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The White House, Pentagon, State Dept & ~Capitol Hill events. Just facts, with an occasional foray into opinion- normally tied to historical/ legal/ estab precedent.
Boutique.
Same beat since ~2008
RTs not Endorsement
The White House, Pentagon, State Dept & ~Capitol Hill events. Just facts, with an occasional foray into opinion- normally tied to historical/ legal/ estab precedent.
Boutique.
Same beat since ~2008
RTs not Endorsement
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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Super-bowl Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
President Trump hosts a Super-bowl party at his Palm Beach Golf Club.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Saturday, February 7, 2026
President Trump is in Palm Beach, Florida where he meets today with the conservative President of the Republic of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, elected in January on a thin margin.
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
President Trump is in Palm Beach, Florida where he meets today with the conservative President of the Republic of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, elected in January on a thin margin.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Saturday, February 7, 2026
President Trump is in Palm Beach, Florida where he meets today with the conservative President of the Republic of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, elected in January on a thin margin.
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
President Trump is in Palm Beach, Florida where he meets today with the conservative President of the Republic of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, elected in January on a thin margin.
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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This first of my most anticipated books of 2026 written by a Filipino author has arrived 😍
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
#currentlyreading #booksky
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
#currentlyreading #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
This first of my most anticipated books of 2026 written by a Filipino author has arrived 😍
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
#currentlyreading #booksky
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
#currentlyreading #booksky
Had a young fox calling out for companionship yesterday morning-- a lovely way to start the day but I did worry for the normally very shy critter in a neighborhood less educated in the critical role they have in our local ecology!
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Had a young fox calling out for companionship yesterday morning-- a lovely way to start the day but I did worry for the normally very shy critter in a neighborhood less educated in the critical role they have in our local ecology!
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In the historically anti-union South, the UAW just secured a landmark contract with Volkswagen.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
In the historically anti-union South, the UAW just secured a landmark contract with Volkswagen.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
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Norway set to probe Epstein revelations as scandal reverberates round Europe reut.rs/4qh8FNP
Norway set to probe Epstein revelations as scandal reverberates round Europe
Norway looks set to launch an inquiry into its own foreign ministry over links to late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, one of several European nations to feel the heat from a scandal that has yet to cause major political repercussions in the U.S.
reut.rs
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Norway set to probe Epstein revelations as scandal reverberates round Europe reut.rs/4qh8FNP
U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT
Friday, February 6, 2026
THIS MORNING:
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administers the Enlistment Oath to new recruits at the War Memorial on the National Mall at 9am est.
WATCH LIVE: WAR.gov
Friday, February 6, 2026
THIS MORNING:
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administers the Enlistment Oath to new recruits at the War Memorial on the National Mall at 9am est.
WATCH LIVE: WAR.gov
February 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT
Friday, February 6, 2026
THIS MORNING:
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administers the Enlistment Oath to new recruits at the War Memorial on the National Mall at 9am est.
WATCH LIVE: WAR.gov
Friday, February 6, 2026
THIS MORNING:
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administers the Enlistment Oath to new recruits at the War Memorial on the National Mall at 9am est.
WATCH LIVE: WAR.gov
THE WHITE HOUSE
February 5, 2026
President Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Later The President is briefed privately by his IC.
Tonight President Trump makes an announcement from the OEOB.
Karoline Leavitt briefs at 1:00 pm EST
LIVE: WhiteHouse.gov/LIVE
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February 5, 2026
President Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Later The President is briefed privately by his IC.
Tonight President Trump makes an announcement from the OEOB.
Karoline Leavitt briefs at 1:00 pm EST
LIVE: WhiteHouse.gov/LIVE
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February 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
February 5, 2026
President Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Later The President is briefed privately by his IC.
Tonight President Trump makes an announcement from the OEOB.
Karoline Leavitt briefs at 1:00 pm EST
LIVE: WhiteHouse.gov/LIVE
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February 5, 2026
President Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Later The President is briefed privately by his IC.
Tonight President Trump makes an announcement from the OEOB.
Karoline Leavitt briefs at 1:00 pm EST
LIVE: WhiteHouse.gov/LIVE
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THE WHITE HOUSE
2/4/2026- UPDATE!
First Lady Melania Trump tells #EWTN Correspondent Toby Capion that she is working hard to get more Ukrainian children returned to their families ..
2/4/2026- UPDATE!
First Lady Melania Trump tells #EWTN Correspondent Toby Capion that she is working hard to get more Ukrainian children returned to their families ..
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
2/4/2026- UPDATE!
