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Don Brown

@gettheflick.bsky.social

Retired ATC (ZTL) -- NATCA founding member Amateur Photographer Joe Biden Democrat Should have been a cowboy. Ask an ATC question (or about a Photography Park) at your peril.

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Latest posts by gettheflick.bsky.social on Bluesky

I'll go one better: Tell me a way we wouldn't be better under a diminished Joe Biden? The *worst* that could have happened would have given us Kamala Harris as President.

Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong with the Democratic Party -- except that haven't figured out how to beat GOP $MONEY$.

17.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Geez, I must have been sped reading this one, Neil. I thought it said "Code" not "Codex". (It popped up again when somebody else replied.)

Anyway, I have *not* read it but I shall. It's on my wish list now. Thank you.

17.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Banality of MAGA Evil Instead of criminal masterminds we got amoral, stupid grifters like Howard Lutnick

"Epstein, it turns out, was a major early investor in the crypto industry. In the backrooms of MAGA-land, passing around under-age girls is a lot like passing around insider crypto deals."

Please get out of crypto. Listen to Krugman about it. Then get out.

17.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert Duvall: A Life in Pictures

Curses. One of my favorites. And yet, I didn't know this.

"In his first film role, Mr. Duvall played Boo Radley, the reclusive neighbor in β€œTo Kill a Mockingbird,” a 1962 classic based on Harper Lee’s novel.”"

17.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dang! The truth does hurt! 🀠

17.02.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dang! I fell asleep! #Huntsville folks. TOMORROW!

16.02.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two opportunities to show up on Tuesday in District 5!

16.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Seriously? Nobody commented on the martini/microwave thing? I'm going to quit drinking. 🀠

16.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You are welcome. Thanks for looking.

16.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you.

16.02.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Paula.

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Country Back 45 Edition Official Music Video - Alexis Wilkins
YouTube video by alexiswilkinsmusic Country Back 45 Edition Official Music Video - Alexis Wilkins

You can't make this stuff up.

16.02.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alexis Wilkins - Wikipedia

I probably shouldn't do this but...

This relationship won't leave me alone. She's *18* years younger than Kash Patel. Every link on her @wikipedia.org page is a rabbit hole.

A country, Armenian singer working for a Republican, Muslim/Druze Congressman.

God Bless America. #Immigration

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Faure Requiem - Libera me - David Bizic, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey
YouTube video by David Bizic Faure Requiem - Libera me - David Bizic, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey

Not that I know about but...I admit I haven't checked.

I like to sing, but I am not a musician. I learn classical music the same way I learn rock-n-roll. I listen to it over and over and sing along.

I can sing this from memory. I don't want to be a soloist. 😱 It's just on the record. 🀠 Thanks.

16.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Longtime NYT columnist shares deadly impact of Trump’s USAID cuts on starving children | CNN Nicholas Kristof, longtime New York Times reporter and columnist, says President Trump’s decision to cut billions in humanitarian aid overseas is killing children every day.

"At 3% annual interest, $849 billion would earn: $25.47 billion per year".

$25.47 billion Γ· 14 million = $1,819.29

I hope that makes you *really* uncomfortable.

(An ad to watch. Perfect. Unregulated capitalism will kill us all.)

16.02.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A dollar a second. For just breathing -- and having money.

ChatGPT estimates Elon Musk is worth $849 billion. You can't even comprehend that number.

ChatGPT says, according to the best estimates: "14 million additional deaths by 2030" because Elon destroyed USAID.

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...is a sickness. A mental disease. My brother says they're hoarders. They just hoard money instead of newspapers.

Do you ever do the math? (Hint: ChatGPT will do it for you.)

If you had a billion dollars, you could earn $30 million a year by doing absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing.

16.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œAmerican Dream” (live) - Rainbow Girls
YouTube video by Rainbow Girls β€œAmerican Dream” (live) - Rainbow Girls

(I don't understand people that don't listen to lyrics. IOW, disco sucks.)

What's next? A nice donation to a church. A cabin in the woods for me. A cruise. Then what?

What *good* can I do? I bet you wind up there too. Normal people do. Not billionaires.

I swear, that level of greed...

15.02.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
money pink floyd lyrics
YouTube video by Ignasi Nogueiras money pink floyd lyrics

...not financing the biggest soup kitchen in town...

What are you waiting on? Another $100 million? A billion?

My wife and I have talked about it many times. I bet you have too.

"What would you do if you won the lottery?"

Family: Pay off all the mortgages. College money for all the kids.

15.02.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pacing The Cage
YouTube video by Jimmy Buffett - Topic Pacing The Cage

...in virtually every charity in town. Yes, Virginia, you can have money and do good. I haven't seen it often enough but it is possible. I think there may be a line somewhere on the money scale -- that once you cross it, you've lost yourself.

I mean, if you have a $100 million and you're...

15.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Randy Travis - He Walked On Water (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Randy Travis Randy Travis - He Walked On Water (Official Audio)

...trying to pick up some wisdom. I remember asking one of the best men I've ever know to impart some wisdom to me. He was near 90.

"I don't think I have any."

That set me back a little. 'Cause I thought he walked on water. He had done well. And he did good. He had has hand (and money)...

15.02.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pony Boy
YouTube video by Allman Brothers Band - Topic Pony Boy

Like so many others, I went country. It's not like it was a huge jump or anything.

It's like that old saying says: "You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy."

You know how old sayings got to be old, right? 'Cause they're true.

Good Lord, I'm...

15.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ( At Fillmore East, 1971 )
YouTube video by skywalker1389 The Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ( At Fillmore East, 1971 )

..from where the Allman Brothers used to hang. Heck, I've been to Rose Hill Cemetery looking for Elizabeth Reed's grave. (Yes, I've been to Duane's and Berry's.)

I didn't think I'd survive the disco era. It hurts my ears just to think about it. And then disco got replace by rap. Just shoot me.

15.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Clint Black - Killin' Time (Official Video)
YouTube video by ClintBlackVEVO Clint Black - Killin' Time (Official Video)

Y'all don't mind if I listen to music while I do this do you? Good. I always thought Clint Black should have been a bigger star.

What? You can't nail me down when it comes to music. Except old.

I grew up on Rock-n-Roll. And then I went to school across the street from where...

15.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know a martini won’t fit in a microwave? I did’t either.

You’ve been warned.

15.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Happened in El Paso? The MAGA clown show takes to the skies. In a dangerous way.

In case anybody wants to hear a well-considered opinion about the El Paso airspace fiasco.

I would call your attention to the section on lying. Aviators can *not* tolerate lying. Things that aren't true in aviation will get you killed.

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Thanks for looking.

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Thanks Bob. I appreciate it.

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Thank you for taking the time.

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Thanks for looking.

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