Philip on the south coast of Massachusetts🌊☮ 💙
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earth man 🌱, digital explorer, art lover, salt water steeped, liberal humanist. Practitioner of the Breakfast Arts.
“I love fools' experiments. I am always making them.”
- Charles Darwin
“I love fools' experiments. I am always making them.”
- Charles Darwin
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May 21, 2021 - in my former garden in East Falmouth Massachusetts: a tawny cranesbill, "Espresso", beneath Azalea, "Gibraltar". The cranesbill in the middle, in back, is "Biokovo", and the other Azalea is "Lemon Lights" (I think). 🌱
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Sure looks like Karoline Leavitt had her nephew's mother deported right before Thanksgiving as a favor to her brother.
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sure looks like Karoline Leavitt had her nephew's mother deported right before Thanksgiving as a favor to her brother.
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"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
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TY, Brian. Woohoo! It's #TacoTuesday! 🌮
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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YSVW & TY, KshrGirl! Woohoo! It's #TacoTuesday! 🌮
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November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views
theconversation.com/pentagon-inv...
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Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views
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🌱 There's the moon, above the trees!
photo edited with Nano Banana Pro
— at Curlew Pond.
photo edited with Nano Banana Pro
— at Curlew Pond.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🌱 There's the moon, above the trees!
photo edited with Nano Banana Pro
— at Curlew Pond.
photo edited with Nano Banana Pro
— at Curlew Pond.
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#🚫Target🚫HomeDepot🚫Amazon #Boycott
#Nov28-Dec1
#WeAin’tBuyingIt is also encouraging people to #ShopLocal & support community businesses.
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#Nov28-Dec1
#WeAin’tBuyingIt is also encouraging people to #ShopLocal & support community businesses.
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What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#🚫Target🚫HomeDepot🚫Amazon #Boycott
#Nov28-Dec1
#WeAin’tBuyingIt is also encouraging people to #ShopLocal & support community businesses.
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#Nov28-Dec1
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
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Polarize the shit out of this.
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Polarize the shit out of this.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
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"On one of the last pages of the service leaflet is a quote from the writer and naturalist John Muir, saying: “The mountains are calling and I must go.”"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney’s funeral, but all four living former vice presidents attending | CNN Politics
Past presidents and politicians of both parties will gather Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"On one of the last pages of the service leaflet is a quote from the writer and naturalist John Muir, saying: “The mountains are calling and I must go.”"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
"Speaking on a special episode of Kirk’s podcast on September 15, Vice President JD Vance urged his listeners to inflict consequences on those celebrating Kirk’s death."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Speaking on a special episode of Kirk’s podcast on September 15, Vice President JD Vance urged his listeners to inflict consequences on those celebrating Kirk’s death."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"With the statute-of-limitations...looming...the President took matters into his own hands by directing his Attorney General to seek 'JUSTICE' against Mr. Comey and to unlawfully appoint a White House aide who would prosecute this case. She then immediately did so,"
www.cbsnews.com/news/james-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/james-c...
Comey challenges his indictment for "vindictive and selective" prosecution
In court Wednesday, former FBI Director James Comey is trying to have the criminal charges against him dismissed.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"With the statute-of-limitations...looming...the President took matters into his own hands by directing his Attorney General to seek 'JUSTICE' against Mr. Comey and to unlawfully appoint a White House aide who would prosecute this case. She then immediately did so,"
www.cbsnews.com/news/james-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/james-c...
"The court recognises this is an extraordinary remedy," Judge Fitzpatrick said. "Under these unique circumstances [it] is necessary to fully protect the rights of the accused."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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James Comey: Judge says government 'missteps' may have tainted case against ex-FBI boss
The former FBI director is facing federal charges after Donald Trump called for his prosecution.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"The court recognises this is an extraordinary remedy," Judge Fitzpatrick said. "Under these unique circumstances [it] is necessary to fully protect the rights of the accused."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Paul Krugman says Trump’s GOP is sabotaging itself out of pure cruelty. Refusing to extend health subsidies and cutting food aid before the holidays, they can’t even fake compassion — and voters notice.
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty
They’re pathologically unwilling to help Americans in need — and Democrats should hammer this home
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November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Paul Krugman says Trump’s GOP is sabotaging itself out of pure cruelty. Refusing to extend health subsidies and cutting food aid before the holidays, they can’t even fake compassion — and voters notice.
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At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. #ArmisticeDay 🌱
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. #ArmisticeDay 🌱
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I feel like the headline should be something more like, "Joyce Carol Oates eviscerated Elon Musk and wore his intestines as a necklace. Yes somehow he keeps making it worse."
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I feel like the headline should be something more like, "Joyce Carol Oates eviscerated Elon Musk and wore his intestines as a necklace. Yes somehow he keeps making it worse."
"TRUMP — an acronym for Tous Réunis pour l’Union des Mouvements Populistes (All United for the Union of Populist Movements) — is a successor to the now-dissolved Chez Nous political movement and the old Belgian Front National party."
www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/n...
www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/n...
New far-right party named after Trump launches in Belgium
"Donald Trump is the ultimate symbol of populism. He immediately embodies what we stand for," says Salvatore Nicotra, founder of the new TRUMP party.
www.euronews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"TRUMP — an acronym for Tous Réunis pour l’Union des Mouvements Populistes (All United for the Union of Populist Movements) — is a successor to the now-dissolved Chez Nous political movement and the old Belgian Front National party."
www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/n...
www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/n...
"Trump...said the move would end "a grave national injustice" ...according to a document posted on X by Ed Martin, who oversees the department's weaponization group that was set up to look into improper politically motivated cases."
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump pardons allies accused of seeking to overturn his 2020 election loss
U.S. President Donald has pardoned at dozens of allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark and Sidney Powell, a top U.S. Justice Department official said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Trump...said the move would end "a grave national injustice" ...according to a document posted on X by Ed Martin, who oversees the department's weaponization group that was set up to look into improper politically motivated cases."
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊
"The shutdown eliminated salaries for civil servants or placed them on compulsory leave. The German government temporarily stepped in financially to pay civilian US military employees in Germany."
www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/u...
US Army removes food bank guidance for soldiers after Euronews report
The US Army removed guidance directing soldiers to food banks during the government shutdown after Euronews reported it. Soldiers await mid-November pay.
www.euronews.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"The shutdown eliminated salaries for civil servants or placed them on compulsory leave. The German government temporarily stepped in financially to pay civilian US military employees in Germany."
www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/u...
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All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
🌱 Climbing "New Dawn" rose from June 26, 2023 on Cape Cod
#RoseWednesday #Gardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
#RoseWednesday #Gardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🌱 Climbing "New Dawn" rose from June 26, 2023 on Cape Cod
#RoseWednesday #Gardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
#RoseWednesday #Gardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
"...Trump himself said last month, aboard Air Force One: "I don't think there's anything that's going to get me into heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven-bound.""
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www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
'Saint or Sinner'? British artist crucifies Donald Trump in Basel
Hero or villain? Martyr or criminal? “Saint or Sinner”?
www.euronews.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"...Trump himself said last month, aboard Air Force One: "I don't think there's anything that's going to get me into heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven-bound.""
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...