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Happily retired after 42 years at the same company as a chemist and IT designer. Father of 5 and husband of one amazing woman. Lifelong Dem currently owned by a pair of Boston Terrier siblings.

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Photo of the late comedian George Carlin with his quote “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.”

Photo of the late comedian George Carlin with his quote “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.”

George Carlin would have had a field day right about now if he were still alive.
Be like George Carlin.

18.09.2025 13:57 — 👍 509    🔁 132    💬 21    📌 7

At least back then the Carnegies would build libraries and museums.

15.09.2025 17:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Conservatives today arguing over how this "poor, broken, mentally disturbed, loner, cis-het, conservative kid" got so radicalized

12.09.2025 19:03 — 👍 375    🔁 77    💬 12    📌 0

Utah?

12.09.2025 19:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What a maroon!

12.09.2025 19:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Poland requested more air defense from NATO to help protect against Russia. France & UK are sending aircraft to help reinforce Poland. Combat helicopters are practicing defensive runs in Warsaw and other cities. Latvia has closed its airspace, and Estonia and Lithuania are receiving reinforcements.

11.09.2025 23:06 — 👍 1201    🔁 392    💬 48    📌 18

What a disgusting waste of protoplasm.

11.09.2025 21:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WSJ can’t handle (nor print) the truth!

11.09.2025 21:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looks more like they are signaling a batter to take the next pitch

11.09.2025 21:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
21 minutes ago
Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett
According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements
"expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology."
But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted. In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information.

21 minutes ago Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements "expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology." But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted. In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information.

⚠️ NYT reports that the WSJ claims about the “ideology” on the bullets “might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted.”

Gift link for ongoing updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

11.09.2025 16:40 — 👍 862    🔁 242    💬 66    📌 78

I am skeptical of anything this politicized version of the FBI says.

11.09.2025 21:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Saying the quiet part out loud…with a megaphone 📣

25.08.2025 22:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The country lacks leaders but have a surplus of lackeys and supplicants…sigh…

17.08.2025 23:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Gestapo would be proud

17.08.2025 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I thought the country was heading in this direction but I’m shocked at how fast the fascists were able to do it.

17.08.2025 23:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They refuse to identify themselves
They’re masked
They’re violent
They don’t wear body cams
They remove plates from vehicles
They respond, when told they are “ruining our country”, to witnesses filming this man be disappeared with “Nah, the liberals already did that.” Twice, and laughed.
#Pinks

17.08.2025 22:58 — 👍 25    🔁 16    💬 6    📌 2

Parking is a real problem in DC…perhaps they should try pulling up on the WH lawn.

17.08.2025 23:11 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Religion Harm Studies This is a list of some studies & other information about how religion causes harm to individuals &/or to society as a whole.

Religion is not 'good', nor is it benign. It is in fact, harmful to individuals, and dangerous to society. Thus, the idea of "religious tolerance" is null & void. #Feminist #Feminism #Discover #Religion #Atheist/Atheism #EduSky🍎

RELIGION HARM STUDIES LIST:
pisoproject.wordpress.com/religion-har...

16.08.2025 08:07 — 👍 32    🔁 14    💬 3    📌 1
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While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.

Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?

Agent: Liberals already ruined it.

16.08.2025 15:56 — 👍 8190    🔁 3327    💬 987    📌 1131
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Max & Ruby doing their twin thing on the deck on a hot sunny day. #dogsofbluesky #bostonterrier

16.08.2025 14:41 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

        000WTNT35 KNHC 151446TCPAT5 BULLETINHurricane Erin Advisory Number  17NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL0520251100 AM AST Fri Aug 15 2025 ...ERIN BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2025 SEASON......EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ONSATURDAY...  SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...18.2N 56.1WABOUT 460 MI...740 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 INCHES  WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...* Anguilla and Barbuda* St. Martin and St. Barthelemy* Saba and St. Eustatius* Sint Maarten A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions arepossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Interests elsewhere in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands,and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of Erin. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service.  DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Erin was locatednear latitude 18.2 North, longitude 56.1 West. Erin is moving towardthe west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h). This motion is expectedto continue into the weekend. On the forecast track, the center ofErin is likely to move near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. Reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts.  Steady to rapid strengthening is expected during the next two to three days, and Erin is forecast to become a major hurricane during the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from thecenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles(185 km) mainly to the north of the center . The latest minimum central pressure reported by the NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 996 mb (29.42 inches).  HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Erin can be found in the Tropical CycloneDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC. RAINFALL: The outer bands of Erin are expected to produce areas ofheavy rainfall tonight into Sunday across the northern LeewardIslands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Rainfall totals of 2to 4 inches, with isolated totals of 6 inches, are expected.  Thisrainfall may lead to isolated and locally considerable flash andurban flooding, along with landslides or mudslides. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash floodingassociated with Erin, please see the National Weather Service StormTotal Rainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watcharea by early Saturday. SURF:  Swells generated by Erin will begin affecting portions of thenorthern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by this weekend, and will likely spread to the western Atlantic next week.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather forecast office. A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be foundat: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents  NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST. $$Forecaster Beven

000WTNT35 KNHC 151446TCPAT5 BULLETINHurricane Erin Advisory Number 17NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL0520251100 AM AST Fri Aug 15 2025 ...ERIN BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2025 SEASON......EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ONSATURDAY... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...18.2N 56.1WABOUT 460 MI...740 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...* Anguilla and Barbuda* St. Martin and St. Barthelemy* Saba and St. Eustatius* Sint Maarten A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions arepossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Interests elsewhere in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands,and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of Erin. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Erin was locatednear latitude 18.2 North, longitude 56.1 West. Erin is moving towardthe west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h). This motion is expectedto continue into the weekend. On the forecast track, the center ofErin is likely to move near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. Reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady to rapid strengthening is expected during the next two to three days, and Erin is forecast to become a major hurricane during the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from thecenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles(185 km) mainly to the north of the center . The latest minimum central pressure reported by the NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 996 mb (29.42 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Erin can be found in the Tropical CycloneDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC. RAINFALL: The outer bands of Erin are expected to produce areas ofheavy rainfall tonight into Sunday across the northern LeewardIslands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Rainfall totals of 2to 4 inches, with isolated totals of 6 inches, are expected. Thisrainfall may lead to isolated and locally considerable flash andurban flooding, along with landslides or mudslides. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash floodingassociated with Erin, please see the National Weather Service StormTotal Rainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watcharea by early Saturday. SURF: Swells generated by Erin will begin affecting portions of thenorthern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by this weekend, and will likely spread to the western Atlantic next week. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather forecast office. A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be foundat: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST. $$Forecaster Beven

Hurricane Erin 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image

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Hurricane Erin 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities

Hurricane Erin 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities

Atlantic Hurricane Erin Advisory Number 17 issued at Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:46:53 +0000
...ERIN BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2025 SEASON... ...EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ON SATURDAY...
Additional Details Here.

15.08.2025 14:50 — 👍 15    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 5

So fire the police? Color me confused.

14.08.2025 22:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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10SNE1? #dogsofbluesky #bostonterrier

14.08.2025 20:23 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Karma ain’t going away.

08.08.2025 19:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Snowball

08.08.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Brother and sister 1-1/2 years old. They are absolutely the best!

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