Patricia

just got out of an uber. the driver was telling me how he has to work 16 hour days, seven days a week, at two different jobs to afford rent. he doesn't have healthcare and he worries about retirement. "i would feel a lot better if we owned greenland," he told me. then he cried.

Yep. And he's already got a jackass.

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Someone MUST have downloaded all the original files that were posted.....

Can someone verify / confirm!?

If real, let's make it viral. If fake, we will delete / remove.
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!!! Good catch! (If only.)

It's cruel to torture us like that. (You *are* just kidding, aren't you? Actually, I'm feeling a bit nervous . . . )

That's good for starters.

Thank you, Jaki. We need reasons to hope. This is a dark and disturbing time.

Sobering observation:
"Children who were just entering the early years of public school when Trump first ran based on a racist rant in 2015 are now graduating from high school thinking that this is normal.

"That, in and of itself, is a disaster for their and America’s future."

There Is Something Deeply Wrong With Donald Trump—We Must Act Like It | Common Dreams ​Democracies survive only when citizens decide that character still matters, that truth still matters, that children deserve better examples than tantrums and threats and gold-plated vulgarity.

There Is Something Deeply Wrong With Donald Trump—We Must Act Like It, Thom Hartmann, Common Dreams, Dec. 18, 2025 www.commondreams.org/opinion/some...

Trump Can't Stop Talking About "Groceries." Psychologists Say It's a Dementia Tell. When "Groceries" Becomes a Tell: Trump's Fixation Reveals More Than He Realizes Donald Trump can't stop talking about the word "groceries." Not the price of groceries—though he claims that's his conce...

The grocery fixation is a window into Trump's cognitive state. It shows: Confabulation; Tangentiality; Repetition; Reduced complexity; Reality confusion.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Colorado Senator's indictment of healthcare in the United States. U.S. is the only "rich country" where healthcare is not a right of citizenship. Life expectancy in U.S. is 6 years less than in other countries.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Love the little girl tapping on Trump's arm to get his attention.

If only others had the courage to do this, especially to Trump.

You made me smile, Jaki! I came across the same word and had added it to my list of words to remember. Totally agree that it's a perfect description of magas.

Can't imagine anyone I'd rather walk with!

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Wow! That's impressive. And yes, marvelous!

Oh my gosh, look at this!
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I love that! Zep describes it well: it is spellbinding. It looks so natural and at home in that location, too. Imagine coming upon that incredible sight as you walked that forest path. Thanks for sharing it (and the link to her site. Wonderful!).

Here in Austin, on the edge of the Hill Country, we have not escaped the flooding; at last report there were 7 deaths in contiguous suburban areas.

This Lisianthus is a testament to climate change. It was thriving in my garden when I took this photo 10 years ago; it no longer will grow here.

HEB Disaster Relief convoy went out yesterday:
Disaster Relief Unit (emergency supplies, food, water, hygiene products)
Mobile Kitchen (1000s of hot meals on site)
Mobile Pharmacy
Mobile Business Center (banking, insurance, etc.)
Ice & Water Distribution

www.instagram.com/p/DLwNGFeNihT/

Happy birthday, David! Some very special people born on this day -- my mother would be 105 today. (Special, yes, but she was never sent greetings by a groundhog, though.) Hope this has been and remains a super day for you.

Thanks, Steve! That was great.

We're grateful for that!

We would like that, Peter.