Just when I thought I could never loath this sissy Trump more - I am thinking of the hundreds of thousands of veterans who put their life and limb in harms way to defend our country while he bathed in his daddy's money. Like most bullies, he's a coward at heart.

How come with so many wannabe autocrats we got a dumb one?

How come with all the autocrat wannabes in the world we got a dumb one. Not fair.

Tacoma?

I'm guessing that particularly in the next four years we'll need to get used to the Federal Government doing things without bothering to tell us why. Because they can.

Are there ways for ordinary citizens to express concern to an appropriate governmental agency regarding EPA environmental regulation rollbacks? Similar to calling your congressperson?

Is there a way for ordinary citizens to express concern to someone in government about EPA plans to rollback or eliminate environmental regulations?

So New Zealand joins the ranks of countries who fire people for telling the truth? Say it ain't so.

Scale up?

The present crop of Dem pols in Federal office were chosen in part because of the "government as usual" skills - that's not the world we live in now, and I fear (based on their non-action so far) most of them are not up to the job of representing us in this new political environment.

Take downs are fun - but Musk is calling the tune.

We seem to be in an era where facts (like getting cut off at the ankles) don't matter to many of our fellow citizens. And his Madnesty is masterful at deflecting blame onto others. So while I hope that he will become seen for what he is by his adorers, I'm not holding my breath.

Washington too please.

I've heard plenty of MAGA faithful wishing that California would leave, so maybe there could be a way?

Someone getting angry when they are called to be merciful tells me a lot.

Short version: "let's make promises that we don't have to keep." Then it will look like we care when we really don't. In a perverse way I prefer "in your face" environmental denial and obstruction vs. this sleazy way of pretending while doing nothing. The result is much the same in both cases.

I use a soil moisture meter with good results even though I don't have a particularly good "green thumb." gardenerspath.com/gear/tools-a...

Agreed - and I think that united message is key. I do worry that the denier message is united ("just say no?") and the "green" message is a debate.