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Max Etheridge

@maxether.bsky.social

Former cartographer, writer, teacher, GIS/crime analyst. Interests: food, music, art, vintage aircraft, animals, coffee, mycology, beekeeping, and public health. Recently took flight from the dark place; searching for freedom in the open sky. πŸ¦‹ πŸ—ΊοΈ PNW🌻

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Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

β€œGoal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

10.12.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2804    πŸ” 1106    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 61

1/ It was the height of the pandemic, but Phoebe Putney Memorial had good news: At 99 years old, Maude Burke was the oldest COVID-19 patient they were discharging.

In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.

There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧡

10.12.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1189    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 45

Fascinating! 🀯

So…
Lock Him Up? πŸ€”

10.12.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL
YouTube video by After Skool MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL

Donald Trump is a 79 year old malignant narcissist
with dementia symptoms that has infected

the American Psyche with
a mass-psychosis / psychic epidemic.
in my humble opinion i feel these conspiracy theories of trumpsupporters is mass psychosis or psychic epidemic;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ma...

10.12.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

09.12.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9956    πŸ” 5317    πŸ’¬ 712    πŸ“Œ 591
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a picture of gollum from the lord of the rings with the caption once it takes hold of us it never lets go Alt: A picture of gollum from The Lord of the Rings with the caption β€œOnce it takes hold of us, it never lets go.”

Huh, sounds sorta familiar…? Ah. Got it.

One Rule to guide them all and in the darkness bind them.

Yeah okay, Gollum. πŸ™„

09.12.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can anyone identify anything beneficial to Americans that Trump has done in his second term? If you are inclined to say ”he’s deported illegal immigrants,” so did Obama and Biden without Trump’s violence and violations of civil rights. He destroys everything he touches. Builds nothing positive.

07.12.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 3

I think that’s the point. He hates the people in this country for failing to love him enough to elect him by a landslide in any of the past three elections. And that which he cannot have, he seeks to destroy. For a sadistic psychopath, one way to own something that refuses to be owned is to kill it.

07.12.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the gift article! πŸ™

06.12.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.

www.narativ.org/p/breaking-e...

06.12.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7761    πŸ” 2943    πŸ’¬ 457    πŸ“Œ 321
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.

The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.

"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"

Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."

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05.12.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6877    πŸ” 2944    πŸ’¬ 458    πŸ“Œ 298

bsky.app/profile/carl...

05.12.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sen Bill Cassidy admits that RFK Jr’s advisory committee is cooked. #publichealth #vaccine #doctor
YouTube video by Dr. Zachary Rubin Sen Bill Cassidy admits that RFK Jr’s advisory committee is cooked. #publichealth #vaccine #doctor

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R) has apparently seen enough and had enough: β€œThe ACIP is totally discredited. They are not protecting children.” πŸ‘€

Proceedings resume tomorrow. Expect them to take a wrecking ball to the vaccine schedule.

youtube.com/shorts/_5NqR...

05.12.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Speaker: β€œRelax, guys! Our best days are ahead of us!” 🀑

πŸ’¬
The People: πŸ€”

The Speaker: β€œYes! Because there will be FEWER of YOU!” πŸ’€

The People: 🧌🧌🧌
🧌🧌🧌

04.12.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the link! Very interesting reading. πŸ™

04.12.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.

this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.

Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views

03.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8856    πŸ” 1551    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 87

PUP looks peaceful and serene.

PIGGY looks like he’s expired. Passed on. A stiff. Joined the choir invisible. 🦜

03.12.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I never realized it was that much of a problem. Very sorry to hear that. 😞

I just assumed that people had to provide some type of certification for a service animal if they were ever challenged. Carrying certification clearly isn’t as much of a burden as being forced to stay home all the time. 😑

03.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, yep, was just commenting to my husband that the best way to raise me from the dead might be to play videos of people Karening-out over being denied access, services, or seating for their faux service animals. Gets my blood pressure back up every time. πŸ˜™

03.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg, yes. Buying a fake vest for an imposter service animal is the epitome of selfishness and entitlement. It makes a mockery of trained service animals, the people who depend on them, and the people who train them. Enraging.

03.12.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They also weren’t bored out of their minds. They were well-behaved enough to take anywhere, so they got to go everywhere. They were wonderful, intelligent companions with loads of personality and the freedom and opportunity to enjoy themselves because they could be trusted to behave.

03.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! You’re not doing your dog a favor by failing to educate and socialize them.

The well-trained dogs I knew were happy and confident in any situation. They knew what to expect from people and what people expected from them. Life was’t a big mystery with mixed messaging and confusing outcomes.

03.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and while we’re at it, maybe we should figure out why he seemed delusional and/or disoriented during part(s?) of yesterday’s Dear Leader cabinet meeting.

For example, see the bit about Tim Walz and JD Vance, both of whom he called incompetent.

It was televised. Why isn’t it today’s headline?

03.12.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

…accommodate their dog’s poor behavior and lack of respect for personal boundaries.

Dogs are wonderful animals. Dog parents’ love-blindness and sense of entitlement are the real problem.

The same can be said for kid parents, but that’s a different topic of conversation.

03.12.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been around dogs who were properly trained and socialized, and for the people who owned them, it was an ongoing process and a lot of work.

I’d venture to say that most people who own dogs do not want to go to the trouble. They depend on the misconception that everyone loves and is willing to…

03.12.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Somehow this is the worst part.

Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.

03.12.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11233    πŸ” 3078    πŸ’¬ 570    πŸ“Œ 214
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Hegseth, citing β€˜fog of war,’ says he learned of survivors hours after strike The defense secretary’s remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military’s lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2.

An alcohol-induced stupor isn't 'fog of war'

A soldier with a weapon in hand taking consistent enemy fire is what creates the "fog of war".

Not a television in an air-conditioned room watching someone else do the dirty work.

Pete Hegseth is a murderer. Period.

03.12.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 14

On a related topic, where is the nuclear football these days, and who has control of the codes?

03.12.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems as if the bigger story here is Trump’s complete and utter incoherence. WTF is he even talking about? WHO is he talking about??

Maybe it’s just me or I’m missing some important context, but I honestly feel like grandpa’s trolley has finally jumped the tracks. πŸšƒπŸ›€οΈ

03.12.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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