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Old. Fat. Balding. Liberal. Atheist. Animal lover. Xenophile. Polyjamorous.

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May 6, 2025 In a follow-up story to last night’s information about the Trump family’s cryptocurrency corruption, MacKenzie Sigalos of CNBC reported today that 58 crypto wallets have made more than $10 million eac...

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May 3, 2025 I had thought to post a picture tonight and then realized that today was the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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Whistleblower org says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at US labor watchdog A whistleblower complaint says that Elon Musk's team of technologists may have been responsible for a "significant cybersecurity breach," likely of sensitive case files, at America's federal labor watchdog.

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Why government spending counts in GDP, as Trump admin considers excluding it If you exclude government spending from GDP, you aren't getting a full picture of U.S. output.

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He is on the verge of sending these individuals, who entered the country legally back to an active war zone.
The words to describe how wicked, how foul this is escape me.

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Trump Threatens to Jail Participants of 'Illegal Protests' at Schools Donald Trump threatened to revoke federal funding and jail students participating inΒ  what he called β€œillegal protests” at colleges and universities.

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Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library The country singer started the β€œImagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy.

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February 5, 2025 Five years ago, on February 5, 2020, Republican senators acquitted then-president Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial.

February 5, 2025:

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Trump says US will take 'take over' Gaza: 'We'll own it' He said the U.S. would "level the site" and create "an economic development."

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Yeah, I bet he would love it.

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Jan. 6 conspiracy theory promoter named to a top State Department job Darren Beattie, who's claimed the FBI was responsible for the 2021 attack on the Capitol, has been named acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?

it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.

i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:

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Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans It's not the first time the president has publicly mused about seeking another four years in the White House, which would be barred by the Constitution.

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Trump floats foreign imprisonment of American criminals who are 'repeat offenders' The president pitched the idea as a cost-saving measure, arguing that sending U.S. criminals overseas for a β€œsmall fee” would cost less than imprisoning them at home.

President Donald Trump suggests the U.S. could pay a β€œsmall fee” to foreign nations to imprison Americans who are repeat criminal offenders.

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By then the front and back glass has heated enough to often not need scraping.

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What I did/do here is start the car and turn on the heat to front and back glass before I try to excavate it. I brush the snow off the sides - where I park the south side is usually the worst - then brush the snow off the hood and the roof as needed to open doors without letting snow in the car.

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The vice-president a week ago.

β€œObviously.”

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Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.

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Trump avoids punishment for hush-money conviction and calls case β€˜terrible experience’ President-elect, who was found guilty of committing 34 felonies, sentenced to unconditional discharge in New York

The sentence of "unconditional discharge" for a man who has been found guilty of 34 felonious acts just serves to demonstrate to the world that the American principle of "No man is above the law." no longer pertains in this country.

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β€’ Galaxy Name: Hoag’s Object
β€’ Galaxy Type: Ring galaxy
β€’ Constellation: Serpens
β€’ Distance: ~600 million light-years
β€’ Age: ~13 billion years
β€’ Stars: Estimated billions
β€’ Apparent Magnitude: 16.0
β€’ Radius: ~120,000 light-years
β€’ Discovery: 1950 by Arthur Hoag

#DidYouKnow: Ring galaxies are relatively rare, constituting about 1 in 10,000 of all observed galaxies.  

According to NASA, it’s possible that the blue ring of stars may be the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed nearby. Some astronomers estimate that the encounter occurred about 2 to 3 billion years ago. 

Image Description: A rare ring galaxy featuring a nearly perfect outer ring of young, bright blue stars surrounding a yellowish, densely packed core. The dark void between the core and the ring enhances its distinct appearance. The image captures the galaxy against a backdrop of faint stars and distant galaxies, highlighting its symmetry and uniqueness.

Media Credit: NASA/ESA, Processing: Benoit Blanco.

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β€’ Galaxy Name: Hoag’s Object β€’ Galaxy Type: Ring galaxy β€’ Constellation: Serpens β€’ Distance: ~600 million light-years β€’ Age: ~13 billion years β€’ Stars: Estimated billions β€’ Apparent Magnitude: 16.0 β€’ Radius: ~120,000 light-years β€’ Discovery: 1950 by Arthur Hoag #DidYouKnow: Ring galaxies are relatively rare, constituting about 1 in 10,000 of all observed galaxies. According to NASA, it’s possible that the blue ring of stars may be the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed nearby. Some astronomers estimate that the encounter occurred about 2 to 3 billion years ago. Image Description: A rare ring galaxy featuring a nearly perfect outer ring of young, bright blue stars surrounding a yellowish, densely packed core. The dark void between the core and the ring enhances its distinct appearance. The image captures the galaxy against a backdrop of faint stars and distant galaxies, highlighting its symmetry and uniqueness. Media Credit: NASA/ESA, Processing: Benoit Blanco. Transparency: For educational use only. This account is not affiliated with the aforementioned creditor(s), nor does this imply endorsement from either entity.

One of the Universe’s prettiest mysteries β€” Hoag’s Object, a ring galaxy around 600 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens.

Image Credit: NASA/ESA, Processing: Benoit Blanco

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