Another sunny watercolour painting to stave off those winter blues! French Steps. #art #watercolour #painting

If it helps, people are mad at Democrats because many of their social media presences produce comms which address what's happening as though we're simply dealing with the consequences of going along with a bad restaurant recommendation.

The food isn't just bad, we want to shut down the restaurant.

Look, I was a little kid when we went through this last and I just wanted it to live in my mind as a horrible thing some evil reactionary adults did when I was growing up. I was fine with that simple understanding!

I did NOT ask to experience a re-enactment as an adult.

Allow me to connect some dots for you:

Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.

Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.

This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.

It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process

NEW: Todd Blanche, the second-highest official at the DOJ, issued a memo to shut down enforcement against crypto companies while he still held more than $150,000 in crypto investments, ProPublica found.

One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”

Guilty

I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.

Chocolate Wine from 1723

Feeding Washington’s army with gingerbread for the American Revolution. youtu.be/vuoThloIEhs?...

Making traditional English Toffee from 1881 youtu.be/7Z8MvxYovpk?...

it's christmastime, and there's... good news?

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This creamy Pumpkin Soup recipe from 1651 is simple and definitely worth a spot on your Thanksgiving table. youtu.be/mGex4p9bwkU?...

This picture is worth 1,000 words.

ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume