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DesertDogDad
@jamesventura.bsky.social

Doggos and I enjoy hiking, gardening, camping, healthy living, and weekend adventures. We live in the low desert of south-central Arizona. We hope to connect with like-minded folks 🤗
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Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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She attacked our beautiful Rose Garden earlier - destruction in 1st term.

Trumps’s love “cold & sterile” in decor AND tacky gold leaf on everything possible.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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⚠️ FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves.

In a bulletin to law #enforcement agencies, the #FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish #real operations from #fakes.
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Happy Sunday!
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🫶🏻🥰🤗
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Where is the lie?
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I want to be shot out of a cannon when I die
October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The view above Tucson, Arizona from FingerGuard
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It doesn't get better than this 🫡
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is what they voted for. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Finger Rock Trail to Finger Guard—3700 feet of elevation gain and 9 miles in 8.5 hours. Strenuous, steep, and the trail disappears in places. It was 55° at 6 AM and 81° when I returned at 4:30.

#hikingadventures #Arizona #FitnessOver50 #getoutside
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I’m caught in the throes of techno-narcissism—just trying to remember where the human ends and the algorithm begins.
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I look forward to meeting all of you wonderful folks! 💙 I follow back 🫶🏻
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Peppersauce Canyon Loop plus a few off trail adventures. This is on the backside of Mount Lemmon off the old Mount Lemmon Road.

A perfect day with Odin the Boxer. 45° at start and 66° at the finish. A four hour hike and the dog is tired. 🥰🤗
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The iPhone 16 Pro Max sucks ass.

I can’t believe I’m stuck with this piece of garbage that doesn’t work.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sombrero Peak (Safford Peak)

Photo dump from Sombrero Peak. This is a difficult and strenuous hike gaining 1500 feet of elevation in 1.75 miles.

This was an excellent test of my fitness and the test results say that I have more work to do.

#hike #Arizona #nature
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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NEW YORK CITY
John: I can be a human being in New York which I can’t be in many other cities #powertothepeople #newyorkcity
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The opposite of poverty is not wealth. The opposite of poverty is justice. - Bryan Stevenson

Pic of the day

#photography
October 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.
October 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ever read a hot take and think, "Well, it's not that simple..."?

That's the space I write in.

My Substack is for thoughts that are contrary, not for clout, but for clarity.

No shouting, just thinking. If that's your vibe, subscribe: jamesventura.substack.com

#econ #FED #Rates #substack
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
October 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM