Joe Konz
@jozethename.bsky.social
Retired newspaperman; photo enthusiast/blogger; fascinated by stars in the sky; supporter of equality & justice for all. Photopotpourri.blogspot.com
I went to a residential subdivision, #Lochmere, in the #Raleigh suburb of #Cary today. I thought my best shots would be from the two lakes along the main drive. But the main drive and its huge #pines and gorgeous #autumncolors took the prize. #photography #landscapes #autumn
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I went to a residential subdivision, #Lochmere, in the #Raleigh suburb of #Cary today. I thought my best shots would be from the two lakes along the main drive. But the main drive and its huge #pines and gorgeous #autumncolors took the prize. #photography #landscapes #autumn
Some intriguing #sunrise images don’t have to show the sun. This is from 10/30/18 at #MyrtleBeachSC #photography #Stunday
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Some intriguing #sunrise images don’t have to show the sun. This is from 10/30/18 at #MyrtleBeachSC #photography #Stunday
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October 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Crazy double play just now in Brewers-Dodgers playoff game!
October 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Crazy double play just now in Brewers-Dodgers playoff game!
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It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
October 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
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Alaskan beauty…
October 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Alaskan beauty…
R’s refuse to grasp this, only because its use as a tool of hate and division is convenient. Ditto the term (and historical significance) of “woke.”
It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.
October 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
R’s refuse to grasp this, only because its use as a tool of hate and division is convenient. Ditto the term (and historical significance) of “woke.”
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Next week.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
October 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Next week.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
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R’s have used every vehicle to ram through one-sided bills and undo bipar agreements.
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
R’s have used every vehicle to ram through one-sided bills and undo bipar agreements.
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
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This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.
October 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Corruption R Them
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Corruption R Them
Is anyone keeping a running lie count for 47? It must be in five figures by now. And I wouldn’t quibble if someone told me six figures.
"It’ll be a lot, and we’ll announce the numbers over the next couple of days, but it’ll be a lot of people."
In response to a reporter question, Trump said that the layoffs across the federal government due to the government shutdown will be "Democrat oriented."
In response to a reporter question, Trump said that the layoffs across the federal government due to the government shutdown will be "Democrat oriented."
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Is anyone keeping a running lie count for 47? It must be in five figures by now. And I wouldn’t quibble if someone told me six figures.
AK beautifully waxing ironic and poetic.
October 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
AK beautifully waxing ironic and poetic.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.
October 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.
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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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“Love,simply”
Photography double exposure & Procreate combined from One last bloom image.
#lovesimply #photography #dahlia #flowers #bloomscrowling #nature #floral #OneLastBloom #art
Photography double exposure & Procreate combined from One last bloom image.
#lovesimply #photography #dahlia #flowers #bloomscrowling #nature #floral #OneLastBloom #art
September 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Love,simply”
Photography double exposure & Procreate combined from One last bloom image.
#lovesimply #photography #dahlia #flowers #bloomscrowling #nature #floral #OneLastBloom #art
Photography double exposure & Procreate combined from One last bloom image.
#lovesimply #photography #dahlia #flowers #bloomscrowling #nature #floral #OneLastBloom #art
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September 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM