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Shocking as this moment is, none of us should pretend we weren’t warned. When Donald Trump installed Pete Hegseth — a television provocateur whose public record is soaked in belligerence, booze, and culture-war performance — as America’s Defense...

The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the ...

Greetings and welcome to another of my little Friday-flavored bits of fluff, a wee, open-threaded morsel of community. And yes, this week it's more of my Summer vacation photos. This time around, we'...

Hiya, writers & frenz — Good on everyone who found ways to pursue National Novel Writing Month goals. That’s not me, must confess, though I guess I still have three days to index another WriteOn! or two by SensibleShoes, or else there’s always...

…. Fiction writers are invited to post chapters and excerpts as comments at Fiction Works-in-Progress diaries like this one. At the top of yr comment, use the header button — it has an H on it — for your WIP title so its clear to the readers. If you’d...

UPDATE: Thursday, Nov 27, 2025 · 5:18:57 PM +00:00 · RandomNeuron Now with Thanksgiving Turkey! Second in an occasional (as in random) series….of origami. If you have an image of origami (or origami adjacent paper craft) you’d like to share please do!...

______________________________________________________ “If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree.” ― Michael Crichton ______________________________________________________ NOVEMBER...

Happy Thanksgiving to All My DK Family. Please enjoy this classic Arlo tune with me. I have posted the full lyrics below the video in case you feel like singing along. Lyrics — This song is called Alice's Restaurant, and it's about Alice, and the...

No end to tacky with Mango Mussolini US president Donald Trump fired the six remaining members of independent federal agency the Commission of Fine Arts, a group of architects and urban planners meant to review projects such as the planned triumphal...

The recession of 2008 hit some states earlier than others, and the state we'd moved to seven years before was one of them. Oregon fell on hard times, my husband was laid off and he & I were struggling to juggle part-time jobs with caring for two young...