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The hubris

Nature1 day ago11Views0Likes0Comments
The hubris I have experienced in believing I could contain the yard weeds -- by dint of labor and pulling them by the roots, a few focused chemical applications and sheer determination -- has been shaken to its core. Defeated, deflated, I am. When I was a kid some 50 years ago -- and with my…

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Gaslighting like a champ

Cultcha, Politics1 day ago4Views0Likes0Comments
If you don't understand what gaslighting is, check this video out. Karoline Leavitt yammers on about how "leakers" at the Pentagon won't be tolerated when -- as we know -- part of what was "leaked" was how Pete Hegseth broke national security and Defense Department communication and security protocols in using Signal to discuss/share specific military…

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The Americas!

Nature1 day ago6Views0Likes0Comments
If you haven't yet discovered the show, The Americas on NBC, treat yourself! Exquisite photography, storytelling, music. Phenomenal insights into nature. Beautifully told, shown, shared. This is not your mother's National Geographic show, or if you're my age, the Wild Kingdom of my childhood. Oh, and Tom Hanks narrates the show. Just lovely.  

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wtf fb?

Little Bits1 day ago12Views0Likes0Comments
Ima WTF on FB. My feed, as I'm sure yours is too, is filled with ads, posts from pages I don't follow and a whole lot of irrelevant whatnot. So, I select the "Friends" feed option, and my feed is filled with posts from 4 days ago, 2 days ago, 5 days ago, 3 days ago. NOTHING…

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Radical Rhode Islanders …

Little Bits1 day ago11Views0Likes0Comments
More rabbit hole bits. (I'm organizing and cleaning out some articles and notes I've gathered.) The colony of Rhode Island was founded between 1636 and 1642 by five separate and COMBATIVE groups, all of whom had been expelled by or left the Massachusetts Bay colony for "disputative reasons." Independent, combative, banished. They did go on to become fierce…

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Back when …

Memories1 day ago12Views0Likes0Comments
Yep, I dressed like this in 1982… In college, no less, while living in a dorm. I wore my knickers a LOT! I don't think people had nearly as many clothing items then as they do now. I had a wardrobe that I was building. Pieces matched and went together. I probably had, at most, half…

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Government subsidies required for “injured farmers”

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 11, 2025119Views0Likes0Comments
George F. Will - America's long-balanced Conservative on Trump's tariffs: "In Trump’s first term, when China canceled purchases of almost 500,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans during a trade spat, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 (#𝟒𝟓) 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. "Today, exports generate more than 20 percent of farm income, China has announced a 34 percent…

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