Raspberry Barrette

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“He’s got a lot of friends, you know,” Maher said. “He doesn’t read the briefing books. He does everything by, ‘people are saying.’ “Be one of the people ‘saying.’ Be one of those people who talk to him because he does look you in the eye and listen and he does change his mind sometimes because he has no fixed beliefs. They need more people like this, me talking to them, not less.”
Close-up of hand writing on white t-shirt with black marker: “BUT THERE’S NO EVIDENCE OF THAT”
Poll What do you think is the most effective way to reduce school shootings? A complete ban on firearms for civilians 8% (1,451) A ban on only assault weapons for non-military use 20% (3,491) More detailed background checks/stricter requirements to own firearms 40% (6,763) The use of armed personnel at schools to protect students and staff 26% (4,422) I think what we're doing now is enough 3% (636)
Samsung poll: 02/20/2026 - 02/21/2026 Do you agree with President Trump's claim that he has been 'totally exonerated' by the Epstein files? Yes 16% (14,415) No 84% (77,887)
Excerpt from article: “We have an issue, OK, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived,” Dimon said. “And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.”
Quick Poll (Samsung News) If any living former two-term president could serve a third term, who would you vote for? Donald Trump 22% ) (17,145) Barack Obama 64% (48,311) George W. Bush 6% (4,712) Bill Clinton 6% (5,053)
Newsmax Trump performance poll
At last weekend’s "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C., inflatable chickens bobbed above a crowd that, according to demographic research, was made up mostly of educated White women in their 40s. Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert said that the "No Kings" protests are a snapshot of an era when emotional catharsis and civic activism have begun to blur. "What we’re seeing is a kind of group therapy playing out in the streets," he told Fox News Digital.
Screenshot from @Acyn post on X 10/8/2024: Watters: We are getting a lot of texts from women about Stephen Miller. Our audience believes you are some sort of sexual matador. Mr. Miller: Some advice to any young man out there. If you are a young man who's looking to impress the ladies, to be attractive.. the best thing you...
Gif from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) clip with quote Hey, hey, easy on the fluids, pal. The rubber sheets are packed.
Swim trunks review on Amazon with photo of a girl dancing at Disney World restaurant, wearing American flag swim trunks and a T-shirt that says, "ICE ICE Baby" and "T-Dog" in support of ICE and Trump.
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sued California over its regulation of eggs and chicken farms, saying that the state's anti-animal cruelty laws created "unnecessary red tape" that had raised egg prices throughout the U.S.
Article excerpt: While the announcement is welcome, the FDA for decades has failed to act on banning dyes in food. The FDA waited more than 30 years to prohibit the known carcinogen Red Dye No. 3 from food and drink, despite banning it from cosmetics in 1990 due to its health harms. That inaction led states to take the lead on regulating or banning these concerning chemicals.
Text from the linked story about Bali banning menstruating women from temples.
Tesla logos covered with other car make and model logos to dissuade vandalism or deny support for Elon Musk and Tesla.
A well-known "bad" example of art conservation is the amateur restoration of the 1930s fresco "Ecce Homo" in Borja, Spain, where an 82-year-old woman Cecilia Giménez drastically altered the painting in a misguided attempt to restore it.
Two men in business suits, one dark, one light, representing good and evil. The man with dark suit and hair looks similar to governor Pritzker. The man with light suit and hair looks like a fat old felon.
Note from child to Santa with directions to find the cookies and carrots by the Christmas tree (posted near the fireplace where the cookies should be).