Retired advisor on port/maritime policy matters in a time of great change. Believer in responsible, humanistic, church-free, functioning democratic government.
Washington, DC
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Paul Bea (paulbea.bsky.social) retweeted
Trump has made more stock trades in his second term than all 535 members of Congress combined.
Here’s a closer look.
Good article today from the NYT. I have still yet to hear one good reason why we should get rid of a broad, multi purpose space to satisfy one thing and one thing only. It defies imagination and what PUBLIC space is meant to be.
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
“I look forward to taking the plaintiffs’ depositions because much of the conduct alleged against me is false,” Gaetz said in a statement.
Operative word: “much”
Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/politic…
Breaking News: Ex-Congressman accused of sex trafficking miamiherald.com/news/politic…
He plans to "bring it into visual alignment" with the White House by "coat[ing] the façade with white, mineral silicate paint." He plans to "accept gifts, property, and voluntary services to support" the defacement of the historic building. #DCdefacement
More ruining of DC is in the works. Defacer-in-Chief wants to turn this noble gray lady all white (as is his preference for the rest of America). The Federal Register tomorrow will contain a formal notice of the plan to paint her granite. Help fight it! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenh…
More ruining of DC is in the works. Defacer-in-Chief wants to turn this noble gray lady all white (as is his preference for the rest of America). The Federal Register tomorrow will contain a formal notice of the plan to paint her granite. Help fight it! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenh…
It takes an Olympian athlete to be able to slice the Reflecting Pool in 85 locations...or maybe it was flawed renovation.
Monday #Maritune: Darrell Scott w/ Paul Simon’s AMERICAN TUNE “And we come on the ship they call The Mayflower | We come on th ship that sailed the moon | We come in the age's most uncertain hours | And sing an American tune...You can't be forever blessed" youtu.be/LJcNL1swDtM?list=RD…
Paul Bea (paulbea.bsky.social) retweeted
I usually don’t agree with a lot of things @SenWarren says, but on this one she is 100% correct. Private equity has destroyed SO many storied brands.
Monday #Maritune: Sting LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE
"Every ripple on the ocean | Every leaf on every tree | Every sand dune in the desert | Every power we never see | There is a deeper wave than this, swelling in the world | ... listen to me girl" youtu.be/uXZistami3c?list=RD…
Coming tomorrow: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions: "[A]dmission of up to 17,500 refugees to the US during FY 2027 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest [and] shall primarily be allocated [to] Afrikaners from South Africa."
The application of marine logistics to the JFK project is a smart, yet simple, solution to a complex problem. I liked that they made the video but wish they had showed/mapped examples of the other end of the water moves and how other parts of the region played a part.
The avoidance of consequential policy questions — obvious and often urgent policy matters — like immigration and Social Security, Medicare, Highway Trust Funds, etc. is a specialty of this President and Congress and prior ones with few exceptions. Wanted: Responsible leadership.
I’ll leave this here because it needs no words from me.
My thanks as ever to Kathryn Anne Edward’s for her relentless commitment to providing information everyone needs to hear.
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Monday #Maritune: Crosby & Nash THE LEE SHORE
"When I awoke this morning | I dove beneath my floating home | Down below her graceful side in the turning tide | To watch the sea fish roam" youtu.be/kWEd1bdufOQ?list=RD…
A cultural contrast: Trump shutters the Kennedy Center, Mamdani swings wide the doors to the arts.
Never been to the opera before?
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @MetOpera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
Paul Bea (paulbea.bsky.social) retweeted
Washington needs a good power washing top to bottom. Five things I would do today to end corruption in Washington across all three branches of government:
1. Ban all stock trading.
2. Ban all participation in prediction markets.
3. Mandatory retirement at 75 years old.
4. Mandatory blind trust for individuals with a net worth more than $1 million.
5. Ban all foreign gifts to public officials, including foreign investments in their businesses or other entities.
Monday #Maritune: Louis Killen HANGING JOHNNY
"They call me Hanging Johnny | But I never hanged nobody | So hang, boys, hang! | They say I hanged a rotten liar | But I hanged a bloody friar | They tells I hang for money | But hanging’s so bloody funny" youtu.be/-ismOHce0rg
Monday #Maritune: Skipinnish THE ISLAND “Bluest еyes there's еver been | Like sunshine on the ocean | Sweetest smile I've ever seen | And her blacken matted hair | And the golden Hebrides | We danced until the morning | And felt the warm southern breeze” youtu.be/gV9wXTczZB4
