Democrats have scored wins in DHS fight — but are holding out for more
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was fired. Greg Bovino, a top Border Patrol officer, is reportedly retiring. President Trump’s deportation surge in Minneapolis has ended.
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Hello all. Ron has been having some issues with memory, thinking, and staying awake. Last year his doctor sent him to a neuro doctor to see if he had dementia or alzhimors. The tests showed no real issues. Ron has been gone for about three months and when he got home a few weeks ago I noticed a huge change in him. He was struggling with remembering anything, he had no energy, and he was falling asleep in the middle of conversations.
So last week he saw his primary care doctor who is a really good doctor who cares. He sent Ron for a heart and artery CT scan. On Monday he saw the doctor for the scan and on tuesday he had the CT scan. Thursday evening Ron’s doctor called my phone. He knew me as I was once his patient and from my working in the ICU. He was trying to contact Ron and apologized for calling me but Ron was not answering his phone and he really needed to talk to him.
Ron has 4 major blockages in and around his heart. One is the left descending artery and is called the widow maker. The others are the arteries that feed the heart. He is at serious risk of a heart attack and death of at least parts of the heart muscle. As it is a serious blockage / narrowing / hardening of the arteries he is not to exert himself or get upset in any way. It took several days to get the medication he needs to help keep the arteries open. Ron read a bunch of stuff on it but failed to send it to me and is talking to his sister so I can’t ask him. When I know more I will share it with you. As I will need to go with him and drive him to appointments posting will be sporadic at best. Hugs
I haven’t made a Women’s History Month post in a while; it’s difficult to feel celebratory in the face of what both very bad men and women are doing in our names in the US these days. However, to make up for being remiss in re-recording history, please accept this post about Rose O’Neill. I first learned of her when my grandparents moved to Springfield, MO in 1970, and took us to her small museum at the small, then-non-commercial Shepherd Of The Hills area. (It was great back then!) I knew of Kewpies (I don’t care for the cutesiness, but they are art nonetheless,) but had no idea a woman created them, nor that she did so much art right in the area where we were then living. I began to be a fan, but sort of let it go as I got older. Below will be a PBS documentary that is excellent, and inspired me to make this post for March 21st. There is also some other info. Enjoy, and remember, we all have history, and it doesn’t go away just because someone makes it more difficult to find (yes, that is encouraging myself as well as readers who’ve made it this far!)
Here is a link with a snippet, about the museum now in Walnut Shade, MO. I bet all the things I remember will be there. Maybe I’ll make it over there and try again. It looks far less commercialized than Shepherd of the Hills last time I was there.
Rose O’Neill’s Bonniebrook
Bonniebrook is a historic home and museum located in Walnut Shade, Missouri, just a short drive from Branson. Our museum is dedicated to preserving the life and legacy of artist, writer, and activist Rose O’Neill, best known for her creation of the Kewpie dolls.
Bonniebrook Museum features Rose’s original drawings, paintings, and sculptures, artifacts from the O’Neill home, a large collection of Kewpies and other characters, the O’Neill family cemetery, and much more!
As one of the only art museums and historical homes in the Branson area, Bonniebrook is a must-see destination for those looking for things to do in Branson, Missouri and the surrounding areas. Come visit this well-preserved piece of history!
Mission Statement:
Bonniebrook Historical Society (BHS) was founded in 1975. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, and make available for educational and historical purposes artifacts, documents, personal items, and any work or items directly relating to the history and life of Rose O’Neill. In addition, BHS accumulates research, materials that document, authenticate, explain, and provide detailed information about the character, personality, and accomplishments of the talented and generous Rose O’Neill.
And here is the documentary I watched yesterday and mentioned above. It’s very worthy of views!
Richard Hogan, MD, PhD(2), DBA
O come now, friend, and rest your bones, the week’s been fierce and long; but Ease comes stepping down the lane to hum you its soft song. A Lantern glows along the path, a stubborn, golden spark; the kind our grandfolks swore was left to guide us through the dark. Stillness drapes its woolen shawl around your weary frame; it whispers like an old seanchaí who’s long forgotten blame. The Hearth is warm for wanderers, its welcome deep and wide; it keeps a chair for every soul the world has weathered tired. Then Solace pours a quiet cup the colour of the dawn; it doesn’t ask what burdens ache— it simply sits till they’re gone. Your Breath returns like gentle rain across an Irish hill; it fills the fields inside your chest and bids your heart be still. And Grace—ah sure, it comes uncalled, the way good blessings do; it settles on your shoulders light as morning’s silver dew. An Ember glows beneath it all, a spark that won’t give in; the same that warmed our ancestors through storm and winter’s din. So walk with Gentle in your step, let kindness be your guide; for those who move with softened hands find strength they need not hide. And Here you stand, upon the earth, your troubles set to rest; the world leans in a little close and wishes you its best.
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Trump is dismantling democracy at ‘unprecedented’ speed, global report finds
Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump’s goal is to rule as an autocrat.
Read in NPR: https://apple.news/Am8g7m0seSWi61lA5h7KbDg
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for a fine Spring this year. As I type, the Equinox will occur in 54 minutes. This is a striking photo!
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2026 March 20
Spring Equinox at Teide Observatory
Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (Starry Earth, TWAN)
Explanation: The defining astronomical moment of the equinox today is at 14:46 UTC (March 20). That’s when the Sun crosses the celestial equator moving north in its yearly journey through planet Earth’s sky, marking the beginning of spring for our fair planet in the northern hemisphere and fall in the southern hemisphere. Then, day and night are nearly equal around the globe. In fact, both day and nighttime exposures from a spring equinox at the Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, are used in this composited skyscape. Over 1,000 images were taken with a fisheye lens and merged in the ambitious equinox project. The apparent motion of the Sun setting along the celestial equator on the equinox date follows the bright linear, diagonal track from the sequence of daytime exposures taken over 6 hours. After sunset, nighttime exposures recorded startrails, with the celestial equator as a linear track and concentric arcs circling the north celestial pole near Polaris at upper right and the south celestial pole beyond the lower left edge (and below the Teide horizon). The foreground includes the distant Teide volcano peak and the observatory’s pyramid-shaped solar laboratory building.
Tomorrow’s picture: NGC 1300 and Friends
Someone should tattoo ‘E Pluribus Unum’ across his forehead.
Ogles is from Kentucky. They have a .4% Muslim population. Roughly 18,000 people.
This dickbag is trying to pick on a marginalized community because HE HAS NOTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT. He protects pedophiles and explodes the deficit. He delivered nothing to his constituents and will die a thousand cowardly deaths for enabling Dementia Donnie.
Trump and Hegseth do not understand supply chains. Or China, or Russia, or Yemen. They only follow Israel.
They were blackmailed into war.
US deportees face sudden, ‘traumatic’ separation from their children, report finds
Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows
Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AQZXNgUvUR8iryl1SDTqQiA
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