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Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay, Frederick Varley 1920

Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay, Frederick Varley 1920

Pure Shakespeare. Such comforting words.

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25 years ago, I lived in the authoritarian country of Turkmenistan where the leader ruled with a cult a personality putting his name and pictures on everything. He also declared the country was living in a “golden age.” Our president follows this path with eerie similarity.

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h BREAKING NEWS: U.S. District Court Judge Laura Provinzino has just found a government atty in CIVIL CONTEMPT of COURT for violations of her orders in a habeas case. Attorney cited is Matthew Isihara, a JAG atty from Dept. of War assisting in local US Attorney office @FOX9 (1/) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h Judge Provinzino had ordered a detained immigrant held by ICE in El Paso, TX be released in Minnesota with all of his identification papers. ICE released the man in TX with none of his papers, forcing his attorney to find him a shelter for the night & flight back to MN (2/)

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 57m Judge said she is imposing CIVIL CONTEMPT "to force the government to comply with her court order" to immediately return immigrant's papers. Gov't attorney Matthew Isihara is responsible for $500 daily fine, every day the man does not have his papers starting tomorrow. (3/3) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 47m CONTEMPT FINDING: Matthew Isihara apologized for allowing the order in this habeas case to "fall through the cracks." Blamed situation on case overload & significant understaffing in US Attorney's office. Says he has picked up nearly 130 habeas cases in just last month. @FOX9

1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.

They could have thrown in the 2d L for free

1. WORKING CRAYONS First in a series about American Crayon Company history. I call this installment Working Crayons. ACC created railroad crayons for marking ...

When my book came out, I did a series of 15 posts on the different types of American crayon products including Crayonex. compulsivelyaimless.blogspot.com/2022/10/colo...
I donated my collection to the Firelands Museum in Norwalk, OH And every day art magazines, I donated to the Sandusky library

An instruction book published by the American Crayon Company late 1920s.

An instruction book published by the American Crayon Company late 1920s.

Thanks for the call out

Kropf's @uakronpress.bsky.social THE COLOR CAPITOL OF THE WORLD came from ILL! Just in time for weekend reading!

I think the best part of the story was, they had to rehire the pilot because there was no one to fly them home

Will never understand the senators that voted to confirm this man

this year, for president’s day, i would like a new one.

"The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills" Charles Bukowski,

Frontier life in Tennessee at the time of Andrew Jackson

What separates a lake from a pond? What about creeks and rivers?

Revisiting this intriguing story from @jwkropf.bsky.social. Published by @uakronpress.bsky.social.

Nothing makes an author happier than getting unexpected recognition. If you buy a copy I’ll inscribe it in a color crayon of your choice from the factory.

Can a factory have a soul? This question has danced in my mind for years, @jwkropf.bsky.social. It’s a fantastic thought.

Thanks for the mention!

A fascinating look at the demise of a once dominant company while also exploring the resurrection of one’s family history. @jwkropf.bsky.social blends business & local & personal histories into a stimulating narrative that encourages introspection. Change is the skeleton key to understanding.

Sometimes I slosh over and visit parts of my Niagara escarpment
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When have we ever had masked law enforcement officers?

There’s poetry in that

Ice ice baby

Triumph of what?

The northwest ordinance of 1787 As a lead up to the celebration of our America’s 250th birthday, I attended a conference on one of our lesser known but important founding d...

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