OMG! I'm laughing, crying, and feeling the need to crawl into my bunker all at the same time. You nailed it, Mary, and while looking at those poster's of the Idiot who would be King, I too wonder about the forces at play behind the Iron Curtain of insanity that currently is on display throughout our country. What's next? A guillotine to behead those who dare to disagree or perhaps a scaffolding prominently erected outside the Capitol building for hanging those same types? The Republicans who remain silent as well as the Democrats who do the same are traitor's to our country and the people they represent. Mary, I couldn't get through this without your words and humor. When this is over, I'm nominating you for the Nobel Peace Prize for delivering words of comfort during great stressful times. Hugs to Marz!
Mary puts the frame on the picture as we , a tired public , waits for another shoe to drop ..essences of Khrushchev linger and this whole pathetic theatre plays yet another version of who’s on first.
I wondered why Utopian/Idealism of us ol’Hippies was laughed at , if it hasn’t been the goal of any caring person. What happens to best intents, the factuals of togethered effort, success stories dogged after and won…, huh? Where is the dreadful line drawn where good turn greedy and laws get exchanged for ego boosts..and people just turn their heads and toss a callous ….IDK🤷♀️it’s easier than laboring over humanness/human’s mess…<<sigh>>
Love your posts Mary but the piece about Bill Gates is a little off:
What actually happened
1. Bill Gates did meet with Trump—
Yes. Reports confirm that Bill Gates met with President Trump recently to discuss global health initiatives. While some media hinted at a politically motivated agenda, the official line from Gates’s representative emphasized the meeting’s focus on improving global health and health research.
Gizmodo
Reuters
Business Insider
2. Gates's foundation ended its relationship with Arabella Advisors—
Yes. In June 2025, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation quietly ended its grant-making relationship with Arabella Advisors—a consulting firm known for facilitating funding to progressive, liberal, and “dark money” organizations.
Gizmodo
Daily Wire
Facebook
The Times of India
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
3. The reason for ending the relationship—
According to internal communications and public statements, the Foundation said the decision was driven by a strategic shift toward more direct, streamlined partnerships with grantees, improving transparency and alignment with its mission—not a political move.
OMG! I'm laughing, crying, and feeling the need to crawl into my bunker all at the same time. You nailed it, Mary, and while looking at those poster's of the Idiot who would be King, I too wonder about the forces at play behind the Iron Curtain of insanity that currently is on display throughout our country. What's next? A guillotine to behead those who dare to disagree or perhaps a scaffolding prominently erected outside the Capitol building for hanging those same types? The Republicans who remain silent as well as the Democrats who do the same are traitor's to our country and the people they represent. Mary, I couldn't get through this without your words and humor. When this is over, I'm nominating you for the Nobel Peace Prize for delivering words of comfort during great stressful times. Hugs to Marz!
"Jesus on a pancake" - you do make me laugh! If the choice is laugh or cry, I'll (nearly) always opt for laughter.
As for those posters: gawdlmighty, we might's well be in Red Square. (Do they still call it that? Probably not.)
And I nicked this. ;-)
Once again, you highlight a bit of news this news junkie missed! Exxon sneaking back into Russia.
Enough Already?
Mary puts the frame on the picture as we , a tired public , waits for another shoe to drop ..essences of Khrushchev linger and this whole pathetic theatre plays yet another version of who’s on first.
I wondered why Utopian/Idealism of us ol’Hippies was laughed at , if it hasn’t been the goal of any caring person. What happens to best intents, the factuals of togethered effort, success stories dogged after and won…, huh? Where is the dreadful line drawn where good turn greedy and laws get exchanged for ego boosts..and people just turn their heads and toss a callous ….IDK🤷♀️it’s easier than laboring over humanness/human’s mess…<<sigh>>
Love your posts Mary but the piece about Bill Gates is a little off:
What actually happened
1. Bill Gates did meet with Trump—
Yes. Reports confirm that Bill Gates met with President Trump recently to discuss global health initiatives. While some media hinted at a politically motivated agenda, the official line from Gates’s representative emphasized the meeting’s focus on improving global health and health research.
Gizmodo
Reuters
Business Insider
2. Gates's foundation ended its relationship with Arabella Advisors—
Yes. In June 2025, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation quietly ended its grant-making relationship with Arabella Advisors—a consulting firm known for facilitating funding to progressive, liberal, and “dark money” organizations.
Gizmodo
Daily Wire
Facebook
The Times of India
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
3. The reason for ending the relationship—
According to internal communications and public statements, the Foundation said the decision was driven by a strategic shift toward more direct, streamlined partnerships with grantees, improving transparency and alignment with its mission—not a political move.