We were up and out at 8:30 this morning on the bikes. Hot! It is forecast to hit 100F (37.8C) today. I believe that will be a new record for earliest 100 degree day if it happens. We will celebrate with melting ice cream. This is a Blue Palo Verde. My pictures are not great because I was pointing the cell phone into the sun. The Blue ones have bigger blossoms than the Foothill Palo Verdes. Theirs are very tiny.
This is the etched glass I was talking about in a previous post. There are many in the neighborhood.
Here are things I have scraped off of twitter. The administration has been very busy.
NASA’s science budget could be cut nearly in half under an early version of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress, a move that would terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future missions, according to two individuals with direct knowledge of the administration’s plan.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate
labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices,
according to internal documents obtained by CNN cnn.it/4jxREfo
All of the full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program are now off the job, multiple officials tell CBS News, gutting the agency's ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships. A smaller group of 12 U.S. Public Health Service officers will remain. The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is supposed to inspect large vessels at least twice a year. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cruise-ship-inspectors-layoffs-outbreaks-norovirus/
China to increase tariffs on ALL U.S. goods from 84% to 125%, effective tomorrow. THIS CUTS OFF virtually ALL US exports to China, including tens of billion of dollars in soybeans, corn, beef and pork.
Trump’s Transportation Secretary blames Elon Musk and DOGE for the rise in fatal crashes under his watch. Duffy was already reported to be feuding in private with Musk but this takes it public. MAGA is at war with itself.
China has just HALTED all liquified natural gas imports from the United States. This leaves tankers in limbo with BILLIONS of dollars of contracts. China will now go with Australia for their natural gas needs instead. Australia is inking new deals throughout Asia and may soon turn to Europe and cut American gas out of the picture entirely. Trump has turned Australia from an ally into a competitor.
At a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis told the government that she will require "daily updates" on their efforts to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The hearing followed last night's 9-0 ruling from SCOTUS, which held that the Trump administration must facilitate Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador.
And finally, Cabinet members have traded their American flag lapel pins for this.
That's it! That's enough terrible for one day.
All of the full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program are now off the job, multiple officials tell CBS News, gutting the agency's ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships. A smaller group of 12 U.S. Public Health Service officers will remain. The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is supposed to inspect large vessels at least twice a year. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cruise-ship-inspectors-layoffs-outbreaks-norovirus/
China to increase tariffs on ALL U.S. goods from 84% to 125%, effective tomorrow. THIS CUTS OFF virtually ALL US exports to China, including tens of billion of dollars in soybeans, corn, beef and pork.
Trump’s Transportation Secretary blames Elon Musk and DOGE for the rise in fatal crashes under his watch. Duffy was already reported to be feuding in private with Musk but this takes it public. MAGA is at war with itself.
China has just HALTED all liquified natural gas imports from the United States. This leaves tankers in limbo with BILLIONS of dollars of contracts. China will now go with Australia for their natural gas needs instead. Australia is inking new deals throughout Asia and may soon turn to Europe and cut American gas out of the picture entirely. Trump has turned Australia from an ally into a competitor.
At a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis told the government that she will require "daily updates" on their efforts to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The hearing followed last night's 9-0 ruling from SCOTUS, which held that the Trump administration must facilitate Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador.
And finally, Cabinet members have traded their American flag lapel pins for this.
That's it! That's enough terrible for one day.
Later today:
That last bit, omg, that's disgusting. Really, the whole thing is disgusting.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I laughed 😅 when I saw your comment on the Trump pin. Agreed 👍
ReplyDeleteHe will earn his place in history as the person who ruined the USA.
ReplyDeleteHow long will it be before a portrait of Trump is required in every public building and every home.
ReplyDeleteThe man is a megalomaniac and I just can't understand why so many people suck it up. He is destroying the country from the inside out.
I'm glad to hear that SCOTUS ruled in favor of the return of Mr. Garcia, however I fear he is already dead.
ReplyDeleteWhat is up with those Trump pins?! It really IS a cult. (Not that I doubted.)
ReplyDeleteI was happy about the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Garcia, but it sounds like Trump and his minions are basically going to ignore it and justify that by splitting hairs about the legal wording. The whole thing is so appalling. They even admit they mistakenly sent him to El Salvador; doesn't that alone justify bringing him home?
I am personally convinced that they don't want to bring him back because they do not want him talking about the conditions of his 'arrest', transport, and conditions at the prison. They admit they made a mistake, but they sure don't want him to talk. Did you hear about the situation in Sackett's Harbor NY? Three students were taken from the school by ICE. After 3 days of protests, they were released. If ever we needed a reminder on the importance of 'pushing back', this is it!
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