Big turnout today in Thousand Oaks, CA for the "Hands off" demonstration. Thousands of nice folks, supporting democracy, in the warm California sunshine.

The DOW closed down 2231 today. 🤬

This stainless steel tumbler is currently on sale at temu.com ... it pretty much sums up the slide we all take (if we're lucky) into our "golden years." 😁

I've never been a fan of opera ... plump people in funny costumes, singing waaaay too loud, in Italian. But recently my better-half recorded the PBS special "Andrea Bocelli 30th year Celebration." This Parrothead was so impressed that I downloaded Bocelli's "Duets" double album from iTunes.

Now that Musk has become a certified A-hole, we can all fight back by not purchasing Teslas or Tesla solar panels and also dumping Tesla stock. We are the proud owners of a Genesis GV60P EV, charged by our 20 solar panels, and we can drive around town without people giving us the Nazi salute.

Now that our POS POTUS is calling Ukraine's president Zelensky a "dictator" and claiming that Ukraine, not Russia, caused the war ... it's time to start calling Donald J. Trump "Putin's Parrot."
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OK California progressives, enough licking our wounds, it's time to start organizing for the future. Our governor, Gavin Newsom, terms-out in 2026 but will probably run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. Meanwhile ... let's not waste a great talent, Kamala for Governor 2026!