Elena 🪴🦋🕊️

His constant mentioning and blaming President Biden or Obama is plain and simple harassment. It’s disgusting, Trump is America’s bully.

Billionaire ballroom builder crypto grifter and Gatsby party thrower Trump dismisses affordability concerns as “a con job by the Dems” and lies that “costs are way down”

Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion over Panorama speech edit Samir Shah, the corporation’s chair, apologises but goes on defensive after Tim Davie’s resignation, citing Michael Prescott, whose leaked memo led to the furore

I wonder if Fox News would make a mistake in editing an item, whether two people at the top would resign and if they would be prepared to pay $1Billion to a vengeful dictator?

Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion over Panorama speech edit

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"If you’re a Republican official convicted of corruption, your odds of receiving clemency from Trump are roughly 100%...

"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."

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I refuse to 'bash' any Democrat who they voted Yea or Nay.
There is no time for bickering! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME DUMB ASSES???? Trump has set Traps and I refuse to fall through it and so should you too!!!!!

SO STOP IT, UNITE AND FIGHT THE FASCISTS!!!!!

The envy of the world | Oct 19th 2024 | The Economist The envy of the world. Special reports from The Economist. You've seen the news, now discover the story.

Republicans are liars & thieves. FOX is propaganda, not News
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Print featuring a small bird, a long tailed tit, perched on branches with red berries against a white background

'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt

Print featuring a lifelike black and blue bird perched on a diagonal twig against a hazy grey background

The work of contemporary #printmaker Andrea Rich #womensart

The temperature at Cop30: Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks

US commitment to curb #globalheating has waxed and waned over the years but the US now appears to not only be uninterested, but actively fighting for the other side. "They don’t want to participate and don’t want others to, either" www.theguardian.com/environment/... #oilandgas #DonaldTrump

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Clips like this are political gold

I guess the 40 billion dollars we just gave Argentina is not just going for their universal healthcare, it is funding their own Snap program

Sen. Ron Wyden is calling out the GOP for pushing to slip a nationwide backdoor abortion ban into the government funding bill. This is dangerous for women’s health care. We’ve already seen the consequences in states like TX, but I guess the GOP is intent on The Handmaid’s Tale.

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.

Cowards

It’s horrible, but substituting President Biden’s photo with an autopen picture is even worse.

Looks like they are making surroundings familiar and identifiable for rapidly his developing dementia.

Red cover, gold spots in corners, central, circular blue panel of tree and two birds.

Book Cover of the Day:
Embroidered cover to The Tale of King Florus and Fair Jehane, thought to be by May Morris.

Carel Fabritius "Goldfinch" 1654 Mauritshuis Museum

As a lawyer who advised and represented international financial institutions making loans and guarantees on major investment projects in Uzbekistan for 15 years, I can say with 100% certainty that Uzbekistan does not have $135 billion to invest in the US, or anywhere else outside of Uzbekistan.

The only business the US president should be engaged in is running the country and supporting the free world

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

Our “radical” is their Tuesday.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

Remember when Harris said she would go after price gouging companies and everyone yelled about communism?

Fun times.

As Trump flys home to Mar-a-lardo golf and parties he likely believes he has served the country well and deserves the weekend off.

He’s completely blind to the needs of the American people, whether it be SNAP benefits, housing, healthcare, inflation relief, public transportation or finding a job.

Friday comes around again and with it snapping at our heels I hope you can take some time this weekend to reconnect & recharge with nature. Just grab a chance to sit for a while and listen to the birds. It’s the best medicine

What Ron Wyden says.

The judge DENIES the government a stay.

SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.