This was an entirely illegal strike on people in distress who were no longer considered combatants in any way. This is a war crime ordered by Drunken Christian White Nationalist low ranking when got out of the military now head of the Department Of Defense. Hugs
Political cartoons / memes / and news I wish to share. 11-30-2025
Project 2025 is coming for all of it
“The best part of Thanksgiving is being with family and friends and a vast array of pies.”
“Thanks for nothing.”
Republicans Go Full Vampire Mode On Healthcare
Holidays Behind the Mask
Good Morning All. I’m writing from the other side of another holiday spent mostly alone. On the one hand, I like it this way. On the other, it gets lonely and I have to admit that as much as I hated “family holidays” growing up, I miss something that I can’t quite define. Is it that feeling that I’m supposed to be with ‘loved ones’ during the holidays? Is it that I am forced to recognize that just isn’t really an option? Is it that there is so much hype of the holiday that I must be missing something fundamental?
Today I watched a Casey LaDelle video and he pointed out the parking lots filled with trucks, drivers abandoned to the loneliness of a holiday alone. I watched a video last night about the elderly who have raised and lost their family and now subsist on memories of holidays gone by. And I watched a video about those with mental illness, physical illness or those who have made decisions to live their life differently than their family would accept who survive another Hallmark Video alone. For some, the holidays are a joy, but for others it is only another reminder that they are alone.
So, Please find it in your heart and thoughts to be kind to those you meet, especially during these holidays. You who shop and decorate and bake for families are decidedly stressed out, and so are those who are running the cash registers, the elderly man wandering the grocery stores with nothing much in his cart but very much in your way, and those who work their 40-hours and mosey home in your way on the highways to a cold house and a bologna sandwich. For some, the holidays are anything but Merry, and that paper mask they wear is for you.
Fair warning: The following video is hard for some to watch. For those who also struggle a bit on holidays, I empathize and send love. Hugs. Randy
Clips from The Majority report on various subjects.
Fox News Polls Spell Doom For Trump And Republicans
People Are FED UP With Trump And Republicans
Noem Blows $200 Million On Trump’s Fascist Propaganda
Republican Creep BUSTED
The Myths Of Israel-Palestine Negotiations | Robert Malley | TMR
“…Some Act Like Salt, I Choose To Be Ointment.”
Enjoy this sonnet, if you wish. The title above is the final line, which struck me as a fine personal mantra.
Riley Gaines Fails Again
Anti-trans failure tried to ban books about trans people. As if banning things makes them not exist. Hugs
“Virginia Partridge”
or “Virginia Quail.”
Snippet:
The Northern Bobwhite, also known as Virginia Quail or Virginia Partridge, is in the same family as the Montezuma and Scaled Quails, but the bobwhite is the only native quail species in the eastern United States. This delightfully round little quail is capable of strong, short bursts of flight — particularly when fleeing predators — though they prefer to walk or run, scuttling about under the dense, low cover of vegetation in grasslands, agricultural fields, and open forests.
The Northern Bobwhite is more often heard than seen, its namesake whistled bob-white! call sounding from the brushy undergrowth, where their dappled brown-and-white plumage provides excellent camouflage. But sometimes, especially when calling in spring, males will occupy highly visible locations, perching atop fenceposts and tree limbs.
A popular game bird, the Northern Bobwhite has a whopping 22 subspecies across its range, one of which — the Masked Bobwhite — is federally listed as Endangered. Its status as a game bird has made it one of the most well-studied birds in the world, and scientists have observed sharp declines, likely owing to multiple causes that include habitat loss and the increased use of pesticides.
Threats
Populations of Northern Bobwhite plunged between 1966 and 2019, resulting in an overall decline of 81 percent, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight considers the Northern Bobwhite as a “Common Bird in Steep Decline.” For years, an explanation for such drastic declines has been elusive. However, most biologists agree that multiple causes are to blame. (snip-MORE on the page)
Music for Peace
Bee brings back 99 Luftballons for the Peace Song challenge.
If you didn’t get the German version in her blog post (I got both English,) here it is:
Here’s a rocker for my today’s selection; it may be more protest than peace, but peace is the objective, of course.
Scottie's Playtime 