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Perry Barber

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she/her, dispelling any confusion

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Don Huffines’ family bought Epstein's ranch after his death Huffines' campaign said the candidate’s family bought the ranch at a public auction four years after Jeffrey Epstein died.

Zorro Ranch needs to be searched by cadaver dogs. Guaranteed there are bodies buried there, waiting to be exhumed and identified. Don Huffines has a few things to answer for too, also guaranteed. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...

17.02.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Glory of Their Times Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Baseball's Golden Age comes alive through the voices of men who were there. Selected from the original tapes on which Lawrence S. Ritter based his classic b...

Never more so than when listening to the audiobook of "The Glory of Their times" by Lawrence Ritter. Hearing the actual voices of ancient major league players is indeed a religious experience that gives me chills every time I listen. www.audible.com/pd/The-Glory...

16.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never have I ever, never will I ever either

From his poison and his treason we all deserve a breather

16.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Network - "I Got A Hit" - Holden, Duvall
YouTube video by No Small Plans Network - "I Got A Hit" - Holden, Duvall

Here ya go, Stephanie

youtu.be/Zxqkrmkhrjw?...

16.02.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be cheering for you, Rachel! (Goddess willing)

16.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are all Lump

16.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dershowitz uses the clinical definition of pedophilia as cover for Epstein's "cronophilia," meaning he didn't give a shit how young a child was as long as she wasn't any older than early 20s and he could terrorize her into giving him hundred dollar blow jobs, then send her off to do her homework

16.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hell yes

She has a sharp, intuitive grasp of a wide array of subjects, is uncannily articulate about explaining her positions, displays courage by speaking out against abuses of power committed by the present administration, and doesn't fold when challenged about her stances. AOC 2028, Why Wait?

16.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn I was just thinking about his portrayal of Boo Radley the other day, how sensitive and sweet a portrayal of an adult with autism he gave in a time when autism wasn't even a diagnosis yet, and he was so young then. Now he's gone - cherish every moment we have, be kind to each other, my friends.

16.02.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A toast with an extra piece of toast for George's birthday!πŸ₯‚πŸžπŸŽ‚

16.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs

Turtle suicide was not on my 2026 bingo card of things to care about, but too many aspects of this extinction event are resonating after reading this for me not to

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/s...

16.02.2026 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kazuma Okamoto not at Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training yet due to legal issues Kazuma Okamoto is currently delayed by visa issues, but his imminent arrival in Dunedin changes the entire outlook of this lineup.

www.bluejaysinsider.com/mlb-team/tor...

16.02.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pam Bondi’s lobbying for big corporations, explained Amazon, GM, Uber and Major League Baseball are among the US attorney general nominee’s former clients.

But visa issues, especially for minor league players, have been problematic for a long time

Why do you think mlb hired Pam Bondi, by then a lobbyist for Qatar & Amazon, et al., to help it skirt govt rules about signing foreign players? (She failed at that job too.) www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

16.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is nothing new, IFG

When I umpired in the Atlantic League 1998-2001, the league had a visa "specialist" named Ellie Rodriguez who helped with travel and housing issues faced by foreign-born players. I'm guessing every mlb club has a similar factotum, or should.

15.02.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Nat king cole, Nature Boy
YouTube video by Hugo Marques Nat king cole, Nature Boy

The most meaningful closing lyrics to any song ever composed come at the end of "Nature Boy," written by Eden Ahbez and recorded by Nat King Cole: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return." youtu.be/Iq0XJCJ1Srw?...

15.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there anything more despicable than preying on the decency of people in order to commit indecent acts upon them?

A pathocracy has infiltrated & infected our government. Sociopaths with zero empathy are running the show, demanding that the rest of us rid ourselves of the burden of our consciences

15.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

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A passage from Thomas Drake's chilling review of the brilliant and brave Sarah Kendzior's equally chilling "Jackhammering Into the Sewer," which describes the pain of Epstein survivors at being simultaneously stonewalled in their search for justice and turned into fodder for other people's casual condemnation - of THEM, the survivors, not of the perpetrators and their enablers.

A passage from Thomas Drake's chilling review of the brilliant and brave Sarah Kendzior's equally chilling "Jackhammering Into the Sewer," which describes the pain of Epstein survivors at being simultaneously stonewalled in their search for justice and turned into fodder for other people's casual condemnation - of THEM, the survivors, not of the perpetrators and their enablers.

Blessed are the truth-tellers.

There may not be too many of them left in a very short while if we don't start paying attention to clear-eyed seers like Sarah Kendzior and Thomas Drake before it's too late

14.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This CAN'T be authentic - Trump isn't dry-humping the flag

14.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"No thoughts," you say?

I believe Crouton begs to differ. Thoughts are emanating from him in waves, and some of them aren't very complimentary.

14.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hollie Davidson makes Six Nations history and fans say the same thing The 33-year-old became the first woman to referee a Six Nations match as Ireland took on Italy in Dublin

www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...

14.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"First ever"?

What took so long?

14.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A slow, steady trickle is normalizing what used to be unthinkable.

Republicans have been thinking longterm for the last twenty-odd years, ever since a non-White man was elected president and they lost their shit about it. Their counter-protest was the Tea Party, birtherism, and the rise of Trump.

14.02.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deutsche Bank loaned Trump $2bn despite multiple red flags, new report claims Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, reportedly approved substantial loans to Donald Trump prior to his presidency, during a time he was considered β€˜untouchable’ by other Wall Street banks

Deutsche Bank knew exactly what they were propping up, even rewarding, for decades. Red flags and whistleblowers were all ignored, dismissed, and punished in service to one of the most disgusting international crime rings in history.

www.worldfinance.com/strategy/deu...

14.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No one creates and curates a vast network of blackmail victims, trafficked children, and financial incubi without enablers, and for decades, Deutsche Bank has been at the center of both Epstein's AND Donald Trump's financial "growth."

"Growth," like a cancer. Deutsche Bank is a financial cancer.

14.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unlike at umpire school where it was car, walk, sit, walk, run, run in formation, run some more, footwork, - and that was before lunch!

14.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At first I was going to say, "She doesn't even realize what she's saying."

Then I thought about it for a minute and realized, yes, she actually DOES know exactly what she's saying, and she's absolutely cool with it.

I'm not. Are you?

14.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Simple, George.

Even if Trump has no sexual designs on Noem himself, he still regards her as one of "his girls" whom no man is permitted to steal from him. He tossed Epstein from Mar-a-Lago for violating that precept with Virginia Roberts, remember? It's why he's "concerned" about Lewandowski now.

13.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All Angel

13.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So Florida legislators are finally growing a spine and rebuking the governor's disgusting fetish for feeding Brown people to the alligators. Progress!

13.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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