A poem for the writers out there:

Thanks, and yet lots of people love it. I guess that's what makes the world go round. Enjoy!

Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying. 22 Points · A Tolkien-Themed Surveillance Empire · A Chairman Who Loved Epstein · A Philosopher-King Blogger On Speed-Dial · And The IBM-Nazi Template Nobody Wants To Name

Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying.

This is long and I havwen't gotten through it all, but it is frightening in the extreme.

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Tomorrow, April 23, is World Book Day, celebrated worldwide by promoting reading, publishing, and copyright through book swaps, dressing up as literary characters, and author events. Schools often hold reading parties, while cities and libraries host book fairs, public readings, and workshops.

I definitely agree. Seeing the corruption in the Trump White House & that the entire Republican Congress looks the other way, I realize they have no commitment to their oath of office, democracy or the Constitution. It was all an act to attain money, power & prestige. May they soon lose all 3.

Robert - My bet is that he doesn't get an offer anywhere near as good as the one Obama's team negotiated.

You know, I love pesto and pasta, but have never been able to eat any pasta salad because it's cold! :)

These charges are so bogus and so transparently polital.

Very nice. Yes, I encourage you to post a poem a week, or more. Poetry is good for the soul.

Absolutely! So important!

He is such a good AG - always looking out for the people.

You are so nice. Thank you.

The King's disgrace The King's visit to the US will be a brutal humiliation for the crown

The King's disgrace

I love the way Steve Schmidt folds history into many of his columns. This is one.

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Indeed, there is no "they." We are all just "us."

Really. It's a daily shock to the system, no?

I'm a realtor, and when we're going to take photos of a new listing, we always have the bed be "dressed" like this. I'm sure yours looks great, until you climb into it. :) Also, when I try to use a duvet cover, I can never get it to seem like it fits what it's covering, and always looks lumpy.

Good point.

If I see one more picture of guys like this, I'm going to throw up. Enough with the beefcake already. I am choose to hide them.

How beautiful is that! Awesome. Thanks for the post.

I love her! Let her give it to them!

Very powerful point. The difference is they are shooting children on the orders of their government, and the government doesn't like it when you go rogue and destroy things on your own. We live in a very awful, upside-down world, all right.

Uh-oh. Too much noodling around, eh?

Absolutely. I just posted on Earth Day also & remarked that one day I hope we have an American president who will honor our environment instead of dismantling environment protections & allowing it to be trashed by oil & gas companies & precious-metal mining companies that give him the most money.

Or, changed her "position" on everything a million times a day, on social media, no less!

You know, I was going to disagree with this, but you are right - they are one or the other.

So sweet. I once had a cat that would do the same thing - sit on top of a chest of drawers that was below a window and right in the sun. Your cat is adorable. All best wishes with the move.

Terrific! Congratulations. I hope you sell many more!

Totally agree. I'm reading an excellent book called "The American Way of Poverty," by Sasha Abramsky. Poverty is a policy choice; I hate it when people disparage or blame the poor. The system is rigged. Mayor Mamdani is reminding people in NYC we don't have to accept this. There is another way.

One day, we'll have an American president who honors the environment instead of trashing it.

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