Problem Solvers: Central Oregon steps up as 14 dogs are seized in Lake County, with over 100 more likely to come LAKE COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Dog hoarding is growing in rural areas of Southern Oregon's Lake County, as 14 dogs were seized just this month, and 100 more are likely on the way. The concerning issue ha...

Not all the news is bad.

New pope. Fingers crossed. But anyone willing to confront J. D. Vance's hubris and apostasy can't be all bad.

Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm from a Case The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.

And here’s an example of a firm being rewarded for standing up to Trump. Wouldn’t you prefer a courageous law firm that has and adheres to principles to a cowardly one?

Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically.

Now the many law firms that have capitulated to Trump appear even more craven.

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The fact that everyone in the Trump administration is a blatant liar is becoming impossible to deny.

What Donald Trump has destroyed in his first 100 days won’t be easy to rebuild Mistakes were made. And made. And made again.

Unbelievable, and yet predictable.

The view from the right Conservative condemnation of the Trump regime is almost as vehement as is progressive condemnation. Will they give cover to business leaders who have so far remained silent?

Even staunch Republicans are castigating Trump, as Robert Reich reports.

Whistleblower org says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at US labor watchdog A whistleblower complaint says that Elon Musk's team of technologists may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog.

DOGE out of control and apparently facilitating Russian hackers.

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Judge Blocks Trump From Retaliating Against Susman Godfrey Law Firm It’s the latest setback to the president’s efforts to wield government power to punish law firms. A federal judge called it “a shocking abuse of power.”

Law firms that oppose Trump’s unconscionable executive orders are consistently prevailing in the courts, making it ever clearer that those that do not are cowardly.

I hope it’s okay to lie, if I may, under my bay tree for part of the day.

Mostly.

Got back to Joseph D. Grant County Park with Stella and Luggy. One might be forgiven for thinking there is still hope.

San Jose.

‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk | CNN Over 1,400 protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are expected across all 50 states on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what organizers call a “hostile tak...

“Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a ‘hostile takeover’ and attack on American rights and freedoms.”

Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy.

One sign showed Smokey Bear and read, “Only you can prevent forest fires. Seriously. We’ve been defunded. It’s just you now.”

Came across a poem fragment I wrote a long time ago, but that seems particularly appropriate now:

Speak! Shout down the man that walks
on our heads, the tiny man who calls
his purloined vision God.
His secret has been whispered and
the reeds heard:
the President has asses' ears.

Trump Tariffs Live Updates: U.S. Markets Plunge From Shock of Tariffs Stocks tumbled in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Allies and adversaries alike were weighing their responses.

Not content to destroy America, Trump sets out to destroy the global economy.

Elite Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Decried by Their Associates The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts.

As an attorney, I’m aghast that any law firm, much less firms with the extraordinary resources of Paul Weiss and Skadden Arps, would yield to the threats of a tyrant without even attempting to test the legality of his actions.

Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

Bite me, Elon.

Heading home from the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley with fond memories.

Oh, man, I am so sorry to hear this. Jeffrey was the editor in chief of Mother Jones when I first started working with it. He was a force of nature and a wonderful person. This is a great loss.