating.

I find this fascinating

Because the the words when read aloud flow.

A graph showing the incredible increase in taxpayer dollars - $45 billion used for detention centers and $30 billion for personnel and support.

The human pain and suffering was preventable, and yet it was chosen by leadership in this administration.

This graph shows the marked increase of taxpayer dollars used for unconstitutional overreach - detaining citizens without due process - and detaining legal immigrants.

Senator Collins has said that "ICE ceases enhanced operations in Maine." I don't know what "enhanced" means. And why not Minnesota?

www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/sen...

"Enhanced". That word feels like it carries a lot of weight.

Wait until you have an arborist come to take out a tall dying tree next to your house.

You WILL open the blinds and you might be taking pictures to send to your adult son who lives 3 states away.

The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.

Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live. “We had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. “We had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, ‘That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”

The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

Did this happen in South Portland? What location? Chilling.

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.

Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.

But 5 minutes later….

Yes.

Found a statement about political violence from a previous shooting on the Bush site.

Are there statements put out by President Bush and Mrs. Bush? (Off to Google)

Are we holding President and Mrs. Obama to a higher standard than previous presidents?

Will any of their presences in Minnesota actually make a difference?

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The ordinary citizens of Minnesota are American heroes.