Sunrise over Mill Mountain, Roanoke, Va, March 23, 2006.

Trump's Permanent Ceasefire Is Really A Total Surrender To Iran All of the Republicans who claimed that Trump was serious about keeping the Iran war going were humiliated by the president announcing a permanent unconditional ceasefire.

I would lke to understand why we wasted all the billions of dollars, $58 Billion, at last count on a war than put us in a worse situation than before the war started.

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Kamala Harris Just Lit Trump the Fuck Up Three minutes on camera, no raised voice, full autopsy. Somebody finally said it.

Well worth reading. Listening to Kamala Harris take down trump in a short video clip made my day better. open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/...

Goose Speaks | David Sobotta | Substack Tabby Cat Wisdom. Click to read Goose Speaks, by David Sobotta, a Substack publication. Launched 4 years ago.

It is hard to even pull together everything that is wrong with this Iranian War that isn't a War by republicans standards, but this is my best effort. ocracokewaves.substack.com

That would be fine but those homeschooled kids will be in the park, grocery stores etc. Maybe we could find an island for all the unvaccinated.

Goose has some Tabby Cat Wisdom regarding our current situation.

What a sad story. "Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. I don’t know where Renae picked up measles. It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists, and it could have been from anywhere." tinyurl.com/3pcbb3cc

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

All I can say is the Trump, Hegseth, and the people who follow their orders are war criminals.

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

Corruption on a scale that we have never seen before.

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Our native fringe tree is getting leaves but remains beautiful. Our son has paused garden planning because of the drought. We have also told the lawn service not to come until we get some good rains.

Trump's War of Choice Goose Hardly Knows What To Say

There is so much wrong with Trump’s War on Iran it is hard to wrap your head around it. Free post but paid subscribers greatly appreciated.

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Opinion | Does the Trump Administration Really Want More Teen Pregnancies?

"In 1957, nearly one in 10 teenage girls gave birth. Today, the rate is closer to one in 100. For every dollar spent on family planning funds, the government saves $7 in Medicaid costs." Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/o...

Love it when the tides carve these pools on the beach.

Cook cut side down.

Getting that BLT time of year again with the first hot house tomatoes almost ready. I am not likely to try the BLT Dagwood again. ( am not quite as stingy wth my sourdough bread now. We stocked up on Duke's during the Easter sales.

Sunday lazy cats. I was just about as lazy today.

Best sweet potato I have ever eaten. Slice in half, coat whole potato with olive oil. Add salt and bake at 375F until done. You can just pick it up and eat it. I ended up eating skin and all.

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks US president’s unreliable style sows diplomatic confusion but leaves Tehran clear on strategic value of strait of Hormuz

This might be the understatement of the year.
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Middle East crisis live: Iran reportedly rejects US peace talks as Trump threatens to ‘knock out’ all Iranian power plants The US president said that negotiators would head to Pakistan as Iran pledged to keep the strait of Hormuz closed until the US naval blockade was lifted Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again...

Chaos as a negotiation style is likely to fail.
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It is distressing that our nation can justifiably be called a warmonger. From today's NY Times.

Point under water November 2007.

Beach access, Inlet Drive by the Point, Emerald Isle, NC, April 2007. It would all be under water by November 2007.

Sunset near Swansboro, NC, September 26, 2006.

Best summary I have seen of the Middle East mess as of late Saturday and where does the supreme leader go? To the golf course.

Saturday reading if you need something beside trump

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Are some Trump voters crumbling?

An old beach trip when my wife (far left) was getting ready to go to college in 1967.

My father-in-law's Texaco station back when it was new. Likely the sixties.

Goose got so hot outside, he had to come in for a cool down.

Fringe tree was showing off today.