(Yesterday, June 16, 2026)
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is blue again!
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ooh!!! …
… just kidding , this was in July 1989 🙂 🦆
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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
“What in the white trash hell was that?”
(June 14, 2026)
“The 60 Million Dollar UFC, White (Trash) House Takeover Should piss Off Every Decent American
… What in the white trash hell was that?
How did we get here?
I’m not talking about the perfect storm of corruption, toxic religion, and white nationalism that has resulted in the unthinkable ascension to power of one of the most reprehensible, festering sacks of organic matter to ever leave his putrid slime trails on the planet.
Greater minds can unpack the complex historical and social explanations for the inexplicable sequel given to the greatest single collective electoral error in our history.
What I want to know is how, at the precipice of our two hundred and fiftieth year as a Republic, have we devolved into the disgraceful public urination that took place at our nation’s Capitol.
If you took every stereotype of the ugly American, the most monstrously exaggerated caricatures of us as a people, the absolute worst clichés of this nation at our most base, most ignorant, and most vile, and you fed it into an AI program with the prompt: make something truly disgusting—this is what you’d have ended up with.
We should be the United States of Embarrassment today. There should be nonpartisan vomiting and facepalming all across this nation after witnessing this wasteful, 60-million-dollar, star-spangled, asinine, white supremacist dudebro circle jerk on the lawn of the People’s House, our house.
Watching this garish Temu Roman Colosseum cosplay filled with grifters, predators, and criminals should infuriate every single American who has a shred of self-respect or love of country left.
In any other iteration of our country, this would not stand. Knowing that their taxes were funding an opulent, violent, phobic birthday party for a cognitively failing serial pedophile would propeled our proud and patriotic forebears into a complete overthrow of those in power.
In a time when people have to choose between paying their rent, or affording routine healthcare, when families can’t afford groceries or to fill their gas tanks, when we’re funding foreign genocides and domestic concentration camps, when we’re told we can’t afford to house or feed or care for the most vulnerable—this should make our blood boil.
More than that, it should wake us all the hell up: conservative, moderate, or liberal; Democrat, Independent, or Republican; straight or queer, well off or struggling, native born or immigrant, to the reality that we are all being played.
The billionaires (and the trillionaire) are mocking us all right now; dismantling the systems and protections designed to care for each of us, ignoring the Constitution, discarding morality, hoarding the wealth that was meant to be shared, devouring our natural resources, turning us against one another—and giving us a sweaty, bloated 60-million-dollar middle finger to us in the process.
November should be a reckoning for these narcissistic vampires once and for all, but we shouldn’t wait that long. Last night should be enough. This should be the final straw for every human being who calls this place home, rousing each of us out of whatever apathy, denial, political tribalism, wishful thinking, or American exceptionalism that has kept us on the sidelines.
The white trash, classless stupidity on the White House lawn last night was a microcosm of the prolific mockery of America that this President and his accomplices have made for ten years now.
These people believe that we’re ignorant, that we’re lazy, that we’re too distracted and soft to give a damn about the fact that they’re fleecing us, that all we need is a the easy high of fireworks and faux patriotism to lull us into inaction.
If we allow them to prevail, we’ll have proven them right.
Who are we going to be, America?”
https://www.facebook.com/johnpavlovitzofficial
‘It is a patriotic act to uphold the freedoms of all your fellow citizens, no matter if they believe the same thing as you do or not.’
‘I am a Christian.
I believe in the separation of church and state.
I believe in democracy.
I believe that the government should not favor any one religious group, including my own.
I believe people should be free to live according to their own beliefs.
My faith compels me to pursue the common good for all, not control.
There are many of us out here.
The reason I don’t want a “Christian nation” isn’t because I’m against Christianity.
It’s because I have studied church history in depth and have seen the tremendous harm caused by the church crawling into bed with the empire.
Separation of church and state is best for everyone.
It is a patriotic act to oppose Christian nationalism.
It is a patriotic act to uphold the separation of church and state.
It is a patriotic act to uphold the freedoms of all your fellow citizens, no matter if they believe the same thing as you do or not.
