Colin Summers
@colinsummers.bsky.social
Pilot, architect, father, inventor, programmer. A couple of those I'm good at.
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
What am I thankful for?
I am thankful that whatever happened to Elon Musk didn’t happen to me. Apparently the one thing he wishes he could do is make people laugh. Then you see this and realize he doesn’t know why people laugh at all.
Horrific. And tragically sad. For him and humanity.
I am thankful that whatever happened to Elon Musk didn’t happen to me. Apparently the one thing he wishes he could do is make people laugh. Then you see this and realize he doesn’t know why people laugh at all.
Horrific. And tragically sad. For him and humanity.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What am I thankful for?
I am thankful that whatever happened to Elon Musk didn’t happen to me. Apparently the one thing he wishes he could do is make people laugh. Then you see this and realize he doesn’t know why people laugh at all.
Horrific. And tragically sad. For him and humanity.
I am thankful that whatever happened to Elon Musk didn’t happen to me. Apparently the one thing he wishes he could do is make people laugh. Then you see this and realize he doesn’t know why people laugh at all.
Horrific. And tragically sad. For him and humanity.
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
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I was like, why did I gain hundreds of followers, and then I saw this
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I was like, why did I gain hundreds of followers, and then I saw this
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Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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This is what I like to see!!!
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is what I like to see!!!
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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The universe does things on a subatomic level that would get you arrested for bank fraud if you tried the financial equivalent.
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The universe does things on a subatomic level that would get you arrested for bank fraud if you tried the financial equivalent.
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“Did Men Ruin the Presidency?”
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“Did Men Ruin the Presidency?”
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Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
November 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
Fifteen is not “barely legal.”
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fifteen is not “barely legal.”
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I don't like the president very much
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I don't like the president very much
"Oh no, things are so dark, what do we have to look forward to?” – America
Russia: “Fear not!”
Russia: “Fear not!”
18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs is sent to jail for a third time as Kremlin mounts a no-limits crackdown on any signs of dissent or opposition in Russia
u.afp.com/SnNA
u.afp.com/SnNA
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"Oh no, things are so dark, what do we have to look forward to?” – America
Russia: “Fear not!”
Russia: “Fear not!”
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You need to know how to do two things to be a successful mid-career fisheries scientist:
1. Skim and delete emails
2. Dual-factor Authentication
Know about fish? That's a bonus!
1. Skim and delete emails
2. Dual-factor Authentication
Know about fish? That's a bonus!
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You need to know how to do two things to be a successful mid-career fisheries scientist:
1. Skim and delete emails
2. Dual-factor Authentication
Know about fish? That's a bonus!
1. Skim and delete emails
2. Dual-factor Authentication
Know about fish? That's a bonus!
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
If you are talking about an intersection set, I agree
We all have those 478 people we can't stand
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
If you are talking about an intersection set, I agree
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LA County developed a publicly owned and open source voting system that supports 18 different languages. It's ADA compliant. (Though a second generation voting machine is coming out to make it easier for low vision and blind voters).
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
LA County developed a publicly owned and open source voting system that supports 18 different languages. It's ADA compliant. (Though a second generation voting machine is coming out to make it easier for low vision and blind voters).
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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so pumped for sharia law and transgender for everybody
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
so pumped for sharia law and transgender for everybody
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.