Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.

“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.

The brutal attack we withstood over the last 2 nights is nothing new. Russia has rained violence, torture, and atrocities on Ukrainians for centuries. As the walls and windows shook with each explosion, I did not feel afraid because there is something eternal about this flame I have chosen to hold.

US tariffs on China --> Less exports from China to US --> Less economic activity in China --> Less imports from Australia ---> weaker ASD --> Inflation

Dear Americans who voted for Trump, please make like a J and go FK yourselves.

Look at that burn area. Almost the entirety of Little Desert National Park has gone up in flames.

Dimboola right in the burn line right now. Another long night for the firies in Western Victoria tonight.

Compared to the 1.5 Million hectares of Australia burnt in 2019, that's a rounding error.

Waiting for the topic of Aussie HSR to magically reappear the instant the election is called...

waiting for Labour to point to the feasibility study they did...

waiting for the Coalition to point to the feasability study they did...

and hoping for a minority government.

HCMT entering the #munnel on 11/01/25 for testing, en route to Hawksburn station.

Doncaster, 1987

HSTs on 4 on 3b wait to depart North whilst a gang clear the snow from the points on the Sheffield ladder

#Doncaster #Yorkshire #UKSnow

📷 R Varley

If you like planes, you also like trains. It's the law.

Shot this evening in Paris ✨

SSR loco preparing to haul the daily grain train from Kensington yard, September 3rd, 2024. Melbourne, Australia.

model trains are so good