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it’s been a�busy couple weeks here at casa del plumber...TLO married...grandma getting a new knee. very well could be at the hospital when this is posted...but will be checking in regardless “...

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I’m a rookie when it comes to these diaries so I am not sure what themes have already been used and which ones haven’t. I don’t remember this one but it was probably used before. Hopefully it was long enough ago that y’all don’t mind doing it again....

Trump ran on being younger, fitter, and smarter than Biden. He said he had the cure to all that ails the nation. And he would build a great America in six days before working even harder in the seventh — because unlike God, he didn't take days off. It...

Trump Deserved It, Too! In case you missed this story. Trump was also up against some tough competition. The Top Ten Reasons Trump Deserved the FIFA Peace Prize #10 — For Trump’s Grace Under Pressure #9 — Well… Because #8 — Trump Likes Getting...

By � Amy Maxmen �for KFF The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common ...

Lacking imagination, bigots and transphobe trolls ‘deadname’ trans people on social media by misgendering them or using their pre-transition name. They think they’re being clever, much like the close of drag shows or in older media when the wig is torn...

It's awfully hard to get facts now days so I thought I'd do some of the FACT thing. FACTS on the "War" on drugs: WHAT: There is an scandalously enormous amount of dangerous, deadly and illegal drugs pouring into the USA. WHY: The American people want...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-trump-052955263.html "He was extremely angry at me," the Georgia Republican told '60 Minutes' in a preview of her first national interview since announcing plans to resign. In a preview...

So wrathful, so mighty is our First Felon, he’s blown a chunk of our regressively culled taxes to immolate a skiff that looked to be lugging a ‘cargo’ of 11 souls toward Suriname. (That is, DIRECTLY AWAY FROM US.) Which vessel he, Trump, paints...

Florida, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio agreed to aid the Trump administration as part of a legal settlement. By Jonathan Shorman for Stateline Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump ...

Yesterday, as reported by many media outlets, the current sitting president of the United States, at the end of a 2hr meeting of his cabinet, said ranted the following, about Somali-Americans and any other Muslim-Americans generally, to gathered...

President Donald Trump’s billionaire-focused economy is not improving, the Epstein files are not disappearing, and every distraction the administration throws out is meeting far more scrutiny and ...

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 Quincy, CA The afternoon was approaching 2:00 p.m.� Temperature had climbed all the way up to a sizzling 49 oF.� Bundle up, hop on the e-bike, go out “Hawk Alley”, see what��

A cartoon by David Horsey. Related |� Why the GOP’s ‘affordability’ message ...

In a hauntingly familiar narrative, 315 Nigerian schoolgirls have been forcibly taken at gunpoint from their school by armed insurgents. Based on past abductions like these, authorities presume the ...

Please read and follow instructions before opening. Or consult your physician. �This is a late-night gathering for non-serious palaver, enter at your own risk. Frivolity and silliness are highly ...

The Rivals Mark Van Doren (1894-1972) On a night of whirling snow When every twig and star is dead There is a house where I can go � And ...

The Trump administration yesterday released a draconian plan to divert more Delta water that will go into effect today, posing an extreme threat to already imperiled salmon, steelhead and other fish populations and Delta and tribal communities in...

Sadly, Trump’s viewing of the Sicario movie sequel has not left his lizard brain. He confuses movies and reality. and he’s lazy Remember when he ordered the pardoning of J6 insurrectionists en masse because he simply got tired of looking at individual...

The frequency with which Donald Trump deliberately lies in order to keep his glassy-eyed flock of MAGA disciples both dumbed down and fired up is really pretty impressive. It's a machine gun style of disseminating disinformation that his fellow...

He escaped MAGA after years inside. His apology reveals how fear, conspiracy, and isolation fuel the movement. Ex-MAGA Activist Apologizes x ...

This is a weird obsession of Drumphfs. He delusionally believes that Biden was so mentally addled while in office that he had no idea what laws, order or pardons were being issued in his name. He has therefore ordered that all documents signed by...

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!

Please Support Editorial Cartoonist Clay Jones “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” As you know, Editorial Cartoonist Clay Jones is recovering from a stroke, but has started posting again on DK and...

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Outside of the Stonehenge Air Museum in Ferndale, Montana, is a C-47 Skytrain and an F-5. The museum takes its name from the full-size replica of Stonehenge on the nearby private golf course. All of ...

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...

Video footage showing a U.S. military strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea shows two people attempting to flip their capsized vessel when they were attacked again, multiple lawmakers said Thursday after meeting with the Navy admiral...

I have mostly been getting Global Warming news from Bluesky lately, and I have been preoccupied with COP30. I find that I have a backlog of climate-related e-mails. So today I am giving you the best of what I have received in the last month, with links...

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 3 to 4. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov Oblast and occupied Crimea and...