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A.P. Brown

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Front Range Colorado resident/ West Coast native, formerly ATL & PNW. Essayist, music critic, home baker, whiskey and barbecue enthusiast.

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The actual reality for trans people is so impossibly grim rn. I admit I have trouble functioning, let alone giving a fuck about whatever the present spat is on social media.

03.03.2026 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Blood moon 6:21 am

03.03.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
total eclipse of the moon with 3 stars

total eclipse of the moon with 3 stars

Taken from our rooftop in Okinawa at the maximum total eclipse. Clouds closed in a few minutes later.

03.03.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran β€˜will not negotiate with US’: Top Iranian official Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, denies reports that Tehran sought to resume talks with Washington - Anadolu AjansΔ±

Anyone else reading "we will not negotiate with the US" the same way as "we will not negotiate with terrorists"? lol

www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

03.03.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This some grade A bullshit

03.03.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Mondayβ€”a rare use ​of force at a diplomatic post that could sharply ...

"U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend"

"Ten people were killed on Sunday"

"Citing initial information, the two U.S. officials said it was unclear whether rounds fired by Marines struck or killed anyone. "

03.03.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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wow. the third or fourth comment in really explained how the algorithm influenced them. a must read post.

03.03.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY YouTube video by Griffith Observatory

If, like me, the #TrollClouds have ruined your #LunarEclipse experience, which has now commenced - tune into Griffith Observatory's live feed.

The music is great!

03.03.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
Blurry photo of lunar eclipse blood moon. πŸŒ•

Blurry photo of lunar eclipse blood moon. πŸŒ•

Photos really never do her justice.

03.03.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

All of us Gen X’ers who grew up poring through the liners notes and album credits on vinyl albums, the J cards of cassette tapes and CD’s reading all the names involved with the albums we loved will forever love & appreciate the contributions Bob Power made to the music that was our life soundtrack.

03.03.2026 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Moon’s cool.

03.03.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should set aside our petty grievances in order to make room for new and even more petty grievances

03.03.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 613    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

The wizard makes egg raviolis for lunch.

03.03.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"Interesting"

03.03.2026 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A working cocker spaniel sitting on a tree stump in a clearing in a woods with a blurred background

A working cocker spaniel sitting on a tree stump in a clearing in a woods with a blurred background

A working cocker spaniel with only his nose in focus

A working cocker spaniel with only his nose in focus

A fox red lab srating into the camera on a forest floor with a purple collar and a pink GPS tracker

A fox red lab srating into the camera on a forest floor with a purple collar and a pink GPS tracker

A gorgeous morning only matched by my gorgeous dogs

03.03.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Arthur the man in a yellow jumper, white shirt, blue jeans, and round glasses

Arthur the man in a yellow jumper, white shirt, blue jeans, and round glasses

Arthur the cartoon in a yellow jumper, white shirt, blue jeans, and round glasses

Arthur the cartoon in a yellow jumper, white shirt, blue jeans, and round glasses

Got dressed for work this morning and then realised

03.03.2026 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1772    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 5
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Fresh strikes were also reported in other parts of West Asia on Tuesday.

US President #DonaldTrump on Tuesday said that wars could be fought β€œforever, and very successfully” using the existing military supplies.

Read more updates here: scroll.in/latest/10911...

#IsraelIranConflict

03.03.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s like they didn’t have any exposure to information about warfare in the 2020s.

03.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 510    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

i feel like the next dumbest move is to flood the middle east with CUAS technology, which we don’t even allow cops in the US to have because we’re afraid they’ll hit a plane

03.03.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I’ll say literally nothing else about it but:

A Pre-Seed cUAS startup I’m tracking was just floated a $300mm valuation from a SF-based VC.

Not on a term sheet, just an idea, but the sound of panic is in the air.

03.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Blood moon total lunar eclipse and aurora happening now in Fairbanks, Alaska!

03.03.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

People trying to end the world because the Bible says that Jesus will come when the world ends are going to be mightily surprised if they turn out, against all odds, to be right and Jesus returns and looks them in the eye and is like "yo, what is the ONE THING I asked of you?"

03.03.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 597    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7

the problem with being friends with writers is there's a lotta shit you Gotta Get Around To

03.03.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of where the lunar eclipse should be, but there are some heavy building clouds. Icy Lake Erie and snowy sand & ice dunes complete the landscape.

Photo of where the lunar eclipse should be, but there are some heavy building clouds. Icy Lake Erie and snowy sand & ice dunes complete the landscape.

Eclipsed eclipse. I did have one brief hole in the clouds so got a couple pretty crisp shots of the partial eclipse, but now it’s snowing so I’m going back to bed. πŸ˜…
#LunarEclipse #LakeErie

03.03.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The media class in the UK and US seem so very strangely divorced from the populace right now.

There seemed to be an expectation that everyone would blindly support military action just because it would be too goddamn woke not to.

03.03.2026 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, do you reckon we're tending towards fascism in this country?

03.03.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
MRFF President and Founder Mikey Weinstein, a veteran of the Air Force and the Reagan White House, told me that since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning, the MRFF has been β€œinundated” with similar complaints:

These calls have one damn thing in freaking common; our MRFF clients [service members who seek MRFF aid] report the unrestricted euphoria of their commanders and command chains as to how this new β€œbiblically-sanctioned” war is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian β€œEnd Times" as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation.

Many of their commanders are especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end of the world eschatology.

MRFF President and Founder Mikey Weinstein, a veteran of the Air Force and the Reagan White House, told me that since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning, the MRFF has been β€œinundated” with similar complaints: These calls have one damn thing in freaking common; our MRFF clients [service members who seek MRFF aid] report the unrestricted euphoria of their commanders and command chains as to how this new β€œbiblically-sanctioned” war is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian β€œEnd Times" as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation. Many of their commanders are especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end of the world eschatology.

Well, that's bad

jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-...

03.03.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 13

the classical christian parallel ecosystem sounds goofy and allows for people to raise kids entirely disconnected from reality with tax support

03.03.2026 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut, as US embassy in Riyadh hit by two drones Israel says it is hitting

Israel has used the cover of the Iran War to launch a ground invasion of β€œstrategic parts of Lebanon”.

All part of the plan.

03.03.2026 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 996    πŸ” 491    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 35

It's not just that the United States learned nothing from our defeat after invading Vietnam. It's that we've spent the past 50 years (and more!) doubling, tripling, and quadrupling down on our imperialistic bullshit.

And it's gotten worse each time. My God, has it ever.

02.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0