DIY: Spring Garden Projects

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Spring is the perfect time to begin lawn and garden projects!  This article from thegardeningcook.com shows you how to get started.

From thegardeningcook:

These early spring garden projects will get a jump start on your garden and will get you outside too! From lawn care ideas to tips for growing perennials in the spring, i’ve got you covered. I know that in most parts of the country, the ground is still covered with snow, but as any good gardener will tell you, “it’s never too early to start thinking about spring gardening!” Spring is just around the corner and daylight savings on the horizon, so now is the time to think of getting our gardens ready. Are you like me in the late winter?  As soon as the sun starts to shine and the temps go up a bit, I seem to feel that urge to get out there and do something. Many times though, it’s far too early to plant anything. However, there are lots of things that you can do to get ready. 

Get your garden ready now with these early spring garden projects

1. Prepare for early lawn care

This is at the top of my early spring garden projects for a reason.   A lush, green lawn is such an important part of a great garden.  We all enjoy entertaining in the summer, and a wonderful lawn adds so much to the atmosphere of your garden setting.  Early spring is the time to take stock of the condition of your lawn after a winter of it not growing.  It will show what needs to be done to get it ready for spring when you can easily see the problems lurking there. I have a lot of lawn area and the back yard has quite a few weeds growing.  It definitely needs some TLC in the spring. I’ll start by raking my lawn early in the spring to remove dead grown and winter debris.  This brings light as well as air to the soil, which encourages the grass to grow.  Now is the perfect time to care for your lawn.  Don’t wait until the heat of summer hits.  When you are hosting a barbecue party in summer and your lawn is lush and green, you’ll be glad you started now.

2. Clean and repair birdhouses

Some birds visit us all year round here in NC and many really start visiting when the weather starts to turn warm.  Now is the time to check the birdhouses.  Make sure they are firmly mounted. Clean bird feeds and fill them with fresh seed, once they are dry.   Consider creating a pile of nesting materials in your yard where the birds can easily take stuff to make their nests. This little bird house needs a makeover this year.  It belonged to my mother who died last year and I will treasure it once I fix the damaged parts.

Now is the time to clear away the junk

One of my most needed early spring garden projects is cleaning up after winter.  Winter can be hard on a garden.   All sorts of garden debris and other refuse seems to gather everywhere around the yard.

3. Clear away refuse

Check the drainage ditches and walk around your yard to see what can be gathered and put out for garden refuse pick up. Our local authority allows me to put yard debris out every week and I have a whole row of old trash cans just waiting for this job.  Plants and lawns grow best in soil that drains well, so gather up those leaves, gather the weeds, and clean out the drainage ditches!  If you have a compost pile, even better.  I use a rolling compost pile. It is not very pretty, as this picture shows, but it is VERY easy to turn and all that yard refuse will turn into “black gold” that will work miracles in my garden and on my lawns. This pile is just LOADED with rich hummus under all the refuse.  Dumping my winter time yard refuse on this pile makes the clean-up part quite easy.

4. Tend to the bird baths

My bird baths are often discolored by the end of the winter.  They all need a good cleaning and scrubbing and then need to be refilled with water.

5. Think spring bulbs

Many spring bulbs start sending up leaf shoots during some warm winter days and then suffer a bit from a cold snap by getting brown edges to the leaves. The bulbs are just fine, they need the cold before they start sending up the flowers, but you can trim the leaves a bit to tidy things up.   While you are at it, make a sketch of where the spring bulbs are and put it in your gardening planner.  Once they have stopped growing, it will be hard to know where to plant your perennials without a sketch showing you where the bulbs are underground.

6. Check your mulched areas

This job is at the top of my must-dos of early spring garden projects. I have 9 large garden beds so I spend a lot of time (and money) on mulching every year.  And no matter how nicely the mulched areas looked last fall, there are still areas where the mulch has degraded or (it sometimes seems) just plain disappeared!  Add composted leaf mulch to the bare areas so that the weeds that we all know are lurking there won’t be able to grow as easily.

7. Check your outdoor seating areas

Last year, I bought new patio cushions for my seating area which rests under a huge Magnolia tree. By mid-winter, the cushions were a green mess and I honestly thought I would need to throw them away. But I threw them in the washing machine with some spray on stain remover (it took two washes) and they look almost like new.  Note to self:  Next year, put the patio cushions in the shed in the fall!  One of my summer projects for this seating area is going to be to sand the seat and bench and give it a fresh coat of paint in a dark green color. Stay tuned for the transformation.

8. Touch up yard decorations

Of all of my early spring garden projects, this one is my favorite.  I love to add decor to my garden.  Do you have some yard decorations that will need a touch up to look their best for spring and summer?  I have an old mail box that I salvaged from a make-over that I did last summer.  I plan to use to hold my gardening tools, and have a garden decoration too.  It’s very rusty, but will make a great project for early spring when I can’t actually be gardening. I plan to paint it and stencil on the side. It will make a lovely yard decoration when done.

9. Cut back ornamental grasses

I let my Japanese Silver grass get very tall in the winter because it sends up beautiful plums above the plant. But early spring is the time to cut it right now to about 6 inches to encourage lush growth during the spring and summer. If I leave this plant for even a few more weeks, ALL of these fronds will be covering my garden bed.  Now is the time to prune them.

10. Scrub those clay pots.

Clay pots get very dirty if they are left out over the winter. Now is the time to soak them so that they will be ready for the plants when the weather is warm enough for them to be planted.  

11. Cut back perennials

 Sometimes I do this in the fall, but more often, I leave this chore for the early spring, to keep some seed pods for winter birds. Perennials can be cut back almost to the ground level in most cases without hurting them at all.

12. Prune your roses

 In most cases, you will be pruning your roses just as the plant will be breaking the winter dormancy.  In warm climates, like NC, this will be fairly early in the year, just after the last frost.  Roses bear flowers on last year’s wood.  Trim off any old, dead canes. Be sure to prune so that the center of the bush is open for best air circulation.  

13. Remove dead wood

This goes for roses but also for other trees and shrubs too. Nothing will grow from dead wood, so get rid of it.  This goes for most suckers too. They sap the life from your plant and should be removed.

TIP:  If it is too early for you to prune shrubs, you can still inspect the plants. Take some ribbon with you and tie it where you want to prune once the weather warms up. So get out those garden gloves and your pruning shears and get rid of the dead wood. You’ll be glad you did come summer time.

14. Spring weeding

Even though I have it listed as #14, weeding is at the top of my list for early spring garden project. Weeding can the bane of my gardening life, if I let it be. Each year, I say that I am going to pull up weeds during the winter on warm days, and each year, I neglect this. But early spring is a good time to weed as long as the ground is not too wet, AND it’s the best time to do this job. The roots of the weeds are shallow and they will come out easily this time of the year.   This border that I planted late last summer looks as though it needs some TLC l right now, but those weeds will be out in less than a half hour and the bed will be beautiful.

15. Early spring Vegetables

Many vegetables thrive when planted in the early spring because they love the cooler weather. Some popular ones are English peas, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Here in NC, these plants don’t do well in the summer at all, so early spring is when I have to plant them if I want to grow them.  See my list of cold hardy vegetables here.

16. Check your lawn edges

 Inspect plastic lawn edging to see if it needs replacing.  If you edge manually with trenches, now is a good time to tidy these up so the edges will be ready when the lawns start to grow. Doing it early means that the edges will only need cutting into soil, not into lawn that is encroaching into the borders.

17. Start seeds indoors

Get a head start on spring but planting seeds for flowers and vegetables indoors.  I have a large plant stand that sits outside during the spring and summer. During the winter, it sits in front of my glass sliders and gets southern sunlight. It is the perfect spot for my plant cuttings and seed starting efforts.

18. Divide perennials

One of my favorite early spring garden projects is to divide my perennials.  Early spring is the perfect time to divide perennials. Many of them really benefit from being divided for best growth. Either plant the divisions in another part of your garden, or share them with some of your plant loving friends.

SOURCE:  THEGARDENINGCOOK.COM

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  1. Morning All!
    well there’s a dusting of snow out there…sigh. soooo tired of white! i want some green and yellow and purple!! lol
    something woke me in the middle of the night–light thumping like when snow comes off the roof…but there’s really not that much out there to do that. and it’s too dark to see anything amiss on the deck even with the lights. wonder what it was?

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    1. Good morning, Pat! At least you know any snow that falls now won’t last long, right? Night sounds – who knows what causes them? 33 here this morning and cloudy. The forecast last evening is for the low 60’s, then it shoots up into the 70’s (possibly hitting 80) for a day or so, then another plunge. It’s a seesaw! Wheezer was sitting inside by the exterior patio door and came running over when I opened the blind. I guess he’s hungry after a couple of days. SMH – turn on Fox and they are STILL yacking about that stupid group chat. Geez! Give it up already!!!

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      1. Morning Filly!
        I just spent about and hour on the phone with Mom. Someone called the township to complain about her shed (she has 2)– that needs to be cleaned up. We were just there…there is nothing. Maybe someone dumped something behind her shed (she has no fence) that she can’t see without going outside and looking behind it. She insisted that she’s going out today.
        I told her call my brother (he lives 5 minutes from her) but she said she did last night but he never called her back. sigh
        We are not “allowed” to go into the sheds or clean out the sheds–because everything in there that belonged to my dad now belongs to my brother. (Dad is gone 11years and he still hasn’t cleaned them out.)
        He is her baby and she makes excuses for him constantly. This is not something I can handle for her, he has to.
        BIG SIGH
        we got about 1 1/2 inches of snow and it’s still falling btw…

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        1. “Someone” needs to tell him to get his ass in gear and get it out of there!!! I really don’t understand why you let her treat you like that….but that’s just me….different strokes for different folks. My reply would have been that you’re not going to discuss it since there’s nothing you can do about it – this is up to her and no-one else unless she’ll let you clean it out yourself. End of story.

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          1. no, I can’t do that. she needs to leave 50 messages on their answering machine till they finally respond. it’s his responsibility to find this out for her and fix it. I’ve told her that, but she wanted someone to listen so i did.

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  5. President Trump just said: “We may be presenting you very shortly with an executive order ending sanctuary cities.”

    YEP! Cut off funding for all cities that don’t comply or cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
    pic.twitter.com/5whMhRg6XZ

    — George (@BehizyTweets) March 25, 2025

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  6. who’s really surprised?

    FTA

    According to Shawn Cohen’s exclusive article at the Daily Mail, Zhu Jiang, a sergeant with the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay as he is reportedly under investigation for allegedly committing acts of espionage on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. And…Zhu was apparently working out of the same building that housed the FBI’s local field office—yes, the same field office that refused transparency regarding its prosecution of J6 defendants, and allegedly withheld crucial documents related to the Epstein investigation. (I now have to wonder if there’s any connection between the CCP and this lawless FBI department.)

    Luckily for these bad actors, all Pam Bondi did was write a strongly worded letter, giving them time to clean up any potential malfeasance and criminality, before heading to another Fox News interview to talk tough.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/new_report_nypd_officer_accused_of_spying_for_the_chinese_from_the_same_building_as_the_fbi_field_office.html

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  8. EXCERPT: “….Crockett took to X to laughably claim that she wasn’t referring to Abbott’s disability:

    “I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable. Literally, the next line I said was that he was a “Hot A** Mess,” referencing his terrible policies. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition,” she wrote in part.

    Nice try, except that as Bonchie reported, she’s made similar jokes in the past, and “Hot Wheels” is described in the Urban Dictionary as “An annoying paraplegic that uses her disability for pity.”

    It would appear that Ms. Crockett is as dishonest as she is vicious….”

    https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/03/26/nothing-to-sell-but-hategreg-abbott-brings-the-savage-reality-to-jasmine-crockett-n2187101

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    2. From another Red State article: “As an aside, it should be noted that Crockett’s entire “from the streets” personality was completely manufactured for political gain. She spoke far more eloquently when she was first running for office, and contrary to the perception of hardship she wants to create, she grew up wealthy. Crockett attended the most expensive private school in St. Louis before going to Rhodes College in Memphis. No part of her background dictates an inability to use basic grammar. It’s all an act.” 

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  9. Ha! In your face, Greenland putz!!! FAFO

    EXCERPT: “…..Here’s a little of what the Veep had to say about the manufactured outrage over the trip:

    There was clearly so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself. And, so, I’m going to join her. I’m going to visit some of our Guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast of Greenland, and also just check out what’s going on there with the security of Greenland. 

    He’s clearly having fun with the whole thing, but there is a more serious purpose for his joining the visit.

    Speaking for President Trump, we want to invigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world.

    The addition of Vice President Vance is sure to ruffle feathers and possibly cause some diplomatic headaches for Greenland, which is partly the goal since they’ve all behaved so badly. What’s more, there are going to be pictures galore of the couple having a great time, causing even more heads to explode.

    Usha Vance has acted with nothing but graciousness since being thrust onto the national stage when her husband was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. These qualities are anathema to Democrats, of course, who apparently prefer the vile and decidedly unladylike behavior of the likes of Jasmine Crockett and AOC…..”

    https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/03/25/watch-jd-vance-laughs-off-criticism-decides-to-join-wife-usha-on-visit-to-greenland-n2187088

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  10. Kind of funny how she’s changed her opinion these days – IIRC, she was big into the CC scam at one time – oh, and abortion rights, too! Yes, it’s Yahoo but it’s true and, IMO, we need to be wary of her!!!! She has her sights on being the first woman President, mark my words!!!

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-shed-her-old-090333910.html

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  11. “The Truth Unleashed: The Deep State thought they could bury us. They were wrong.”

    Michael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET), Mar 26, 2025

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “The day we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. The Crossfire Hurricane documents— those dark, tangled webs of lies spun by the Deep State to undermine President Donald J. Trump and, by extension, me—are now declassified. I can tell you with unwavering conviction: this is a victory for every American who believes in justice, transparency, and the sacred principles of our Republic.

    Let me take you back to the beginning. I was ground zero in their calculated assault—an assault not just on me but on the will of the American people who elected President Trump in 2016. The Russia hoax, as I’ve long called it, was a sham from the start. It wasn’t about national security; it was about power. The FBI, under the likes of Comey and McCabe, weaponized their authority to target me, a decorated veteran of 33 years, because I dared to stand with a President they despised. They ambushed me, twisted my words, and dragged my family through hell—all to prop up a narrative that never had a shred of truth.

    Now, with these documents laid bare, the American people can see it for themselves. Crossfire Hurricane wasn’t an investigation; it was a political hit job. The declassified files reveal the dirty tricks—the FISA abuses, the manipulated evidence, the leaks to a complicit media. They show how the FBI ignored exculpatory evidence that would’ve cleared my name long before I was forced to plead guilty under duress. They prove what I’ve said: there was no “there”. No collusion. No conspiracy. It was just a desperate attempt by a corrupt establishment to sabotage a duly elected President and silence those who supported him.

    This declassification isn’t just about me—it’s about you. It’s about every citizen told to sit down, shut up, and trust the so-called experts. They hid behind “classified” stamps for years to keep the truth from you. But President Trump, God bless him, has ripped that veil away. On March 25, he signed the order, and now the unfiltered reality of what they did is yours to judge. I urge you to dig into these files when they’re released. Look at the memos, the emails, the notes from Strzok and Page—those smug bureaucrats who thought they could play God with our democracy. You’ll see the bias, the incompetence, and the outright malice.

    I’ve paid a heavy price for this fight. My reputation was smeared, my finances drained, my freedom threatened. But I never wavered because I knew the truth would come out. And here we are. This isn’t the end—it’s a beginning. A chance to hold accountable those who abused their power. An opportunity to rebuild trust in institutions that have lost their way. John Durham’s report laid the groundwork, showing the FBI’s failures, but these documents are the raw, unvarnished proof. They’re a call to action for every patriot to demand reform, to say “never again” to this kind of tyranny.

    To my detractors, I say this: the facts are out now. You can’t spin your way out of it anymore. To my supporters, I say thank you—for standing by me when the storm was fierce. And to every American, take this moment to reclaim your voice. The Deep State thought they could bury us. They were wrong.

    Stay strong. The fight for truth goes on.”

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  12. “West Point Expels A Cadet, Fines Him $200K For Its Own Paperwork Error — West Point either showed incompetence or told a willful lie to hurt Pete Hegseth’s nomination. Now a cadet is suffering similar treatment.”

    The Federalist, By: Aaron DeCorte, March 26, 2025

    West Point graduates

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Early last December the West Point/Pete Hegseth kerfuffle burst into our news feeds. At that time the odds of Hegseth being confirmed as our next secretary of defense were long and getting longer by the day. It was very clear that both the military and media establishment didn’t want him in that role. The character assassination was its own machine, nonstop, and no holds barred.

    Then West Point entered the fray by twice denying that Hegseth had been accepted there. Hegseth was a public figure and had, as any public figure does, told the story of his life many times, including that although he was accepted into West Point, he declined and attended Princeton instead.

    You would think this is an easy detail to confirm. Yet, somehow, an elite military school got it wrong — communications staff denied he had been accepted there, including a second time when a reporter followed up by again asking if Hegseth had been accepted. West Point reversed course after being confronted with the evidence of Hegseth posting his acceptance letter on X.  

    West Point either showed incompetence and sloppiness or told a willful lie to hurt Hegseth’s nomination. For us civilian patriots, we hold institutions like West Point in high regard. We expect honesty and transparency. Yet its staff seemed willing to change the trajectory of a man’s life right up to the moment they got caught. It was shocking that West Point could be so cavalier about another man’s future.

    Just as I was forgetting all about what West Point did to Hegseth, I learned about West Point Cadet Isaiah Hurst. He should graduate in May. Instead, he was thrown out of the military and hit with a $200,000 bill. The more I learned and read the documents pertaining to his case, I kept thinking that this cannot be happening. West Point would never do that to a cadet. I was wrong.

    Military Family

    Hurst comes from a military family. His grandfather served 22 years of active duty with three tours of Vietnam and is a Purple Heart recipient. His father retired from the Air Force after 29 years (nine active) with one deployment to Iraq. His brother is also a West Point graduate, currently serving. His fiancé (their wedding is this summer) is also a West Point graduate. She branched into military police and is currently finishing basic officer leadership course training. The odds of two brothers getting into West Point are slim. This is a proud military family and Hurst is the product of that service. He enlisted in 2019, became a 68W combat medic, graduated from airborne school in 2020, and a year later received his appointment to the class of 2025 at West Point.

    I have known Cadet Hurst’s parents for more than 25 years. My wife went to school with his mother and for a season we all lived in the same state until they moved away in 2009; they remain friends today. That’s how I became aware of Cadet Hurst’s situation at West Point. Although I haven’t seen him since he was a very young boy, once I learned about his situation it became impossible to do nothing.

    The Accusation

    West Point alleges that Hurst lied about a physical fitness test called the Indoor Obstacle Course Test (IOCT) — West Point vacillated between accusing him of not taking the test or falsifying his time. The test is held in a gymnasium on campus and proctored by staff.

    How did this happen? At the starting line, cadets hand Department of Physical Education staff their scorecards before they can begin. The clock starts, and the staggered start times are recorded on the card, with cadets going in pairs. At the end, the cadets are handed yellow sticky notes with their finishing times on it, and proctors then write the times on the scorecard, leaving the notes for verification, and file them away. Cadets advise each other to take a photo of themselves with their yellow sticky note to prove they did the test in case their paperwork disappears, which I’ve heard is a regular occurrence. 

    The military needs to update these error-prone paper-based methods.

    The Evidence

    Hurst has such a photo, dated and time stamped. Seven cadets gave sworn statements that they saw Hurst that day in the gymnasium holding the IOCT. In sworn statements, three cadets said that they saw Hurst doing parts of the obstacle course.

    Like with Hegseth, West Point, instead of admitting that they lost his index card, doubled down and alleged that Hurst cheated the test somehow (without any plausible description of how).

    The Department of Physical Education instructor overseeing the IOCT that day emailed Hurst that they had never lost paperwork on her watch. From that moment on it seems that at every turn in the disciplinary process West Point was more interested in the narrative that they weren’t sloppy with his paperwork than in the truth.

    Throughout the process, Hurst was pressured to admit he lied in return for leniency, but he refused.

    That a cadet would throw away his entire military career over this short physical fitness test is hard to believe. Although it is a graduation requirement, cadets who fail get to take the test again. West Point has settled on lying (thus violating the honor code) as the reason for his expulsion. The witnesses who testified they saw Hurst have not been brought before an honor board yet, but it remains a possibility.

