From today’s walk…
From a few days ago…
September 30, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Possible turning point?…
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said, “The American people have won. The extreme MAGA Republicans have lost. It was a victory for the American people and a complete and total surrender by right-wing extremists who throughout the year have tried to hijack the congress.”
Just came back from a walk to a nature preserve not far from the cottage. They’ve added a new trail section that takes you to higher ground and this lovely view.
The challenge, maybe it’s an imperative, is to find ways to save ourselves collectively, to throw off the “pretense of self-sufficiency” and confess, without shame or recrimination, that we need one another.
In a retro mood today…
Photo challenge, day 26, beverage…
From this morning’s walk…
From Friday…
From Saturday…
Photo challenge, day 23, a day in the life of… when I think of photo representation of ADITLO, I think multiple photos of this kind…
Photo challenge, day 22, road… as in on the.
Photo challenge, day 21, fall… goldenrod is abundant in the fall.
From this morning’s walk…
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.
From this morning’s walk…
Photo challenge, day 19, edge…
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.
Today’s HCR is chock full of quotes that demonstrate the insanity of the Republican party, dominated as it is, by extremists…
September 18, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Headlines this morning said that “Congress” is in crisis. But that construction obscures the true story: the Republicans are in crisis, and they are taking the country down with them.
From this morning’s walk…
Photo challenge, day 18, fabric… gauzy fabric in rainbow colors tied around a post to celebrate Gay Pride Week on Block Island.
Bonus photos from this morning…
In line for breakfast sandwiches at the Old Post Office Bagel Shop…