The separation of church and state protects Christianity rather than threatens it.
It protects Christianity from becoming corrupt by the allure of political power, wealth, and privilege, which causes it to abandon the gospel of Jesus.
It protects Christianity from nationalism.
It helps keep Christianity Christian.
Once the church crawls into bed with the empire, it loses its ability to prophetically speak truth to power. It becomes a mouthpiece for the empire instead.
Beware of any Christian movement that needs a government in order to succeed.
Beware of any government that needs a Christian movement in order to succeed.’
(More from Benjamin Cremer: https://www.facebook.com/ben.cremer )
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… Thank you!
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‘What it means to be a Christian’
Thank you, Writing from the Heart with Brian !
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Dear Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
‘ with language from the March on Washington Speech and the Letter from Birmingham Jail ‘
“Again we must learn how the destiny
of one citizen is the destiny of all.
We must learn we cannot walk alone.
The American dream of liberty
and justice for all is tarnished and torn
in the name of making our country great.
Where is our beacon? How many
deaths will it take? How much horror?
How much ache? Where is our dignity?
Where is our discipline? Where does
the dream still live? Is it in the icy streets
of Minnesota? In detention cells?
In the bare feet of the monks walking
our highways? In the hand-painted
protest signs all across America
proclaiming “We the People?”
Is the dream still alive in the gaps left
in government documents where words
have been banned, words such as “diversity,
woman, Native American, disparity,
inclusiveness, Black, equality, Hispanic,
oppression, community and immigrants?”
Is the dream in red blood in the snow?
In dried blood on the street? In voting booths?
In hope? Dr. King, you taught us we need not
be saints to make a difference. That like you,
we must show up frustrated and flawed as we are.
That freedom “must be demanded
by the oppressed.” Where is the dream?
Where does it live? How might it rise up
in our streets, recalibrate our minds,
and resonate like an anthem
ringing true in our chests?” — Rosemerry
(comment):
“The dream of Martin Luther KIng is not lost, it became buried under the the flag of complacency, not being present, forgetting that our Constitution and Rights were earned with the blood of several terrible wars. But the complacency remains no longer and people who always thought that their votes, the dreams and ideals did not really individually matter, do! We the People have risen and are continuing to arise and gather together to say NO! to oppression, deportations, singling out people of color, banning books that tell our history of failures and successes. We the People WILL SUCCEED, because when we connect with and support each other, none of the promoted divisions by the oppressors matter. Police states fail because We the People will tear them down, destroy their intolerance, racism and self serving. Greed eventually implodes, and already we see a new direction of inclusion, tolerance and compassion. Renee did not die in vain in Minnesota, her death reinvigorated people who will NOT stand for injustice. Major cracks are developing within the ranks of the ”maga” and the justice that Dr. King spoke so passionately about lives on.” — Linda Boccia
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Rev. Martin Luther King, hands extended upward, during a press conference / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.
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A Christmas Homecoming: A Short Story … and more from Yvette M Calleiro
by Yvette M Calleiro
(and Sally Cronin):
“Mary always knew she was adopted. When she turned seventeen, her loving parents died in a car crash. After a year of living with an uncaring grandmother, Mary received her inheritance, including the address of her birth parents. With nothing left to lose, she hopped on a plane right before Christmas to search for them. Would they accept her into their lives, or would she find herself utterly alone on Christmas?”
“Yvette M. Calleiro is the author of the Chronicles of the Diasodz fantasy series, HYPE, and two short stories. As a heavily addicted reader of both young adult and adult novels, she spends most of her time pseudo-living in paranormal worlds with her fictional friends (and boyfriends).
When she’s living among real people, she is a middle school Reading and Language Arts teacher. She’s been sharing her love of literature with her students for over twenty years. Besides writing about the various characters that whisper (and sometimes scream) in her head, she enjoys traveling, watching movies, spending quality time with family and friends, and enjoying the beauty of the ocean.
