Guess we went into Venezuela just so Trump could take their oil Btw why has he put the money for that in Qatar ?
Patrick Burns
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Retired, former non-profit executive, dogs, bicycles, kayaks, birds, garden. Anti-Trump, pro-democracy, reality-based. Blog at Terrierman.com and Terrierman on Facebook. Words and numbers are my friends.
NEW: Internal National Park Service records obtained by MeidasTouch’s Scott MacFarlane reveal more than $400 MILLION has been steered toward Trump’s White House and D.C. projects, while funding for major national parks is being slashed.
Trump Turns National Parks into Piggybank
Cutbacks and Setbacks Hammer America's National Parks in the Shadow of Trump's Vanity Projects
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GOP Ad Attacking Ken Paxton’s Corruption Resurfaces Ad: “Ken Paxton says he’s fighting corruption, but there’s a problem. He’s the one doing it.” meidasnews.com/news/gop-ad-...
GOP Ad Attacking Ken Paxton’s Corruption Resurfaces
Ad: “Ken Paxton says he's fighting corruption, but there's a problem. He's the one doing it.”
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Have you tried turning America off, waiting 30 seconds, and then turning it back on? 🤔
THESE ARE THE BLUE LIVES THAT MATTER — the US Postal Service.
The power of rationalization is infinite. We can go a lifetime without sex, a month without food, two days without water, but we cannot go an hour without rationalization.
TERRIER-ific idea .... A combination sporan fashion show and terrier trial. What could go wrong? (Hint: a lot could go wrong).
Had US stayed Democratic Socialist before Reagonomics US would not be -$40 trillion in debt
Former President Obama breaks out the tan suit once again.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Vivek Ramaswamy claims he “never once” said he was pro-data center expansion. We have the receipts.
Muslim leftists winning elections has broken the brains of many centrists and liberals who had managed to mostly hide their Islamophobia for years
US citizens sue over their detentions by ICE and mistreatment that followed. "...[Fernando Vazquez Orea] was arrested last year by immigration officers despite having valid REAL IDs, then dumped on the side of the road once the officers confirmed he was a U.S. citizen." reason.com/2026/08/07/n...
North Carolina citizen files damages claim after border patrol arrested him, then left him on roadside
A viral video showed immigration officers uncuffing Fernando Vasquez and then dumping his papers onto the ground before driving off.
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WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
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Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
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TE Lawrence with Enfield and local transportation.
61 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson. Congressman John Lewis was there. He stood up so ALL Americans can vote. Now do it; register to vote and get young people to vote. Drag them to register and push them to vote. This is what you can do in your time.
Woodward and Bernstein watching Nixon’s resignation announcement, 52 years ago this evening. Where were you? I was in a camp ground, bicycling between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts.
So, America, when do you think you might have taken a wrong turn? Asking for the rest of the civilized world.
Boris Karloff with one of his dogs. I think this is the one he named “Silly Bitch”. He had Bedlingtons, but other dogs too.
DNC is throwing all its support behind El-Sayed. You can donate here at ActBlue. secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_m...
Support Abdul El-Sayed
Support Abdul El-Sayed
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Minnesota just plugged a 710-megawatt #solar farm into a coal plant that once burned 30,000 tons a day. The unique approach to connecting the panels to the grid allowed it to sidestep a typically years-long connection process.
Minnesota just plugged a 710-megawatt solar farm into a coal plant that once burned 30,000 tons a day, the two sharing wires until the last boiler dies in 2030 — and one retired coal unit will keep sp...
Retirement does not mean the old hardware stops working entirely, either. One of the retiring units is being converted into a synchronous condenser, a huge
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He had to stop taking Propecia because it interacts with dementia meds. So he took a low profile trip to CA last week to buy what he considers to be a realistic hair piece. (Allegedly)
Pretty sure the cabbie won’t mind the dog. NYC, 1956.
How to get rid of a telemarketer: Tell them: "Just a second..." and then explain you "lost your hamster and you think it might have gone down the kitchen drain, but you need to turn on the light...." Then turn on the garbage disposal and scream "NOOOOOOOOOOO" until they hang up.
In the movies, Gregory Peck was eaten by dogs… twice.
Not sure about the dog, but the man can point a bird!
