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Larry Kollar
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Human, dad, granddad, author. I’ll follow back if you talk to people. Not interested in post-only accounts, crypto, NFTs, “investors,” or RWNJs.

Check out http://books.larrykollar.com/ for stuff I’ve written.
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farfetched58.bsky.social
I thought the #jokesters would like this one.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
farfetched58.bsky.social
Snowing on Planet Georgia.
Facing an outside light out front, it highlights the snow pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
farfetched58.bsky.social
The final harvest is underway. Lots of greenies for salsa.
Closeup of a yellow pear tomato plant, with clusters of (relatively) big green fruits. Local hourly forecast, showing 29° temperatures from 6am through 9am.
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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dashhound.bsky.social
Gorgeous sunset tonight! Good evening my friends!
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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pamkeithdc.bsky.social
Hey Peeps!!

Mitch McConnell is retiring & Col. Pamela Stephens, a former Air Force JAG & Dem leader of the Kentucky House is running to replace him.

And did I mention Pamela is a Black Woman?!!!

I am all in to help this dynamic Sister & tried and true advocate for the people win. Let’s GOOO
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
🚨 #SocialSecurity is on the chopping block. Thanks to Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” retirees are now staring down $18,000-a-year benefit cut in just seven years. Seniors who paid in their whole lives are left holding the bag.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.
A new analysis projects a 24% cut to Social Security benefits by late 2032.
Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will cause sharp cuts to Social Security by late 2032, a new analysis says.
www.axios.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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austinmaine.bsky.social
The weekend awaits as the sun slowly sets on the work week...

#photography #clouds #weekend #Friday #Maine
Clouds and setting sun over a parking lot
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
farfetched58.bsky.social
Hmmm… it’s #novellavember — want some light (at first) YA fantasy? Start here: books.larrykollar.com

The 9th and final installment is coming soon!
Books by Larry Kollar
Current books and where to buy them.
books.larrykollar.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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lukesteuber.com
I've been making visualizations for social and political topics, but have learned now that I write far more words than anyone wishes to read 😂

In lieu: How retail patterns reveal demographic structure with precision unavailable through traditional political data sources

I'll drop others in this 🧵
I have been asked to omit alt in pure text posts because screen readers will double read it. Let me know if that is not the case, I'm kind of uncomfortable with it. A dark map of Los Angeles County showing retail location clustering patterns. Blue dots represent 33 Whole Foods locations concentrated heavily in westside wealthy neighborhoods including Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Pasadena. Orange dots represent 24 dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar) scattered across lower-income areas including South LA, East LA, and Inglewood. The stark geographic segregation shows premium organic grocers cluster almost exclusively in affluent western enclaves while discount stores serve lower-income communities. A data visualization comparing Detroit food access disparities. Two cards at top: "Urban Food Deserts" explains Detroit's east side has zero full-service supermarkets serving 100,000+ residents, with families traveling 45+ minutes to suburban Meijer stores; "Suburban Abundance" shows Oakland County has 23 Meijer superstores within 10 miles plus premium retailers, with 3-minute median drive to groceries. Below is a scatterplot titled "Detroit Metro: Retail Density by Neighborhood Income" with X-axis showing Median Household Income from $20k to $120k and Y-axis showing Stores per 10,000 Residents from 0 to 24. Orange dots (Dollar Stores) cluster densely at lower income levels ($20k-$40k) at 8-15 stores per 10,000 residents. Blue dots (Meijer) appear sparsely at higher income levels ($70k-$120k) at 2-4 stores per 10,000 residents. Caption notes this is conceptual visualization with geographic map coming soon. A data visualization comparing Seattle food access patterns. Two cards at top: "Tech Neighborhoods" describes Capitol Hill, Fremont, and South Lake Union have 5 Whole Foods within 2 miles of Amazon HQ plus PCC Community Markets; "Working-Class South End" shows Rainier Valley, White Center, and South Park have zero Whole Foods with 18% food insecurity rate. Below is a scatterplot titled "Seattle: Retail Density by Neighborhood Income" with X-axis showing Median Household Income from $20k to $120k and Y-axis showing Stores per 10,000 Residents from 0 to 24. Orange dots (7-Eleven) cluster densely at lower income levels ($40k-$70k) at 14-24 stores per 10,000 residents. Blue dots (Whole Foods) appear sparsely at higher income levels ($80k-$120k) at 3-5 stores per 10,000 residents.
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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judah-grunstein.bsky.social
A quick backgrounder on Nigeria for those who are just tuning in.