Yvette lives in Miami, Florida, with her incredible son who has embraced her love for paranormal and adventurous stories. She also shares her space with an assortment of crazy saltwater animals in her 300-gallon tank.”
https://www.facebook.com/yvettemcalleiro
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- At Home With Harriet …
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- News You Can Use …
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welcome :)
by I didn’t have my glasses on… / Beth
“refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children,
with the same hopes and ambitions as us-
except that a twist of fate has bound their lives
to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale.”
-khaled hosseini
‘I owe my Trump-supporting family and friends an apology … to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when: …’
(by Author unknown )
On Substack:
(preview):
I saw this on James Tate’s twitter/x, Oct. 25 — @JamesTate121 on x
… I and so many other people reposted it, but yesterday, Oct. 26, it got taken down:
‘ https://x.com/JamesTate121/status/1982224548108914731 ‘
… well, thankfully I copied it, before ‘x’ took it down.
Please share
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from James Tate,
I posted this and it got taken down so I am going to post it again…
‘I owe my Trump-supporting family and friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and am still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when:
He incited an insurrection against the government
Mismanaged a pandemic that killed nearly half a million Americans
Separated children from their families, and lost those children in the bureaucracy
Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church
Tried to block all Muslims from entering the country
Got impeached, got impeached again
Had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history
Ppressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden
Fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia
Bragged about firing the FBI director on TV
Took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community
Diverted military funding to build his wall
Caused the longest government shutdown in US history
Called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate”
Lied 30,000 times
Banned transgender people from serving in the military
Ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions
Vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers
Refused to release his tax returns
Increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion
Had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history
Called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers
Coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist
Refused to concede the 2020 election
Hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House
Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl
Called neo-Nazis “very fine people”
Suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID
Abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey
Pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans
Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic
Withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords
Withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal
Withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances
Insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter
Pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op
Failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies
Called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries
Called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation”
Claimed that he single handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere
Forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader
Believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe
Suggested the US should buy Greenland
Colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges
Repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people”
Claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases
Violated the emoluments clause
Thought that Nambia was a country
Told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public
Called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p—y” for following the Constitution
Nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet
Nominated a corrupt head of the EPA
Nominated a corrupt head of HHS
Nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department
Nominated a corrupt head of the USDA
Praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies
Refused to allow the presidential transition to begin
Insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death
Spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president
Falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote …’
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… much, MUCH, more on Substack,
and Comments on Substack,
“Mocked a disabled reporter.
That should’ve been the end of him right then.”
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‘Bless Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To The World’
(The God Podcast) ‘the great Dr. Jane Goodall recorded this message in March 2025 with the understanding that it would only be released after her death. And now, from Heaven, her voice has come back to remind us what truly matters:
Do you have people that you don’t like?
“Absolutely, there are people I don’t like. And I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover…”
“Oh, absolutely. He’d be the host. And you can imagine who I’d put on that spaceship.”
Who?
“Along with Musk would be Trump and some of Trump’s real supporters. And then I would put Putin in there.
And I would put President Xi. I’d certainly put Netanyahu in there and his far-right government. Put them all on that spaceship and send them off.
In the place where I am now, I look back over my life.
I look back at the world I’ve left behind. What message do I want to leave? I want to make sure that you all understand that each and every one of you has a role to play. You may not know it, you may not find it, but your life matters.
And you are here for a reason. And I just hope that that reason will become apparent as you live through your life. I want you to know that whether or not you find that role that you’re supposed to play, your life does matter and that every single day you live, you make a difference in the world.
And you get to choose the difference that you make. I want you to understand that we are part of the natural world. And even today, where the planet is dark, there still is hope. Don’t lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing.
Above all, I want you to think about the fact that we are part when we’re on planet Earth. We are part of Mother Nature. We depend on Mother Nature for clean air, for water, for food, for clothing, for everything.
And as we destroy one ecosystem after another, as we create worse climate change, worse loss of diversity, we have to do everything in our power to make the world a better place for the children alive today and for those that will follow.
You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now…”
(Letters from God) [and video of Dr. Jane Goodall]:
Maureen Twomey 