Darlene Strozut
@enstone.bsky.social
Third generation Oregonian who carries an umbrella. #HistoryNerd
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Kelly isn’t saying anything that’s not said in the Pentagon every day.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Kelly isn’t saying anything that’s not said in the Pentagon every day.
In a galaxy far, far away…
holy crap
If the Security Council referred him to the ICC and a Democratic appointed UN ambassador did not veto the resolution, wouldn't Hegseth be indictable?
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
In a galaxy far, far away…
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Friends! The See's Candy Shop supporting the animal shelter closes for the year December 5th. Don't miss out! If you can't order, please at least share. Thank you! #dogs #cats #adoptdontshop #seescandies
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www.yumraising.com/store/winter...
PAWS Winter 2025 Candy Shop | See's Candies Yum-Raising
Shop See's Candies and support PAWS Winter 2025 Candy Shop. Your purchase helps raise funds for a great cause — delicious treats, meaningful impact!
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November 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Friends! The See's Candy Shop supporting the animal shelter closes for the year December 5th. Don't miss out! If you can't order, please at least share. Thank you! #dogs #cats #adoptdontshop #seescandies
www.yumraising.com/store/winter...
www.yumraising.com/store/winter...
And even some who *did* legally immigrate are now being deported.
The trouble is that people, Americans, have no idea what immigration takes. "Granny did it right." Sure. She came to Ellis Island, they gave her a train ticket. It's effectively impossible to come here legally now. You can't do Ellis Island again but there has to be mutually beneficial ways.
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And even some who *did* legally immigrate are now being deported.
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I just assumed this was a Chicago guy having a talk with the passenger who boarded in pajamas, took too much overhead space, and had his bare feet on the seat in front of him,
Chicago man, shamed by @radiofreetom.bsky.social, ditches backwards White Sox cap (but not the bat) for a flight to Rome.
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I just assumed this was a Chicago guy having a talk with the passenger who boarded in pajamas, took too much overhead space, and had his bare feet on the seat in front of him,
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Enjoying Denver’s first snow of the season! It’s just a dusting in Thornton, but I’m enjoying the winter vibes. ❄️
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Enjoying Denver’s first snow of the season! It’s just a dusting in Thornton, but I’m enjoying the winter vibes. ❄️
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There’s a national outbreak of equine herpesvirus after a big event in Texas. The outbreak stems is connected to the WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race in Waco, Texas, which was held earlier this month. More than a thousand horses from all over the country were there.
Northwest horses can’t travel following a national equine herpesvirus outbreak
In the Northwest, show events in Canby of Oregon, and Yelm and Selah, both of Washington, are canceled or postponed.
www.opb.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There’s a national outbreak of equine herpesvirus after a big event in Texas. The outbreak stems is connected to the WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race in Waco, Texas, which was held earlier this month. More than a thousand horses from all over the country were there.
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The last several years when I roast a turkey I’ve had to beg for the smallest possible bird. Now I know why.
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
Americans are eating less turkey, even as the birds keep getting bigger
Turkeys aren’t what they used to be. They’re huge now....
sherwood.news
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The last several years when I roast a turkey I’ve had to beg for the smallest possible bird. Now I know why.
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
“The average turkey now weighs about 32 pounds, nearly double its size in 1960…”
I could never fit a 32-lb bird in my fridge, let alone my small oven.
sherwood.news/culture/amer...
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In the latest podcast, @myodfw.bsky.social director Debbie Colbert talked about being the first woman to lead ODFW, her time as a field scientist and hot-button issues like hatcheries, wolves, whale entanglement and increased prices of fishing and hunting licenses: tinyurl.com/3a8zh238
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In the latest podcast, @myodfw.bsky.social director Debbie Colbert talked about being the first woman to lead ODFW, her time as a field scientist and hot-button issues like hatcheries, wolves, whale entanglement and increased prices of fishing and hunting licenses: tinyurl.com/3a8zh238
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Hundreds of thousands of festive lights illuminated dancers, marching bands and other festive performers as Salem's annual holiday lights parade returned Friday evening.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/29/photos-salems-holiday-parade-lights-up-downtown/
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hundreds of thousands of festive lights illuminated dancers, marching bands and other festive performers as Salem's annual holiday lights parade returned Friday evening.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/29/photos-salems-holiday-parade-lights-up-downtown/
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Where things stand two months since Trump ordered troops to Portland. PSU plans to take down two historic buildings. Ken Burns joins "Think Out Loud." And UW scientists try to detect dark matter. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...
OPB’s First Look: 2 months since Trump ordered troops to Portland
Where things stand with the president’s attempt to send the National Guard to Portland. Here's your First Look at Friday's news.
www.opb.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Where things stand two months since Trump ordered troops to Portland. PSU plans to take down two historic buildings. Ken Burns joins "Think Out Loud." And UW scientists try to detect dark matter. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...
