What a vote of confidence in our current regime. Henry Kissinger discussing meeting with Jared Kushner.
www.jpost.com/american-pol...

#Issa
#Haiku

This Tax Day, every American should know:

Because of Trump, Amazon avoided paying over 90% of the taxes it owed.

That's $17.5 billion that should be going to health care, schools, child care, and more.

But instead, Jeff Bezos gets wealthier.

Congress needs to tax the rich.

From Mary Oliver's Evidence.

What a choice Americans made.

Harris Campaign Releases Plans to Lower Housing Costs Vice President Kamala Harris announced on August 16 her presidential campaign’s plans to lower costs for American families, including housing costs.

We could have had affordable housing but instead we have thousands of innocent people wiped from the face of the planet.
nlihc.org/resource/har...

Tommy is inspired to write his own novel.

Hutzell: Andy Harris ♥ Viktor Orbán. Here’s why that’s bad. COLUMN | Why does Rep. Andy Harris love Viktor Orban? If you want to know who Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress is, take a look at the Hungarian strongman facing a tough reelection Sunday.

Gross:
"During 16 years as Hungary’s prime minister, Orbán has stacked the judiciary, changed election rules, replaced the civil service, consolidated news media under state control and rewritten the constitution. He sold state-owned companies to enrich his family."
www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

Nice, we also have an Eddie Murray glass, and a Rick Dempsey! 😍

Cherry blossoms at Johns Hopkins Bayview.
#baltimore
#bloomscrolling

Some of the last daffodils.
#baltimore
#bloomscrolling

It's almost as if GOP shills like MTG have known the whole time that MAGA is a grift, and were fine as long as they were getting theirs.
‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

What the $25 billion spent on the Iran war could pay for instead How the SAVE Act will impact rural Americans

"the $25 billion cost of the war so far could pay for a year of free school lunch for nearly 30 million children."
*30 million children fed.*
That was written March 25th. At least $3 billion more has been spent since.
www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

When our social security $ is gone and they tell us it was inevitable, let's remember how much he spent on this war, and on ICE.

The face you make watching your brother sidle up to attack you.
#catsofbluesky

Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore YouTube video by John Prine - Topic

"But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more."

youtu.be/sRCLHBhZPQ4?...

The GOP's idea of Making America Great never actually helps the average American, but it does put $$$ in the pockets of their contractor buddies. ICE facilities sound like taxpayer-funded playgrounds for sadists.
www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...

New Anne Arundel mental health court hailed as a ‘beacon of hope’ Anne Arundel County has launched a new mental health court to work with those ill-suited for the criminal justice system.

♥️(2024 article, but new to me.)"it pairs judicial oversight...with care from clinical providers..
the new court acknowledges that mental health conditions are medical issues, not cause for crime. Recognizing this builds hope for those who have mental health issues."
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Cherry trees are blooming in Baltimore.
#bloomscrolling

"Where's that red one gonna go?"
#RoyalTenenbaums

Morning zen with the peach tree.
#bloomscrolling
#baltimore

#poetry
#ursulaleguin

#nokings

Basho.

#nokings
#baltimore

Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies President Donald Trump turned an otherwise serious Cabinet meeting into a long Sharpie story, arguing that it shows how he saves government money.

Is this real life? #dumbesttimeline

apnews.com/article/trum...

Magnolia season in Baltimore.
#bloomscrolling

One of my favorite parts of Leaves of Grass.
#WaltWhitman

"There are only two kinds of madness one should guard against. One is the belief that we can do everything. The other is the belief that we can do nothing."
-Andre Brink, A Dry White Season