This stunning picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp "Dodge", in Iowa. (See Alt-Text for more details.)
December 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This stunning picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp "Dodge", in Iowa. (See Alt-Text for more details.)
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale 🎄❄️✨💗
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December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale 🎄❄️✨💗
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265.
… Pete Hegseth got several questions about the Sept.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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.. a “remarkable figure, never before seen in recorded economic history ..”
@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
.. a “remarkable figure, never before seen in recorded economic history ..”
@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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When Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and an experienced and sober legislator, is alarmed, we should all be alarmed. Both by the boat strikes, and more broadly by what the Trump administration is doing to our national security.
www.youtube.com/live/_gf6e8a...
www.youtube.com/live/_gf6e8a...
Sen. Warner on the Boat Strike Crisis | Bulwark on Sunday
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
When Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and an experienced and sober legislator, is alarmed, we should all be alarmed. Both by the boat strikes, and more broadly by what the Trump administration is doing to our national security.
www.youtube.com/live/_gf6e8a...
www.youtube.com/live/_gf6e8a...
Before the noise of the day even thinks about starting, I slip out of bed, pour that first cup of coffee, and sit with my tree while the season settles into my heart. There’s something about those quiet minutes and soft lights that makes the rest of the day feel gentler and better from the start.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Before the noise of the day even thinks about starting, I slip out of bed, pour that first cup of coffee, and sit with my tree while the season settles into my heart. There’s something about those quiet minutes and soft lights that makes the rest of the day feel gentler and better from the start.
"Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin – inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night…”
~ John Geddes 🎄✨🔥
Painting by Lore Pemberton 🎨🖌
~ John Geddes 🎄✨🔥
Painting by Lore Pemberton 🎨🖌
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin – inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night…”
~ John Geddes 🎄✨🔥
Painting by Lore Pemberton 🎨🖌
~ John Geddes 🎄✨🔥
Painting by Lore Pemberton 🎨🖌
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Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
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The killing of shipwrecked survivors at sea is a textbook violation of the laws of war.
If Hegseth is so proud of the killing of these survivors, the Pentagon should release the full video, just like they have with other boat strikes.
The American people deserve full transparency & accountability.
If Hegseth is so proud of the killing of these survivors, the Pentagon should release the full video, just like they have with other boat strikes.
The American people deserve full transparency & accountability.
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The killing of shipwrecked survivors at sea is a textbook violation of the laws of war.
If Hegseth is so proud of the killing of these survivors, the Pentagon should release the full video, just like they have with other boat strikes.
The American people deserve full transparency & accountability.
If Hegseth is so proud of the killing of these survivors, the Pentagon should release the full video, just like they have with other boat strikes.
The American people deserve full transparency & accountability.
Ha, Ha!
President Donald Trump woke up Sunday morning full of anger and regret, it seems.In a morning post on Truth Social, the president ranted against a man he had recently pardoned—Democratic Representa...
Trump Explodes at Democrat He Recently Pardoned
The president is extremely upset with Texas Representative Henry Cuellar.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Ha, Ha!
I’m painfully aware of the enemy. The “true” enemy from within: our own government.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I’m painfully aware of the enemy. The “true” enemy from within: our own government.
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This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ~ Lewis Carroll ❄️✨❄️✨❄️
Artwork by Sarah Lynn. 🎨🖌
Artwork by Sarah Lynn. 🎨🖌
December 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ~ Lewis Carroll ❄️✨❄️✨❄️
Artwork by Sarah Lynn. 🎨🖌
Artwork by Sarah Lynn. 🎨🖌
Sand Island Lighthouse in 1962
Photo courtesy of Alabama Media Group
Photo courtesy of Alabama Media Group
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sand Island Lighthouse in 1962
Photo courtesy of Alabama Media Group
Photo courtesy of Alabama Media Group
"The more peace we bring into our lives, the more peace we bring into this world.” ~ Todd Perelmute 🎄❤️✨
Artwork by Esther Bennink 🎨🖌
Artwork by Esther Bennink 🎨🖌
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"The more peace we bring into our lives, the more peace we bring into this world.” ~ Todd Perelmute 🎄❤️✨
Artwork by Esther Bennink 🎨🖌
Artwork by Esther Bennink 🎨🖌
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Somali-Americans are neighbors, mentors, and friends who have helped build Minnesota.
Trump’s attacks are hateful and untrue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Trump’s attacks are hateful and untrue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | My Somali Role Models in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Somali-Americans are neighbors, mentors, and friends who have helped build Minnesota.
Trump’s attacks are hateful and untrue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Trump’s attacks are hateful and untrue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
“Nature is forever arriving
and forever departing,
forever approaching,
forever vanishing;
but in her vanishings
there seems to be ever the waving of a hand,
in all her partings
a promise of meetings farther along the road.”
~ Richard Le Gallienne
Painting by Marija Stefanović 🎨🖌
and forever departing,
forever approaching,
forever vanishing;
but in her vanishings
there seems to be ever the waving of a hand,
in all her partings
a promise of meetings farther along the road.”
~ Richard Le Gallienne
Painting by Marija Stefanović 🎨🖌
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Nature is forever arriving
and forever departing,
forever approaching,
forever vanishing;
but in her vanishings
there seems to be ever the waving of a hand,
in all her partings
a promise of meetings farther along the road.”
~ Richard Le Gallienne
Painting by Marija Stefanović 🎨🖌
and forever departing,
forever approaching,
forever vanishing;
but in her vanishings
there seems to be ever the waving of a hand,
in all her partings
a promise of meetings farther along the road.”
~ Richard Le Gallienne
Painting by Marija Stefanović 🎨🖌
Reposted by Leslie McBride
Reposted by Leslie McBride
There are no guardrails this time - which means we have to fight extra hard to defend our country and our Democracy.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There are no guardrails this time - which means we have to fight extra hard to defend our country and our Democracy.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
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NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”