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Banker by trade, economist by training.
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King of Cats
Street art by Joachim
Chichester, England
2017

#CatStreetArt
#MenWithCats

New hashtag added; because, I have tons of mural and street art pics.
I'll do at least one a day.
Hope you enjoy as much as I do.
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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A quick round of snow possible Saturday morning ❄️

Best chance for a coating to 1″ is north of I-70, where temps near freezing could briefly slick up untreated roads. Beltway and south: mostly a coating at best, mainly on grass. Fast-moving, done by midday.

Details at cwg.live
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Reports of an earthquake being felt along the Oregon Coast after a magnitude 6.0 Thursday.
More —> www.koin.com/weather/magn...
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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This is a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment and State Sovereignty.

Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
US to cut funding to states over 'sanctuary cities,' Trump says
Federal payments will be halted on February 1, Trump said.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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“One of the bombs rolled under our truck, and within seconds our truck lifted up off the ground, and the airbags deployed, the car doors locked themselves, and the car began to fill with the powerful tear gas. We fought hard to get the doors open and get all of the kids out. Bystanders had to help.”
Infant needs CPR after feds unleash flash-bangs on family van with 6 kids inside
The father of three children who were hospitalized in Minneapolis on Wednesday night accused federal agents of launching flash-bang munitions and tear gas into their family van after they were caught ...
www.rawstory.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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#ForestFriday

On the road to Fern Canyon, Prairie Creek Redwood State Park in Humboldt County, #California.
Jan. 12, 2026

#Forests #Trees
#NatureIsArt
#StateParks
#Photography
#WestCoastKin
#ArtOfPhotography
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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AOC’s Message To Trump: It’s Not If We Impeach, It’s Which Charges We File
AOC’s Message To Trump: It’s Not If We Impeach, It’s Which Charges We File
Plus CBS News suffers rating collapse, worker goes viral for confronting Trump, and Dems push for ICE agent’s arrest
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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It is absolutely *wild* that feds abandoned multiple vehicles to protestors last night. What a bunch of amateurs.
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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The most pathetic man alive.
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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The Congressional Budget Office noted a “modest implementation” of the name change would cost around $10 million.
Department Of Defense’s Name Change To ‘Department Of War’ Could Cost Up To $125 Million
The Congressional Budget Office noted a “modest implementation” of the name change would cost around $10 million.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.

“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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A person was shot in the leg by a federal law enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening after resisting arrest and “violently assaulting” an officer, the DHS said in a statement, as the city is still reeling in the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Person shot in leg by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis after assaulting an officer, DHS says | CNN
A person was shot in the leg by a federal law enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening after resisting arrest and “violently assaulting” an officer, the Department of Homeland Security ...
www.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.

He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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In three previous Grand Slam qualifying tries, Newmarket, Ont.'s Liam Draxl hadn't won a match. This week at the Australian Open, he won three in three days to qualify for his first Grand Slam main draw.
it's ALL HERE!

opencourt.ca/2026/01/15/l...
January 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.

And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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The filing comes a year after the company completed a high-profile merger combining Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in a $2.7 billion deal.
Saks Fifth Avenue And Neiman Marcus Owner Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The filing comes a year after the company completed a high-profile merger combining Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in a $2.7 billion deal.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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Literally, the stupidest people doing the stupidest stuff and systematically dismantling our democratic norms and institutions
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.

I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Yeah so anyway you're not getting discharged from the hospital the same day if you have internal bleeding in your torso.

Even Grok knows that.

LOL.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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looks like donald trump used the military to do a smash and grab for his personal benefit
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM