RJ Bono
@flier57.bsky.social
Pawpaw Orchard; Nuclear; Shakespeare; OLLI Instructor; Urbanism; Classical; Land Preservation; Architect retired.
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I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
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The most interesting thing about this ABC Challenger long read (to me) is that the five engineers who warned it was unsafe then became "lepers".
Why is it not the managers who overruled them to suffer social ostracism?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Why is it not the managers who overruled them to suffer social ostracism?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
'They're gonna die': How five people tried to stop the Challenger tragedy
Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
www.abc.net.au
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 AM
The most interesting thing about this ABC Challenger long read (to me) is that the five engineers who warned it was unsafe then became "lepers".
Why is it not the managers who overruled them to suffer social ostracism?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Why is it not the managers who overruled them to suffer social ostracism?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
Dufus Don is creating ONE world! How exciting! Against the US.
FDR’s dream…but without the US.
FDR’s dream…but without the US.
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Dufus Don is creating ONE world! How exciting! Against the US.
FDR’s dream…but without the US.
FDR’s dream…but without the US.
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The right's war on empathy is getting people killed. slate.trib.al/JTf6yud
ICE’s Killing of Renee Good Is Part of a Bigger Project
The right is waging, and winning, a war on empathy. The country is poorer, and more dangerous, for it.
slate.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The right's war on empathy is getting people killed. slate.trib.al/JTf6yud
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This well preserved Roman bronze cavalry 'sports' mask has some beautiful details. Thought to have been used for parades or tournaments - part of maintaining morale and fighting effectiveness - these masks may also have been used in battle. 🏺 1/ #ancientbluesky
2nd c. CE, #MetMuseum loan.
2nd c. CE, #MetMuseum loan.
January 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This well preserved Roman bronze cavalry 'sports' mask has some beautiful details. Thought to have been used for parades or tournaments - part of maintaining morale and fighting effectiveness - these masks may also have been used in battle. 🏺 1/ #ancientbluesky
2nd c. CE, #MetMuseum loan.
2nd c. CE, #MetMuseum loan.
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
“Those who war on others are not at peace with themselves.”
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“Those who war on others are not at peace with themselves.”
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
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December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“You can’t make a good deal with a bad person.”
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“You can’t make a good deal with a bad person.”
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
My friend Ernie Leonardo in Morocco. Go Ernie!
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My friend Ernie Leonardo in Morocco. Go Ernie!
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Happy thanksgiving everyone! Quite a bit to be grateful for… and even more to come!
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Happy thanksgiving everyone! Quite a bit to be grateful for… and even more to come!
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Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
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You may not be able to afford rent and groceries, and your health insurance may be about to skyrocket in 42 days, but the good news is that the Saudis got F-35s, nuclear tech, and security guarantees after putting hundreds of millions in Trump’s pocket.
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
You may not be able to afford rent and groceries, and your health insurance may be about to skyrocket in 42 days, but the good news is that the Saudis got F-35s, nuclear tech, and security guarantees after putting hundreds of millions in Trump’s pocket.
Hudson River Palisades sunset…June 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hudson River Palisades sunset…June 2025.
The Don’s cosa nostra.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Don’s cosa nostra.
American soldiers returning from WW II aboard the Queen Elizabeth….Not as “suckers and losers” but as heroes….as were the 405,000 soldiers killed in a good and just cause.
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
American soldiers returning from WW II aboard the Queen Elizabeth….Not as “suckers and losers” but as heroes….as were the 405,000 soldiers killed in a good and just cause.