This stone is actually at the FDR Memorial. Even so, I hope the next lawfully elected president, should we ever have another, pursuant to and in accordance with a statute duly enacted by a functioning Congress, should we ever have another, will have it permanently displayed in the Oval Office.

“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..”

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White House east wing getting demolished. There are some demolition machines, some water being being sprayed onto the rubble, and two USA flags.

A pretty photo of the White House with a fountain spraying in front of it.

my home vs my home 2 hours before a guest comes over

"There's no fear today" -- it's a love fest for Letitia James outside the courthouse after she pleaded not guilty

people chant "we stand with you!" as Letitia James tries to speak outside a courthouse in Virginia

U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.

The U.S. military has begun operating surveillance drones over Gaza as part of a broader effort to ensure that both Israel and Hamas adhere to a fragile cease-fire agreement, Israeli and American military officials said.

A tweet from user Maine (@TheMaineWonk) says: “You literally voted to cut SNAP by $1 billion over 10 years.” It responds to a tweet from Senator Markwayne Mullin, which reads: “FACT: Oklahomans will lose food stamps (SNAP) if 5 Senate Dems don’t grow a backbone and join us to end the Chuck Schumer Shutdown.” The image below shows Mullin in an office wearing a white shirt and red tie, standing in front of bookshelves with framed photos, with text across the video reading: “What’s going on?”

They don’t really care about hungry kids. Just political power. Hold the line, Democrats.

N.J. cop went to an ATM first when dispatched to a shooting scene and missed a double murder discovered a day later, prosecutors say Lauren Semanchik, a veterinarian, and Tyler Webb, a volunteer firefighter, were allegedly killed by Ricardo Jorge Santos, a lieutenant with the New Jersey State Police and Semanchik's ex-boyfriend.

A police sergeant in New Jersey has been accused of failing to properly respond to a reported shooting that led to the deaths of a veterinarian and her volunteer firefighter boyfriend, both allegedly killed by a New Jersey State Police trooper, prosecutors announced Thursday.

I think one of the things that non-evangelicals find most annoying about evangelicals is when they claim that other people can’t lead happy and fulfilling lives unless they believe in the same things that they do.

Zelenskyy to meet Starmer and ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss further military support and how to pressure Russia – Europe live After the EU adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia, UK PM intends to make the case for using Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defences Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenskyy will travel to London on Friday for a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” hosted by prime minister Kier Starmer. Starmer intends to make the case for using frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defences. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told LBC: We want to try and take Russian oil and gas off the global market. We want also to finish the job on the frozen Russian sovereign assets, essentially so we can use the them to unlock billions of pounds to fund Ukraine’s defences and, thirdly, supplying long-range capabilities. Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever said on Thursday that his country needs concrete and solid guarantees before supporting a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund a giant loan to Kyiv, pointing out that the plan is “uncharted territory”. Belgium’s position is critical, as the assets in question are held by Belgian financial institution Euroclear. An overnight Ukrainian drone attack injured a young boy and four others in a Moscow suburb, Russian officials said Friday. The drone hit an apartment on the 14th floor of a residential building in Krasnogorsk, the governor of the Moscow region, Andrey Vorobyov, said on Telegram. Russia’s defence ministry meanwhile said it had downed 111 Ukrainian drones. Germany’s economy minister begins a visit to Ukraine on Friday to discuss how Berlin can bolster the country’s defences as its energy infrastructure confronts intensifying Russian attacks. Hungary is working on finding a way to “circumvent” US sanctions on Russian oil companies, prime minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with state radio Kossuth on Friday. Orban also said that he has talked to Hungary’s oil and gas company MOL on the topic. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting Lukoil and Rosneft, signifying a major shift in his approach to ending the war. Vladimir Putin has said Russia will never bow to US pressure but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers. The Russian leader on Thursday described the US sanctions as an “unfriendly act that does nothing to strengthen Russian-American relations” and “an attempt to put pressure on Russia”, which he said was futile. “No self-respecting country ever does anything under pressure,” Putin added in comments to Russian journalists. Continue reading...

Zelenskyy to meet Starmer and ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss further military support and how to pressure Russia – Europe live

Reporter: The president had initially said that this project wouldn't interfere with or touch the current structure.

Leavitt: If you look at the renderings, it's very clear the east wing was going to be modernized.

Reporter: But modernizing and tearing down are two different things.

Mountain landscape with sagebrush

Morning trail run. A little hazy as inversion season has unfortunately started

Meta Laying Off About 600 Staff At AI Superintelligence Labs—Here’s What’s Impacted The layoffs will reportedly not impact the company’s division developing next-generation AI models.

The layoffs will reportedly not impact the company’s division developing next-generation AI models.

Up pops Katie Lam to outdo Robert Jenrick on the nastiness scale | John Crace It’s hard to keep up with everyone the Tory MP tipped as a future party leader hates

Up pops Katie Lam to outdo Robert Jenrick on the nastiness scale | John Crace

The US froze aid to Colombia
Much of which is used to fight drug cartels
Because the president of Colombia said the US killed Colombian fishermen
In what is supposed to be a US military campaign to stop drug cartels

this is very satisfying to watch.

Flaccid bully threatens SF and then seeks thanks for flaccid bullying threat cancellation. Also: Release the Epstein files, you old goat.

Q: Can the president tear down anything he wants without oversight? Could he demolish this building or the Jefferson Memorial?

LEAVITT: Only for vertical construction will a submission be required.

Q: So it sounds like the answer is yes

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests Dating of rock formation in New Mexico casts doubt on theory that species was already in decline Dinosaurs would not have become extinct had it not been for a catastrophic asteroid strike, researchers have said, challenging the idea the animals were already in decline. About 66m years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, a huge space rock crashed into Earth, triggering a mass extinction that wiped out all dinosaurs except birds. However, some experts have argued the dinosaurs were already in decline. Continue reading...

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests

Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."

Resisting President Trump’s abuse of power is vital for protecting our freedoms.

The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

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I can't believe this is real

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House