A potted history of fermented foods – from pickles to kimchi People have been fermenting food since before the written word.

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Immediately.

Happy Fourth of July

If government is allowed to break the law during emergencies. They'll CREATE emergencies to break the law.

Welcome back Car Schmitt

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I would add: democracy fails when the left goes to war with itself and fails to identify the larger threat from the right.

This happens over and over again.

The U.S. Is Switching Sides Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pentagon’s decision to halt some weapons shipments to Ukraine blindsided even people who are usually closely briefed on such matters, including members of Congress, State Department officials, key European allies. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Welcome to the Trump circus…

27% of French see the US now as an adversary. (16% in Germany, 18% in the UK)

Most still think the US is a necessary partner - but no longer an ally

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Trump Falsely Claims Mamdani Is an Illegal Immigrant and Threatens to Arrest Him President Trump claimed that the New York mayoral candidate, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was “here illegally,” his latest effort to promote false conspiracy theories about political opponents.

President Trump made an outlandish claim that the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was “here illegally,” his latest effort to promote false conspiracy theories about political opponents.

Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Trump regime fires at least three involved in prosecution of violent Trump supporters who stormed Capitol Hill on 6 Jan 2021. apnews.com/article/jan-... Trump incited the mob and stood by as he tried to overturn the election he had lost. He later set the criminals free.

The Public Is Resisting Trump. The Elites Aren’t. The president is encountering little resistance as he remakes our society. And yet polling is clear that voters aren’t with him.

And this is the main story. American elites have been unusually willing to acquiesce in going down that path, either through active support or through blindness and self-deception. Shocking. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...

I wonder if the facts that were not available to substantiate the claim that the mission had had limited success, were the same facts that were not available when Trump claimed the facilities had been obliterated?

How Nato summit shows Europe and US no longer have a common enemy The Nato summit showed up an increasing divide between Europe and the US, and their military priorities.

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View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

Private Henry Johnson of the 369th New York Infantry.

This Army birthday I’m thinking of Medal of Honor recipient Pvt Henry Johnson of the 369th NY National Guard (known as the Harlem Hellfighters). The 369th served more days in the WWI trenches than an other US unit, took more casualties also. DOD just stripped Johnson’s name off Ft. Polk.

Putin Has Won: The US Government Now Speaks His Narrative And Trump Does Not Even Have To Give The Orders

Just released this free post. Its clear after statements by Rubio and Hegseth over the last few days that Putin has won. The US government is now operating under his almost total reflexive control. Trump has made the Russian narrative the US mindset. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Fire the headline writer. President's don't have generals. Generals may serve under presidents but their oath is to the Constitution.

The @washingtonpost.com gets worse by the day.

He's not "Trump's top general"; he works for us and swore an oath to the Constitution

The combination of the mistreatment of Senator Padilla and the misuse of our military is a one-two punch directly in the face of U.S. democracy. 🇺🇸 🚨

A piece of advice from an old retired soldier to the commanders and leaders currently serving:

Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.

Fulbright Board Quits, Accusing Trump Administration of Political Interference The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.

Fulbright board members are resigning “rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we believe are impermissible under the law, compromise U.S. national interests and integrity, and undermine the mission"
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

Interesting to see that Eldridge Colby appears to be the architect of this undertaking.
A strategically-minded America that is worried about China would see why it makes sense for themselves if Australia is well equipped.
Then again, that would be an America that believes in alliances.

There’s One Glaring Omission in Trump’s Remarks About His Military Parade Beneath Trump's boasts about the military lies a troubling attitude about the troops.

Why Trump's military parade is even more appalling than it seems. slate.com/news-and-pol...

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A.

via @swholocron.bsky.social

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

The Silence of the Generals As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.

At Fort Bragg, Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line. Where are the generals who should be speaking up in defense of the military's rules and traditions, asks @RadioFreeTom?

Newsom Says Trump Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests Gov. Gavin Newsom, in an address called “Democracy at a Crossroads,” called on Americans to stand up to President Trump.

In a speech, Gov. Gavin Newsom called President Trump’s move to send the military to Los Angeles a “brazen abuse of power” that put the U.S. on the verge of authoritarianism. "The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of Don,” he said.

Ministers stall plans for Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort The Scottish government had been set to give permission for the park after overturning the decision of the national park authority.

“MSP Ross Greer… said the development would cause "irreversible damage" and the decision was an "anti-democratic outrage… He added: "The evidence of the damage it would do to one of Scotland's most iconic locations is overwhelming.” BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#booksky