To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

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Ever wonder what kompromat Putin has on Trump? I do, nearly every day. It has to be worse than what we already know.

I lost everything in a California wildfire. Here’s what people in L.A. need to know now As a Bay Area native, the threat of wildfires has always been in the landscape. I just never though they would reach my doorstep.

Excellent article by @lizzporter.bsky.social on navigating the unthinkable of losing everything in a fire. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Pastel de Nata cooking

Finished homemade pastel de nata

christmas tree

For Christmas Eve I made the Pastel de Nata from our Lisbon cooking class. Photos plus the Lisbon Christmas tree, tallest in Europe.

Click on your icon in lower right. Dashboard then shows you a nav bar - first item is your posts.

Just a longtime friend.

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Tallest Christmas tree in Europe. Lisbon.

The tallest Christmas tree in Europe. On the Lisbon waterfront.

A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo

Good. Should we make him a starter pack?

There’s no such thing as working productively with MAGA nihilists like Elon, Vivek and RFK, Jr. They want to bring down our Republic. Don’t normalize them by pointing out a few of their good ideas.

You can’t play nice with the leopards. Let them into your house and they will eat your face.

Salted butter from Brittany the absolute best but I do like Kerrygold and agree that Vermont dairy is the best you’ll find in the US.

I just assume they are fan accounts if they follow me.

Back from Lisbon. Still a bit jet-lagged. Off to Austin for a site visit to our new SXSW venue.

Good for Joe Biden pardoning Hunter. It is disgusting what the MAGA GOP has put him through, simply to attack his father. Meanwhile Trump continues to fill the swamp with his henchmen and syncophants. Hard to believe but with each appt he finds someone even less qualified than the last.

Apt bldg in Lisbon with lovely tiles

Landed in Lisbon. Having some breakfast and off to an art museum that’s not far from our hotel for a few hours until we can check in. Picture of a lovely apartment building on our walk.

Tonight we are off on our Thanksgiving adventure to Lisbon. Lots of things already planned but if you have “must do” suggestions I’m all ears.

When will regret set in for these folks—BEFORE or AFTER inflation surges due to Trump’s tariffs and the labor shortage from mass deportations?

Yes.

It feels so warm and cosy here with all my favorite people.

And the UPS package is on the way. There’s just a small problem with the address.

Thanks for this.

A belated #caturday post. Because the Internet is indeed all about cats.

Finally getting started with my account. Thanks for this list.

There’s always going to be a first post on a platform. This is mine.