Theodore Decker

The law and order party

He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He’s in Line to Lead the Forest Service.

Drainin’ that swamp, Exhibit #42

Advocates: Huge numbers of Ohioans stand to lose food benefits if GOP House budget becomes law • Ohio Capital Journal The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget…

The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry. buff.ly/DK3KjxO

A strip-pieced quilt with random lengths in various shades of green melting into a scatter of half-square triangles against a dark blue background.

A closeup of the quilt, showing the wavy quilting, which makes it look a little like an underwater scene

I’ve been watching our kelp forests decline across my lifetime and it makes me very sad because kelp is cool as hell and supports a lot of marine life so I made a quilt about it.

Drainin that swamp

Without funds from the feds, a third of Ohio's historic preservation office let go • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the…

The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the Office of Historic Preservation. Though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the feds haven’t provided funding that was appropriated in October buff.ly/JTcxG4H

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump

making America great again

Could have left “concerns” out of that hed.

Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.

Breaking News: A newly declassified memo shows that U.S. intelligence agencies have rejected President Trump’s key justification for deporting Venezuelans.

MASSLIVE Headline reading: EPA officially terminates $20 million grant to Springfield

The Trump administration is attempting to steal $20 million dollars from the people of Springfield to fund tax breaks for billionaires. This termination is wrong, and we will continue our work to restore this critical funding.

Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.

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And by this one, my obscenely rich friends become even richer. But now let’s talk about Canadian fentanyl again.

By this executive order, every American child shall have two dolls, and every fridge shall contain some beautiful groceries.

“I’ll hook you up to a f—ing polygraph!” Hegseth shouted at Adm. Christopher Grady, the then-acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two people familiar with the exchange.

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Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.

Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.

Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!

A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce environmental reviews before permitting drilling and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters.

Nothing can go wrong here

Not an indictment. Just facts.

Tornado victims blocked from federal recovery aid after Trump denied request — CNN Trump’s disaster denial follows his executive order seeking to shift the burden of response and recovery from the federal government onto states.

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bro wants off this planet. Or probably more accurately, wants us off this planet.

Trump Promised Deals on Ukraine, Gaza and Trade. Delivering Has Been Tougher. So far, the goals of many of President Trump’s negotiations have been unrealized, even those he said would be accomplished in a matter of days or weeks.

Or, “…He hasn’t delivered.”

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.

Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

It seems the proper thing to do is not charge him with any crime and just ship him without due process to a prison in El Salvador.

FSU Shooting Live Updates: 2 Dead and 6 Injured; Gunman Is Son of Sheriff's Deputy The police identified the gunman as a 20-year-old student who is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy. Neither of the slain victims was a student at the university.

I’m confused. I thought immigrants were the cause of all our crimes.

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

This is something.

A green moray eel shows out on the Coral City Camera’s 5-Year anniversary! #greenmorayeel #eel #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

Trump Grows Increasingly Combative in Showdowns With the Courts Scholars say that the Trump administration is now flirting with lawless defiance of court orders, a path with an uncertain end.

Flirting with?

A mile of forest like this. Magical.