Steven T. Dennis

Not a tick. Likely a wasp from pics and symptoms I’m seeing in research.

Looks like what the health apps say is a wasp sting.

Burns/stings. I thought I hit something sharp. Was going full speed down hill.

Burns

I feature that house on #FridayNightZillow a while back. It’s a whole vibe

Got hit by something in Rock Creek Park on my bike ride. Maybe a bee sting? Hurts. Thoughts? There is a little swollen ring with a red center.

A person riding a purple ebike with a colourful flag on a bike path next to Monterey Bay

We went on a 32-mile-round-trip ebike ride to join a friend's neighborhood block party.

After we had our fill of tacos, bounce houses, face painting, and socializing, our bike ride home through the forest included owl and bat sightings.

Glad we skipped the car. Life is much better by bike.

Drone-Dropped Electric Bikes Save Ukrainian Soldier Trapped Behind Enemy Lines The operation is a glimpse of what's to come as self-rescue with the help of drones and new mobility technologies is becoming a necessity.

I did not have this on my 2025 Bingo card but this adds a new facet Combat Search and Rescue and regular SAR. I would have never thought to drop an ebike to a solider trapped behind enemy lines #Ukraine #drone #ebike #SAR #CSAR #TWZ

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Elon Musk was today awarded a $29 billion "interim" pay package by Tesla's board of directors.
*There are fewer than 100 people on earth with a net worth of $29 billion.
*Most state budgets are smaller than $29 billion.
*It's way more than NASA's budget.
*It's enough to buy most of Ford or GM!

Forest fire with heavy smoke burning trees near Lake.

Good morning, Bluesky!

🇨🇦 Canada's forests are still burning.🔥 As of today, over 6.6 million hectares have burned—more than double the 10-year average and already surpassing the total from 2024, but not yet the catastrophic 2023 season. Air quality is dangerously poor! Stay safe and hope for rain.🙏

I'm heartbroken to hear of the passing of wonderful Loni Anderson. We did Bob Hope specials together & a Christmas movie 2 years ago. The sweetest, most gracious lady! I'm just devastated to hear this! Love & condolences to her beloved Bob (who was w her each day on set) & her family, who she adored

Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), 83, announces he's not seeking reelection after nearly 30 years in Congress.

"There comes a time when one must listen for new voices and prepare the path for new leadership," he says in a statement.

She and other Democrats had negotiated a bill aiding police and it passed the Judiciary Committee unanimously. Booker insisted on adding a provision neutering Trump admin exec action blocking these grants from going to certain blue states with sanctuary city policies, which Rs see as a poison pill.

Last time I saw two Democrats this angry at each other Maxine Waters was chasing David Obey around the House floor demanding he approve an earmark for the Maxine Waters center.

Trump details more of his frustration over Epstein poaching employees President Trump provides his most complete account of why and when he ended his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but he leaves some questions unanswered.

President Trump said his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ended after Epstein poached young female workers from his Mar-a-Lago Club.

Trump confirmed one of them was Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken victims of Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.

HUGE fight between Booker and Klobuchar on floor just now, with Booker accusing Democrats of being “complicit” in Trump’s authoritarian moves including blocking police grants to Democratic states like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and California.

A livid Klobuchar ripped him in kind.

It’s an open question whether this particular SCOTUS would agree with that analysis. Impoundments that are associated with cheaper-than-appropriated purchases of widgets are one thing; not buying said widgets are another.

The Impoundment Control Act was passed in response to Nixon impounding many billions in spending at will and in defiance of Congress. If Vought’s view prevails, they should have called it the Impoundment Authorization Act instead of “Control.”

Russ Vought doesn’t think the Impoundment Control Act is constitutional. But his latest view — that it enables presidents to line item veto federal spending at will with no opportunity to override them — would fundamentally change the balance of power in favor of the presidency.

Massie on Mike Johnson saying he just wants to inflict political pain: "Is the pain he talking about that somebody in our party will be embarrassed by those files? Then that's not a good excuse ... why is it painful for Mike Johnson to call a vote on this?"

CBS does own some very valuable TV stations.

I figured they would have a hard time selling this and, yeah, 8 months later and it’s still there. People don’t want to spend $25M for someone else’s version of an eclectic paradise - they want their own version.

Love it

So for the hell of it, I went poking around on the FEC website about a high text PAC, and learned they had almost $6 mil in donations so far this year that appears to have been largely generated by small donors.

Amount they have donated to races or to DCCC, DSCC etc.? $212,000.

3.5% of total.

So #FridayNightZillow is back with a bang: This is the Bonkers McBonkerspants Mansion of the Year! $25M. BOCA. You'll need to ice your retinas. 209 pics of overstuffed insanity! https://buff.ly/3OcGdfc?






Crossposting on BlueSky and Threads.

Shaheen statement on Waltz nom: “in a Situation Room filled with people like Vice President Vance and Under Secretary Colby, who want to retreat from the world, and like Secretary Hegseth, I think we’re better off having someone like Mike Waltz present.”

Susan Collins, who voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, dodges to answer questions about her saying Obama committed treasonous conspiracy: “I have not followed that I've been deeply involved in appropriations, and that's been my focus.”

Notable: Trump UN nominee Mike Waltz was on track to fail by a tie vote in committee, but Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen cast a decisive vote to rescue him. 12-10, he advances to the full Senate.

Many crimes were identified and people were prosecuted.

"We uncorked a tiny bottle of champagne ... took one gulp each and looked into each other's eyes ... We uttered almost in unison: 'We made America great'" -- Operative at Kremlin-directed IRA after Trump won the election, per Senate Intel report

People may forget, but this happened. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...