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Good morning, Cafe!� The week is off to a good start, I hope.� It’s going to be a balancing act for many of us-- This is how our week will go:

from NPR this morning: “U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'” Pentagon Pete doesn’t seems to think Scouting teaches “masculine values” any more, and lost its way when it became coed a few years ago, and...

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related |� How Trump has exploited pardons and clemency to reward allies and ...

Happy Tuesday morning, Gnusies! Today’s GNR is packed with stories proving that individuals have the power to resist lawless authoritarianism, to challenge and change public policies, and to make ...

Why is it that the party that think people of color can’t possibly be better qualified than white people hire white people who are such incompetents?

60 yards and a cloud of horseshoe dust They died with their boots (and underwear) on, having left their Gatling guns behind. Scalping is associated with American Indians on the Western frontier, but white settlers also performed the gruesome practice....

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett dismantles Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden victim narrative as MAGA and Trump turn on her, exposing the hypocrisy at the heart of their movement. Jasmine Crockett Calls Out MTG Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts (Video...

Trumps new golden ballroom is replacing the East Wing. Under the East Wing is the PEOC - The “Presidential Emergency Operations Center.” This was originally designed as a bomb shelter by FDR during WWII. Cheney & Rice rode out 9/11 there and it’s the...

As I asked myself what to post this week, I thought about my big stash of food, especially my canned pumpkin. I decided that no, I am not willing to make any pumpkin pies in time for Thanksgiving. Likewise, no green bean casserole. But I have some of...