First Lady Melania Trump tells #EWTN Correspondent Toby Capion that she is working hard to get more Ukrainian children returned to their families ..
2/4/2026- UPDATE!
First Lady Melania Trump tells #EWTN Correspondent Toby Capion that she is working hard to get more Ukrainian children returned to their families ..
THE WHITE HOUSE
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
President Trump has a TV Interview in the morning, then with The First Lady meets freed American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel.
Later President Trump convenes a Policy Meeting in The Oval Office.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
President Trump has a TV Interview in the morning, then with The First Lady meets freed American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel.
Later President Trump convenes a Policy Meeting in The Oval Office.
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
President Trump has a TV Interview in the morning, then with The First Lady meets freed American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel.
Later President Trump convenes a Policy Meeting in The Oval Office.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
President Trump has a TV Interview in the morning, then with The First Lady meets freed American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel.
Later President Trump convenes a Policy Meeting in The Oval Office.
U.S. War Department
**BREAKING**
Monday, 2/3/2026 ~1230 hrs EST
Reports widely circulating in U.S. mainstream media:
U.S. F35 executed a defensive, protective maneuver to shoot down an Iranian drone on course to strike a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters.
#IranMassacre
**BREAKING**
Monday, 2/3/2026 ~1230 hrs EST
Reports widely circulating in U.S. mainstream media:
U.S. F35 executed a defensive, protective maneuver to shoot down an Iranian drone on course to strike a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters.
#IranMassacre
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
U.S. War Department
**BREAKING**
Monday, 2/3/2026 ~1230 hrs EST
Reports widely circulating in U.S. mainstream media:
U.S. F35 executed a defensive, protective maneuver to shoot down an Iranian drone on course to strike a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters.
#IranMassacre
**BREAKING**
Monday, 2/3/2026 ~1230 hrs EST
Reports widely circulating in U.S. mainstream media:
U.S. F35 executed a defensive, protective maneuver to shoot down an Iranian drone on course to strike a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters.
#IranMassacre
THE WHITE HOUSE
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
President Trump hosts frequent critic Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia this morning in an Oval Office meeting listed as 'Closed Press'.
President Trump convenes a Signing this afternoon.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
President Trump hosts frequent critic Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia this morning in an Oval Office meeting listed as 'Closed Press'.
President Trump convenes a Signing this afternoon.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
President Trump hosts frequent critic Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia this morning in an Oval Office meeting listed as 'Closed Press'.
President Trump convenes a Signing this afternoon.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
President Trump hosts frequent critic Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia this morning in an Oval Office meeting listed as 'Closed Press'.
President Trump convenes a Signing this afternoon.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Monday, February 2, 2026
President Trump convenes a Signing in The Oval Office, this afternoon.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
President Trump convenes a Signing in The Oval Office, this afternoon.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:12 AM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Monday, February 2, 2026
President Trump convenes a Signing in The Oval Office, this afternoon.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
President Trump convenes a Signing in The Oval Office, this afternoon.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Sunday, February 1, 2026
President Trump returns from Palm Beach, Florida today.
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
President Trump returns from Palm Beach, Florida today.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
Sunday, February 1, 2026
President Trump returns from Palm Beach, Florida today.
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
President Trump returns from Palm Beach, Florida today.
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#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
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If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes.
Right?
Right?
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes.
Right?
Right?
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ICE agents can stop anyone they suspect of being undocumented. Now, many Minnesotans are weighing their rights and their pride against their own safety. “I have a passport, but it’s paper, not a shield.”
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
ICE agents can stop anyone they suspect of being undocumented. Now, residents are weighing their rights and their pride against their own safety.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
ICE agents can stop anyone they suspect of being undocumented. Now, many Minnesotans are weighing their rights and their pride against their own safety. “I have a passport, but it’s paper, not a shield.”
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Life is so challenging at present that we are going south for five days. Here is the sunset as we pass through Valence on way to Olive Farm
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Life is so challenging at present that we are going south for five days. Here is the sunset as we pass through Valence on way to Olive Farm
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January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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In the Irish language, the goldfinch is known as 'lasair choille' (pronounced 'lasser-quilla'), which means...
The Flame of the Forest! 🔥
The Flame of the Forest! 🔥
January 31, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In the Irish language, the goldfinch is known as 'lasair choille' (pronounced 'lasser-quilla'), which means...
The Flame of the Forest! 🔥
The Flame of the Forest! 🔥
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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Here's my almost nightly photo of the Moon!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 96%
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 96%
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Here's my almost nightly photo of the Moon!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 96%
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography #SantaBarbara
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/400
ISO: 200
#Moon phase: Waxing 96%