    Once West Point decided Hurst had lied, the superintendent, Lieut. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, had several options for punishment, including:

    • Put him into the army mentorship program, where cadets go into enlisted ranks for a time and then are allowed to reapply to West Point.
    • Separate the cadet from West Point and place him into enlisted ranks to fulfill the recoupment bill.
    • Separate the cadet with the cadet paying recoupment.

    He chose the harshest penalty and added a $200,000 recoupment bill. That figure shows how arbitrary the process is. The figure should reflect the cost to the military of having that cadet at West Point. It sounds too round of a number.

    Even in discharging him, West Point couldn’t do the paperwork correctly. They claimed he came as a civilian to West Point, but he was enlisted. At least this time they admitted the error and Hurst is awaiting corrected paperwork.

    To me, sloppy doesn’t begin to describe West Point. Sloppy paperwork on their part has cost this cadet his entire military career, wasted three years of his life, and forced him to pay $200,000 for the privilege of being railroaded by government employees administering sloppy and lazy justice.

    Hurst is just waiting for the Army to rubber stamp the paperwork and formally finalize his expulsion from the military. [NF: Who wants to bet that this gets turned around fast????]

    The West Point Honor Code is “A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” Hegseth’s photo forced West Point to admit their error. Cadet Hurst’s photo made them double-down.”

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      1. Oh, I’m sure he will at least be told about it. I would also expect Hegseth to take action, since they tried this with him!

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  13. https://www.rt.com/news/614744-politico-waltz-yemen-leak/

    Our Take: Okay, this definitely now feels like an op. President Trump has chummed the waters, drawn in all the sharks, and is now teasing them with what would be the first major setback in Trump’s administration.

    And that is a tasty treat of which none of these mongrels can resist. Perhaps a better analogy would be a junkie and his fix? I’m fairly certain the brain chemistry between that and TDS is similar enough.

    So what did the op accomplish?

    1. Sent a Message – The objective that JD Vance established as Trump’s top priority. The message was ostensibly intended for Europe’s corrupt leadership, but really it was aimed at the cartel that controls the hegemony. And that’s because…
    2. Bailed Out China – China has significant interest in the Suez Canal and Egypt, beyond the sheer volume of goods it sends and receives through there – which is vast. China holds 20% of the ownership of Port Said, which is on the Mediterranean side of the Suez, as well as a 25% stake in Ain Sokhna, a port on the northern coast of the Gulf of Suez. China also just announced last August plans to construct a new large container terminal at Dekheila Port in the historic city of Alexandria. The problem for China is Iran as well as its firm position on the side of the Muslims both Arabs and Persians) in the conflict with Israel. The optics of China dealing with the Houthis – kinetically or otherwise – would be imprudent and costly, diplomatically.
    3. Bailed Out Russia – Putin also has significant interests in the Suez Canal and Red Sea. He submitted a proposal to the Sudanese government in 2017 that was formally accepted in 2023, and just finalized last month. That agreement was to construct the first formal Russian military installation on Africa soil in the form of a large naval base. Putin also met with Egyptian President Sisi in January and announced the establishment of a Russian industrialization zone in the Suez Canal, building on a special zone with a facilitated tax regime for Russian resident enterprises” that was established in 2018 for Port Said. Similar to China, Russia has recently-ratified partnership agreements with Iran that would make intervening against the Houthis too reckless – not to mention the relationships formed with both African and Middle Eastern countries over the past several ties, both militarily and economically.
    4. Demonstrated that the US Wasn’t Acting on Behalf of Israel – Secretary Hegseth made it clear that he wanted to act against the Houthis before the IDF did, but also before somebody broke the ceasefire agreement they have with Hamas, and the US lost control of the narrative. (Waiting until after the ceasefire was broken would most certainly give the appearance that the US was acting on behalf of Netanyahu.) Funny enough, as soon as Netanyahu learned what they were doing he ordered the restart of the Gaza War.

    So, what was the message that President Trump was sending to the cartel that controls the western hegemony? Well, I think we may actually hear him say it, explicitly, when he and Putin meet face to face next month in Saudi Arabia; and, I think it may have something to do with the Sovereign Alliance and the emerging Multipolar World Order. – GhostofBasedPatrickHenry

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  14. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-mike-johnson-floats-eliminating-federal-courts-rcna197986

    Our Take: The so-called anti-federalists (who were really just opposed to Regime systems) knew very well the problems we would eventually face if the ratification of the Constitution was forced through by the likes of Hamilton, Adams, and Washington pushing for a powerful, centralized federal government.

    Brutus 11. Is it prescience, or has the system always been the same?

    “They will give the sense of every article of the constitution, that may from time to time come before them. And in their decisions they will not confine themselves to any fixed or established rules, but will determine, according to what appears to them, the reason and spirit of the constitution. The opinions of the supreme court, whatever they may be, will have the force of law; because there is no power provided in the constitution, that can correct their errors, or controul their adjudications. From this court there is no appeal. And I conceive the legislature themselves, cannot set aside a judgment of this court, because they are authorised by the constitution to decide in the last resort. The legislature must be controuled by the constitution, and not the constitution by them. They have therefore no more right to set aside any judgment pronounced upon the construction of the constitution, than they have to take from the president, the chief command of the army and navy, and commit it to some other person. The reason is plain; the judicial and executive derive their authority from the same source, that the legislature do theirs; and therefore in all cases, where the constitution does not make the one responsible to, or controulable by the other, they are altogether independent of each other.

