Turtles and Birch

My small town’s class B football team made it to state and the local theater is live streaming the game for the local folks to watch. Adorable.

@timmiller.bsky.social @heidiheitkamp.bsky.social Listened to Heidi’s podcast with you yesterday. Thank you for bringing North Dakota pragmatism to my feed. Is Tyler from North Dakota? The Buxton reference cracked me up. I’m from Antler, but my best friend is from Buxton. What a hoot!

T H E W H I T E H OU S E W A S H I N G T O N S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 2 5 P r e s i d e n t i a l D e t e r m i n a t i o n N o . _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 2 5 - 1 3 _ _ _ _ _ MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admissions of up to 7,500 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2026 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands. Refugee admissions under this determination, which may reach but not exceed the numerical limit described herein, are in all respects subject to the requirements of other Presidential policies and actions, whether issued prior or subsequent to this determination. Those Presidential policies and actions include, but are not limited to: Executive Order 14161, which mandates that refugees receive the most stringent identification verification of any class of alien seeking admission or entry to the United States; Executive Order 14163, which suspends the entry into the United States of refugees other than when the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security jointly determine that an admission is in the national interest and does not threaten the security or welfare of the United States; Executive Order 14204, which provides for refugee resettlement of Afrikaners from South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination; and …

NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.

Oh snap.

Drunk at 4am? Time to make a Taco Bell run. Do it!

Grandmothers Know You Can’t Teach a Hungry Kid. A government that freezes food aid betrays the fundamental American promise and exhausts the communities it claims to serve.

I just wrote a substack on this very concept! Completely agree with this sentiment - this was a manufactured scarcity intended to starve the populace into complacency: open.substack.com/pub/erinconr...

Ya know, I was never really interested in the Epstein files, but now I really wanna know what’s in there because he is working overtime to distract us.

If alcoholism and Jabba the Hut had a baby, it would be Steve Bannon.

If you took a sepia toned photograph of Mike Johnson, he would be mistaken for one of those weird corpse photos from the Victorian age where they propped the dead persons eyes open.

They directed him to falsify a government report?! Federal Tort Claims Act case incoming.

There are Giants in this Earth: An Open Letter to Senator Kevin Cramer We owe our current bounty to the faith and abundance those before us. Abundance is not tribute to be seized—it is a trust to be shared.

open.substack.com/pub/erinconr...

Mr. Hamill, I wish I knew you when you were just a theater kid moving sets. You always know how to bring it. Thank you for being you.

A new substack post that calls for our current leaders who claim to be Christian to start practicing Christian values.

She really is amazing.

This is a really interesting take. I believe you are correct. Colombia holds an important location in SA. Are there any academics doing research on this? I refuse to read Noam Chomsky any more.

I’m terrified. Mom to two Colombia adoptees. Trump will use this against Colombian immigrants.

Spot on! She is in so far over her head she doesn’t even realize it.

The indictment was so poorly written it should have been signed in jumbo crayon.

It’s SO bad. I can’t believe an actual lawyer put their name and bar ID number on that slop.

Did you guys read the indictment? Honestly, it is the legal equivalent of being written in jumbo crayon on construction paper. Incomplete, improperly worded, missing essential elements of the crime in the description. No predicate fact section. I have literally seen traffic tickets better written.

Amen. They want to keep women sick, in pain, and dependent. Well. Fuck that.

Hold the Door A plea to the civil servants holding the line against chaos.

@timmiller.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @crooked.com @aaronparnas.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social I wrote this article for a friend of mine in federal service on a bad day. I’m hoping you’ll boost to help others in similar philosophical crossroads. open.substack.com/pub/erinconr...

Hold the Door A plea to the civil servants holding the line against chaos.

open.substack.com/pub/erinconr...

Sometimes I wonder why I stay in ND. The old days of Scandinavian common sense replaced by superstition and intentional ignorance. But then a neighbor shares their garden bounty, my child gets a ride home without asking, or a plate of food is shared during a difficult time. And we stay.

Happy Caturday!

Thank you!

Right?! It was so fun to see them doing their thing! There is nothing quite like British protest humor. They have a gift.

Live updates: Trump dines with royals in Windsor after thousands protest in London | CNN US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are at Windsor Castle on their first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain. Follow for live updates.

Oh, my sweet British cousins across the pond, you have no idea how much it warms my cold, northern heart to see you all come out in protest! Thank you. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

I hope this smart, accomplished, deserving woman sues Pulte and Trump into oblivion. She deserves better than this insane treatment.

This is Melissa Hortman, on June 14, 2025 she and her husband Mark were murdered in a politically motived attack. She stood for environment rights, abortion rights and sensible gun control policies.

Can we please take a moment to remember her good works.

Please RT.