Via #RawStory @ 11:37pm ET on Apr 03, 2025
Fear, trepidation and loathing are now, seemingly, America’s top exports. Just ask #Senate #Republicans.
A day after President Donald #Trump slapped a 10% #tariff on most every U.S. import from the #RoseGarden, some in the #GOP are freaking out.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-tariffs-2671673059/
Even with zero #tariffs on #mairikkkan #dairy, no one in Canada would eat that shit, with the bovine growth hormone.
Why isn't #elmo in the #rosegarden?
UPDATE: #CBC said we do import heaps of USA dairy. Gross. 
(But not above the quota that triggers tariffs.)
Camellia Rose Radiance
For sale here
:https://jessicajenney.com/featured/camellia-rose-radiance-jessica-jenney.html
“Auckland’s Floral Jewel”
Genre(s): Nature Photography, Flower Photography
#photography #photographersofcara
#Nature #Flowers #GardenBeauty #BloomVibes #MagentaFlower #NewZealand #RoseGarden
this year I’m getting into roses. Drop your favourite cold hardy heirloom varieties! (Zone 5)
The White House Historical Assn has no statutory authority over the… #RoseGarden …because it is outdoors.…
It is the #NationalParkService, which is controlled by the Dept of the Interior, that maintains the grounds, including the Rose Garden.
…remodeling the Rose Garden to take away the grass…would be a jarring change from tradition.
Naftali said that the approach was consistent with #Trump’s ethos as a public figure.
“Designers have drafted options for how to remake the surface of the #RoseGarden, which sits just outside the Oval Office & the Cabinet Room. #Trump has discussed whether it should be limestone or an easily interchangeable hard surface, with the possibility of installing hardwood floors for dancing, according to four people briefed on the discussions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.”
This goes back to #Trump’s first term when Melania destroyed the traditional #WhiteHouse #RoseGarden – historians were pissed, so when the #Biden’s moved in they meticulously restored it.
Trump is so #petty, he has to undo EVERYTHING Biden did.
“He has told associates that he wants to rip up the grass in the Rose Garden, one of the White House’s most iconic & carefully maintained spots, & replace it with a hard surface to resemble a patio like…he has at Mar-a-Lago.
Errand done, grabbing a little more nature on my way homeward before sunset, which is around 5pm here this time of year.
Persuading my bod out of the lair today was significantly easier than on Saturday. I am relieved to be back to something I recognize as functional energy baseline. So, I'm using this moment of energy to get out and watch weather fronts and such roll by in the skies, and how the city rose garden felt about the recent rainy 40F-ish weather.
Stopping by one of my other favorite accessible park hangs - technically it's riverside too, but I can't eyeball the river from my vintage point.
A few hours and half a mile downriver from my previous accessible riverside hang vantage point: the previous rain cell has scudded by and a few more look to be in the atmospheric pipeline.
The Butterfly's Rose Garden 
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-butterflys-rose-garden-jan-matson.html
A thickly textured and decorative rose garden painting on a soft grey background, and featuring a pale pink border.
Now moved on to another favorite accessible park hang for a leisurely lunch in the surprisingly warm afternoon sun.
