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Dan Loran

@danloran.bsky.social

Dad, granddad, and veteran. Retired from federal service. Socialist who believes in people over profit. I don't respond to DMs

117 Followers  |  86 Following  |  272 Posts  |  Joined: 02.12.2025  |  1.72

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Iโ€™m a Teacher in Gaza. My Students Are Barely Hanging On. Between grief, trauma, and years spent away from school, the children I teach are facing enormous challenges.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

08.12.2025 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am just commenting on a stranger's post to say you have a wonderful attitude.

08.12.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The purists on here would hate my shepherds pie. I use whatever frozen veggie blend I have in the freezer. It is a great way to get veggies in a meal.

08.12.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you leave them alive, you don't need a rotisserie.

08.12.2025 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is irony in having to break for lunch when working on a cookbook. ๐Ÿ˜

08.12.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cat is laying down on a table with the words `` no '' written on its face . ALT: a cat is laying down on a table with the words `` no '' written on its face .
07.12.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The United States of America; the so-called "land of the free" where their "amazing and the bestest freedom and democracy" can't even give working class people free healthcare, free education, free housing, free clean drinking water, free transportation, or even free care for the elderly.

07.12.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 824    ๐Ÿ” 236    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order News Podcast ยท Series ยท

My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.

6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:

podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

07.12.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2656    ๐Ÿ” 806    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 98    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

This seems like there is a tough decision between lose my job or murder someone. That is not a tough decision.

07.12.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds like an ice cream shop in a gentrified part of town.

07.12.2025 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a monster with its mouth open and a mountain in the background . Alt: a close up of a monster with its mouth open and a mountain in the background .

Let them fight!

07.12.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not looking it up, I'm not looking it up. Damnit, I am looking it up. ๐Ÿ˜œ

Now I am regretting looking it up. This feels like a homework assignment.

07.12.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Learn how to cook several easy nutritious meals. Youtube has plenty of videos. Make way more than you need and freeze the leftovers. That way you can rotate through the leftovers are won't get board of the same stuff. Also, you won't have to cook every day.

07.12.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, there are several YouTube videos explaining the process. Just search for replacing PC case fan.

07.12.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Newegg has gone to the dogs. I have touch them anymore. You can buy online through MicroCenter as well.

07.12.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazon would have them as well. They are sold by size. It is probably 120mm if my memory serves me right, but you should measure it before buying the replacement. There are few standard sizes.

07.12.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I lost track of my last comment. :)
Remove the screws holding the side panel on the computer. Unplug the fan from the motherboard and remove the fan. Take the fan to MicroCenter in Denver. They will have a cheap replacement. If you have them do the work it will be expensive.

07.12.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is a super simple job. Just pull the side off the computer and look inside. You will see a small wire from the fan to the motherboard. Remove the fan and take it MicroCenter in Denver. They will sell you a replacement.

07.12.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If it is a laptop, it is a job for a professional. If the laptop is more the 3 years old, just replace the laptop when it fails. The labor will likely cost several hundred dollars.

07.12.2025 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If it is desktop computer...
If the fan is in the power supply it is probably easiest to replace the power supply. If it is any other case fan, you can buy them at MicroCenter or on Amazon. Take the side panel off, unplug the small wire that goes from the fan to the motherboard and remove 4 screws.

07.12.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many of the PC fans are garbage. They are so cheap, yet manufacturers cut corners and they are the first thing to go.

07.12.2025 02:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for caring enough about your fellow humans to get the vaccine. Hoping you feel better soon.

07.12.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Talk of checks blew my mind. It is right out of the book, "It Can't Happen Here".

06.12.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I lost 7 years of my career so some slob could squeeze into a bullet proof vest and harass immigrants. Yay.

06.12.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to fleeโ€”his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

06.12.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18156    ๐Ÿ” 8544    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1146    ๐Ÿ“Œ 741
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When it comes to rumored Huerfano detention facility, silence may speak louder than wordsย  - The World Journal by Mark Craddock WALSENBURG โ€” Sometimes silence is more revealing than words. And such might be the case when it comes to private-prison company CoreCivic, its relationship with the federal Immigratio...

Opposition to an Immigrant Detention Facility in Huerfano County, Colorado

Private prison corporation plans facility in Huerfano County despite existing ICE center nearby. Community fears rights violations.

worldjournalnewspaper.com/when-it-come...

06.12.2025 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whenever he talks like this, I recall the statement, "I am the state".

06.12.2025 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pancakes are my go to when we don't have snacks in the house.

06.12.2025 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My kids called it Danburger Helper because I was too cheap to buy the stuff in the box.

06.12.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can't say I have dealt with this first hand because I told my Maga family to forget I exist and changed my phone number.

06.12.2025 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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