PhoenixDogLover
@phoenixdoglover.bsky.social
Retired environmental engineer and IT guy, political news junkie, dog and music lover, fond of gallows humor.
Placed at each seat alongng the counter at my favorite coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona this morning.
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Placed at each seat alongng the counter at my favorite coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona this morning.
Hilton hotel brands:
Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations, Graduate, Temple, Tru, plus a dozen lesser brands.
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Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations, Graduate, Temple, Tru, plus a dozen lesser brands.
stories.hilton.com/brands
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Hilton's 24 brands including Waldorf Astoria, Hampton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Spark, and LivSmart Studios.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hilton hotel brands:
Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations, Graduate, Temple, Tru, plus a dozen lesser brands.
stories.hilton.com/brands
Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home 2 Suites, Hilton Grand Vacations, Graduate, Temple, Tru, plus a dozen lesser brands.
stories.hilton.com/brands
Last January 2025, the market price of oil was $75 to $80 a barrel.
Now, oil is $56 a barrel.
And the MAGA world is all excited about Venezuelan heavy crude, which most US refineries can't handle.
Wait 'til they find out the huge Venezuelan oil reserve number is totally made up.
Stupid times.
Now, oil is $56 a barrel.
And the MAGA world is all excited about Venezuelan heavy crude, which most US refineries can't handle.
Wait 'til they find out the huge Venezuelan oil reserve number is totally made up.
Stupid times.
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Last January 2025, the market price of oil was $75 to $80 a barrel.
Now, oil is $56 a barrel.
And the MAGA world is all excited about Venezuelan heavy crude, which most US refineries can't handle.
Wait 'til they find out the huge Venezuelan oil reserve number is totally made up.
Stupid times.
Now, oil is $56 a barrel.
And the MAGA world is all excited about Venezuelan heavy crude, which most US refineries can't handle.
Wait 'til they find out the huge Venezuelan oil reserve number is totally made up.
Stupid times.
Rural Arizona school losing half its teachers due to federal visa policy
In September, the Trump administration increased the H-1B visa’s processing fee to $100,000, an impossible cost for school districts.
www.kold.com/2025/12/24/r...
In September, the Trump administration increased the H-1B visa’s processing fee to $100,000, an impossible cost for school districts.
www.kold.com/2025/12/24/r...
Rural Arizona school losing half its teachers due to federal visa policy
Students at a rural middle school will lose half their teachers due to a new federal visa policy that makes it too expensive for school districts to retain international educators.
www.kold.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Rural Arizona school losing half its teachers due to federal visa policy
In September, the Trump administration increased the H-1B visa’s processing fee to $100,000, an impossible cost for school districts.
www.kold.com/2025/12/24/r...
In September, the Trump administration increased the H-1B visa’s processing fee to $100,000, an impossible cost for school districts.
www.kold.com/2025/12/24/r...
A very Merry Christmas from the land of cactus, scorpions, and cybertrucks.
Here we see an early prototype...
Here we see an early prototype...
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A very Merry Christmas from the land of cactus, scorpions, and cybertrucks.
Here we see an early prototype...
Here we see an early prototype...
Grandpa Don today said once again that gas prices have dropped to $2 a gallon.
Grandpa Don lives in Dumbfuckistan, an oil rich country located south of Nambia.
Here on Earth, gas prices are closer to $3 a gallon on average.
GasBuddy crowd sources prices at the pump...
Grandpa Don lives in Dumbfuckistan, an oil rich country located south of Nambia.
Here on Earth, gas prices are closer to $3 a gallon on average.
GasBuddy crowd sources prices at the pump...
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Grandpa Don today said once again that gas prices have dropped to $2 a gallon.
Grandpa Don lives in Dumbfuckistan, an oil rich country located south of Nambia.
Here on Earth, gas prices are closer to $3 a gallon on average.
GasBuddy crowd sources prices at the pump...
Grandpa Don lives in Dumbfuckistan, an oil rich country located south of Nambia.
Here on Earth, gas prices are closer to $3 a gallon on average.
GasBuddy crowd sources prices at the pump...
I haven't seen this yet, but is the fast ramp up to a new Epstein investigation at DoJ today a gambit to claim the Epstein files cannot be released?
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I haven't seen this yet, but is the fast ramp up to a new Epstein investigation at DoJ today a gambit to claim the Epstein files cannot be released?
A data point for my Bluesky feed:
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A data point for my Bluesky feed:
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
I went on the ACA health insurance website site to take a gander at the 2026 premium for my wife. It's a regular Silver plan.
2025 $635 per month
2026 $1228 per month (same plan) or $915 cheapest Bronze plan
Self insuring, maybe. A roll of the dice.
Thanks to everyone posting election results.
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Thanks to everyone posting election results.
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
"The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you"
So if you want to know what the new oversized White House ballroom will be used for if it ever gets built, the photos from the Mar a Lago Halloween Gatsby Night party should be a great example.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So if you want to know what the new oversized White House ballroom will be used for if it ever gets built, the photos from the Mar a Lago Halloween Gatsby Night party should be a great example.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I get "Rome burning" vibes from it.
I just made a donation to a major local food bank here in AZ.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I just made a donation to a major local food bank here in AZ.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
If it turns out that SNAP actually gets funded before Nov 1, I won't feel bad about my donation at all.
I understand the affinity between Trump, his MAGA loyalists, and a sizable segment of Tech Bros.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I understand the affinity between Trump, his MAGA loyalists, and a sizable segment of Tech Bros.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
They share a preference for the method: "move fast and break things".
Because "creative destruction" is just common sense.
I also think they cannot be arsed with analysis.
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."
Somebody in an inflatable frog costume needs to crash a Speaker Johnson press event this week.
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Somebody in an inflatable frog costume needs to crash a Speaker Johnson press event this week.
The coordinated amphibious assault on America continues. Reporting live from Mesa, Arizona.
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The coordinated amphibious assault on America continues. Reporting live from Mesa, Arizona.
Based on the past five days or so...
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Based on the past five days or so...
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
The cheese, dusted with orange pancake makeup, has very much slid off the cracker.
This should be nominated for Best Short Film of 2025.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This should be nominated for Best Short Film of 2025.
Evidently, nobody told airlines and private pilots to steer clear of Portland International (PDX) despite the President's announcement of war conditions. Somebody tell Duffy.
September 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Evidently, nobody told airlines and private pilots to steer clear of Portland International (PDX) despite the President's announcement of war conditions. Somebody tell Duffy.
He often addressed the public directly, presented a distinctly Christian perspective on issues of the today, and was not afraid to wade into contentious political debates.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
September 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
He often addressed the public directly, presented a distinctly Christian perspective on issues of the today, and was not afraid to wade into contentious political debates.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
I'm not talking about Charlie Kirk.
I'm talking about Rev., Dr William Barber.
And he's still at it, Thank the Lord.
Reposted by PhoenixDogLover
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply
Trump Presses Afghanistan to Return Bagram Air Base to US
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply.
bloom.bg
September 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
President Donald Trump urged Afghanistan to return the Bagram air base to US control, threatening “BAD THINGS” for the Taliban-led country if it fails to comply
Well, look, we can't expect the President of the United States to maintain his composure in times of stress.
RADDATZ: You talked about Democrats who have been targeted. Trump said nothing about the political violence against Democrats. In fact, he blamed the radical left. What's your reaction to that?
SPENCER COX: Well look, President Trump is very angry.
SPENCER COX: Well look, President Trump is very angry.
September 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Well, look, we can't expect the President of the United States to maintain his composure in times of stress.
To me, there was a kind of inevitability of an event like Charlie Kirk getting murdered by a gunman. If not him, someone else.
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
September 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
To me, there was a kind of inevitability of an event like Charlie Kirk getting murdered by a gunman. If not him, someone else.
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
I don't know what ends this. Bad faith abounds.
Hosea 8:7: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."
A eulogy of Charlie Kirk follows, in 300 characters or less...
September 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A eulogy of Charlie Kirk follows, in 300 characters or less...
Sec of War/Defense, Pete "Chin-up" Hegseth has announced that the Department of War, previously known as the Department of Defense, will be renamed to...
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sec of War/Defense, Pete "Chin-up" Hegseth has announced that the Department of War, previously known as the Department of Defense, will be renamed to...
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
"The Department of We Are Really Disappointed In You Vladimir Putin, We Thought You Were Our Friend"
The entire essay by Umberto Eco is very much worth reading.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
September 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The entire essay by Umberto Eco is very much worth reading.
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe...