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NeighborDave
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Lurker. Occasional Like'r. Meta/Twitter deserter. Drummer, E mountain biker
#NAFO #GenerationJones #Connecticut #NewEngland
We had the Whalers stolen from us, This is the basketball capital of America, the Sun should stay here.
CT Insider confirmed what was clear: the NBA/WNBA are engaging in what can only be seen as antitrust behavior. Lasry has the money and state support to buy the Sun. Mohegan wants to keep the team in Connecticut. Is Adam Silver sure he wants this to end up in court? apple.news/A1TH80h_vQ6K...
Dan Haar: CT has matched Boston's offer for the Sun but WNBA is blocking a deal, sources say — CT Insider
Hopes for the home state to keep the Connecticut Sun WNBA basketball team have gained strength based on an eager buyer and a willing seller, but the league's hardline position on a move to Hartford is...
apple.news
August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Senator Chris Murphy is three (3) things:

• An American Patriot
• An American Hero
• A soon-to-be fourth term Connecticut Senator

#RepostThisEverywhere
Chris Murphy goes all in on funding bill boycott as Dems seek bipartisanship
The politically ambitious Connecticut Democrat is walking away from bipartisan government funding negotiations as his party clamors for a seat at the table.
www.politico.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Panthers’ Mackie Samoskevich Takes Stanley Cup to Sandy Hook Elementary Memorial

https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/148915/

Florida Panthers winger Mackie Samoskevich, a native of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, brought the Stanley Cup to the Sandy…
Panthers' Mackie Samoskevich Takes Stanley Cup to Sandy Hook Elementary Memorial - NHL
Florida Panthers winger Mackie Samoskevich, a native of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, brought the Stanley Cup to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Memorial to honor
www.rawchili.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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August 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
About a mile from my house, I have miles of trails to ride.
#emtb #mtb
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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“Connecticut Public, which provides both NPR and PBS programming, gets about $2 million each year in federal funds via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That’s about 10% of its budget.”

www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-07...
CT Public says federal funding cuts for public media pose a 'serious challenge'
Connecticut Public's CEO says the organization plans to launch additional fundraising campaigns focused on growing monthly donor support. It’s also exploring ways to broaden philanthropic investment a...
www.ctpublic.org
July 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So I blew a tire 8 miles into my ride. No spare tube, so I walked 8.6 miles (downhill thankfully) to the parking lot. That SUCKED!
Then,what are the odds that two different e mountain bikers would meet up coming out of the woods from separate trails BOTH with flats? I don't want to do that math.
July 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
1. If you follow me you'll see I post a lot about ebikes. I followed a FB group for ebikes and saw a post asking if anyone conceal carries on their rides?
What the actual fuck?
Where the fuck are you riding that you feel you need a gun?
July 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Atlantic profiles Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy: “He came to feel that the new right—skeptical of free-market libertarianism and eager to use state power to impose its values on American institutions, including Big Business—was asking the right questions, even if its answers were alarming.”
What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right
The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.
www.theatlantic.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Short and sweet. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Mission accomplished.
June 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Connecticut Bans Bitcoin Investments by the State—While Others Race to Build Crypto Reserves

Connecticut has officially passed a bill banning all state and local government investments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
www.cryptoninjas.net/news/connect...
Connecticut Bans Bitcoin Investments by the State—While Others Race to Build Crypto Reserves
Connecticut has officially passed a bill banning all state and local government investments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
www.cryptoninjas.net
June 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I had a visitor this morning.
June 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another trip around the sun.
a computer generated image of the solar system showing the sun and planets
ALT: a computer generated image of the solar system showing the sun and planets
media.tenor.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Currently...
June 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
After endless rain, I'm finally able to stop doom scrolling and ride to the mountain top.
#emtb #mtb
June 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This 12th grader might not make it to his graduation on Tuesday.
#FUCKICE
#CONNECTICUT
June 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Way to go LA!!!!
June 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Maths is hard
June 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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GO, ROSA!
🔥 @delauro.house.gov lights up Trump’s budget guy Russell Vought
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Welp, that’s our Linda, wrapped in her own veil of ignorance.
Lee: Would say it would be “illegal DEI” for a lesson plan on the Tulsa race massacre?

McMahon: I’d have to get back to you

Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is?

McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.
June 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The U.S. on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and unconditional cease-fire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and the resumption of full-scale humanitarian aid deliveries.
U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Demanding Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire
The Security Council resolution also sought the release of all the hostages and the resumption of full-scale aid deliveries.
trib.al
June 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Gunman opens fire at Connecticut mall, injures 5 people
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM