“Tribble”

Olympus TG-6 @ 18mm, f/6.3, 1/00s, ISO 1250. Along Echo Trail.

58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump’s meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows

Suckers are more frequent than one per minute these days. And the President and his minions are fleecing them. The whole crypto “industry” is a disgusting scam. Adds no value, creates nothing, wastes energy, and transfers wealth from poor to rapacious rich.

Second judge bars Trump use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations

I wonder if the administration will get the message that they’re breaking the law.

Trump-appointed judge reaffirms order that admin seek return of 2nd wrongly deported man from El Salvador

The Trump administration has now made is crystal clear on multiple fronts that they do not believe in due process, despite crystal-clear language in the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent. Be afraid.

GOP leader: Trump pick to serve as U.S. attorney for DC won’t reach floor

When you’re too much of an ignorant extremist for even the craven GOP Congress to swallow.

Stephen Miller Unveils Totally Made-Up Definition of “Due Process”

The sort of sociopathic clown that Trump means when he says he’s listening to his lawyers (since he doesn’t know the Constitution himself).

I still hope the courts will catch up with these traitors some day.

The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada

A Canadian author reflects on Trump’s threats.

In short, a continental conflict would be an unmitigated act of murderous folly. But murderous folly is not beyond the capacity of this new iteration of the United States.

“Forest of Ferns”

Olympus TG6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/60s, ISO 800. Along Echo Trail.

Absolute worst thing about post-cholecystectomy digestion: inability to tolerate anything hotter than mild jalapeno sauces.

You’d think at my age I would know that when my tummy is upset due to overeating, more food will not make things better.