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Dave Mammen
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Retired. Like nature, photography, space, science, travel and books. Can be snarky when leaders are lying and/or behaving badly.
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Ukraine is showing no gratitude for Trump attempting to unconditionally surrender on their behalf. Can you believe it?
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Looks like 3I/ATLAS is a comet, not a spcecraft. Too bad, I was hoping for someone we could surrender to.
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Ironic too, or hypocritical that the GOP congress who are so critical of people “not working and collecting a gov’t check” are sitting at home not working and collecting a government check?
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Ironic, isn’t it? Or just hypocritical, that a portrait of a “beardo” slave-holding traitor was put back on display at West Point by Hegseth?
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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There’s nothing like hearing that the crazy msn wants to start playing with the nuclear missiles.
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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So can Mexico’s President bomb trucks in America that she thinks are carrying guns to cartels? Or bomb the gun manufacturers in the U.S. that produce those illegal guns? Would that be okay?
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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I asked ChatGPT what proof was being cited to support the announcement of the link between autism and Tylenol. I got a lengthy response about rigorous studies that contradict the claim, but ChatGPT’s response started with:

“There is no proof”.
September 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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If we only oppose violence when it hits “us”… violence isn’t our enemy.

If we condemn lies only from others…truth isn’t what we value.
September 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Hegseth said this about the attack on Iran: “President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history...”

With respect to all involved, it wasn’t even the most complex operation this YEAR. Operation Roughrider in March was larger and more complex. So was D-Day.
July 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Public Environmental Data Partners archives climate datasets, uploading copies to public repositories and cataloging where and how to find them if they go missing from government websites. Scholars explain: #climatechange #data #epa #NOAA https://buff.ly/4b9ZbxY
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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In a cheerful nod to the past, Crayola is bringing back some retired colors.

Welcome back:

• Dandelion
• Blizzard Blue
• Magic Mint
• Mulberry
• Orange Red
• Violet Blue
• Lemon Yellow
• Raw Umber

You know, happy news is pretty scarce…
February 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Great thread on providing practical helps to disaster victims from someone who’s been there.
rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social Rachel Haimowitz @rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social · Jan 12
A long thread for folks who want to help victims of the CA fires, from a victim in the heart of Hurricane Helene:

1) MONEY. OH MY GOD WE NEED MONEY. But scammers, you say! Yes, and you need to be careful. Stick to vetted charities, crowdfunds of people you know or who ppl you trust will vounch for.
January 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A reminder about proper arrangement of adjectives.
January 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Bette Middler’s non-fat, dairy-free, lo-cal eggnog recipe:

Bourbon
January 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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The real story here is that Tupperware’s inventory manager discovered that none of the lids in the warehouses fit any of the bowls.

www.cnn.com/2024/09/18/b...
‘The party is over’ as Tupperware files for bankruptcy after years of troubles | CNN Business
Tupperware, known the world over for its plastic food storage containers, has filed for bankruptcy after years of falling popularity and financial troubles.
www.cnn.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#20 Life After Suicide, Jennifer Ashton, M.D.

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White book cover, featuring two groups of people seen from a distance above, gathered together to look like forearms and hands reaching toward each other. About a dozen or so people scattered individually around each hand-shaped group. Book title Life After Suicide in upper case black letters above the hand images. Subtitle in uppercase red letters below the hand images is Finding Courage and Community After Unthinkable Loss, followed by author’s name, Jennifer Ashton, M.D.
December 9, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#19 Under a Desert Sky, Lynne Hartke

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Book cover shows Orange Sky above a sunset that silhouettes distant mountains in light shadow and a near one in the foreground darkly. Foreground includes silhouettes of cactus. At the top in white uppercase block letters is author’s name Lynne Hartke. Book’s title Under a Desert Sky appears in large white cursive lettering in 3 lines in the center.
December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#18 Decisive, Chip and Dan Heath

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December 6, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#18 The Eloquence of the Sardine, Bill Francois

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Book cover. Blue seawater with fish in a circle. Octopus at top left, eel at top right, salmon in bottom left, swordfish in bottom right. Center of the circle is white with book title “The Eloquence of the Sardine in blue uppercase letters inside. Below is the subtitle The Secret Lives of Fish and Other Underwater Mysteries in smaller black letters.
December 5, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#17 Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, Christopher McDougall

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Book cover. Photo of Native American on a mountain peak, looking out into a mountain range under a clear blue sky. At top of the photo - National Bestseller in white, next Born to Run in larger, yellow letters, and then the subtitle in white: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, then author’s name, Christopher McDougall in yellows
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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BlueSky is so much nicer, and so much more fun than, well, you know, the bad place.
December 4, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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Neighbors Re always willing to stop and chat.
December 4, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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Space is big, so very, very big!
farlife.bsky.social FarLife @farlife.bsky.social · Dec 2
FarLife Fun Fact:

• The average distance between galaxies is about one million light-years.
December 4, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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Size comparison of the solar system in 3D:

📽️ Credit: Global Data
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#16 Isaac Newton, James Gleick

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White book cover with author James Gleick’s name at the top in black and Isaac Newton in large black stylized serif font in two lines near the bottom.
December 3, 2024 at 3:54 PM