ProudMary

My nightmares were just amped up a level. https://bsky.app/profile/drjacekdebiec.bsky.social/post/3llaiupoefk2v

I haven't watched MSNBC for close to a year now, but this link to an interview with Former National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice that was in my BlueSky feed is worth a few minutes of your time. She raises several good points about this national security disaster. It certainly is "bizarre" that the (Acting) Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wouldn't be a member of the group preparing to launch an attack on an adversary. I think we all know why. 🙁 'This is an extraordinary breach': Amb. Susan Rice reacts to leaked Trump war plans group chat https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/-this-is-an-extraordinary-breach-amb-susan-rice-reacts-to-leaked-trump-war-plans-group-chat-235339845938

Pete is everywhere on social media and on MSM. He's doing a great job. My question is: Where the hell are the elected Democrats? Why aren't they all over my feeds with the same level of intensity? The only Democrats other than current-citizen Pete that I've seen was a milquetoast statement put out by DNC Chair Ken Martin, some comments from Adam Schiff and a fairly strong statement from Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) who is the Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who said that he would "be seeking answers from the administration immediately." If you have a Democratic Senator or Representative, please call them on this. All of these members of the administration, some of whom were actually approved with the assistance of Democratic Senators, violated the Espionage Act, the Federal Records Act. The Elected Democrats must keep this issue front and center. Edited to add Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the "Good job for standing up" list.

A few months ago, I would have been ecstatic to read this. Now I'm wondering what awful thing is coming next. Effective immediately. US Postmaster General DeJoy Steps Down https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-03-24/us-postal-chief-dejoy-stepping-down-immediately

I'd bet you're already aware of this, but the US doesn’t recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. The ICC can open investigations into the crimes being committed internationally, but they won't get very far. The US is the main country that often assists in the investigations. It's the ultimate hypocrisy. I sincerely hope that the ICC investigates the horrors that are now being committed in the name of the US in that prison in El Salvador.

The way this is being done is completely illegal. They're trying to avoid any required national records from being kept. They got caught here because they inadvertently included a journalist. (Editor in Chief of The Atlantic) I'll include the link here because some may not have seen the story yet. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

Yes, seating capacity. https://www.news-press.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/11/14/steinbrenner-field-capacity-dimensions-tampa-bay-rays-stadium/76295074007/

GMS Field in Tampa does have the highest ST capacity of all the Grapefruit League ballparks. I think it's right around 11,000, which is still less than the Rays' average attendance at the Trop last season, which was around 16,000. (I looked it up a couple of weeks ago.)

I'm so sorry for everyone here who is having these terrible nightmares. I am also. A few nights ago I woke up screaming from a nightmare in which I was being tortured. No doubt it's because I am so incredibly upset about the Venezuelans who were captured, tortured, shipped to El Salvador illegally,without due process and are now in a maximum security prison. I thank you all for sharing because at least I know I'm not the only person experiencing this.

There are 30 or so total posts in this BlueSky thread from Anna Gifty, who I think is a very good follow. However, because of her settings, the posts are only visible to logged-in BlueSky users. It won't be visible to people who aren't signed in. Also, everything posted is accompanied by a link to the source of info. "In this corner of the internet, hope and optimism abounds so here is your weekly round up of good things you may or may not have heard about." It's a great list, filled with good things that happened this week that probably slipped under your radar. I know I wasn't aware of a few. Did you know that NOAA is still referring to the Gulf of Mexico AS the Gulf of Mexico? Or that Target's 🎯 market value has declined by $12.4 billion? 🙂 Enjoy some good news! https://bsky.app/profile/itsafronomics.bsky.social/post/3lkxmqwdmek2s

Week 28: 1/5 (F) YTD: 64/140, 9* (46%)

As info, here is the BravoTV profile of Chef Massimo Piedimonte. https://www.bravotv.com/people/massimo-piedimonte

Buh-bye Bailey. I'm glad she was eliminated mainly because she really ticked me off last week by negating Anya's contribution to their team in the QF. I like Anya very much. Her cooking style and talent are bringing something new to the table each week. Her description of her early memories going to forested areas outside of Moscow to tap birch trees for sap because food was so scarce that they had to fill in gaps by foraging, was a chilling view of life under authoritarianism. I didn't enjoy the twist of the opposing teams getting to purchase ingredients to potentially sabotage each other. Just let them cook. Twists like that are gimmicky and do nothing to improve the epidode. Just my opinion, of course.

Geez, Sam. How do you burn your toast twice? He's lucky that Mimi didn't get her "schnitzel" breading crispy enough or he would have been sent packing.