Views from Crestmont Drive

First of all, tree trimmers have been near us for two days, trimming and potentially cutting down the eucalyptus trees on the hillside next to our house. This is welcome news because eucalyptus trees are fire-prone, and because a couple of the trees at the base of hill — the bottom of a property that faces Skyline Drive, above us — have blocked our view of the SF city skyline.

Here it was as they began yesterday:

And here it is so far today.

It looks *worse* today, but once they remove all the tree trunks, I hope what will be left is a nice, grassy hillside. Maybe with wildflowers.

Today’s topics:

• Heather Cox Richardson on destroying the government, and suppressing the vote (of Democrats);
• The nine principles of propaganda, which we’re familiar with from a recent example;
• How Republicans love big government when it suits their purposes;
• How gun rights amount to a war on youth;
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