@willdarrell.bsky.social
Baby Boomer, Proud progressive-liberal, Bates College graduate, Born in Miami, FL, raised in Portland, ME. Worked/lived in Wash. DC 18yrs. Watched Am. politics since Watergate, British TV drama and The Wire. Visited London, UK. Read murder mysteries. Leo.
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happy bday Colombian writer José Asunción Silva, b.1865.
"Oh, the shadows knit together!
Oh, the shadows of the body joined with shadows of the soul!
Oh, shadows which seek one another in nights of sorrow and tears!"
"Oh, the shadows knit together!
Oh, the shadows of the body joined with shadows of the soul!
Oh, shadows which seek one another in nights of sorrow and tears!"
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
happy bday Colombian writer José Asunción Silva, b.1865.
"Oh, the shadows knit together!
Oh, the shadows of the body joined with shadows of the soul!
Oh, shadows which seek one another in nights of sorrow and tears!"
"Oh, the shadows knit together!
Oh, the shadows of the body joined with shadows of the soul!
Oh, shadows which seek one another in nights of sorrow and tears!"
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Breaking News: A suspect is in custody after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, local and federal officials said. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/49BJwZs
D.C. Shooting Live Updates: Two National Guard Members Shot Near White House
The police said one suspect was in custody. President Trump, who is in Florida, said the suspect also had been shot.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Breaking News: A suspect is in custody after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, local and federal officials said. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/49BJwZs
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Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday near the White House and are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House, AP source says
A suspect who was in custody also was shot and has injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, the source said.
www.pbs.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday near the White House and are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
https://to.pbs.org/3M1cKXU
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I’m hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Seven people in 2024 and seven people in 2025. My grocery prices for the same meal were over $100 more this year.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I’m hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Seven people in 2024 and seven people in 2025. My grocery prices for the same meal were over $100 more this year.
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This Thanksgiving I give thanks to all who are part of the powerful coalition to save our Republic from Trump's fascist dreams. The war is far from over but at this point we are kicking their asses!! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This Thanksgiving I give thanks to all who are part of the powerful coalition to save our Republic from Trump's fascist dreams. The war is far from over but at this point we are kicking their asses!! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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happy bday co-founder of AA Bill W., b.1895, East Dorset, VT.
“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
“Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.”
“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
“Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
happy bday co-founder of AA Bill W., b.1895, East Dorset, VT.
“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
“Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.”
“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
“Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.”
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WCVB News in Massachusetts reporting that ICE has arrested a woman named Bruna Ferreira, who is the mother of the niece of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. ICE arrested Ferreira in MA and trafficked her the ICE gulag in Louisiana.
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
WCVB News in Massachusetts reporting that ICE has arrested a woman named Bruna Ferreira, who is the mother of the niece of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. ICE arrested Ferreira in MA and trafficked her the ICE gulag in Louisiana.
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
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happy bday Charles Schulz, b.1922, Minneapolis
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning,& yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning,& yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
happy bday Charles Schulz, b.1922, Minneapolis
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning,& yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning,& yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
The GOP/Trump rode into a box canyon with the Govt. Shutdown and the healthcare cost crisis....now they are stuck.
"The deadline has put Republican leaders into a no-win position: If they extend the tax credits, they’ll go on record for the first time augmenting a Democratic law they deem noxious while infuriating a conservative base that’s spent more than 15 years trying to kill it." thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Trump’s emerging health care plan could put GOP leaders in a bind
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by form…
thehill.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The GOP/Trump rode into a box canyon with the Govt. Shutdown and the healthcare cost crisis....now they are stuck.
"The deadline has put Republican leaders into a no-win position: If they extend the tax credits, they’ll go on record for the first time augmenting a Democratic law they deem noxious while infuriating a conservative base that’s spent more than 15 years trying to kill it." thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Trump’s emerging health care plan could put GOP leaders in a bind
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by form…
thehill.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"The deadline has put Republican leaders into a no-win position: If they extend the tax credits, they’ll go on record for the first time augmenting a Democratic law they deem noxious while infuriating a conservative base that’s spent more than 15 years trying to kill it." thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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Viola Ford Fletcher’s courage and conviction galvanized a national reckoning and reshaped the understanding of one of the most violently traumatic instances of racialized violence documented in American history—the Tulsa Massacre. Rest in eternal power.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
LDF Mourns the Loss of Viola Ford Fletcher, Oldest Known Survivor of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest known survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Known affectionately as “Mother Fletcher,” through a century-long pur...
www.naacpldf.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher’s courage and conviction galvanized a national reckoning and reshaped the understanding of one of the most violently traumatic instances of racialized violence documented in American history—the Tulsa Massacre. Rest in eternal power.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas sent me a plan deal.
I now pay $571/month. They are increasing it to $836/month.
Yes, a $250+ increase. No subsidy.
They offered a lower cost option - $805/month - $31/month savings!
You can't make this up. I hope they go out of business.
...
I now pay $571/month. They are increasing it to $836/month.
Yes, a $250+ increase. No subsidy.
They offered a lower cost option - $805/month - $31/month savings!
You can't make this up. I hope they go out of business.
...
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas sent me a plan deal.
I now pay $571/month. They are increasing it to $836/month.
Yes, a $250+ increase. No subsidy.
They offered a lower cost option - $805/month - $31/month savings!
You can't make this up. I hope they go out of business.
...
I now pay $571/month. They are increasing it to $836/month.
Yes, a $250+ increase. No subsidy.
They offered a lower cost option - $805/month - $31/month savings!
You can't make this up. I hope they go out of business.
...
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happy bday Spanish writer Lope de Vega, b.1562.
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
happy bday Spanish writer Lope de Vega, b.1562.
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
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Church Street Burlington Vermont
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Church Street Burlington Vermont
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happy bday Dutch writer Connie Palmen, b.1955.
“Memory is literary by nature. It takes factual events and gives them a metaphorical charge, lending what really happened a symbolic weight, persistently in search of the security of a story.”
“Memory is literary by nature. It takes factual events and gives them a metaphorical charge, lending what really happened a symbolic weight, persistently in search of the security of a story.”
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
happy bday Dutch writer Connie Palmen, b.1955.
“Memory is literary by nature. It takes factual events and gives them a metaphorical charge, lending what really happened a symbolic weight, persistently in search of the security of a story.”
“Memory is literary by nature. It takes factual events and gives them a metaphorical charge, lending what really happened a symbolic weight, persistently in search of the security of a story.”
Mutiny on the bounty 🏴☠️☠️
Today, Trump cancelled an announcement on his proposal to extend the ACA credit.
Before he can announcement his proposal, the GOP clown cowards in Congress are starting to grow a spine.
Grab your🍿& 🍺and watch the GOP/Trump 🤡 show. 🤣
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Today, Trump cancelled an announcement on his proposal to extend the ACA credit.
Before he can announcement his proposal, the GOP clown cowards in Congress are starting to grow a spine.
Grab your🍿& 🍺and watch the GOP/Trump 🤡 show. 🤣
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Republicans balk at Trump’s health care proposal before it’s even released | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump hasn’t officially unveiled his new health care plan. But plenty in his party already oppose it.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Mutiny on the bounty 🏴☠️☠️
Today, Trump cancelled an announcement on his proposal to extend the ACA credit.
Before he can announcement his proposal, the GOP clown cowards in Congress are starting to grow a spine.
Grab your🍿& 🍺and watch the GOP/Trump 🤡 show. 🤣
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Today, Trump cancelled an announcement on his proposal to extend the ACA credit.
Before he can announcement his proposal, the GOP clown cowards in Congress are starting to grow a spine.
Grab your🍿& 🍺and watch the GOP/Trump 🤡 show. 🤣
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
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Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
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Agreeing Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismisses the James Comey indictment without prejudice.
storage.courtlistener.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Agreeing Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismisses the James Comey indictment without prejudice.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...