1. There's no Christian genocide, and certainly not on the part of the govt.

2. There has been a decade-long Islamist insurgency, mainly in the north but spreading in recent years, that has targeted many, including Christians.

1/x
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
farfetched58.bsky.social
Ready for the Sunday night freeze.
A full rack of firewood in my garage.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
after trump won last year, there was this idea that now we needed to listen to conservative voices. with zohran’s win (and dem/progressive wins across the country) it seems time to demand that same deference to lefty media.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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authorizedmusings.bsky.social
reminder that "Dare Seize the Fire" is my latest short story that's out in the world!

about fire and fate and oh yeah, it's narrated by a siren

futurefire.net/2025.73/fict...
Dare Seize the Fire, Jennifer R. Donohue
This isn’t how I’m supposed to die.
futurefire.net
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.

This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.

Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
Barnacle. Written by Kate Elliott. Illustrated by Juan Bernabeu. Edited by Oliver Dougherty. A rocky cluster of barnacles rests on a beach. Crows fly over head and two have landed to pick at the barnacles. Red sky, white cloud/background, and green-toned beach.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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sevier.io
"In Georgia, Tait said the lesson is bipartisan: “Monopoly investor-owned utilities are deeply unpopular.” And regardless of political affiliation, he added, “politicians need to think twice” about aligning with utility companies."

nice
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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jerzeegirl2000.bsky.social
Why shouldn't everyone get candy?: www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
Doorbell video shows Colorado child refilling empty bowl with his own Halloween candy
A Colorado resident is hoping to reward a child they say refilled their candy bowl on Halloween after it was emptied.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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bubba687.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️ 'She wasn't afraid of the bombs' — Kherson locals in awe over Angelina Jolie's visit.

The visit caused a stir not only in Kherson but across Ukraine, with people eager to learn more her visit to one of the most dangerous parts of the country.
'She wasn't afraid of the bombs' — Kherson locals in awe over Angelina Jolie's visit
For Kherson journalist Yevheniia Virlych, “difficult” doesn’t begin to describe day-to-day life in her city — “critical” is closer to the mark. So when American actress Angelina Jolie visited Kherson ...
kyivindependent.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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karenrambo.bsky.social
My sister always has the jokes. 😂😂
*****THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE READ ALL YEAR ** *** My husband and I were dressed and ready to go out for a lovely evening of dinner and theater. Having been burgled in the past, we turned on a 'night light' and then put the cat in the backyard. When our Uber arrived, we walked out our front door and our rather tubby cat scooted between our legs inside, then ran up the stairs. Because our cat likes to chase our parakeet we didn't want to leave them unchaperoned so my husband ran inside to retrieve her and put her in the back yard again. Because I didn't want the Uber driver to know our house was going to be empty all evening, I explained to him that my husband would be out momentarily as he was just bidding goodnight to my mother. A few minutes later he got into the Uber all hot and bothered, and said (to my growing horror and amusement) as the car pulled away, "Sorry it took so long but the stupid bitch was hiding under the bedok and I had to poke her ass with a coat hanger to get her to come out! She tried to take off so I grabbed her by the neck and wrapped her in a blanket so she wouldn't scratch me like she did last time. But it worked! | hauled her fat ass 248 down the stairs and threw her into the backyard....she had better not shit in the vegetable garden again." The silence in the Uber was deafening..... 1.031
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Text from a friend:
Just an idea for you to tweet (or whatever you use these days) An alternative strategy for limiting flights from major airports would be closing small (private jet) airports and sending those air traffic controllers to the main hubs. But that would impact private jets and that would be terrible.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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aurorapeachy.bsky.social
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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resistnow2024.bsky.social
This. Is. The. America. I. Love. ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Democrats just ran the table, winning the marquee races -- NJ and VA sweeps, NYC mayor, CA prop, PA Supreme Court -- and lower-profile races in red and purple states across the nation.

If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM