PictureTheSouth
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Progressive Southern #Veteran, #Deadhead, #Dudeist minister, retired #Infosec, amateur #herpetologist in no particular order. I host the #BackyardWildlife, #Seestar and other feeds. Come for the critters - stay for political rants. #OldWhiteHippy
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PictureTheSouth
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· Dec 30
“In our democracy, the only title higher and more powerful than that of president is the title of citizen. It is every citizen’s right and duty to help shape the future legacy of our nation.”
Jimmy Carter Op-ed, December 8, 2016
Jimmy Carter Op-ed, December 8, 2016
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[Live-tweeting 1/6/21]
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
[Live-tweeting 1/6/21]
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
Afternoon of Tuesday, 5 January: Supporters of President Donald Trump, answering his call, come to DC to rally with him. The plan is for him to speak at the Ellipse in the late morning, then the people gathered would march to the Capitol by 1pm.
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Eggman Miller is wandering around somewhere, while Walrus makes sure he's center of attention in the picture.
Coup, coup, katchoo
Coup, coup, katchoo
"The president of the United States told the world, directly in a press conference Saturday, that oil was at the heart of his decision to topple Nicolás Maduro from power."
No spin fixes that.
No spin fixes that.
We Toppled Venezuela for Oil: Trump Just Told Us So
The president admitted the crude part of his attack.
contrarian.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Eggman Miller is wandering around somewhere, while Walrus makes sure he's center of attention in the picture.
Coup, coup, katchoo
Coup, coup, katchoo
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Highly recommend this graphic novel for the young nerd in your life. The book is based on a wild but little known industrial accident in Louisiana in 1980, when drilling for an oil well intersected a salt mine... under a lake.
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Highly recommend this graphic novel for the young nerd in your life. The book is based on a wild but little known industrial accident in Louisiana in 1980, when drilling for an oil well intersected a salt mine... under a lake.
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
By it from your local bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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This 👇 thread.....
My forecast of the situation in Venezuela as a former combat medic that served in Iraq.
As a medic, the immediate, almost reflexive thought is:
“This is going to be a lot of casualties, fast.”
Cont.
As a medic, the immediate, almost reflexive thought is:
“This is going to be a lot of casualties, fast.”
Cont.
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This 👇 thread.....
You gotta wonder just how much classified information is now stored in the Marla's Lago security camera system.......
WSJ: "makeshift secure facility" at Mar a Lago
The facility:
The facility:
January 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
You gotta wonder just how much classified information is now stored in the Marla's Lago security camera system.......
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Maduro should have hitched a ride on Epstein's Lolita Express.
He'd still be a free man.
He'd still be a free man.
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Maduro should have hitched a ride on Epstein's Lolita Express.
He'd still be a free man.
He'd still be a free man.
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"Trump says US not afraid of ‘boots on the ground’ as it ‘runs’ Venezuela during transition."
As a US Army Veteran, nothing would scare me more than my boots stepping one foot into those jungles.
This is Vietnam over again.
www.stripes.com/theaters/ame...
As a US Army Veteran, nothing would scare me more than my boots stepping one foot into those jungles.
This is Vietnam over again.
www.stripes.com/theaters/ame...
Trump says US not afraid of ‘boots on the ground’ as it ‘runs’ Venezuela during transition
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will control Venezuela for an unspecified period and is “ready to stage a second and much larger attack” if needed.
www.stripes.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"Trump says US not afraid of ‘boots on the ground’ as it ‘runs’ Venezuela during transition."
As a US Army Veteran, nothing would scare me more than my boots stepping one foot into those jungles.
This is Vietnam over again.
www.stripes.com/theaters/ame...
As a US Army Veteran, nothing would scare me more than my boots stepping one foot into those jungles.
This is Vietnam over again.
www.stripes.com/theaters/ame...
At what level of military and political intervention are we morally or legally required to just grant every person south of the Rio Grande dual-citizenship in the US?
If they want it, of course.
If they want it, of course.
The people who most loudly complain "Why can't these immigrants just stay in their country???" are the same ones who most loudly celebrate American military and CIA interventionism in these countries to overthrow their governments.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
At what level of military and political intervention are we morally or legally required to just grant every person south of the Rio Grande dual-citizenship in the US?
If they want it, of course.
If they want it, of course.
Let's do Wilmington NC next......
"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less—living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing... Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city."
Mamdani announces NYC "Rental Ripoff" hearings in all 5 boroughs
Mamdani says tenants will testify at "Rental Ripoff" hearings before New York City takes action against "unconscionable" business practices.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Let's do Wilmington NC next......
Grenell, Rubio and Trump get played and beaten like a set of Temu bongos.
Well played, Madame Presidente!
Well played, Madame Presidente!
Trump now threatening to kill Delcy Rodriguez if she doesn't do what he says. Uh oh, he big mad. Is he realizing he got played for a fucking fool yet again?
Remember this from last year? This has "Ric Grenell's drug deal" written all over it.
www.wonkette.com/p/your-lates...
Remember this from last year? This has "Ric Grenell's drug deal" written all over it.
www.wonkette.com/p/your-lates...
Your Latest Trump Regime Amateur Hour, Courtesy Of Marco Rubio And Ric Grenell!
Nailing it, guys.
www.wonkette.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Grenell, Rubio and Trump get played and beaten like a set of Temu bongos.
Well played, Madame Presidente!
Well played, Madame Presidente!
I guess it's time to reach back to 1968, dust this off, and bring it back around.
#Doors #UnknownSoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-t...
#Doors #UnknownSoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-t...
The Unknown Soldier-The Doors-(Official Video)
YouTube video by glm27jim
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I guess it's time to reach back to 1968, dust this off, and bring it back around.
