“I think it is far more important to save one square mile of wilderness, anywhere, by any means, than to produce another book on the subject.”
— Edward Abbey
From @WSJopinion: Foreigners are being led to believe they can buy American goodwill or favors if they cut the Trumps in on the action. Americans deserve better from this or any President.
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Europe is living one of the worse heatwaves ever.
Germany has just reached a record of 41.7°C.
Water cannons are being used to help cool people in Berlin as temperatures continue to soar.
"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children."
—MLK Jr.
The National Guard, along with local police, have been dispatched to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to guard the algae.
As you can see at the end of this clip, the algae is safe. Well done.
When 13-year-old Leo found an injured Brown Pelican tangled in fishing gear in Alameda, he jumped in to help and, alongside the @AlamedaPD, safely recovered the bird. Four weeks later, he released the healed pelican back to the wild. Read his story: https://t.co/Y7ADUkz85t
There are cameras that monitor the Reflecting Pool 24/7 - it's Washington DC ffs. There is no footage of anyone damaging or trying to cause damage or sprinkling algae spores or doing anything of the sort. These people live in a world of lies and only morons believe them.
Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others and see government as nothing more than a way to divvy up the spoils and punish enemies, and keep those who are different in their place. I do not believe that is the story of America that prevails in the end.
Letterman: Mrs. Obama and Mr. Obama… oh my god speeches one actually listens to, speeches that consume you, that get inside you and cause you to think and feel like a lowly, worthless human being who has to strive to greatness. It's an amazing afternoon, and I'm going to shut up here in a minute because my nose is running.
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago was officially unveiled Thursday with star-studded performances, and is set to open on Juneteeth to the public.
Post culture critic Philip Kennicott gives his review of the 19.3-acre complex: https://t.co/0cuqsbocMp
Paint was seen peeling from the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, weeks after a $14 million renovation that included a new color President Trump called “American Flag Blue.”