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RJ Stessman

@turn2thecosmos.bsky.social

Posts of astrophotography, ISU Cyclone sports, catitude, cycling or beautiful landscapes may occasionally pop up here. Birder, bluebirder, cat Dad, and unapologetic antifa sympathizer and tree hugger. DIY audio nut and would-be craftsman. Retired.

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All trueπŸ’―

08.11.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Here to bring some special mojo for the struggling 'clones today. This isn't the greatest pic, but it's the best I could find in a hurry. This is the great cat Ozzy, who sported a perfect Walden era CYCLONE on his chest and a HEART just below it. Ozzy was pretty special. Go Clones! #bluecy #Caturday

08.11.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell me more about β€˜Sleepy Joe.’

07.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 23746    πŸ” 7863    πŸ’¬ 930    πŸ“Œ 440

Physical media and digital archives. Purchase what you love, don't lease from oligarchs.

08.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL. Yup.

07.11.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iowa food companies routinely violate water pollution permits and rarely face penalties - Little Village Deb El Food Products LLC is one of hundreds of Iowa-based companies cited for violating its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in 2025. Of these, 38 were food […]

Water pollution has become a bad habit for hundreds of Iowa-based ag companies, including some that boast about being "innovative" and "sustainable."

07.11.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve never heard Trump’s economic policies expressed so succinctly:

07.11.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
Bottom line: Self-proclaimed christian Mike Murphy of Earham, IA is a kitten killer.

Bottom line: Self-proclaimed christian Mike Murphy of Earham, IA is a kitten killer.

Item of note for pet owners in the Earlham, IA area.

#rainbowbridge #petlovers

07.11.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Winner of the tone deaf weird timing award goes to…

06.11.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

06.11.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 36133    πŸ” 7941    πŸ’¬ 1579    πŸ“Œ 728

The 941st "concept of a health plan" expires on the Oval Office floor, as Dear Leader waits impatiently for the corpse to be removed.

06.11.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bavarian Supermoon
My idea for this supermoon was to capture it with typical Bavarian landscape elements: an old tree and a little chapel. Everything turned out well.
Upper Bavaria, Germany

#landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #supermoon #supermond

06.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 299    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 2
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37 days.
That’s how long Iowa’s representatives have been on vacation, all to keep funding billionaire tax breaks instead of lowering your health care costs.

06.11.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today would be a great day to release the Epstein files.

06.11.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is a good day to be an American who doesn’t want to see oligarchic authoritarianism replace democracy.

Enjoy.

05.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3084    πŸ” 452    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 10
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Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: Maine voters rejected a Republican-backed ballot initiative Tuesday that would have imposed new photo ID rules and severely limited mail-in voting β€” a decisive win for voting rights advocates who said the measure threatened to upend the state’s tradition of accessible elections.

05.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5547    πŸ” 1199    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 50

Today would be a good day to elect a mayor who seems to enjoy politics and cares about voters and who’s not a craven jerk fronting for self-interested plutocrats.

04.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1093    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

Post a bird announcing that Dick Cheney is dead

04.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Post a bird announcing Dick Cheney is dead. πŸͺΆ

04.11.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

While I did notice a handful of acres with sketchy stands of cover crops, in 250 miles of driving through Iowa on this beautiful day, I did not see one single farmer planting cover crops. None. Zip.

04.11.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow, this interview. Ol’ President Stroke Eye looks HORRIBLE. Which one is Ol’ Leatherface and which is just a boot that’s been on a fencepost for 80 years? #CBS

03.11.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not a bad #sunset. Certainly more comfortable than yesterday. #IAWX

02.11.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the past month, a serial child rapist has murdered 100 people in the Caribbean, destroyed the East Wing of the White House, neutralized our Congress, & stolen food from 20% of American children.

We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.

Call your reps
202-224-3121

02.11.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9022    πŸ” 3819    πŸ’¬ 215    πŸ“Œ 154

Ah, hopefully we've narrowed it back to one nut then.

02.11.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's been another about right along I-80 west of DSM too. It's one thing to be an ass. It's a whole 'nuther thing for folks to want to advertise it to the world. We got 'em here.

02.11.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

'Let them eat art deco green tile style, which is totally inappropriate for the Lincoln era.'

01.11.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6

πŸ‘€ WT...!?! This looks 🐠 🐟 🦈

31.10.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Somewhere oligarchs thirst for oil.

31.10.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

25.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 44145    πŸ” 15388    πŸ’¬ 1708    πŸ“Œ 715
An American Goldfinch poses in a crabapple tree.

An American Goldfinch poses in a crabapple tree.

This American Goldfinch surveys the bird feeder situation while posing in a crabapple tree. πŸͺΆ

#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #IowaStateBird #backyardbirds

30.10.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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