Steve Riner
@steveriner.bsky.social
Old Prairie Dog, living in the shadow of the Rockies on my little piece of High Plains prairie. Done with formal career pursuits, but talk to me about the history of highways, meteorology, geology and seismology, or prog rock.
Subtitle: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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Elliott Abrams returns, promoting a Caracas cakewalk (Responsible Statecraft)
It may not be a “cakewalk,” but it’ll still be pretty damn easy.
Just a few air strikes at key targets in Venezuela and the “remov[al],” presumably by U.S. S...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Subtitle: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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Northern lights in the middle latitudes. Pueblo West, Colorado sits at 38.3° lat. in the Arkansas River valley, with the Pikes Peak massif just north. At 7 p.m. MST, I could see the red glow. Greenish glow may be lights of Colorado Springs.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Northern lights in the middle latitudes. Pueblo West, Colorado sits at 38.3° lat. in the Arkansas River valley, with the Pikes Peak massif just north. At 7 p.m. MST, I could see the red glow. Greenish glow may be lights of Colorado Springs.
This is fully consistent with the current state of medical science at HHS.
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
WASHINGTON—Praising the process as yet another miracle of biology that modern medicine chooses to ignore, a gray-lipped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a press conference Wednesday during which he tout...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is fully consistent with the current state of medical science at HHS.
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I know people are bored with “resistance” but it worked, whatever this is Isn’t working.
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I know people are bored with “resistance” but it worked, whatever this is Isn’t working.
Remember when no company could own more than seven broadcast stations? Imagine how difficult it would be to blacklist individual performers if there were a very few stations owned by companies whose licenses or mergers were vulnerable to government action.
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Remember when no company could own more than seven broadcast stations? Imagine how difficult it would be to blacklist individual performers if there were a very few stations owned by companies whose licenses or mergers were vulnerable to government action.
I absofuckinglutely can't bear that my country is here. JFC, this can't be repaired in my remaining lifetime.
The f*cked part is that this is a totally rational thing to do in an autocracy. Businesses know His Royal Majesty can make doing business inordinately difficult, so they lavish him with gifts and praise his greatness and etc etc
I passionately hate that we're here
I passionately hate that we're here
Tim Cook pathetically kisses Trump's ass by pretending him with a "24 karat gold" gift
August 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I absofuckinglutely can't bear that my country is here. JFC, this can't be repaired in my remaining lifetime.
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Trump Admin public affairs shops are openly trolling. Now they're posting white nationalist messages and the target audience is hearing it loud and clear. As a former Army spokesman I find it incredibly dangerous. My latest dives into the meaning in DHS's most recent 'Manifest Destiny' meme.
That's not a dog whistle
It's clear that white supremacists are currently running the social media and public relations shops of Federal agencies and that's dangerous for all of us
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July 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump Admin public affairs shops are openly trolling. Now they're posting white nationalist messages and the target audience is hearing it loud and clear. As a former Army spokesman I find it incredibly dangerous. My latest dives into the meaning in DHS's most recent 'Manifest Destiny' meme.
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This is most Menards thing I’ve ever seen
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is most Menards thing I’ve ever seen
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“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
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FUTURE: “So, yeah, long story short, I pivoted from studying novel pathogen transmission in modern urban environments to mining lithium. Is it a good application of my 8 years of post-secondary education and does it pay enough to cover my bills? No. But I’m told I’m much more productive now!”
April 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
FUTURE: “So, yeah, long story short, I pivoted from studying novel pathogen transmission in modern urban environments to mining lithium. Is it a good application of my 8 years of post-secondary education and does it pay enough to cover my bills? No. But I’m told I’m much more productive now!”
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Fun fact: the last tv made in the US out of US manufactured components, was 1995, 30 years ago.
Since then no TVs have been made in the US out of US manufactured components and materials.
The US has not been able to domestically make televisions for over a quarter century
Since then no TVs have been made in the US out of US manufactured components and materials.
The US has not been able to domestically make televisions for over a quarter century
April 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Fun fact: the last tv made in the US out of US manufactured components, was 1995, 30 years ago.
Since then no TVs have been made in the US out of US manufactured components and materials.
The US has not been able to domestically make televisions for over a quarter century
Since then no TVs have been made in the US out of US manufactured components and materials.
The US has not been able to domestically make televisions for over a quarter century
Trump’s Threats to the Constitution Are Happening in Real Time, Not (Just) in a Third Term www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/31/t...
Trump's Threats to the Constitution Are Happening in Real Time, Not (Just) in a Third Term - emptywheel
Trump managed to hijack any discussion of the many things he did to solidify authoritarian power last week by getting everyone to talk about a hypothetical assault on democracy that remains several ye...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump’s Threats to the Constitution Are Happening in Real Time, Not (Just) in a Third Term www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/31/t...
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This is appropriate with the GOP sitting on their butts while Dump screwing up Biden’s economy and Muskrat doing his best to screw up federal agencies
March 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is appropriate with the GOP sitting on their butts while Dump screwing up Biden’s economy and Muskrat doing his best to screw up federal agencies
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As someone who chooses to shave his mostly bald head, I really like what Hakeem Jeffries has done with his marvelous hair.
February 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
As someone who chooses to shave his mostly bald head, I really like what Hakeem Jeffries has done with his marvelous hair.
So, who had 8 hours on their game card for how long it would take Orange Twittler to blame the air disaster on DEI?
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So, who had 8 hours on their game card for how long it would take Orange Twittler to blame the air disaster on DEI?
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If a plea for kindness and empathy makes you furious, you might be a sociopath.
January 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If a plea for kindness and empathy makes you furious, you might be a sociopath.
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Whatever else happens today, I can celebrate that I'm no longer represented in Congress by Lauren Boebert. Her replacement probably won't cast votes significantly different from hers, but at least he doesn't appear to be an attention hound.
January 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Whatever else happens today, I can celebrate that I'm no longer represented in Congress by Lauren Boebert. Her replacement probably won't cast votes significantly different from hers, but at least he doesn't appear to be an attention hound.
Mountain wave clouds with some embedded lenticulars, forming over the Wet Mountains in SE Colorado. These often present as lines of clouds parallel to the SE-NW trending ridge line, in contrast to the usual W->E wind flow here. The Wets adjoin the Great Plains.
December 26, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Mountain wave clouds with some embedded lenticulars, forming over the Wet Mountains in SE Colorado. These often present as lines of clouds parallel to the SE-NW trending ridge line, in contrast to the usual W->E wind flow here. The Wets adjoin the Great Plains.
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Cat’s never keep their mouths shut.
December 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Cat’s never keep their mouths shut.
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Earlier this week, Bret Stephens, a house conservative at the New York Times wrote a particularly terrible piece titled “Done With Never Trump.” @therickwilson.bsky.social wrote a reply to Bret. Never Trump means Never Trump. If you agree, please share it widely.
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Forever Never Trump
My Response To Bret Stephens
therickwilson.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Earlier this week, Bret Stephens, a house conservative at the New York Times wrote a particularly terrible piece titled “Done With Never Trump.” @therickwilson.bsky.social wrote a reply to Bret. Never Trump means Never Trump. If you agree, please share it widely.
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
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Well, thank God we still have Snopes to set us straight!
December 3, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Well, thank God we still have Snopes to set us straight!