    The judicial power will operate to effect, in the most certain, but yet silent and imperceptible manner, what is evidently the tendency of the constitution: – I mean, an entire subversion of the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the individual states. Every adjudication of the supreme court, on any question that may arise upon the nature and extent of the general government, will affect the limits of the state jurisdiction. In proportion as the former enlarge the exercise of their powers, will that of the latter be restricted.”

    “This power in the judicial, will enable them to mould the government, into almost any shape they please.” – Chris Paul

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    1. there are theories that the binder isn’t missing–what it IS is PDJT’s copy of these documents he just ordered declassified–because it really exposes obummer/hillary/biden et al.

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  17. Daily Caller News Foundation

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Five years after the first COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will pull back billions in pandemic spending from state and local public health departments, nonprofits and international partners, the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.

    According to NBC News, as much as $11 billion could be cut in grants and cooperative agreements identified by CDC as no longer necessary.

    “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago,” HHS Director of Communications Andrew Nixon said in a statement to NBC News. “HHS is prioritizing funding projects that will deliver on President Trump’s mandate to address our chronic disease epidemic and Make America Healthy Again.“

    The Biden administration ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023, at which time it folded some emergency COVID-19 programs into its existing structure.

    Grantees began receiving notices on Monday and have 30 days to reconcile their expenditures, according to the NBC report. Two state public health departments confirmed the news to DCNF.

    “We were notified by CDC that four grants we had received to support our capacity in various areas of the Department post-COVID-19 have been terminated,” said Joseph Wendelken, public information officer for the Rhode Island Department of Health. “While the work funded by these grants goes beyond responding to COVID-19, CDC’s cause for terminating these grants was the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are working very closely with the Governor’s Office and the Rhode Island Attorney General to explore all options to safeguard the funding that supports the critical work done by the Department of Health.”

    “We’re evaluating the potential effects of funding changes,” said Chris Van Deusen, director of media relations for the Texas Department of State Health Services.

    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Association of County and City Health Officials could not be immediately reached for comment. NACCHO leadership has warned its staff about potential layoffs, according to a NACCHO employee who asked to remain anonymous.”

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  21. just talked to my sister in law. she talked some with mom and then called me. she told mom the township wouldn’t call her nor would the electric company–they would send a written notice first. mom feels much better.

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    1. Oh, that’s good! At least you were able to put her mind at ease. Still nice and sunny, albeit with strong wind. As I was getting out of the shower, I could hear Jason and his wife outside starting on the yard so I paid them before I left. It’s all nice and neat now!

      I just realized on my way home that I need to get the Oriole jelly feeder ready. Never know how early they’ll show up! Picked up a big jug of vinegar to clean out my coffee pot. WM is carrying a whole bunch of different brands these days, especially in the hair care section. I didn’t recognize 90% of them! Getting my hair cut tomorrow morning finally but I chopped off some on the back before I left. Drives me nuts on my neck and it looks like shit!

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        1. Sorry I was so curt earlier about your Mom – my problem is I am unable to feel empathy. I always wondered about that but discovered it is part of the low-level Aspergers. Doesn’t make it any better and I should be MORE cognizant of it since I now know that. Plus, the Mom-daughter relationships are soooo different between you and me! LOL

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  22. the texts have been released by the Atlantic–so what is the lawsuit for???

    Guess Which DC Judge Was Just Assigned to SignalGate Lawsuit

    March 26, 2025 | Sundance | 12 Comments

    I doubt anyone in their correct and intellectually honest mind would believe this DC drawing assigning Judge James Boasberg to the recently filed lawsuit against the Trump national security cabinet members on the signal chat, was random.

    There are 20 judges in the DC pool eligible to hear the case [CASE DETAILS HERE] and with a 1:20 chance, Judge James Boasberg was assigned.

    American Oversight is a left-wing Lawfare outlet who sue President Trump while sipping coffee daily.  This time they are suing the administration to force govt preservation of the Signal app ‘non-classified’ chat messages that have already been published to the public.

    The lawsuit issue is made moot by the Atlantic publication of the chat.  But I’m sure Boasberg will find a way to affirm the lawsuit and assign attorney fee damages to the Lawfare plaintiff.

    WASHINGTON DC – U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — the object of President Donald Trump’s fury for blocking his effort to summarily deport Venezuelan nationals using wartime powers — just got a second crack at the administration’s handling of national security: Signalgate.

    Boasberg on Wednesday morning was assigned to preside over a lawsuit alleging that Trump cabinet secretaries and national security aides violated federal record-keeping laws when they used a Signal chat group to discuss a planned military strike in Yemen — and inadvertently included an Atlantic journalist in the group

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  23. Melissa Hallman
    @dotconnectinga
    President Trump suggested Tuesday night the Jan. 6 rioters he pardoned could get compensation payments.

    Newsmax’s Greg Kelly asked Trump during their interviewwhether there would be a “compensation fund” for the roughly 1,500 defendants he issued a sweeping pardon for and the president confirmed “there’s talk about that.”

    Trump maintained during the Newsmax interview that those at the Capitol were there “peacefully and patriotically” and said “a lot of the people that are in the government now talk about” compensating them “because a lot of the people in government really like that group of people.”

    He added: “They were treated very unfairly.”

