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May Day protest rally in Ogle County.

Yesterday's beautiful London broil roasts are today's bulgogi. It is currently marinating in the fridge.

Early spring nature walk in my back yard:

Pear tree! Rosie got every single pear last year, I hope for a better crop this fall.

Instead of focusing on lowering prices "on Day One," Trump's asinine tariff policy, erratic behavior, and mass firings of public servants have crushed families and produced uncertainty in the markets, as he destroys at lightning speed the economy Biden rebuilt.

#DonTheCon

So, I did the braided pork loin thing on the smoker. It's EXCELLENT.

A non-publicized EO allows Doge access to all non-classified fda data.

Good Monday morning ppl. First thy came for USAID. And pharma was quiet. Then they came for FEMA. And pharma was quiet. @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social They have now come for you.
You know what this EO means. Enjoy the hit to your now worthless stock futures.

Here is my outfit for today's Hawaiian shirt day.

In fact, that is his advice to me every day. 😁

No idea who to credit for this one, but it made me laugh right out loud.

Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say Former agency leaders, including two Republicans, say rollbacks by Lee Zeldin could cause ‘severe harms’

If Vladimir Putin had a plan to foul our air and water, wreck public health and drive America over the cliff of irreversible lethal climate change, it would look exactly like Lee Zeldin’s plan. This is a plan for self-inflicted environmental disaster.
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Word of the day: "thinkomancer". Bless you, Phil and Kaja Foglio!!

I am still learning. It's very different to IG, and not very user friendly for newbies.

After the Spill: Deepwater Horizon Series, Part 1 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

This is what we do. Our employees were heroes. We are now under attack by our own government.

In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon, a BP-operated drilling rig, exploded, sank, and killed 11 workers. The resulting oil spill was the largest in US history, releasing 134 million gallons of oil.

#Resist

Some good advice here. My husband's advice would be, find it on Amazon and then BUY NOTHING. ANYWHERE. lol

We should not be bending the knee to Elon Musk and Donald Trump by approving his budget package.

This is not a progressive or centrist issue - it’s about who the hell is going to stand up and fight for our Democracy and against Trump.

This Is What It Sounds Like: What The Music You Love Says About You Drawing from her career as a trailblazing record maker (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"), neuroscience professor Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite so...

Current read/listen: www.thisiswhatitsoundslike.com

The American Medical Association has a youtube page; they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other outbreaks since the CDC isn't allowed to.

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.➡️ www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

Photo of lunar eclipse from the Moon courtesy of NASA

A lunar eclipse — as seen from the Moon.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander was able to capture something extremely special from the surface of the Moon: the Earth blocking the light of the Sun, creating a bright ring of light in the lunar sky.

I missed ALL the red!!!

Sign of the times... overheard a 2nd grader "insult" a classmate by saying "You look like an illegal!" So many layers of wrong.

Really.

Today, I joined over 150 of my Dem colleagues to call out Pres Trump's firing of the USPS Board of Governors. The USPS is often the only carrier that delivers vital supplies, like meds, to our rural areas. We should be investing in the USPS, not finding ways to remove its independence & shutter it.

Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.

Backyard birding, home early after a doctor appointment. I heard this guy before I saw him. It's nice to take a few minutes to he quiet, and just listen.

Cheese tax, please!

Never stop being you Vermont

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

Made in Canada Grocery Store Guide | Made in CA Find Canadian-made grocery products in-stores easily with our Made in Canada Grocery Guide. Support local brands & discover quality foods produced right here in Canada!

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CA = Canada, not Califonia.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.