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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 6/17/26: We Hardly Knew Ye
Pour one out for Orange Band, the last Dusky Seaside Sparrow, died on this day in 1987. The dusky seaside sparrow was first categorized as a species in 1873, after its discovery on March 17, 1872, by Charles Johnson Maynard.[4] Its dark coloration[5] and distinct song,[5][6] which is introduced by a buzz rather than the…
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Return to the Limelight: Rush Finds Its Way Back to the Stage
The band’s opening night at the Forum blends celebration, grief, and powerful tributes to the late Neil Peart. “And if the music stops There’s only the sound of the rain.” – Rush, “Bravado” As he expressed in the lyrics to “Limelight,” Rush’s Neil Peart was a man uncomfortable with fame. Sharing his introverted nature, I…
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Richlu Pics
4.5 inches of rain in the last 2 days! It’s made my hostas bloom. I love my daylily garden! And my hydrangeas. I also love morning sun peeking through the trees. And just making the sky pretty. Down by the courthouse.
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New Day Cafe: Whimsyday!!
That’s what happened to time for me, trying to put this together! Imagine! Happy Whimsyday! Pull up a chair and grab a cuppa while we whimsy. All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the conversations. If you don’t know…just ask! Some things really do require a bit of explanation. We do not post photos of…
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Victory has a thousand fathers, defeat is an orphan
Edward Luce/Financial Times: This time, Trump and Netanyahu have really fallen outRarely has a geopolitical roll of the dice gone so rapidly wrong as the Israeli PM’s Put yourself in Donald Trump’s shoes. It was his 80th birthday and he was planning to cap White House festivities with his US-Iran deal. The agreement nearly unravelled,…
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Top Comments: Summer Travels Edition
This late spring and summer seems to be a busy one for me traveling around. Over Memorial Day weekend, I went to Reno for the first time for 5 days. Last week, I was in Philly for my first in-person Netroots Nation. I stayed an extra day to finish seeing the exhibits in the Museum…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 6/16/2026: Salmagundi Vol. XII
Good evening, Kibitzers! I hope everyone’s weather has improved! Here, we seem to be back to “normal” summer weather until the end of the week, at which time it apparently starts heating up again. Alas. I’m in receipt of an email from the Obama Presidential Center, advising that their Grand Opening Ceremony will be livestreamed…
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The Battle of the Green Reflecting Pool
The battle of the green Lincoln Reflecting Pool rages on in Washington D.C. It’s an all out assault by the White House on the Algae colonies, that are enjoying the extra warm waters, thanks to the ineptness of the White House. Yesterday, they carpet-bombed them with nano bubbles (of Oxygen and perhaps Ozone as well),…
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Regarding Graham Platner, Daily Kos staff need to remember why this site exists
Anyone pushing a canard about a Democrat should not be surprised if they get the ban-hammer Honestly, I’m surprised the ban-hammer hasn’t come out sooner, but I would certainly expect it now that the primary election is over. But shamefully, we have even seen, in the past two days, one front page story which includes…
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PWB Toosdai Critters: Look What Cats Will Do
The Toosdai Critters have another parody song to share today. This time their inspiration is an old country tune first sung by Lefty Frizzell and later covered by Willie Nelson. We’ll include the Willie Nelson cover since it’s better known. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQejOyeJkw&list=RDLFQejOyeJkw&start_radio=1 “Once I thought I loved just food I thought you were so rude For…
