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Retired. Live in beautiful Bandon, OR
26.10.2025 14:24 — 👍 206 🔁 63 💬 6 📌 3
This beautiful Cattleya coccinea (formerly Sophronitis) was unfortunately screened out due to creases found on both petals, at the last CSNJC meeting at Gold Country Orchids.
#orchid #orchids #photography #nature #flower #bluesky #houseplants
I feel Ya!!
Did it in tjr 1960's
And Again
2025
It never ENDS!!
Battles Won
Battles Stolen
Just because they don't want Us as Human Beings.
Fight for Your Life NOW!!
VOTE!!
Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims test of nuclear-powered missile condemned as ‘flying Chornobyl’
27.10.2025 03:05 — 👍 81 🔁 32 💬 8 📌 3Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
27.10.2025 01:11 — 👍 34659 🔁 11442 💬 866 📌 682
Prisons should NEVER be privatized
They can serve cheap food and make more money
They can disappear ppl and make more money
They can refuse to offer ANY rehabilitation and make more money
Housing people for profit in detention centers is CORRUPT AND CRUEL
They charge by the BODY
He is a malignant narcissist
He feels no compassion, no empathy no shame
He is sadistic and ENJOYS THE SUFFERING of others
People losing their homes or healthcare gives him pleasure
#YesOn50
22.10.2025 21:24 — 👍 228 🔁 79 💬 14 📌 2That's a tough one. With its transition from Big Band thru crossover Country to Rock 'n' Roll, I've always considered it the best decade of music in the 20th century.
24.10.2025 03:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0True!
22.10.2025 17:22 — 👍 643 🔁 167 💬 34 📌 9Lovely picture!
23.10.2025 08:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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15.10.2025 12:41 — 👍 17229 🔁 6466 💬 397 📌 211
That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
15.10.2025 10:34 — 👍 16317 🔁 5226 💬 541 📌 289What a great year for music!!!
23.10.2025 08:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Now if those poor victims 😔 can just collect. Trump never pays any of the judgments against him. Hell, he rarely paid people he hired, including his many defense attorneys. Amazing there are still gullible fools who believe anything he says.
23.10.2025 08:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Portland, OR is doing a fabulous job, expressing the unhappiness most of us (citizens who vote) feel about the mistreatment Trump's goons squad inflicts on innocent citizens every day. 🙄 At the same time, their gatherings are peaceful and sometimes fun as the number of "inflatables" grows.
15.10.2025 13:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
11.10.2025 23:44 — 👍 30447 🔁 10321 💬 683 📌 476
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
12.10.2025 04:23 — 👍 12826 🔁 2617 💬 244 📌 125The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
10.10.2025 22:18 — 👍 6622 🔁 1350 💬 289 📌 54BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
10.10.2025 21:22 — 👍 14180 🔁 5794 💬 588 📌 225
the way i wish i was my dog
10.10.2025 02:05 — 👍 109 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
10.10.2025 16:40 — 👍 39168 🔁 8396 💬 1328 📌 727Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.
10.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 22022 🔁 5375 💬 585 📌 220This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.
This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!
As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.
10.10.2025 23:09 — 👍 11578 🔁 1746 💬 239 📌 47
A group of trees, green to the right. In the middle also with orange leaves and lit by the sun behind. A pale blue sky above and green meadow below.
#ForestFriday
Trees, autumn edition here 🌳🧡💚😊
Have a good time everybody 🦋💫💙✨
10.10.2025 20:29 — 👍 204 🔁 72 💬 6 📌 2
Walls of the cave direct you to a small bright opening in which a cold mountain spring falls to bright turquoise water. Along with Denali Mountain and Bryce Canyon, this is the most majestic place I’ve ever been. My teeth rattling even as I could stand in only waist deep water kept me from fully enjoying it,, but no chance I was missing this just for some discomfort. It seemed to get progressively colder tho so this is about as close as I got. In later days I’ll post a shot looking back thru the caves. The video I took is really the best indicator of the beauty here but I dunno if I can post that here or not. I may try in the comments later today.
In the Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, Greece, lies a very deep cave with a continual cold spring waterfall. To reach it, you have to swim about 100 meters in 10 degree (C) water. I spent time thinking about hypothermia I was so cold. Nice payoff tho.
Pic of the day
#photography
