PayPal has retreated after a deluge of support for Consortium News by unfreezing its funds and now saying unspecified steps must be taken to restore the “permanently” shut down account, Joe Lauria reports. https://consortiumnews.com/2022/05/04/paypal-backs-down-after-outpouring-of-support-for-cn/

On Consortium News... by John Pilger, Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Nat Parry & Oliver Stone Over those years Consortium News editors and writers have become accustomed to being smeared as stooges and puppets for exercising their own editorial judgement free from any outside influence. To quell our critics we are seeking an independent auditor to prove that Consortium News does not take a penny from any government, corporation or advertiser. https://youtu.be/QMdON8q_lFA

PayPal Cancels CN Account; May Seize Balance "Regarding the $9,348.14 balance in CN‘s PayPal account, the agent said that after a 180-day review PayPal would decide whether to return it. “If there was a violation,” she said “it is possible” the money could be kept as “damages” to PayPal." https://consortiumnews.com/2022/05/01/paypal-cancels-cn-account-may-seize-balance/

Queen Anne's lace, from a walk around town: 

Wild type rose in our old yard - 

I will be live here at 12:30 central! Shaun Attwood's Attwood Unleashed: Featuring Johnny Depp, Elon Musk, Assange, Putin & Mars https://youtu.be/N2Qh3_LcpSk

During our visit to Crystal Bridges Musem, there were so many people that it was near impossible to get a clear picture of the paintings! 

Pretty large fungus seen on a dead tree during a winter hike: 

Paintings displayed at Crystal Bridges Museum: 

It's the end of blossom season here, but there are still a few nice ones out! You can see the leaves coming in behind these ones:  

My grandparents in the 1940's -   

Tulips seen on a walk a few days ago on our local University campus:  

Scruffy having a lazy afternoon 

Coming up on #CNLive! Apr 20, 5am BST, midnite EST The #Assange Family Struggle Hours before Julian's extradition order is issued we talk to his father John Shipton, brother Gabriel Shipton and Ben Lawrence, director of Ithaka Movie, now in Australian cinemas. https://youtu.be/S2OZd04WPWQ

Tulip in our yard: 

Some redbuds blooming the other day! 

Sculpture of Sappho at Crystal Bridges museum: 

We will be going live at 10am Eastern! WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Crushing Dissent’ With George Galloway, Chris Hedges, Scott Ritter and Jill Stein https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/14/watch-cn-live-crushing-dissent-with-george-galloway-chris-hedges-scott-ritter-and-jill-stein/

Dogwoods on a 2015 hike: 

Great article by Scott Ritter on Twitter's censorship: https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/13/scott-ritter-twitter-wars-my-personal-experience-in-twitters-ongoing-assault-on-free-speech/