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In a warehouse just south of Salem the week before Thanksgiving, about a dozen state employees passed 1,500 boxes down a line, each dropping cans of beans, rice, canned fruit and other non-perishable food items inside.
Oregon emergency office not just focused on natural disasters, but food insecurity • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The role of Oregon's Office of Resilience and Emergency Management role has transformed over the past five years.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In a warehouse just south of Salem the week before Thanksgiving, about a dozen state employees passed 1,500 boxes down a line, each dropping cans of beans, rice, canned fruit and other non-perishable food items inside.
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Usual olive oil cake baked on sliced persimmons, in the back an already sampled pumpkin burnt Basque cheesecake cooked in a cast iron loaf pan from @smittenkitchen.bsky.social but with roasted kabocha squash instead of canned pumpkin
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Usual olive oil cake baked on sliced persimmons, in the back an already sampled pumpkin burnt Basque cheesecake cooked in a cast iron loaf pan from @smittenkitchen.bsky.social but with roasted kabocha squash instead of canned pumpkin
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Holiday festivities are in full swing starting this weekend in Salem, with lights already aglow and Santa Claus' arrival expected.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/27/5-places-to-see-santa-holiday-lights-and-christmas-trees-in-salem/
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Holiday festivities are in full swing starting this weekend in Salem, with lights already aglow and Santa Claus' arrival expected.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/27/5-places-to-see-santa-holiday-lights-and-christmas-trees-in-salem/
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The war zone today was in the Fred Meyer checkout lines
I am in Portland, OR for Thanksgiving. The scariest thing I've seen is some old hippies coming out of a bagel shop. This is not a war zone.
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The war zone today was in the Fred Meyer checkout lines
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November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Interested in getting started in public media? OPB has a few paid internship opportunities open now
Sadly, it probably is true for the stunted adults who say that.
Telling teens that high school "are the best years of your life" is a cruel lie.
"If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you." ~ Stephen King
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Sadly, it probably is true for the stunted adults who say that.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Sometimes it seems like the world is moving too fast. So we here at OPB wanted to try something: we wanted to see what happens when we take it slow. Really slow. 🐌
Check out OPB’s Slow TV. Now on YouTube
Check out OPB’s Slow TV. Now on YouTube
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sometimes it seems like the world is moving too fast. So we here at OPB wanted to try something: we wanted to see what happens when we take it slow. Really slow. 🐌
Check out OPB’s Slow TV. Now on YouTube
Check out OPB’s Slow TV. Now on YouTube
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Cruelty as a federal policy. This will break your heart, if you have one.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cruelty as a federal policy. This will break your heart, if you have one.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Straight outta the 1960s. Time travel is real.
A Russian neurotechnology company claims to have created “remote-controlled pigeons” by implanting “neural interfaces” into their heads to guide their flight paths. In other words, they strapped solar panels to the birds’ backs and used electric shocks to their brains for steering.
В Москве испытали в полете голубей-биодронов с нейроинтерфейсами российской Neiry
Российская Neiry провела полеты-испытания первой стаи голубей-биодронов, в мозг которых имплантированы нейроинтерфейсы. От обычных дронов они отличаются длительным временем работы и дистанцией примене...
www.forbes.ru
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Straight outta the 1960s. Time travel is real.
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For months I've wondered how much it costs to sue the Trump administration. After digging into this, I found out it's not really taking Oregon taxpayers extra dollars and it's actually keeping $4.5 billion in place.
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Oregon’s lawsuits against Trump cost a fraction of what state has saved • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon's a part of at least 45 lawsuits against the Trump administration, often teaming up with other states to prevent federal funding cuts.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
For months I've wondered how much it costs to sue the Trump administration. After digging into this, I found out it's not really taking Oregon taxpayers extra dollars and it's actually keeping $4.5 billion in place.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/o...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/o...
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The plan as proposed isolates Europe, isolates America from Europe, enriches private interests in Russia and America, and all but guarantees future war.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The plan as proposed isolates Europe, isolates America from Europe, enriches private interests in Russia and America, and all but guarantees future war.
Seems likely, TBH.
It was suggested to us that Hegseth may think a Captain in the Navy is equivalent to a Captain in the other forces. You can't discount the possibility.
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Seems likely, TBH.
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‘Treasure hunt’ for 200 tree ornaments begins on Oregon hiking trails www.statesmanjournal.com/story/travel... via @salem_statesman
‘Treasure hunt’ for 200 tree ornaments begins on Oregon hiking trails
The annual Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt is taking place across the Willamette National Forest.
www.statesmanjournal.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
‘Treasure hunt’ for 200 tree ornaments begins on Oregon hiking trails www.statesmanjournal.com/story/travel... via @salem_statesman