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Ben Wheeler
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The ribs are looking good!
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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LOL!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Our house has looked like this since well before Halloween.
Two Christmas trees flanking a fireplace with a Christmas wreath above the mantle, nutcrackers and garlands on the mantle, stockings hanging from the mantle, and a nutcracker picture hanging on the wall - plus lots of other Christmas decorations.
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I have rule that I don’t talk about that.

I can say that I stepped on this log and it rolled.
A log in a parking lot.
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Shortly afterwards this happened.
Me in a hospital bed wearing hair cap and mask. Shot of my left leg in a bandage and knee brace while in a hospital bed. Wider shot of me in a hospital bed wearing a hair cap and mask. Shot of my leg during physical therapy with the bandage removed but the knee brace still on.
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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I had an MRI once. The results were the best. The doctors were really impressed. The images showed absolutely nothing wrong with my brain.
Complete avulsion of the proximal patellar tendon from the inferior pole of the patella with partial tearing of the retracted patellar tendon. Small avulsion fracture fragments in the proximal patellar tendon. Grade 3 cartilage injury of the patellar apex. Moderate-sized joint effusion. Extensive periarticular edema. Report Ends
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I can’t see the northern lights, but my camera picked them up. Not very spectacular compared to other pictures I see from Canada or Minnesota, but not bad for Arlington, Texas.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...
Application (24A970) for stay presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The order heretofore entered by Justice Kavanaugh is vacated. Justice Thomas, Jus- tice Alito, and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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The following testimony was given by NCIS Special Agent John Little during a pretrial detention hearing in the Eastern District of North Carolina on 8/11/2021 on a weapons charge: “

“Mr. Maurino states he's got seven MAC-11s, about eight. .38s, and
nine 9s… firearms were never recovered.“
Q. And can you put some context to Government's Exhibit 8 for the Court? A. Yes. The group chat overall appeared similar -- to have similar ideas about minorities and Jewish individuals that the -- what I would call the Boise group does. They also had similar interests in firearms and conducted -- kind of on the advice of Mr. Maurino, kind of had the same style of OPSEC. Mr. Maurino would direct the group to use Wire for certain things or say, I would talk to you in person about certain things when it came to firearms. Specifically turning to the first page of the exhibit, this is an image from -- again, this is from a manual review of the phone. Mr. - they're talking about a trip to West Virginia they're going to make us a group to -- to shoot. And they're talking about the types of ammo they need to get. Mr. Maurino states he's got seven MAC-11s, about eight. .38s, and nine 9s. It appears to be he's referring to firearms. Therewas -- these types of firearms were never recovered. In fact, just above that, where Maurino says, I've got seven MAC-11s, the previous text or entry is, I'll need list of ammo to get? A. Correct. So these -- the -- these firearms would have different calibers. And it appears they're -- they're trying to figure out what calibers they -- they need to purchase. Q. And what is a MAC-11, if you know, sir?
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Their relationship is the “worst-kept secret“ in Washington. They almost certainly discussed this between the sheets.

www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-f...
Lewandowski—whose alleged relationship with Noem has been described as D.C.’s“worst-kept secret”—has been referred to as Noem’s “gatekeeper,” operating as a special government employee who travels with her, weighs in on personnel, and shapes enforcement.
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Mittens trying to grab Piper. Piper is completely unaware as she focuses on going out with Daddy.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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It looks like they said exhausted.
Congress has failed to appropriate funds to pay for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for this fiscal year. The Executive Branch has since exhausted the entirety of its SNAP contingency reserve, which amounted to over $5 billion. But that will be only enough to cover partial payments for the month of November. Such a funding lapse is a crisis. But it is a crisis occasioned by congressional failure and one that can only be solved through congressional action.
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I think it sounds more like commingling funds or other financial shenanigans.
Ronald Holmes III National Finance Director - Graham for Maine Over the past few months, l've had the privilege of serving as National Finance Director for the Graham for Maine campaign. Today, I resigned from that role effective immediately. : I joined this campaign because I believed in building something different - a campaign of fresh energy, integrity, and reform-minded thinking in a political system that often resists exactly those things. Somewhere along the way, I began to feel that my professional standards as a campaign professional no longer fully aligned with those of the campaign. I'm proud of the people who showed up with good hearts and clear purpose and the lessons that came with the work. I wish the campaign and the voters in Maine well as they continue forward with selecting a nominee who they believe is best suited to meet the moment and flip this critical must win seat for us to take back the U.S. Senate in 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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And now facing me.
Piper with butterfly wings facing me.
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Piper looking up at me.
Piper wearing butterfly wings sitting in front of me and looking up at me.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Piper is a Bernese Butterfly!!
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Had to put the Halloween decorations back up. We had some very strong winds earlier in the week.
Halloween decorations in the front yard. Our Halloween graveyard.
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Three pictures of animals labeled Tiger, Elephant, and Giraffe.
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Smoked pork butt!
October 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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At a high school football game.
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Ditto!
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Sarcasm. It’s excuse given by the GOP congressman.
"Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distrikyted American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye. My office was among those that were subjected to this ruse," the GOP congressman said in a statement obtained by CNN on Thursday.
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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More cows!
October 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Found the cows!!
October 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Piper enjoys looking for cows and horses!
October 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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A picture my wife took back in 2019.
Varik staring over the back seat of my car looking for me. I apparently left them in the car to go into some business. Separation anxiety was real for him!
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM