Peace Talks Day is off to a great start.

A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

1918 German World War I fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen aka "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France. Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown is credited with the kill. 1945 WWII: Allied forces conquer le Shima, Okinawa in 5 days; 5,000 die 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1 1963 Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the first time 1972 John Young & Charles Duke explore the moon as part of NASA mission Apollo 16 1984 After 37 weeks Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by movie soundtrack for "Footloose" 1986 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on live TV and finds nothing, except great ratings for his spectacle 1989 World premiere of sports fantasy film "Field of Dreams", in Dubuque, lowa; based on W. P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe", and starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster 1994 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRs in a games (11 times) 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putinwarns the West not to cross a "red line" in his state of the union address, amid massing of 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine border 2023 US Supreme Court rules abortion pill mifepristone can remain widely available, blocking ban by Texas US district judge

It’s National Yellow Bat Day

🦊Meet and Greet 🦊

On this day in 1967, the Army activated the 265th Army Security Agency Company with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY

The official insignia of the 265th is a bat with outstretched wings on a full moon rising

We will be okay
Love
Foxy

OTD in 2021 German Foreign Minister decided that the Russian army massing on Ukraine's border was not a reason to cancel Nordstream 2.

To Kremlin it meant "an invasion will not stop commercial relations". It thus made an invasion more likely. Cos that's how appeasement works.

I mean ok but the actual open public side and actions Of John Roberts already invalidated any claim he had to be an advocate for judicial restraint FFS

I want to put something in perspective for you all. I'm an American, born and raised. There are some states in this "free" country where I just can't go. If I do, I could be charged with a crime for the simple act of using the bathroom. Driving a car or, in some cases, being seen in public.

Trump’s Board of Peace holds Gaza reconstruction talks with UAE’s DP World Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'.

tRUMP's so called 'Board of Peace' is really a ruse to privatise infrastructure and services. The 'Board' members stand to make millions (billions?) to 'rebuild' a 'new' Palestine.
Just another example of the grift and corruption that surrounds EVERYTHING tRUMP does!
#TrumpIsCorrupt

aje.news/uavden

We've all seen the videos of ICE pulling people out of their cars, shooting citizens with pepper balls, and even worse killing Americans in the streets.

This is not normal. And it cannot continue.

ICE needs commonsense guardrails NOW.

Congratulations Tom Steyer for receiving the most highly coveted endorsement a California Democrat could hope for.

This. This, right here.

Good morning!

This continues to be so evil I am at a loss for words.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

Your regular reminder that cops don't actually justify their existence or enormous budgets by solving much crime.

Approximately 11% of all serious crimes result in an arrest, and about 2% end in a conviction.

And then there's this...

it’s a blessing to wake up in the morning, knowing that God has given us another day to live

Trump may have closed the Strait of Hormuz. But it's up to the incoming Democratic president to reopen it.

--Bret Stephens, January 2029

TOP Generals BREAK SILENCE with URGENT WARNING on Trump!!! YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Just a little reminder that Joe Biden, in his 4 years in the White House, never sent US troops to war AND he left the US Military in ship shape!

Under tRvmp and #Kegsbreath, morale is low, soldiers are dropping out and our Military is being depleted. This is no joke!

1/3
youtu.be/noMerkjiwbo?...

Serhii "Flash", advisor to Ukrainian Defense Minister, showed the rubble Russia turned his home into by its attack.

He wrote:
"Like that, in one moment, I was left without anything I accumulated for 20 years. No home, no cars, no things.

I just saw someone post this. Saved.

Trump did this 👇🏽

This video was deleted from facebook by Mark.

You know what to do ‼️

Tucker has decided it’s time to distance himself from Trump, as if it were an accident that he can now wipe off. He may try to scrape off the shit he stepped in, but that stench will never leave him.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Note the differences in Google AI results for search for “jenkem” vs. “is jenkem real”

Trump post on Truth Social: Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn't nice, was it? My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations. Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They're helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing. In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be "the tough guy!" We're offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and ! hope they take it because, if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They'll come down fast, they'll come down easy and, if they don't take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT'S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Here we go again

Americans have not been at war with Iranians for nearly 50 years. Religious zealots in the US government have hated, feared and wanted to destroy the religious zealots in the Iranian government. And vice versa.

Innocent people die when the religious go to war.

If journalists had any integrity and courage, they would boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner. It should be as empty as a TPUSA event.

As someone who grew up reciting 10,000x as many prayers + Bible verses as current MAGA boss + team; but who has also studied concept of "separation of church and state" and worked in a White House led by true-believer Prez, let me say to whoever put this out: Unt-uh

WWJD? Not this
Just ask the Pope

Elias Law Group is currently litigating 87 voting and election cases in 44 states and the District of Columbia. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of free and fair elections and democracy is on the docket.