Photo challenge, day 21, fall… goldenrod is abundant in the fall.
Photo challenge, day 20, disruption… the recent hotel fire on Block Island caused a lot of disruption to businesses and vacationers alike.
The Truth of Me :: Essays On Attention Paid
The other night, at photography salon, a young woman blew into the room after we had started reviewing work. She was lugging a pile of material. There was a framed something; there was a massive book; there were images in protective sleeves. She set them down on a chair and walked over to pet Charlotte, the pit bull/boxer mix that had accompanied a salon member.
Why would white supremacists stop at hatred of liberal Jewish people?…
September 18, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Trump has suddenly also become more problematic for the Republicans. On Sunday night, Trump doubled down on his past antisemitism by sharing a Rosh Hashanah message that celebrated the Jewish New Year by accusing “liberal Jews” of voting to “destroy” America and Israel.
And this… it would be laughable and embarrassing if it weren’t so dangerous…
September 18, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
What the House Republicans have managed to do recently is to try to appease the extremists by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, claiming that he enriched himself through his son Hunter’s business dealings when he was vice president. McCarthy had to open the inquiry himself, without a House vote, because lacking any evidence, he didn’t have the votes to set such an inquiry in motion.
White patriarchal desperation in action… it will either bring the country down or be put to bed for a long time to come…
September 18, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Extremists in the Freedom Caucus insist they will not agree to any budget that accepts the deal McCarthy cut with Biden. In addition, although appropriations bills are traditionally kept clean of volatile issues, the extremists have loaded up this year’s appropriations bills with so-called poison pills: rules that advance their attempt to impose their ideology on the country but are unacceptable to Democrats.
Photo challenge, day 18, fabric… gauzy fabric in rainbow colors tied around a post to celebrate Gay Pride Week on Block Island.
Photo challenge, day 17, intense… after days of stormy weather, the sunshine seems more intense than usual.
Photo challenge, day 16, oof!… a few weeks before we got to Block Island the historic Harbor Side Inn went up in flames. Nobody was hurt, but the building and businesses were a total loss. Oof!
Art show opening that was really a party for artists and their friends… as it’s gay pride week here, the colorful disco effect was in order! We’ll go back and see the artwork tomorrow!
… trapped on the ferry as one of the dogs has a bad case of diarrhea in the car… this will not go down as one of our better crossings…