MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STORY: French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub it into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil.

'The Israel-Gaza War was created by Trump and his allies—with, needless to say, a massive assist from Hamas...' I'd say 'fueled' instead of 'created' but this is one conspiracy theory that has the ring of truth.

Anyone remember when Justice Alito first tipped his hat? I'd say it was when he made a face and famously mouthed 'not true' while President Obama was speaking about the Citizens United ruling during the State of the Union speech in 2010. And here we are.
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Nicole Shanahan Weston R. Sager Nicole Shanahan Speaking of propaganda, you are pushing a Trump party line here. Then again, you've already told us that you got into politics because you were inspired by Trump. thehill.com/policy/nationa…

Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find theguardian.com/environment/ar…

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.”
― Zelda Fitzgerald

Zelensky to NYTimes. Key points.

1. The U.S. policy of no strikes on Russia

Zelensky: I have asked Blinken, I have asked Sullivan, I have asked everyone … let’s us strike Russians when they gather at the border to attack us.

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'Baja California, which borders California & is home to Tijuana with one of Mexico’s highest homicide rates, has more than 4,000 species of plants. A quarter of them are endemic and at least 400 are considered rare with little to no protection.' apnews.com/article/border…

Democrats have reserved more than $56,752,000 worth of attack ads they plan to use to paint me as a villain to Montana voters this fall.

This is no joke, Fellow Conservative, – I have a giant target on my back and sincerely need help. Donate to Tim Sheehy for Montana!

'If you liked Devil in the White City and In Cold Blood, you'll love Desert Reckoning.'- American Library Association
Spur Award winner- WWA
Southwest Book of the Year - Pima County Public Library
LA Press Club award winner
'Leaves no cacti unturned.'- Col. Gustavo Arellano
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Coming back from the front. An update. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Night photo with cottonwoods and screwbean mesquite groves in upper Amargosa River area. iPhone photo. Waxing gibbous Moon light. Looking north from Death Valley/Nevada region. Normal. I’m going to be taking more of these to calibrate my observations to that rare aurora light.

Today is Endangered Species Day and this Florida panther would like to have a word with the greedy developers in Florida.

Deanne Stillman The Hollywood Reporter Dear #streamers , This should be your next crime series. A riveting and involving mix of history and the personal. Enough with stalkers -- pick up #TwentyninePalms .

About that The New York Times piece re women and Trump, some are part of the cult just like men. I wrote this for Literary Hub before the 16 election, about a mom/fan who actually read The Art of the Deal to her unborn son as a fairy tale. He became a school shooter. lithub.com/the-art-of-div…

Cannes Hidden Gem: Elegiac 'Eephus' Captures the 'Meditative' Quality of Baseball hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Listen to actor James Morrison (Bill Buchanan from the great series '24') powerfully reading an excerpt from Mustang, an L.A. Times Books 'best book of the year' and silver medalist for the California Book Award. #wildhorses
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Speaking of #BabyReindeer , my play 'Star Maps,' about the stalking of former Olympic skater Katerina Witt and a fan who lived in the Mojave with his mother, premiered in LA awhile ago. It explores how a person seized on a moment and then goes from there. broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/ar…

It is not a russian invasion on the Ukrainian border , it is russian terrorism.

I hope that you all are following Sarah Ashton-Cirillo. She's one of the most effective spokeswomen for an endeavor that I've ever seen. #SlavaUkraini