LaceyLou

Not sure how to post a link to a bluesky post, but there's one that basically says 'this is why you don't order from wish.com'

Some questionable music choices.... I saw a clip where they played Fortunate Son by CCR as the parade was going on. Sounds like somebody has no idea what that song is about.

Sad part is our armed forces deserve better-too bad he who shall not be named had to make it all about him instead.

Anybody have a stink bomb to set off?

True. What would really upset him most if we would ignore his most idiotic stunts.

Not sure about DC, but much of the NE has had 12 Saturdays in a row with rain. How evil am I to wish for a whole day of cold, wind driven rain tomorrow? There's a chance of rain here, but only for the morning....

Sadly I can't find it now, but a day or two ago there was a thread on Bluesky demonstrating how people start a tiny little fire, and use various angles/photoshopping/etc techniques to make it look like a riot in which 'downtown is on fire.' Also others showed how at least one 'journalist' arranged to have police cars around complete with sirens, that went away as soon as they finished filming. It was both impressive and infuriating. Did anybody else see this? I'm hoping I didn't see it in a dream....

I'm sure there will be one at the Common downtown.... hopefully I'll get out of work in time to catch at least part of it.

Admittedly I don't know too many rabid anti-immigrant people... but many of the ones I do are from families that only came here a generation or two ago, and whose parents/grandparents were vilified for being of the 'wrong background.'

I love ALL of those ideas.

TBH I'm also wondering if would be best to use the day to bring away attention away from Drumpf's totalitarian display by not mentioning him. Perhaps we could have a bunch of events featuring a bunch of flags from as many different places as possible? Make it into something that's not about he who shall be nameless for the day.

Same. Also, even though they're all naturalized citizens, I'm afraid that my boyfriend and many of my coworkers will get snatched and taken away by ICE. And no, I don't see this as being paranoid.

Such a nice lady. And using the cemetery as her background is a nice touch.

There's also an interesting book called Operation Paperclip, I believe by Annie Jacobsen (sp?). I recommend that for anybody interested in the Cold War era.

My guess is someone else posted the 5/19 post was put up by somebody else, and that he may or may not know it even exists.

I suppose we should be grateful that he didn't 'honor' people like my Uncle Bill, who gave their lives for their country, by calling them suckers and losers again.

I wasn't sure where this would fit in so I'm putting it here. This is the Boston Common-each flag represents somebody from Massachusetts lost in wars since the Revolutionary War. It's very powerful and sobering to see the sea of flags.

What makes it interesting is that if you read novels from around the time when Scandinavians were among the most recent immigrants to MN, they're definitely portrayed as being inferior to the WASPs that were in the area first. How quickly people forget....

I sadly didn't find the old site until after he passed, although I did see a few of his posts afterwards. Seemed like a great guy.

Does this mean I'm a one percenter now?

Unfortunately, abuse is something that has not been unique to the US-although it has been publicized here in recent decades (not sure if that's true in other places, aside from Ireland). I'm with Oblong-judging from the people who hate this pick, I'm inclined to be hopeful.

Water damage-need I say more?

All of a sudden I have the song Big Yellow Taxi in my head.... and memories of a boring part of a 7th grade New England Heritage tour when we toured impressive but incredibly gaudy gilded mansions in Newport.

Did his not having his hand on the Bible while taking his oath mean he doesn't have to keep it? Or does he just think he doesn't have to?

Is it good or bad that I had to remind myself that you wrote this, and not the Golden Idol? In other words, nicely done!