H. Jude Boudreaux, CFP, GFP (USA)

RED CARD FOR THE KICKER

As I said yesterday: the people causing the unrest and the violence are overwhelmingly the ones who work for the government.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.

Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.

This is not new but it is expanding.

Hmmmmm

Nice! Where is he studying? Our daughter in high school is already thinking of going to school abroad.

Best of luck with everything! For the clients I’ve had with replacements, their only wish is that they’d done them sooner. I hope your family is saying the same in a few months!

AGAINST THE TEAM THAT HAS YOUR FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK!

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Watching the Falcons give up a 21-point lead...

Looked like arguing Brooks’ defense on Trey Murphy.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

In a way, America has its own urn mascot, too.

Right, but I imagine your vet has a lot of experience in hearing from other consumers about what companies are helping people and their pets, and which ones to avoid.

NORAD Santa tracker is Woke

I have a client that’s a vet. Check with your vet for what pet insurance they take. Otherwise, it doesn’t much matter

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

They just pointed out that Dennis Allen is your D coordinator, so I’m sorry for you

Point/Counterpoint: No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?

The Onion, 23 years ago.

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I know the NWS says this map is a wind advisory, but I’m pretty sure it’s a bison running across the United States.

Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.

Stephen Miller's War on Cancer Cures - emptywheel Stephen Miller is cutting your access to health care and cancer cures to pay to deport your nurse assistant and cancer researchers (and, given the unnecessary bump in DOD spending, to invade Canada to...

I rediscovered this post I wrote in May, about how Trump has shifted the money the US used to spend on curing cancer into snatching your neighbors.

I think I'll keep harping on this point.

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If you start what is justified as a "public safety" operation on a convenient pay period date, after a holiday, it really says a lot about the necessity of said operation

Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 Document sets 95% "Russian civic identity" target for occupied populations by 2036

Let us hear the infamous story about the necessity of a “land swap” again..

These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.

EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.

I’ll be in New Orleans from the 11th to the 19th, and I’ve never been into the Bayou before. If anyone knows someone who’d be willing to take me and two other photographers out on their boat, I’d be so grateful.

It’s been a life goal of mine. 🩵

This tracks, and also, hello distant cousin!

Great time to release a good old Nuremberg Trial movie

How sinful is Louisiana?

Weird how hoarding wealth or criminalizing poverty and homelessness or denying women access to basic healthcare aren't among the criteria for assessing a city's sinfulness

Do you think this is true? Usually pretty decisive about things, but not sure I believe this one.

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

Dan Millman

Latest depression bout has definitely had me super tired. Only thing that seems to reliably help is walking outside, yet it’s hard to get started. Hope you find what helps you, friend.