@eileen901.bsky.social
Old white woman who's still got fight in her. Criminal investigator for a federal agency, hoping my job won't get nuked until I can retire (2 years!); Mom, Grandmother who loves to bake, cook and garden; family genealogist (since 1979).
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#Genealogy Names I'm searching:
Hollis
Balser
Bauodin
Jeffrey
Whitten
Bickers
Massey
Dearth
Shropshire
Knoblock/Knobloch
Balser
Niswonger
Toups
Hollis
Balser
Bauodin
Jeffrey
Whitten
Bickers
Massey
Dearth
Shropshire
Knoblock/Knobloch
Balser
Niswonger
Toups
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Our deficit is exploding from all these lost taxes coupled with out of control spending
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Our deficit is exploding from all these lost taxes coupled with out of control spending
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LEFT: Grok lying about what the Dems said
RIGHT: Chat GPT fact-checking Grok on what the Dems actually said
Bottom Line: Elon is building a weapon of mass disinformation and right wing propaganda in Memphis
RIGHT: Chat GPT fact-checking Grok on what the Dems actually said
Bottom Line: Elon is building a weapon of mass disinformation and right wing propaganda in Memphis
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
LEFT: Grok lying about what the Dems said
RIGHT: Chat GPT fact-checking Grok on what the Dems actually said
Bottom Line: Elon is building a weapon of mass disinformation and right wing propaganda in Memphis
RIGHT: Chat GPT fact-checking Grok on what the Dems actually said
Bottom Line: Elon is building a weapon of mass disinformation and right wing propaganda in Memphis
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Things are getting delightfully weird
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Things are getting delightfully weird
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
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What the hell: The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” and triggered a standoff with armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map. 🧵 1/
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What the hell: The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” and triggered a standoff with armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map. 🧵 1/
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May this picture spread as far and wide as Trump's Covid.
October 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
May this picture spread as far and wide as Trump's Covid.
I bought my son a Furby when they first came out. We opened it up and he said "it's kind of creepy mom" - it opened it's eyes and said "don't be scared". It went straight outside to the trash can.
I think the technical term to describe this scenario is "what the absolute fuck"
The maximum acceptable level of risk for an "AI-powered toy" targeted at young children is absolutely too low for use of an off-the-shelf commercial LLM to EVER be a reasonable choice. gizmodo.com/ai-powered-t...
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I bought my son a Furby when they first came out. We opened it up and he said "it's kind of creepy mom" - it opened it's eyes and said "don't be scared". It went straight outside to the trash can.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
#Genealogy #stubbornmystery This is the grave marker for Pocahontas Madora Whitten (nee Rogers). It's kind of hard to see, but at the bottom there's a carving that reads "she and her 3 little ones rest in peace". She would have been 29 at her death and I can't find anything about the
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#Genealogy #stubbornmystery This is the grave marker for Pocahontas Madora Whitten (nee Rogers). It's kind of hard to see, but at the bottom there's a carving that reads "she and her 3 little ones rest in peace". She would have been 29 at her death and I can't find anything about the
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#Genealogy Interesting. I have a 3rd G-grandmother that was named "Thursday" and a granddaughter who is named "Wednesday".
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#Genealogy Interesting. I have a 3rd G-grandmother that was named "Thursday" and a granddaughter who is named "Wednesday".
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
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My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
#Genealogy A newspaper mention of when my dad was released from the Army after WWII. They were living in Buntyn Station at the time. 40 years later, I too would live in Buntyn Station when I was in Law School.
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
#Genealogy A newspaper mention of when my dad was released from the Army after WWII. They were living in Buntyn Station at the time. 40 years later, I too would live in Buntyn Station when I was in Law School.
#Genealogy. I love going through old newspapers. There was a rabies outbreak in Memphis in 1931. My dad, aunt and grandparents all had to undergo rabies shots. Back then, they gave you multiple shots in your belly several times over the span of a week or weeks. My dad said it was painful.
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
#Genealogy. I love going through old newspapers. There was a rabies outbreak in Memphis in 1931. My dad, aunt and grandparents all had to undergo rabies shots. Back then, they gave you multiple shots in your belly several times over the span of a week or weeks. My dad said it was painful.
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Lawrence says Boebert tweeted a taunting tweet to the administration after having THE meeting in the Situation Room.
THEY KNOW SOMETHING
WHAT DOES MTG AND BOEBERT KNOW???????
BOEBERT TAUNTED HIM???
THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND AREN'T AFRAID OF HIM ANYMORE
THEY KNOW SOMETHING
WHAT DOES MTG AND BOEBERT KNOW???????
BOEBERT TAUNTED HIM???
THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND AREN'T AFRAID OF HIM ANYMORE
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Lawrence says Boebert tweeted a taunting tweet to the administration after having THE meeting in the Situation Room.
THEY KNOW SOMETHING
WHAT DOES MTG AND BOEBERT KNOW???????
BOEBERT TAUNTED HIM???
THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND AREN'T AFRAID OF HIM ANYMORE
THEY KNOW SOMETHING
WHAT DOES MTG AND BOEBERT KNOW???????
BOEBERT TAUNTED HIM???
THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND AREN'T AFRAID OF HIM ANYMORE
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Prescient
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Prescient
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I refuse to support a funding bill that fails to address the Republican health care crisis.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I refuse to support a funding bill that fails to address the Republican health care crisis.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
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Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
@schumer.senate.gov YOU ARE DISGUSTING. You just sold us out for nothing. I'd say shame on you - but you are incapable of shame. You are not fit for the job you hold and remain a huge disappointment.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
@schumer.senate.gov YOU ARE DISGUSTING. You just sold us out for nothing. I'd say shame on you - but you are incapable of shame. You are not fit for the job you hold and remain a huge disappointment.