Getting to see all the exciting stuff today apparently. Probably 100 yards away this time but what I assume to be a Biggs Transient killer whale pod just rolled through as well. Watched them for a few minutes and it looked like 4 or 5 of them. This is only the 3rd time I’ve personally seen orcas out on the Puget sound. In the second clip you can see them pop up on the left side of the frame. IMG_7893.mov IMG_7893.mov

Yep, when Jesus said to love your enemies, that means they are still your enemies.

The ECMWF continues to advertise an insane cold shot for this time of year. Almost a winter like look to the anomaly field.

How important can this actually be to you? I am all for checks and balances and I have not gotten into the details of why Garland is refusing, but let's not pretend you are not ok with your side skirting the checks and balances. I agree it's a slippery slope America has been slipping on for a while. How many times was executive privilege claimed when came when it came to congressional subpoenas? Did that change your mind about Trump? That's why it happens. Their electorate only hold their "enemies" accountable. Dems do this. GOP does it (a lot). Re: your comparison of garlands decision you linked with being concerned about our democracy if we reelect someone who tried to start a coup - can't help you there. That's a jump made by someone who will never vote for a Democrat no matter what. Can we at least agree there are realistically some justifications to refusing a congressional subpoena? Executive privilege is one of them.

71F and absolutely gorgeous out there.