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WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE A SANCTUARY OF SANITY AFTER A LONG HARD DAY OF FIGHTING FASCISM YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS (Or NOT As the CASE MAY BE) AND EVEN MORE ...

On Friday, CNN Law Enforcement correspondent Whitney Wild interviewed a Minneapolis man who said he and his neighbors "campaigned for" Trump. The man, Mohamed Ahmed, is a Somali-American who voted for Trump. Ergo, he should be happy that Trump won....

"All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Amendment XIV Section 1. A child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese...

President Donald Trump received a made-up peace prize from the International Federation of Association Football ahead of the 2026 World Cup, ...

Hi, Peeps! I can’t believe we’re already at Krampusnacht. Back when Christmas was separate from SantyKlaus (St. Nick — feast day 12/6), this was the guy who punished the naughty children. Our ...

On Friday, Federal District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the release of the Grand Jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's Florida case. He wrote: In its instant motion, the Government argues that the newly enacted Act overrides Rule 6's prohibition on the...

Mike Johnson branded himself a “wartime” speaker of the House during a Friday appearance on Fox Business. He also claimed he and President Donald Trump work nearly every hour in the day�doing ...

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, � Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!

Crossposted from The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places You can also catch me at meteorblades.bsky.social The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled its plan Wednesday to slash Biden-era fuel-economy standards for passenger cars from...

Taxes The US Chamber of Commerce membership is 90% small business. They were big supporters of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts that reduced their company taxes, increased their business deductions and reduced their estate taxes. Trump made them richer. Boosters...

In news that is certain to get an FBI source fired by the corrupt clowns who sit atop the Justice Department and the FBI, CNN is reporting that the D.C. pipe bomb suspect, Brian Coles Jr., has told the FBI that he believed the 2020 election was stolen....

What with Trump showing increasing signs of dementia and general physical deterioration, thought naturally turns to the question of what would happen if he cannot complete the three years remaining in his term? The obvious answer is that the Vice...

The title was meant to be satirical, but as we know, satire is dead under his nibs. Then I remembered this from March: Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil- Whitehouse.gov Section 1. Findings. (a) The Tren de Aragua gang, a...

Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! Several other GNR authors have brought up a fairly study showing how important it is to have hope in our lives. Hereâs another article about it (Andy ...

______________________________________________________ “The planet is sending warnings in the form of storms, heat, and extreme weather events. Our choice is to act or to be acted upon.” ― Victor Manan Nyambala Kenyan Supply Chain Expert...

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

In May 1943 my father was flight crew on an allied bomber that was shot out of the sky in Germany by a Nazi fighter plane while returning from a raid on Hamburg. The Luftwaffe fighter pilot did not shoot the parachuting “enemies of the Reich” as my...

Intimidation Sign Removal, and Police Involvement in East Point, GA Mayoral Race. I’m a Black resident and community advocate in East Point, Georgia. I help feed people in underserved neighborhoods. I never imagined that trying to inform my neighbors...

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For decades, the United States has played a major role in reducing child mortality. The Trump administration’s stance seems to be “well, what if we didn’t?” The Gates Foundation issued a ...

A grand jury today refused to indict New York Attorney General Letisha James on mortgage fraud. The return of a "no true bill" is historically exceptionally rare for federal grand juries, but is becoming more common in Trump's weaponized Department of...

GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas appeared on Fox Business Thursday, delivering a nonsensical word salad about the GOP’s health insurance plans— none of which would actually reduce the skyrocketing ...

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona isn’t done wiping the floor with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During a Center for American Progress event in Washington Thursday, Kelly was asked how he ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey clapped back to President Donald Trump’s racist tirades against Somali immigrants in his city. Trump has recently taken to slandering Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of ...

In 2008, the Bush administration had to apologize when the White House Hanukkah party invitation featured a Christmas tree. The Trump administration scoffs at that slur as small potatoes. It is now metaphorically saying, "Hold my beer." To hell with a...

Good morning, everyone. This morning’s artist is the Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Though he was only 31 when he died, he left a vast body of work. This diary only gives you three examples, ...

As you must be aware, Airbus has grounded and ordered software updates (downgrades actually) for ~6,000 A320 family aircraft — more than half its global fleet — in the middle of this busy holiday weekend - after discovering that bit flips in the flight...