An Argentine federal court announced Wednesday that authorities had recovered the long-lost “Portrait of a Lady,” an 18th-century work by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi that was looted by the Nazis in World War II. Authorities earlier this week raided other homes belonging to the Kadgien sisters in Mar del Plata, seizing paintings and engravings that they similarly suspected of having been stolen during the 1940s. Argentina’s federal prosecutor’s office placed Patricia Kadgien and her husband under house arrest pending a hearing Thursday on charges of concealment and obstruction of justice. Adler, the prosecutor, told reporters that the couple’s lawyer had handed over the painting to authorities earlier Wednesday. He did not specify where the portrait would go next. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/argentina-recovers-long-lost-italian-221702656.html

The whole party is utterly lost. The electorate has seen ten years of their kill Trump by any means necessary. This was followed by propping up Biden and hoping no one noticed. When that failed they anointed their Harris without a primary, then claimed to be the defenders of democracy. There are good people in the party but they are overshadowed by the geriatric leadership that simply refuses to go away. I’m particularly impressed by Gov. Shapiro and my Congressman Greg Landsman. Moving farther to the left, a la Zohran, will simply put them deeper into the wilderness.

The survivors come forward. And they speak. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jeffrey-epstein-survivors-set-speak-capitol-hill/story?id=125211468

In a lengthy dissent, Oldham complained his two colleagues were second-guessing Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs and national security, realms where courts usually give the president great deference. Silly man. The courts usually do lots of things, but he only needs look at the Roberts court to see that it doesn't make any difference. They'll decide what outcome they want then piece together a "history" to justify it.

List the common blood thinners by efficacy but I actually wrote ‘lost’ instead of ‘list’.

@Amanda said in Ukraine, the next steps: @wtg Why do you say Putin's "winning on all fronts" if the Europeans are stepping up to help Ukraine? I meant in the propaganda war with Trump. "All fronts" was misleading.

The comedians were already onto it; an example from early June: Link to video

I needed another reason not to move to Alabama now I have one.

@Mik The Kind bars are pretty, and tasty. The mini ones are just enough.

Could they at least hurry it up a little, so we know if we should be disappointed in them?

First one ever at Rosemead and Huntington, Taco Villa, 1978. Been my longest love affair.

Once again, what they complain most loudly about is what they plan to do...

@wtg said in Ray Dalio: Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out If anyone ever thought that corporations and the financial sector, let alone the legal profession, would put country over $$$, they had another think coming. There are a handful of corporations and wealthy people willing to do what's necessary to preserve our Democracy, but no where near enough of them. "The people" may be stupid enough to vote an imbecile and his army of dung beetles into power, but with the caving of monied interests--where lots of power resides--the average citizen is doomed. The idea that the average voter has much power these days is questionable.

@Axtremus Interesting link. Most of those chains are owned by private equity firms who are dismantling each company and stripping it for parts. Our MAGAT government is doing the same thing with the country. Coincidence?

I can't either. I tried.

There’s also a lady on the Repair Shop who restores paintings. It’s remarkably fine work.