Emptywheel calls this a big fucking deal.. via NYCSouthpaw:
Something I hadn’t appreciated from the initial story is that Waltz adds Stephen Miller to the group *after* JD Vance had started questioning the plan and while Waltz is in the process of arguing back at him. It’s shortly after this that Miller swoops in with his reading of the president’s mood.
The stars from my front steps last night, 3/3/2025. Contrast and highlights adjusted to compensate for landscape lighting. #stars Constellation identification beyond Orion welcome for #altText4me #alt4me.
19/ Just for fun, here's our little yard, and a view from the back. We have a forest right outside the back of our place, steps away (see snow pic w/ gate). We're the middle unit of 3, only 20 in entire complex.
The 1st is a before. We cleaned up the overgrowth, added black Mexican pebbles, took away the rubber stepping stones & divider hedge. Faux turf was there. We'll plant in spring.
Hey friends, I created the alt text for @GottaLaff 's first set of renovation photos (basement). Who's in for the next set? All she needs is one person for each post.
She's been working overtime to fill everyone in on the news. Whaddya say, folks?
17/ Finally, we get to the end. A multi post.
Main bathroom. We didn't have to redo tile, but every bathroom has all new fixtures, vanities/sinks, lighting, etc. In this shower, we lucked out, just had to change out the fixtures. Which wasn't so easy, btw. Added a fan too. We have 2, one in the throne room, one in the main area. No windows, so it can get too moist.
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our twins' dog photo bombed!)
16/ These pics, btw, do not do the place justice. They look darker, when in fact, we have skylights and tall windows all over the place.
Main bedroom.
Remember when we built the Behemoth? Oy, what a job. Here it is in the context of the completed room.
15/ Upstairs hall bath. I won't post pics of our offices. All we did was paint and stick our office stuff in.
We added new baseboards everywhere, too, like 6 inch ones. So cool.
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14/ Heading upstairs. Up the first 3 steps is the powder bath, or as everyone calls it, the Zen Bathroom. In our Calif house, I designed a bathroom that for some reason, people went nuts over, kept calling it the Zen Bathroom. So of course, I needed to design another one, totally different.
13/ Kitchen, cont'd.
(Their sink was stainless, divided, and small, btw)
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12/ Kitchen. Most of the kitchen was done already. We lifted off the quartz countertop so we could enlarge and improve the sink (Silgranit sink by Blanco), new fridge, new lighting, stools, not much else.
2 befores.
We painted the entire house, added the batten board in kitchen-den/main bedroom to create accent walls.
Multi post. #LaffysBigTownhouseRenovation #AltText4Me
11/ Living room, contd. 2 befores.
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10/ Living room time! Mutli posts on this one. 2 befores.
(and yes, I designed everything. Including all the millwork. Thank you for your kind words!!)
7/ Looking in from near the dining area into the living room.
The guy who did our millworker, all the wood you see, is an artist. He designs speakers or something. He does this on the side, and is a perfectionist. All the wood additions are his.
6/ Entry, dining room
2 views, so it'll alternate before/after.
Why yes, there is a wine theme in that room. The chalkboard way in the back says, "Must have wine NOW!" The artwork depicts... wine.
4/ Den/family area (tiny) right off the kitchen.
This one will take up a couple of posts.
3/ The Enchanted Dungeon bathroom.
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