We are in big trouble and entering dark times.

About this Florida vaccine story:

When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.

We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.

“Oh, they’d have died.”

So true!

Genius! I just finished that chapter and had to check Wikipedia to see if that was an actual event. Too funny. I’m enjoying this book!

Former Syracuse resident here. 👋 I’ve been avoiding mainstream TV news since 2016 and now mainstream print media as well. Not enough focus on the real problems and things that truly matter to the masses.

I can confirm, having been personally “bonked” in the head by a Florida Scrub-Jay.

Trump’s First Orders Parrot Project 2025 Manifesto He Disavowed After distancing himself from the corporate policy agenda during his campaign, President Donald Trump is issuing executive orders torn straight from its pages.

16 of the 26 Day One executive orders signed by Trump were ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.

Russ Vought, an architect of Project 2025, testifies before the Senate today as Trump's OMB nominee.

Project 2025 was always the MAGA agenda.

Amazing photo!

A couple of Florida Scrub Jays I was able to take photos of at the Lyonia Preserve in Deltona, Florida. They are surprisingly bold and allowed us to get really close. #birds #nature #Florida #photography

A pair of Wood Storks at the water’s edge in my neighborhood in #Orlando. #nature #birds #photography

Trees spread across a flat area with early morning sunlight filtering through and casting long shadows on the ground.

I took this photo on January 2nd at Fort Christmas Historical Park in Christmas, FL while participating in the annual Christmas bird count for #Audubon. I loved the way the light was shining through the trees and casting shadows. #Florida #nature #photography

Most likely. I have Fedora Workstation/Gnome installed and I get a bunch of QT and KDE framework packages due to a few of the apps I installed.

If you have a list of Gnome packages you are concerned about, you can find what depends on them by passing the list as arguments to: a dnf repoquery command.

$ dnf repoquery --installed --whatrequires <packages>

Sunset at the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida.

The Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida as dusk approaches. #orlando #orlandowetlands #nature #florida

There’s a reason why Bernie’s key policy proposal in 2016 was Medicare for All and there’s a reason why the establishment waged an all out war on 2016 Bernie leaders for continuing to push Medicare for All.

If Dems want to win elections, they need to take on the health insurance industry.

Sandhill cranes at the Orlando Wetlands.

A female Anhinga with its wings spread, drying them in the sun and standing on the railing of a boardwalk.

A female Anhinga perched on the railing of the boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,025,362!

I guess I am in the middle.

You know what they say - where there’s kebabs, there’s fire.

In 1989, the super-rich held $472 billion in unrealized capital gains.

In 2022, that figure was $8.5 trillion.

While these individuals can live off this wealth as if it were income, none of it is taxed.

When I say our tax code is rigged for the rich, this is what I mean.

Old RFK Jr. tweet attacking former President Donald Trump.

What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul?

Took an afternoon stroll and found the spoonbill with a Wood Stork friend. #birds #florida #nature

That is awesome!

A Roseate Spoonbill, a large bird with a white head and neck and a pink body, long legs and a spoon shaped bill standing on the railing of a walkway in a residential neighborhood.

A good start to the day, seeing a Roseate Spoonbill on my morning walk. #birds

Oreo liked to watch bird videos on the iPad.

A tuxedo cat sitting on a man’s lap and leaning in as he kisses the top of her head.

Happy International Cat Day!
To celebrate, here is a picture of me giving a kiss to my late cat Oreo. She was the most affectionate cat I’ve ever known and she loved when we gave her kisses.