#Doors #UnknownSoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-t...
#Doors #UnknownSoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-t...
The Trump admin is trying to re-write history.
@npr.org is helping to keep it safe for us.
"NPR has tracked every Jan. 6 prosecution in a public database, and, drawing on thousands of hours of footage and years of reporting, created a front-line account of the riot."
#Jan6 #NeverForget
@npr.org is helping to keep it safe for us.
"NPR has tracked every Jan. 6 prosecution in a public database, and, drawing on thousands of hours of footage and years of reporting, created a front-line account of the riot."
#Jan6 #NeverForget
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The Trump admin is trying to re-write history.
@npr.org is helping to keep it safe for us.
"NPR has tracked every Jan. 6 prosecution in a public database, and, drawing on thousands of hours of footage and years of reporting, created a front-line account of the riot."
#Jan6 #NeverForget
@npr.org is helping to keep it safe for us.
"NPR has tracked every Jan. 6 prosecution in a public database, and, drawing on thousands of hours of footage and years of reporting, created a front-line account of the riot."
#Jan6 #NeverForget
20 years ago, we made a trip to the Cape to catch one of the last few Shuttle launches. Delay upon delay until we ran out of vacation time and had to return. Of course it launched when we were halfway home.😑
Let's try this again. Just booked a 2-week stay in Orlando.
#NASA #Spaceflight #GoArtemis!
Let's try this again. Just booked a 2-week stay in Orlando.
#NASA #Spaceflight #GoArtemis!
a painting of a woman and a deer with a crescent moon behind them
Alt: Animated version of Greek goddess Artemis - twin sister of Apollo. She is standing upon a cloud against a dark sky, with a small stag by her side. She is using the crescent Moon as a bow, firing a flaming arrow into the distance.
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
20 years ago, we made a trip to the Cape to catch one of the last few Shuttle launches. Delay upon delay until we ran out of vacation time and had to return. Of course it launched when we were halfway home.😑
Let's try this again. Just booked a 2-week stay in Orlando.
#NASA #Spaceflight #GoArtemis!
Let's try this again. Just booked a 2-week stay in Orlando.
#NASA #Spaceflight #GoArtemis!
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Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Right on cue, a strongly worded letter.
What are you going to do about it, Chuck?
What are you going to do about it, Chuck?
My full statement on the Trump Administration’s military actions in Venezuela:
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Right on cue, a strongly worded letter.
What are you going to do about it, Chuck?
What are you going to do about it, Chuck?
Serendipity.
Repost of a CNN clip featuring Gym Jordan defending Trump action in Venezuela. An @effinbirds.com post snuggled right up to it with the appropriate next question for him.
Repost of a CNN clip featuring Gym Jordan defending Trump action in Venezuela. An @effinbirds.com post snuggled right up to it with the appropriate next question for him.
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Serendipity.
Repost of a CNN clip featuring Gym Jordan defending Trump action in Venezuela. An @effinbirds.com post snuggled right up to it with the appropriate next question for him.
Repost of a CNN clip featuring Gym Jordan defending Trump action in Venezuela. An @effinbirds.com post snuggled right up to it with the appropriate next question for him.
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Apparently 2026 saw its shadow and there will be six more weeks of 2025.
January 4, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Apparently 2026 saw its shadow and there will be six more weeks of 2025.
You could buy a good used car for less than the MSRP on this tape deck when it hit the market in the early '80s.
*alt - photo of a really high end Harman Kardon cassette tape deck, from 1983-ish. Lots of chrome, knobs, adjustments, buttons, and early LED display for recording level.
*alt - photo of a really high end Harman Kardon cassette tape deck, from 1983-ish. Lots of chrome, knobs, adjustments, buttons, and early LED display for recording level.
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
You could buy a good used car for less than the MSRP on this tape deck when it hit the market in the early '80s.
*alt - photo of a really high end Harman Kardon cassette tape deck, from 1983-ish. Lots of chrome, knobs, adjustments, buttons, and early LED display for recording level.
*alt - photo of a really high end Harman Kardon cassette tape deck, from 1983-ish. Lots of chrome, knobs, adjustments, buttons, and early LED display for recording level.
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MAGA: “We need to stop the flow of South American refugees.”
Also MAGA: *destabilizes an entire massive South American country*
Also MAGA: *destabilizes an entire massive South American country*
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
MAGA: “We need to stop the flow of South American refugees.”
Also MAGA: *destabilizes an entire massive South American country*
Also MAGA: *destabilizes an entire massive South American country*
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Last January I was feeling so pessimistic, but I was hopeful about one thing:
That the leaders of the free countries that have been our allies would understand their urgent assignment to make Trump an international pariah in solidarity with the American people.
Instead they had banquets for him,
That the leaders of the free countries that have been our allies would understand their urgent assignment to make Trump an international pariah in solidarity with the American people.
Instead they had banquets for him,
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Last January I was feeling so pessimistic, but I was hopeful about one thing:
That the leaders of the free countries that have been our allies would understand their urgent assignment to make Trump an international pariah in solidarity with the American people.
Instead they had banquets for him,
That the leaders of the free countries that have been our allies would understand their urgent assignment to make Trump an international pariah in solidarity with the American people.
Instead they had banquets for him,
This is a more accurate summary of the past 24 hours' events than you could expect from CBS News.
#HHGTTG #USpol
#HHGTTG #USpol
Whatever it was raced across the sky in its monstrous yellowness, tore the sky apart with mind-buggering noise and leapt off into the distance leaving the gaping air to shut behind it with a bang that drove your ears six feet into your skull.
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM