Paladin 55
@paladin55
Pragmatic Progressive; Atheist/Veg; (too)Many cats/1 dog; Ancient Coins/Antiques; Former Organizer/Teacher/Coach; Scholastic Wrestler (HS & College) & Football (HS); Know-me movie-Dr. Strangelove. New Yorker who has also lived in Indiana & Alabama.
Good golly the man is either lying or ignorant. Normally I'd say he's a liar, but he always has an expression on his face which makes me wonder if he really is dumb(with a b).
Surprised there is little mention of San Neill in Reilly Ace of Spies. I'm a mid-era Boomer, and this is when I first saw him. He had been acting for over a decade, but I first took notice of him on PBS in Reilly...
This exchange about Graham Platner gives you a hint as to why Trump won in 2016 & 2024. The left and mainstream Dems continue to be clueless about how to react to situations without sniping at each other. Time for some folks to grow up & make the best of a bad situation w/o attacking allies.
Yeah...he could talk about the economic "golden age" Trump has introduced...
True. BTW...The company making Lincoln Logs, located in Maine, is relocating under Trump's watch. They will now be produced in China. They don't seem important enough for Trump to pull strings or twist arms to keep them here.
One of the essential cartoons which will someday be associated with the legacy of the John Robert's court.
This struck home w/ me, because I've said something similar. Hard to admit/accept you've bought into a lie. True for religion, politics, personal & family relationships and even science. Sadly, Trump will always have a group of core followers who will remain true believers no matter what.
Yeah...Biden is the villain behind Spirit Airlines' demise. Yup, Joe Biden is Trump's Snowball...
The legacy of Apple's Tim Cook, who ends his tenure at the company as yet another Trump tech sycophant. ..."Profits and prostration." Well done, Timmy.
#Photography #Clouds #Nature From 3/2/26. Was driving & this view stopped me cold. It's apparently a natural phenomena where moving cold air pushes clouds covering. The view is from Queens, NY, looking north, but almost appears to be a view of an ocean (or approaching tidal wave?) from an island.
There are darkroom techniques, like dodging, that were used to alter a negative as it is being developed. Here is a significant one, where Stalin removed Trotsky, his major rival following the death of Lenin, and left Lenin in the shot. I used some of these when I taught Global History in HS.
#NaturePhotography Looking north from Queens last week, around 1:45 PM. From what I've researched, a cold front coming down from the north is pushing the cloud cover southward. I should've gotten out of the car to take a better photo. Perhaps this portends a "blue tsunami" for Dems in November.
The interest Bill Barr might have had about Epstein because of his dad's JE ties has always intrigued me, especially because of the books Donald Barr wrote which included some of the sexual dominance/sex slave concepts that are similar to how JE looked at sex. No proof...just find it intriguing.
When I think of Schumer, this is the image I have of him. Head down, little if any eye contact, & artificial passion. I think he has instructions to himself on his speech paper telling him when to raise or lower his voice, when to emote & when to look up at the camera or crowd. Weak tea.
Hmmm...I chose to include a small cup of ketchup as the "one other thing" to honor Ronald Reagan. I'm sure Brooke Rollins will appreciate my nod to the GOP POTUS who considered a cup of ketchup to be a vegetable when analyzing the makeup of a school lunch.
Wow...my deep state sources are telling me court rejections of Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan have led the Trump administration to consider nominating this guy, because Donnie knows GOP Senators will confirm anyone he puts in front of them & Dems will support him because he's African-American.