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“We would like to add some nuance to the conversation,. The shouting match must be replaced by a more sensible dialogue. Now.”—Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (the New York Times) (the Guardian)
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
“We would like to add some nuance to the conversation,. The shouting match must be replaced by a more sensible dialogue. Now.”—Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (the New York Times) (the Guardian)
Israel continues to restrict aid to Gaza. Attacks—the “fire” part that would presumably “cease”—have also resumed, with three people killed on Sunday. (Al Jazeera) (CNN) (Asharq Al-Aswat)
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Israel continues to restrict aid to Gaza. Attacks—the “fire” part that would presumably “cease”—have also resumed, with three people killed on Sunday. (Al Jazeera) (CNN) (Asharq Al-Aswat)
more revenge, Trump administration moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGVG...
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
more revenge, Trump administration moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGVG...
Trump revenge against the governor - finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, H.R. 131 (119), would have helped complete a pipeline project to deliver clean drinking water to communities in southeastern Colorado, where Trump’s support runs deep. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
‘Bad governor’: Why Trump issued the first veto of his second term
The president in an interview blasted Colorado’s governor when asked why he vetoed a water project.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Trump revenge against the governor - finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, H.R. 131 (119), would have helped complete a pipeline project to deliver clean drinking water to communities in southeastern Colorado, where Trump’s support runs deep. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete around 3,500 years ago during the Aegean Bronze Age!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete around 3,500 years ago during the Aegean Bronze Age!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 7, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete around 3,500 years ago during the Aegean Bronze Age!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete around 3,500 years ago during the Aegean Bronze Age!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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For most of our history, if you called the president a felon and a sex predator, you’d be making wild, unfair accusations. Now, you’re just repeating facts that were confirmed in court.
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
For most of our history, if you called the president a felon and a sex predator, you’d be making wild, unfair accusations. Now, you’re just repeating facts that were confirmed in court.
"What’s striking, for all the talk of culture wars, is how left and right spent the past half-century chopping at opposite sides of the same tree. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | There Is a Way Out of This Mess
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"What’s striking, for all the talk of culture wars, is how left and right spent the past half-century chopping at opposite sides of the same tree. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which operates the center, said, “What we are seeing is the administration canceling the freedom of scientific thought and inquiry.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which operates the center, said, “What we are seeing is the administration canceling the freedom of scientific thought and inquiry.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
“Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist at Texas Tech University
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist at Texas Tech University
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I have a question for Constitutional scholars.
If power to declare war is reserved to Congress, and...
A naval blockade around a nation is an act of war, and...
#ConvictedFelonTrump placed a naval blockade on Venezuela...
There was no Congressional approval...
Did he just commit a High Crime ?
If power to declare war is reserved to Congress, and...
A naval blockade around a nation is an act of war, and...
#ConvictedFelonTrump placed a naval blockade on Venezuela...
There was no Congressional approval...
Did he just commit a High Crime ?
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have a question for Constitutional scholars.
If power to declare war is reserved to Congress, and...
A naval blockade around a nation is an act of war, and...
#ConvictedFelonTrump placed a naval blockade on Venezuela...
There was no Congressional approval...
Did he just commit a High Crime ?
If power to declare war is reserved to Congress, and...
A naval blockade around a nation is an act of war, and...
#ConvictedFelonTrump placed a naval blockade on Venezuela...
There was no Congressional approval...
Did he just commit a High Crime ?
Giving that the European Union member Hungary, which has maintained friendly relations with the Kremlin, has voiced opposition, making a plan to use loan backed by the European Union’s own budget less realistic, what is Orban's counter proposal to address Putin's war in Ukraine?
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Giving that the European Union member Hungary, which has maintained friendly relations with the Kremlin, has voiced opposition, making a plan to use loan backed by the European Union’s own budget less realistic, what is Orban's counter proposal to address Putin's war in Ukraine?
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The Convicted FElon is now saying that he pardoned Tina Peters, even though he doesn't have any power over state convictions.
But he wants to control all levels of government, Federal, State & Local governments.
But he wants to control all levels of government, Federal, State & Local governments.
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Convicted FElon is now saying that he pardoned Tina Peters, even though he doesn't have any power over state convictions.
But he wants to control all levels of government, Federal, State & Local governments.
But he wants to control all levels of government, Federal, State & Local governments.
“A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park or public grounds of the federal government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park or public grounds of the federal government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.”
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The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting settlements in occupied territories - I have to agree with that!
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting settlements in occupied territories - I have to agree with that!
OMG I agree with Bondi on this one! “Allegedly attempting to smuggle biological materials under the guise of ‘research’ is a serious crime that threatens America’s national and agricultural security,” www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
OMG I agree with Bondi on this one! “Allegedly attempting to smuggle biological materials under the guise of ‘research’ is a serious crime that threatens America’s national and agricultural security,” www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
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Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
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Some liberals said that they don't mourn the former vice president as they still hold Mr. Cheney responsible for death and destruction in the Middle East, torture of detained terrorism suspects & expansion of executive authority that some say led to Trump’s even more egregious assertions of power.
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Some liberals said that they don't mourn the former vice president as they still hold Mr. Cheney responsible for death and destruction in the Middle East, torture of detained terrorism suspects & expansion of executive authority that some say led to Trump’s even more egregious assertions of power.
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: We have to understand that in this war, there is one aggressor and one victim. We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.
If Russia really wanted peace, it could have had agreed to unconditional ceasefire already some time ago.
If Russia really wanted peace, it could have had agreed to unconditional ceasefire already some time ago.
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: We have to understand that in this war, there is one aggressor and one victim. We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.
If Russia really wanted peace, it could have had agreed to unconditional ceasefire already some time ago.
If Russia really wanted peace, it could have had agreed to unconditional ceasefire already some time ago.
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The House takes 2 months off & finally reports back to work & promptly spends the next week filing censure motions against each other & attending black tie dinners w/Saudis while the clock counts down for 24 million people to have their health insurance premiums spike in 42 days.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The House takes 2 months off & finally reports back to work & promptly spends the next week filing censure motions against each other & attending black tie dinners w/Saudis while the clock counts down for 24 million people to have their health insurance premiums spike in 42 days.
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Never forget Jamal Khashoggi and the two animals responisble and complicit for his murder and dismemberment..
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Never forget Jamal Khashoggi and the two animals responisble and complicit for his murder and dismemberment..
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