Bill
@billbarnes.bsky.social
The carrier has called for help outside the ship 42 times since 2023. The rate of calls is increasing, with 32 calls happening in 2025;12 calls were made after the carrier started its recent deployment in June.
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Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of Venezuela
The crew of USS Ford is struggling to handle sewage problems on board the Navy's newest carrier.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
The carrier has called for help outside the ship 42 times since 2023. The rate of calls is increasing, with 32 calls happening in 2025;12 calls were made after the carrier started its recent deployment in June.
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
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Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Abigail Spanberger is set to become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
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apnews.com/article/abig...
President Barack Obama deported more than three million people during his eight years in office. He did it without using Gestapo tactics and by adhering to the rule of law.
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Bird Brain
A heckler, an obscene gesture, and a new low for the president
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January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
President Barack Obama deported more than three million people during his eight years in office. He did it without using Gestapo tactics and by adhering to the rule of law.
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the band's legacy across generations.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...
Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, dies; last survivor of epidemic in Alaska
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Last survivor of epidemic in Alaska dies
Jirdes Winther Baxter, the last known survivor of a 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska, which prompted a legendary sled dog relay of nearly 700 miles that delivered a lifesaving serum to the iso...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, dies; last survivor of epidemic in Alaska
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Word of the week…
hubris
/hyoo͞′brĭs/
noun
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance.
hubris
/hyoo͞′brĭs/
noun
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Word of the week…
hubris
/hyoo͞′brĭs/
noun
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance.
hubris
/hyoo͞′brĭs/
noun
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance.
At Pike Place Market today
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
At Pike Place Market today