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  27. Daily Caller News Foundation

    “Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson on Wednesday announced the death of his father, Richard “Dick” Carlson, with a powerful personal tribute on social media.

    Carlson’s father died at the age of 84 on Monday from a six-week-long illness at his home in Boca Grande, Florida, alongside his family and his beloved dogs. The obituary, shared by Carlson, honored his father’s life by pointing to his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. and his journalism career, while describing him as one of the “kindest and most loyal” people his family ever knew.

    “Richard Warner Carlson died at 84 on March 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida after six weeks of illness. He refused all painkillers to the end and left this world with dignity and clarity, holding the hands of his children with his dogs at his feet,” the obituary reads.

    Dick Carlson, born on Feb. 10, 1941 in Massachusetts, spent years of his childhood in foster homes before being adopted by the Carlson family, the obituary said. After being thrown out of school at the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. 

    He moved to California in 1962 where he worked as a merchant seaman and then as an investigative reporter and anchor for ABC News. He later became the director of the Voice of America under former President Ronald Reagan’s administration and then moved to the Seychelles as the U.S. ambassador, leading him to know a “number of colorful leaders” and to work in dozens of countries around the world.

    As a single dad, Carson’s father often brought his two sons on his reporting trips and taught them about a range of topics due to his love of reading. The obituary referred to Carlson’s father as a “free thinker” with an “outlaw spirit tempered by decency.”

    “By 1975, he was married with two small boys, when his wife departed for Europe and didn’t return. He threw himself into raising his boys, whom he often brought with him on reporting trips,” the obituary reads.

    “At home, he educated them during three-hour dinners on topics that ranged from the French Revolution to Bolshevik Russia, PG Wodehouse, the history of the American Indian and, always, the eternal and unchanging nature of people. He was a free thinker and a compulsive book reader, including at red lights. He left a library of thousands of books, most dog-eared and filled with marginalia. His reading and life experiences convinced him that God is real. He had an outlaw spirit tempered by decency.”

    The late Carlson is survived by his two sons, Tucker and Buckley, his daughter-in-law Susie and five grandchildren. He is also described as an avid lover of dogs.”

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  28. Daily Caller News Foundation

    A Biden-appointed judge Tuesday blocked an Iowa law requiring all K-12 schools to remove books that feature obscene material and sexual depictions from libraries.

    U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher blocked part of Iowa’s Senate File 496, which also bans “instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation,” due to a lack of constitutional ground for issuing “categorical, content-based rules on books in school libraries,” according to court documents. The ruling is the latest action in a multi-year-long battle over Iowa’s law.

    “Senate File 496 makes no attempt to evaluate a book’s literary, political, artistic, or scientific value before requiring the book’s removal from a school library and thus comes nowhere close to applying the ‘obscenity’ standard that is typically used to determine the constitutionality of statewide book restrictions,” the ruling states. “The result is the forced removal of books from school libraries that are not pornographic or obscene.”

    The law specifically prohibits public and private schools from teaching or providing “material with descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act,” according to the bill’s text.

    Senate File 496 was signed into law by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds in May of 2023 but was challenged by Penguin Random House, which publishes several books that could be removed under the law, and the Iowa State Education Association in December of the same year. Judge Locher issued a preliminary injunction later that month which was then vacated the following August by an appeals court.

    “As a mom, I know how important it is to keep schools a safe place for kids to learn and grow,” Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird wrote in a statement following the decision. “Parents shouldn’t have to worry about what materials their kids have access to when they’re not around. This common sense law makes certain that the books kids have access to in school classrooms and libraries are age-appropriate. I’m going to keep on fighting to uphold our law that protects schoolchildren and parental rights.”

    Several states have attempted to implement similar laws preventing explicit content from being taught to children, though many have faced similar challenges.”

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  30. Moonset, Helena National Forest, Montana

    Attic black-figured hydra attributed to the painter of Louvre F6, Circa 550 BC

    I’m hoping yours is newer than this one….LOL

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  33. TheseTruths(@thesetruths)Online
    Wolf
    March 26, 2025 17:26

    FBI Director Kash Patel

    BREAKING: I can report that as of 30 minutes ago, the FBI has provided the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence all requested documents related to the Congressional Baseball Game shooting in 2017.

    These are documents sought by Capitol Hill officials for almost 8 years.

    Providing these documents was one of our top priorities in delivering a new FBI era of transparency.

    Thank you to the committee and Chairman @RepRickCrawford for your partnership in getting Americans the truth.

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  35. “According to figures from the Egyptian Federation for Animal Welfare, a non-governmental organization, an estimated 100 million stray and street cats and 15 million stray dogs roam the country. Many of course are concentrated in huge urban areas like Cairo, the capital city.

    Officials are struggling with their always increasing numbers and even ordered their massacre. According to this blogger, those street dogs in Cairo live in hell. Meanwhile, private and small institutions have decided to act and take the problem into their own hands and some are vaccinating/ sterilizing street dogs via blow-dart as shown in the video below:”

    It looks like they’re betraying the dogs trust on some of the clips… But I think this is a LOT LESS TRAUMATIZING than having strangers hold the dogs down…

    Anyway, here’s a compilation of the descriptions on Facebook and Instagram:

    Yesterday, 40 dogs were sterilized… And we are still continuing in Bab Al-Wazir Street because it’s full of these stray dogs… To anyone who wants to donate in his livelihood campaign, contact me… And love to everyone who participated in donating to sterilize these beautiful creatures… Vaccinations are essential for our dogs… Livelihood…

    It seems that this technique is also used (or had been used) in other third world countries, here Thailand:

    Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out how do they know which dogs they already got? I assume/hope they’re keeping track in some manner… Or is it like random: Dog: ‘You already got me yesterday!’ Guy: ‘Booster, time baby!’

