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Benjamin Powell

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Kira and I have new Alpacka pack rafts. These crafts are amazingly light. Can't wait for next year's boating season!

07.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The neighbors kids were driving me crazy just making the noise that boys will make. Decided to go for a walk and caught this sunset. It reminded me to be more grateful and less grumpy tonight.

24.07.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spontaneous camping trip last weekend.

22.07.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Found this on a sidewalk today.

14.06.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Bear track in mud. Was wet & slippery yesterday.

Bear track in mud. Was wet & slippery yesterday.

Hiking today

07.06.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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114 fired from National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden as part of Trump administration cuts The National Renewable Energy Lab confirmed it has fired 114 employees and subcontractors as part of Trump administration cost-cutting.

114 fired from National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden as part of Trump administration cuts coloradosun.com/2025/05/06/f...

06.05.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I kind of want to go

04.04.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 61250    πŸ” 10025    πŸ’¬ 1844    πŸ“Œ 553
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If a deranged president intentionally destroying the country's economy with a ludicrous obsession (and misunderstanding) of tariffs *isn't* justification for invoking the 25th Amendment, I honestly can't imagine any scenario that would be.

03.04.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19483    πŸ” 5653    πŸ’¬ 1280    πŸ“Œ 441
Easter Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing Potatoes

Easter Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing Potatoes

If this story didn't have today's date, I would've thought it was a Depression-era headline.

03.04.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2846    πŸ” 633    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 50
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Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.

I'd rather see oil & gas subsidies go away. We need science more than ever.

12.03.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brutal.

01.03.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 61438    πŸ” 15920    πŸ’¬ 1028    πŸ“Œ 785
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Some sound advice:

26.02.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 35225    πŸ” 4990    πŸ’¬ 735    πŸ“Œ 208
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It's going to be a long wildfire season...

25.02.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's going to be a long wildfire season...

25.02.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

23.02.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 20395    πŸ” 7364    πŸ’¬ 3741    πŸ“Œ 2812
How many Tesla’s should we throw in the Boston Harbor?

How many Tesla’s should we throw in the Boston Harbor?

Sign of the day…

23.02.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 33792    πŸ” 5896    πŸ’¬ 1385    πŸ“Œ 487
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside downβ€”the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

23.02.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 96175    πŸ” 20999    πŸ’¬ 1011    πŸ“Œ 940
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

17.02.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 22797    πŸ” 8026    πŸ’¬ 656    πŸ“Œ 323
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This is what oligarchy looks like.

16.02.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 52066    πŸ” 17752    πŸ’¬ 1014    πŸ“Œ 609
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At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

15.02.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 22404    πŸ” 5957    πŸ’¬ 1579    πŸ“Œ 638

Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.

It's reverse Robin Hood.

12.02.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5212    πŸ” 1683    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 80
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I think we’ve come up with the name…

12.02.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 23910    πŸ” 3990    πŸ’¬ 830    πŸ“Œ 256

Convicted Conman Ends Bribery and Corruption Laws

12.02.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13053    πŸ” 2882    πŸ’¬ 259    πŸ“Œ 77
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Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

12.02.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 81272    πŸ” 13562    πŸ’¬ 2480    πŸ“Œ 1227
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Petition for Denmark to buy California for $1 trillion surpasses 200,000 signatures A satirical online petition is catching the attention of both Californians and Danes alike.

We are a sad joke around the world.

11.02.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had β€œterminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.

We need a larger, better funded education department! Not this.

11.02.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I know he doesn’t owe us absolutely anything, but now would be a great time to hear Dr. Anthony Fauci’s thoughts on the current & future bird flu situation.

10.02.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4091    πŸ” 505    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 29
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🎯🎯🎯

10.02.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7798    πŸ” 2675    πŸ’¬ 293    πŸ“Œ 132

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