Maximalist, and "Late Stage Autocracy" Gilding are good descriptors.
#Gaudi #Trump #WhiteHouse #NYTimes #GiftedArticle #Tacky #Gilded #OverTheTop #DictatorFashion
#GiftedArticle
‘Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis”
The shooting prompted a clash between law enforcement and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. The man had a firearm, according to federal officials.
He makes the point on training i thought was important. Never stand in front of the vehicle. I don't know, never been a LEO, but the police chief would. Also a balanced read on policing challenges prior to this.
We are so hosed. Unless there's a coup. 🤞
"Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’"
#NyTimes #GiftedArticle #MAGA #Fascism #WhiteHouse #Dictator
#Bully #UnitedStates #AmoralAssHat #Trump #PresidentialPower #InternationalLaw
Gifted Article:
Not a terrible version.
But, the visual and the guidlines are at odds with each other, and some of it is at odds with science.
#GiftedArticle #NYTimes #FoodPyramid #USDA #Trump #MAGA #Kennedy #Nutrition
The irony of posting this on the Fediverse is not lost on me. 😉
I usually like to take a few weeks off a each year at least. But, a less distracting internet (and cell phone) would be a good thing.
It's a shame our monkey brains won't buy it, and make it a viable option, when we have all that temptation.
Guest Essay
"What Happened When My Yale Students Gave Up Their Phones for Four Weeks"
#NYTimes #GiftedArticle #Gift #Luddite #Addiction #InternetAddiction #SocialMediaAddiction #Sabbatical #TechSabbatical
A Farmer, a Designer and a Dating App Unite to Save Some ‘Gay Sheep’
I didn't even know they had contests like this. (Gifted Article)
"The Tiny Home Construction Contest Is a Big Deal in This Texas Town
A Texas high school has won more championships in mock tiny home construction than any other school in the country. Could a team of rookies defend the title?"
#Highschool #Trade #TradeContest #TinyHome #Competition #HomeTown #Construction #JobSkills #Plumbing #Masonry #Electrician #Carpentry #NYT #NewYorkTimes #Gift #GiftedArticle
"Stuns"? *IMO* Not so much as #Cuomo was a terrible candidate and NYC is tired of the same-old repackaged candidates.
We'll see who the #GOP picks but if it's that clown, Curtis Sliwa, they'll lose. In any case, the GOP will resort to their usual bigotry, mud slinging, etc.
#GiftedArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/cuomo-mamdani-mayor-primary-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.0JnG.8GK9uSw9FgqJ
#WaPo As #Trump meets U.S. allies, America’s friends see a new world order
The president’s ally-filled June began with an Oval Office meeting Thursday with German Chancellor #FriedrichMerz .
@WaPo Why are so many of Canada’s #wildfires burning ‘out of control’?
Many fires burning across #Canada , forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the #US, cannot simply be put out, authorities and experts say.
#WaPo Supreme Court unanimously blocks Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers
Mexico claims U.S. firearms manufacturers know their guns are trafficked into the country and intentionally target the Mexican market, including drug cartels. #SCOTUS #Mexico #gunviolence
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