Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social

Sun worshiper. Music lover. Art admirer. Cheesecake baker. Crossword puzzler. Zentangler. Writer. Edit-er. (Insta, Threads & BlueSky: PSUrose)

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

My grandmother lived to be 103. She passed peacefully in her sleep yesterday. Her mind was still sharp and she’d had a good day with loved ones. What a blessing to have had her in our lives.

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

My grandmother watches every single @Orioles game. She watched with Grandpa, as we all did, and I think it makes her feel close to him. At her recent 100th birthday party, a special guest showed up to surprise her and to lead guests in singing Happy Birthday.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

Trump will release the video evidence of vandals cutting a 350 ft gash in the Reflecting Pool lining when he releases the Epstein files, and proof that the 2020 election was stolen, and evidence that the ICE agents who killed Americans acted in self defense, and

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

The East Wing of the White House is in ruins, the Rose Garden is paved over, there's a wrestling ring outside the Oval Office, the Kennedy memorial name, and now a cheap chain-link fence surrounding an algae-infested reflecting pool...

Everything Trump touches turns to shit.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

OOF: The plaintiffs who unsuccessfully sued trying to stop Trump from renovating the Reflecting Pool have just uncorked a scathing update to the judge

"This is the foreseeable result of defendants’ decision to bypass the consultative process required by law and which must occur before the government can alter our nation’s most sacred spaces"

"It should go without saying, Congress required agencies to consult with experts and public before making changes to historic properties for a reason. The public is now witnessing what happens when, instead, agencies barrel ahead with ill-conceived plans in a hasty manner to meet an arbitrary deadline imposed by the White House"

[Jeff Barker @JeffBarkermedia]

I’ve resigned from The Baltimore Sun after 25 years of politics and sports reporting. I was proud to have been there during a long period when our reporting followed the facts wherever they happened to lead. I’m not saying anything readers can’t see for themselves, but The Sun has changed since its purchase by David Smith, executive chairman of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. I no longer fit there. I’m grateful to the sources whose trust enabled me to report responsibly, and to the readers who supported our work. I’m exploring new opportunities inside and outside journalism. My DMs are open.

[Covie @covie_93]

Notice how it's trump who deployed the National Guard to the Reflecting Pool and not mike johnson......

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Just a reminder, if you deface the Reflecting Pool, you will be arrested.

Oops! My bad. Wrong picture.

[Covie @covie_93]

The same donald trump who threatened "years in jail" for people who touch the peeling paint in the Reflecting pool pardoned 1500 people who destroyed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

[O’s Card Giveaways @OsCardGiveAways]

Orioles win!! Like and retweet! I’ll select one lucky follower during the game tomorrow to receive an Orioles series 2 pack of cards! #Birdland

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s crusade to purge women and people of color from our Armed Forces has never been subtle.

But today, a New York Times exposé revealed exactly how far he’s gone to dismantle the careers and achievements of our finest servicemen and women.

More than a dozen military insiders — both active duty and those already purged — spoke to the Times anonymously to unmask a horrific ongoing attack.

They detailed a process used by Hegseth and his team to halt senior officer advancements for reasons completely unrelated to merit, job performance, or fighting wars.

Hegseth’s efforts are part of a quest to advance his white-and-male centered worldview, facts, history, and actual service be damned.

In the absence of any such evidence, insiders confirmed that he has used his position to withhold promotions from qualified, decorated veterans. The Times cited several enraging examples:

• Last fall, Hegseth ordered Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove two Black and two female officers from a 29-person promotion list. Driscoll repeatedly refused, citing their decades of exemplary service. In March, Hegseth bypassed him, removed their names, and sent the modified list to the White House.

• In total, Hegseth has removed 32 officers from Air Force and Navy one- and two-star promotion lists. He also pulled the only Black officer and the only female officer from a Marine Corps list, leaving their promotions in limbo.

• Vice Adm. Sara Joyner, a highly decorated three-star fighter pilot, saw her advancement stalled over a 2021 Navy recruiting ad where she said, "I’m not just a girl with a dream. I’m a sailor with one." Hegseth deemed the line a "big problem." Joyner has since retired.

• Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett was recommended for a promotion after successfully managing the aftermath of a massive Navy fuel spill in Hawaii. Hegseth blocked his advancement after Barnett participated in a Navy-sponsored Pride event back in 2018.

It is an outrage to watch a media personality whose greatest battles have been with hangovers intentionally harm the careers of people who risked everything to keep America safe. Hegseth’s actions are insult to all who have served and a risk to national security.

[Image: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov]

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

This Juneteenth, we should remind ourselves of two facts:

1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.

It’s as simple as that.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

A nuclear Iran with long range ballistic missiles and complete dominance in the Gulf will be Trump’s legacy.

Congrats, MAGA.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."

April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."

June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks...we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."

[TheRealThelmaJohnson @TheRealThelmaJ1]

The Maduro Regime is still in power in Venezuela. The IRGC regime is still in power in Iran. The Epstein regime is still in power in D.C.

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

OMFG

[Jean-Claude Damn Van™ @ChaosAgent_42]

Hydrogen peroxide is used as paint remover.
It will remove even a $15m paint job.

Follow me for more advanced science tips.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved this.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. flew 101 combat missions in Korea and 78 in Vietnam. He stared down Qaddafi at an air base in Libya. He became the first Black four-star general in the history of the United States military. Ronald Reagan called him "a truly great American." Florida named a bridge after him.

Pete Hegseth took down his portrait from the Air Force Art Gallery and left the wall empty.

Colonel Gerald Curry passed that painting every day for more than a decade on the way to his office. He is writing a leadership book based on James's service. When the portrait came down, he said it "really, really hurt." Shortly after, he retired.

Clint Smith interviewed two dozen currently serving, retired, and civilian Black military members for this piece. Person after person described the same thing: promotions blocked or delayed, senior Black and female officers dismissed, Confederate monuments restored, books about Black service members removed from military libraries, affinity groups disbanded. One training instructor described her team manually striking out passages about accomplished Black service members from educational materials - by hand, page by page.

Hegseth at Quantico told 800 generals and admirals it was acceptable to "put hands" on subordinates and promised their records would be kept clean if they faced discrimination complaints.

A retired Army officer told Smith his fear plainly: "If Pete Hegseth and the current administration had their way, you wouldn't see any of us in key leadership positions. I think the whole idea is to eliminate as many of us as they can, take us back as far as they can."

Chappie James's words are engraved on his tombstone at Arlington: "This is my country and I believe in her." The Pentagon took down his portrait. His words are still there.

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

@OsCardGiveAways They’re back. That was weird.

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

The @NYTGames Spelling Bee is having technical difficulties. I don’t recall that ever happening before. @thegridkid you ok? 🙃

[Diane Midnight 🤷‍♀️ @psurose.bsky.social @PSU_rose]

Ok, @AppleTV! The next move is up to you, now that a Tony win has widened the audience for Schmigadoon.

SEASON THREE is ALREADY WRITTEN.

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

I loan it out in June.