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  38. EXCERPT: “Scientists and legal experts have petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend or withdraw the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, arguing they are unapproved gene therapies and citing their contamination with DNA plasmids.

    According to a press release by Australian law firm PJ O’Brien & Associates, the petition “exposes alarming evidence of synthetic DNA contamination and regulatory failures that could affect millions worldwide,” shedding light on “a public health crisis.”

    The Citizen Petition stated that Pfizer and Moderna misclassified their mRNA products as vaccines instead of gene therapy products, enabling the companies to avoid legally required FDA environmental assessments. “This misclassification denied Americans transparency and informed consent, violating federal law and rendering approvals void from the start,” the press release stated.

    The petition also cites several studies that “confirm synthetic DNA in these vaccines at levels 6 to 470 times above safety thresholds.” “This biologically active DNA — detected in vials and human blood — carries SV40 [simian virus 40] sequences linked to cancer and genomic instability, posing risks of oncogenesis, hereditary changes, and immune disruption,” the press release stated.

    The petition calls on the FDA to investigate its classification of the mRNA shots as non-gene therapy products, conduct independent testing of existing COVID-19 vaccine stocks, issue public guidance on contamination-related risks, and conduct studies examining the vaccines’ contamination and their health effects.

    “Vetted by U.S. attorneys and hailed by MAHA [Make America Healthy Again] advisors for its rigor, this document is a clarion call to rewrite the narrative on COVID-19 vaccine safety,” the press release stated.

    The petition is open for public comment. Initial signatories include:….”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/citizen-petition-fda-suspend-withdraw-mrna-covid-vaccines/

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  41. Every March 25th our nation honors and celebrates all of the brave men and women who’ve served and sacrificed for our country, and yes – there is one woman honoree. The only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor is Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon. 

    The CMOH Society has a website with all the recipients and the story of the organization. https://www.cmohs.org/

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  42. “Chatgate: Senator Mark Warner’s Shifting Stance on Leaks — The Jeffrey Goldberg affair has inspired a change of heart in high places.”

    Matt Taibbi, Mar 26, 2025

    “Senator Mark Warner, talking to MSNBC about the “military plans” leak to Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg:

    Rachel, I didn’t think this administration could still shock me, but today’s story, which I read about in the Atlantic, was beyond belief. It was like, “Holy crap on steroids!” This is another example of carelessness, sloppiness and a crowd that’s not ready for prime time… My God, if this had been the Democrats, there would be investigations, there would be hearings. We’re gonna have this tomorrow!

    (Video)

    This is the same Mark Warner who was Vice-Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee whose head of security, James A. Wolfe, was criminally convicted in 2018 of lying to the FBI about leaking the Carter Page FISA material to a pair of journalists. Warner didn’t invoke shock, crap or steroids in response to that leak, which led to stories calling a former Trump aide an “agent of a foreign power.” In fact, Warner wrote a letter to the judge in Wolfe’s case, Ketanji Brown Jackson, recommending leniency:

    While Jim pled guilty to one count of making a false statement to special agents of the FBI, there are no indications that he disclosed classification information, he was not charged with disclosing classified information… Jim has already lost much through these events, to include his career and reputation… justice may still be served through the imposition of probation or community service.

    Wolfe ended up getting two months. As a bonus, the Justice Department subpoenaed the Google phones of a huge list of unrelated congressional aides wrongly dragged into the leak probe. That latter group only found out that their private information had been accessed six years later, when Google was finally allowed to tell their customers they’d answered a subpoena.

    With the Atlantic tale, the New York Times concluded immediately that the Trump administration didn’t just screw up, but displayed a “vast disregard for the inconveniences that true security requires.” Columnist David French was one of many to call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s resignation after a “stunning breach of security” that is “one of the most extraordinary stories I’ve ever read.” An Axios headline read, “‘Heads Should Roll’: Congress erupts over stunning intel leak.,” while USA Today, the Guardian, the BBC, Politico, the Independent and many others also went with “stunning.” When I checked this morning’s DNC talking points mailer, it was there:

    Walter and I will talk about the case in the next America This Week, but something about this story doesn’t smell right. More to come.”

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  43. Appeals Court refuses to lift Boasburg’s order to stop deportations of illegals.

    FTA

    A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision Wednesday refused to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s order blocking the Trump administration from swiftly deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. 

    The Justice Department had urged the three-judge panel on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to immediately block Boasberg’s order, casting it as an intrusion on the president’s executive authority over national security.

    https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5215883-appeals-court-boasberg-alien-enemies-act/amp/

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  44. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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    1. Good night! Just had a great idea – my wooden Uncle Sam statue is truly falling apart, as is the ladder. I just realized that the big wooden lattice that I picked up from my Mom last summer (the one my brother made) will fit perfectly in that very spot – both width & height! Yeah!!! I still have some white spray paint, too! I couldn’t think of anywhere to put it before!

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