Doug
@lifemind.com
American living in Tokyo with hubby and dog. Whole Food Plant Based.
2026 on the western calendar is Reiwa 8 in #Japan.
2 + 6 = 8!
An easy way to remember… for now.
Reiwa 8 will also be the Year of the Horse.
Have a good new year!
良いお年を！来年も宜しくお願いします！
2 + 6 = 8!
An easy way to remember… for now.
Reiwa 8 will also be the Year of the Horse.
Have a good new year!
良いお年を！来年も宜しくお願いします！
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
2026 on the western calendar is Reiwa 8 in #Japan.
2 + 6 = 8!
An easy way to remember… for now.
Reiwa 8 will also be the Year of the Horse.
Have a good new year!
良いお年を！来年も宜しくお願いします！
2 + 6 = 8!
An easy way to remember… for now.
Reiwa 8 will also be the Year of the Horse.
Have a good new year!
良いお年を！来年も宜しくお願いします！
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
lerner.net/a-special-ne... #Japan
This is Masuda-san who lives immediately next door. She’s 97 years old and surprisingly active. Her husband, who was 100 years old, passed away last week. I posted a bit about a chat we had today.
This is Masuda-san who lives immediately next door. She’s 97 years old and surprisingly active. Her husband, who was 100 years old, passed away last week. I posted a bit about a chat we had today.
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
lerner.net/a-special-ne... #Japan
This is Masuda-san who lives immediately next door. She’s 97 years old and surprisingly active. Her husband, who was 100 years old, passed away last week. I posted a bit about a chat we had today.
This is Masuda-san who lives immediately next door. She’s 97 years old and surprisingly active. Her husband, who was 100 years old, passed away last week. I posted a bit about a chat we had today.
In other words, a Trump White House site where you can actually find references to true reporting about Trump. #Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In other words, a Trump White House site where you can actually find references to true reporting about Trump. #Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is in my neighborhood. Have Japanese stop signs always said stop in English also? It seems like I remember they used to be only in Japanese with larger characters. #Tokyo
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is in my neighborhood. Have Japanese stop signs always said stop in English also? It seems like I remember they used to be only in Japanese with larger characters. #Tokyo
Trump is a monster. He doesn't see individuals. He sees races and religions. His MAGA cult supporters are the same way. It's scary. In this case it was an individual with a complicated history. He won't see that though. He'd rather blast out with hate speech. #Trump
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
An emboldened Trump escalates his anti-immigration crackdown after National Guard shooting | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is doubling down on the aggressive anti-immigration policies that helped deliver him a second term, launching an interagency federal investigation into the shooting of two Natio...
edition.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Trump is a monster. He doesn't see individuals. He sees races and religions. His MAGA cult supporters are the same way. It's scary. In this case it was an individual with a complicated history. He won't see that though. He'd rather blast out with hate speech. #Trump
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
It’s really hard to post here sometimes because of the character limits. Even something short. I tried to post this today and it was over the character account. So I’m giving a link to my Threads post instead. I hope BlueSky improves this sometime. #Trump
www.threads.com/@douglerner/...
www.threads.com/@douglerner/...
Doug Lerner (@douglerner) on Threads
Can it get any worse? Yes. Every day it seems to.
"Donald Trump has shrugged off the Saudi regime’s 2018 murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the journalist was “extremely ...
www.threads.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s really hard to post here sometimes because of the character limits. Even something short. I tried to post this today and it was over the character account. So I’m giving a link to my Threads post instead. I hope BlueSky improves this sometime. #Trump
www.threads.com/@douglerner/...
www.threads.com/@douglerner/...
Wordle 1,613 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The first time since game 1,035: 578 games ago. The last time I switched starter words it turned out to be the next winning word. After that I was determined not to give up my starter word lest it happen again. Off to pick a new starter word! #wordle
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The first time since game 1,035: 578 games ago. The last time I switched starter words it turned out to be the next winning word. After that I was determined not to give up my starter word lest it happen again. Off to pick a new starter word! #wordle
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Wordle 1,613 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The first time since game 1,035: 578 games ago. The last time I switched starter words it turned out to be the next winning word. After that I was determined not to give up my starter word lest it happen again. Off to pick a new starter word! #wordle
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The first time since game 1,035: 578 games ago. The last time I switched starter words it turned out to be the next winning word. After that I was determined not to give up my starter word lest it happen again. Off to pick a new starter word! #wordle
Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
My original entry stamp at Narita, in an old passport, exactly 42 years ago today. #Japan
And here's a link to the great 40th reunion party we had two years ago. lerner.net/40-years-in-...
Happy Halloween!
And here's a link to the great 40th reunion party we had two years ago. lerner.net/40-years-in-...
Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My original entry stamp at Narita, in an old passport, exactly 42 years ago today. #Japan
And here's a link to the great 40th reunion party we had two years ago. lerner.net/40-years-in-...
Happy Halloween!
And here's a link to the great 40th reunion party we had two years ago. lerner.net/40-years-in-...
Happy Halloween!
