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#BlueCrew. Retired Army. Follow news, tech, science, & books. Politics junkie. Lifelong Dem, proud to be woke, Ukraine supporter, "I dissent," fan of animals. Grieving for this country. My dog runs the house.

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America is not being governed, itโ€™s being looted. Those in power donโ€™t believe the civil war ever ended and theyโ€™ve been handed absolute power.

01.12.2025 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 680    ๐Ÿ” 330    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Another beautiful Portland mural from my dayโ€™s wander. #Photography #Mural #Portland ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿธ

01.12.2025 05:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 719    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#Dogs #Dog #RacismIsStupid #SameAnimal #BestFriend #GoodDog #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #DogsAreLove

01.12.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2078    ๐Ÿ” 448    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Did I miss when kushner got his security clearance?

WTF is he doing in the "peace" negotiations?

Oh that's right, to make sure the money ๐Ÿ’ฐ gets to trumps and his and putins pockets.

01.12.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 193    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

#BeingThere

01.12.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 591    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Omg~too cute~black bears having apples together for your Monday~so many cuties! These bears will be released back into the wild.๐ŸŽ
[Cr. The Kilham Bear Center]

01.12.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: Thereโ€™s no such thing as โ€œThe Department of War.โ€ It doesnโ€™t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So itโ€™s still The Department of Defense.

Thanks

01.12.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1581    ๐Ÿ” 434    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.

01.12.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1258    ๐Ÿ” 390    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Dear Senator Cassidy,

โ€œWeโ€ didnโ€™t. WE didnโ€™t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Whoโ€™s our president? Say his name.

Best,

Your Former Congressional Colleague

01.12.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4263    ๐Ÿ” 1354    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 243    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
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โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ

01.12.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4541    ๐Ÿ” 2344    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 321    ๐Ÿ“Œ 155
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Globular Cluster M15 Deep Field apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
Stars, like bees, swarm around the center of bright globular cluster M15

30.11.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 926    ๐Ÿ” 149    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A closeup of a handsome, nervous cat, with his head sticking out from under a bed.
#CatsOfBlueSky

A closeup of a handsome, nervous cat, with his head sticking out from under a bed. #CatsOfBlueSky

Frankie hates cleaning lady day! ๐Ÿ™€

01.12.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 633    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

30.11.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3527    ๐Ÿ” 913    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
A brown and black tabby cat with a white chin lying on me upside down to get her chin skritched

A brown and black tabby cat with a white chin lying on me upside down to get her chin skritched

Sometimes I am just a cat bed.

#CatsOfBluesky

01.12.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 160    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For Millie: ๐ŸŽ‚

Mabel & I are celebrating her becoming a teenager now that she's just turned 13.
It's a small, intimate affair with plenty of belly rubs, cuddling & extra doggie treats all around! ๐Ÿ• โค๏ธ

#Woof

30.11.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26221    ๐Ÿ” 1379    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 747    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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Long day of being grumpy tuckered him out

01.12.2025 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1534    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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30 seconds of Chers favorite tactic to stay outside and play more, the limp noodle lol.

#corgi #corgicrew #dogsofbluesky

30.11.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1320    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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a painting of an aurora borealis over a body of water ALT: a painting of an aurora borealis over a body of water

Any #Alaska residents who can advise on travel there in December or January to see the #NorthernLights #Aurora ? ๐Ÿ™

30.11.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1315    ๐Ÿ” 124    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.

If the Venezuelan sailors werenโ€™t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.

Itโ€™s that simple.

30.11.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19578    ๐Ÿ” 5788    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 307    ๐Ÿ“Œ 182

I know weโ€™ve moved on 781 times by now, butโ€ฆ

I still canโ€™t believe he tore down half the White House

01.12.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4634    ๐Ÿ” 627    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 211    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Priorities from the dude pretending to be president. ๐Ÿ™„

30.11.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4562    ๐Ÿ” 2135    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reports that ICE are disguising their cars with UBER stickers on their vehicles.

30.11.2025 05:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 511    ๐Ÿ” 265    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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"โ€ฆ in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware โ€ฆ."

01.12.2025 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11596    ๐Ÿ” 4054    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 376    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144
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Trump Administration Throws Cancer Research Into Turmoil During Donald Trump's draconian first-week rollbacks, cancer research and other crucial medical projects have been paused indefinitely.

The cancer didnโ€™t start bigโ€”it was just a few rogue cells breaking from the bodyโ€™s constitution. It spread, convinced it was the cure.

Senate doctors ignored it. Courts left it to โ€œnatural remedies.โ€ Now? Itโ€™s taken over the nervous system.

The host is failing, & the cancer thinks itโ€™s winning.

29.01.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1035    ๐Ÿ” 400    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
My daughter holding two kittens

My daughter holding two kittens

A perfect morning in El Cerritoโ€ฆ

My wife organized a fun gathering at Castro Park for our schoolโ€™s kindergarten kids and parents.

And on our walk home a friend saw us and invited us in to meet the four six week old kittens theyโ€™re fostering. ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿ˜ป

30.11.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3680    ๐Ÿ” 172    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Riveting tv show. Ducks ๐Ÿฆ†

30.11.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6423    ๐Ÿ” 355    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mark Kelly: "My concern is with the service members -- we're gonna put these individuals in a really tough place. They may find our down the road that they did something that's illegal. It's not fair to them. That's why need presidents and secretaries of defense who understand the Constitution"

30.11.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6283    ๐Ÿ” 1581    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 149    ๐Ÿ“Œ 86

Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.

30.11.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12203    ๐Ÿ” 3548    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 232    ๐Ÿ“Œ 124
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Alina Habbaโ€™s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.

30.11.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15922    ๐Ÿ” 5915    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1020    ๐Ÿ“Œ 420
Photo of spectacular sunrise with pink and gold clouds, pine trees, and golden glow in the bottom right.

Photo of spectacular sunrise with pink and gold clouds, pine trees, and golden glow in the bottom right.

for you - awe, such a beautiful sunrise, bringing hope in hands and heart
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #sunrise #pines #oregoncoast #clouds #oregon

29.11.2025 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1993    ๐Ÿ” 166    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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