It sounds funny to say this but it’s been a relief to have Trump tied up in overseas adventures lately, rather than his usual preoccupation with dismantling democracy at home.
I know, I know — that’s a callous thing to say given the havoc he creates on the international scene but back here in the U.S. we badly needed a breather.
Our fantasy is that maybe Trump could relocate somewhere via Qatar Force One, like to Greenland where they could make him king. Better yet, he could take his entire cabinet with him.
Then again, that would be yet another case of U.S. toxic exports.
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While there are studies on how virtually anything can affect your health as you age, I’ve never seen any evidence that gardening causes any harm whatsoever, apart from the occasional sunburn.
Besides the baby artichoke (above), we’ve got tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, basil, parsley, raspberries, sunflowers, plums, lemons and olives growing this year and tending to them is one of my daily activities.
And at least one large study recently found that growing food crops helps older people fend off dementia.
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When people ask me if I have advice for surviving Trump’s depredations on virtually everything we hold dear, my answer is to keep doing the things we love, seeing the people we love, and supporting the resistance movement that is stirring around the country.
Most of all, we can’t lose hope. And that in the end, hope will prevail. over fear
HEADLINES:
Coming Soon: A New Season of ‘Autocracy in America’ (Atlantic)
Supreme Court tees up blockbuster final day of term (CNN)
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver six opinions on Friday morning, including on a case premised on Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally, which could have far-reaching implications. Earlier, the court dealt a major blow to Planned Parenthood. [AP]
Obliterated? Damaged? Inoperable? What's known about Iran's nuclear facilities (NPR)
She Delivered Intelligence Briefs to Trump. Here’s Her Reality Check on the Iran Strikes. (Politico)
The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff into ATF to slash gun regulations. (WP)
Trump says US has signed a deal with China on trade, without giving details (AP)
'We are terrified': Trump's migrant crackdown has workers and firms worried (BBC)
‘We’re seeing the best of LA’: as Ice raids haunt the city, Angelenos show up for each other (Guardian)
Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face US trial before any move to deport him again (AP)
Exploding U.S. indebtedness makes a fiscal crisis almost inevitable (WP)
America's older population is growing as its younger cohort shrinks (Axios)
With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle (NYT)
Hamas is battling to survive as it faces defiant clans and doubts over Iran (Reuters)
Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space (Wired)
Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91 (NYT)
Another mysterious anti-Trump sculpture appears on the National Mall (WP)
A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy (NYT)
Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers (The Onion)
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