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A friendly visitor
From the Sebastopol, CA police department’s post (thanks to Bob P.). Perhaps they were trying to milk this posting for all it’s worth. Wonder what pronoun Cowboy would use, give that “he” is a female. What udder nonsense! On Thursday … Continue reading
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The best thing about today
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Another name change – Trump D.C.
It’s hard to believe it. So many things keep us off kilter these days. We have Trump towers, Trump coins, Trump signed currency, Trump performing arts–and even a Trump Rebellion and a Trump War. But the latest is the renaming … Continue reading
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Save Our Signs: A Crowdsourced Project to Combat Censorship at US National Park Sites
Lena Bohman Molly Blake Jenny McBurney Amelia Palacios Henrik Schönemann in Panorama, Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art (thanks to Mary Jane F.) National Park Histories at Risk Over the past few months, the Trump administration has unleashed an alarming series … Continue reading
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Signs for all
Please send in your own favorite! (thanks to John R.)
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Cherry blossoms in the Arboretum
If you happen to have a disabled parking pass, you’re allowed to drive on the restricted road in the upper part of the arboretum (plenty of parking and a restroom). There are still some lovely camelia blossoms as they near … Continue reading
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‘Don’t think of the UK as unwilling to join your war, think of it as having bone spurs’ Starmer tells Trump
by Rich Smith in NewsTrump (thanks to Pearl McE)
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How do I love thee, let me count the ways
Preparing for the No Kings march today?
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Treasury Announces President Donald J. Trump’s Signature to Appear on Future U.S. Paper Currency
Courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel (thanks to John R.)
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Nostalgic for Nostalgia
Thanks to John R.
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In the Final Analysis
Thanks to Diana C.
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Anyone’s fault but mine
Thanks to Pearl McE.
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Hoisted on his own petard?
Thanks to Pearl McE. Ed note about “petard” from AI: “A petard is a small, conical-shaped medieval bomb used to breach gates or walls by sappers, frequently prone to backfiring, which originated the phrase ‘hoist by your own petard’—meaning to be … Continue reading
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Making sense?
Thanks to Janet M. (someone’s Facebook post)
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Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to offer free admission Friday, on Fred Rogers’ birthday
PITTSBURGH — The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh will offer free admission for all visitors on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thanks to Pam P.) The event celebrates the museum being named the No. 1 children’s museum in the country by … Continue reading
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When decisions have to be made
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