"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

Audrey Hepburn

#politics #US

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness

https://theconversation.com/on-bodhi-day-buddhists-commemorate-siddhartha-gautamas-enlightenment-by-lighting-lamps-to-combat-darkness-242897

Christmas is cancelled in our household.

With the announced 25% tariffs I knew it was time to pull the trigger and buy a new fridge.

80% of fridge parts come from Mexico, Canada or China. 90 of fridges are assembled outside the US then imported for sale in the US.

So a word to the wise... you have 52 days to purchase all the things that will be astronomical after January 2025.

Below are some of the things Canada exports to the US, such as crude and processed oil.

Wait, do the tariffs mean illegal drugs will cost more too?

Speaking of UAPs/UFOs... long ago I saw a one-panel cartoon, wherein a fellow is reading a slip of paper that has come out of one of those old "Your weight for 5 cents" things and the slip says:

I am not a scale.
I am an Ambassador from the Planet Zordblex.
And you are standing on my testicles.

Mexico's Pres. Claudia Sheinbaum has responded forcefully to Trump's plans to levy 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico if the nation doesn't stem the flow of undocumented immigrants and drugs across the southern border. Sheinbaum promised during a morning news conference on Tuesday that Mexico will retaliate with tax penalties of their own if the president-elect goes through with his tariff plan.

Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump

Donald has gotten away with one of the greatest crimes against America. Despite the disastrous failures of Republicans, Merrick Garland, and SCOTUS, we must remember those who suffered on Jan 6 and continue to fight for justice—for them and for democracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, la Presidente Sheinbaum of Mexico responds to the Orange Screech Monkey's blathering yesterday about illegal immigrants and drugs from SOTB:
#CoSoPolitics

Thought I would share about the passing of Dan Rather’s wife, Jean Grace Rather, evidently an accomplished artist in her own right.
#news
Jean Grace Rather - by Team Steady - Steady https://steady.substack.com/p/jean-grace-rather

#Government #Politica #NDP #UCP #Debt #Canada

@NorthernInvader
it's so sad. ndp made mistakes but they admitted & fixed them. found new ways to improve things after inheriting a shitstorm.

under kenney, the ucp undid everything positive the ndp did. created 'war chests' where they didn't have to be accountable for how they spent millions of taxpayers $. took fed $ to clean orphan wells...& never did.

any wonder why the feds are putting such tight restrictions on health care & education money? these fuckers can't be trusted.

I look at all this right wing chaos going on around the world and think; Do people really forget the 60's - 80's? Or what life was like in East Berlin? Do they even know it was divided at one time?

Teach and preach history friends. And learn from it.

@SandHillThicket we had chicken and rice tonight. Chinese food tomorrow.

I'm looking for recent examples of countries that got their democracy back AFTER having a RWNJ gov't that oppressed women & minorities.

are American women ready to mass protest and go on an strike for a couple of years? because that can work apparently - protests advocating for women's rights, LGTBQ+ rights, press freedom, supreme court, etc.

2020–2021 women's strike protests in Poland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_women%27s_strike_protests_in_Poland

Rainbow Night
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Night

#democracy2024

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