Bill
@foolrex.bsky.social
Ex-Pat living in Portugal; Retired (Attorney, Probation Officer, Therapist, Furniture Refinisher, etc.); Way too educated (BA,BS,MS,JD) but enjoying travel, reading and flame-working glass in retirement.
Today, I got my pilot's license from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency!
(Of course, it is just for a drone under 250g, but still . . . .)
(Of course, it is just for a drone under 250g, but still . . . .)
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Today, I got my pilot's license from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency!
(Of course, it is just for a drone under 250g, but still . . . .)
(Of course, it is just for a drone under 250g, but still . . . .)
Trump is trying to provoke a response so that he can invoke the Insurrection Act. Then it is "game over" for democracy.
A difficult situation because doing nothing invites a slide to fascism. So, non-violence and humor (some of the antics used in Portland) will help.
A difficult situation because doing nothing invites a slide to fascism. So, non-violence and humor (some of the antics used in Portland) will help.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump is trying to provoke a response so that he can invoke the Insurrection Act. Then it is "game over" for democracy.
A difficult situation because doing nothing invites a slide to fascism. So, non-violence and humor (some of the antics used in Portland) will help.
A difficult situation because doing nothing invites a slide to fascism. So, non-violence and humor (some of the antics used in Portland) will help.
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🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
Does the shutdown mean the National Guard(eners) won't be available to rake leaves in Democratic run cities?
October 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Does the shutdown mean the National Guard(eners) won't be available to rake leaves in Democratic run cities?
Last night's dinner - homemade chili (NO BEANS!) and cornbread. (NB-I make my own chili paste from dried chilies rather than the powered stuff. Approx. 1 c chili paste to approximate. 4 lbs beef, cut by hand into 3/8 inch cubes)
#food
#food
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last night's dinner - homemade chili (NO BEANS!) and cornbread. (NB-I make my own chili paste from dried chilies rather than the powered stuff. Approx. 1 c chili paste to approximate. 4 lbs beef, cut by hand into 3/8 inch cubes)
#food
#food
Whose violent political rhetoric has caused all this?
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Whose violent political rhetoric has caused all this?
Former NWS officials told the New York Times that the problem appeared to be that NWS had lost the staffers who would communicate with local authorities to warn of dangerous conditions. The NWS published flash flood warnings but safety officials didn’t send out public warnings until hours later.
July 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Former NWS officials told the New York Times that the problem appeared to be that NWS had lost the staffers who would communicate with local authorities to warn of dangerous conditions. The NWS published flash flood warnings but safety officials didn’t send out public warnings until hours later.
Can anyone tell me under what legal authority did the US bomb Iran? US was not attacked, no "clear and present danger," and no declaration of war by Congress. WTF?
June 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Can anyone tell me under what legal authority did the US bomb Iran? US was not attacked, no "clear and present danger," and no declaration of war by Congress. WTF?
Feeling kind of . . . .
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BRIDGE AND TUNNEL / ORIGINAL SONG / SWEET MEGG / LIVE
YouTube video by Sweet Megg (Sweet Megg)
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May 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Feeling kind of . . . .
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Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
May 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
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Here’s everything to know about our nationwide day of defiance on June 14. You can sign up for No Kings now.👇
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
May 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here’s everything to know about our nationwide day of defiance on June 14. You can sign up for No Kings now.👇
Trump attacks Zelensky for not backing his peace plan.
But would Trump like to be remembered as the President who gave up Texas to foreign invaders?
But would Trump like to be remembered as the President who gave up Texas to foreign invaders?
April 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump attacks Zelensky for not backing his peace plan.
But would Trump like to be remembered as the President who gave up Texas to foreign invaders?
But would Trump like to be remembered as the President who gave up Texas to foreign invaders?
Has anyone tried this? Can you describe the taste/texture?
April 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Has anyone tried this? Can you describe the taste/texture?
Inside Chiang Mai's "Silver Temple" -
March 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Inside Chiang Mai's "Silver Temple" -
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Dear Blue Sky folks: READ THIS! PAY ATTENTION! Keep your eyes open. Pass this on!
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.
Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...
theins.ru
January 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Dear Blue Sky folks: READ THIS! PAY ATTENTION! Keep your eyes open. Pass this on!
In the 1860s, Republicans invented the income tax to guarantee both that the nation’s bills got paid and that the burden would fall “not upon each man an equal amount,” as Senator Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) put it then, “but a tax proportionate to his ability to pay.”
January 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In the 1860s, Republicans invented the income tax to guarantee both that the nation’s bills got paid and that the burden would fall “not upon each man an equal amount,” as Senator Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) put it then, “but a tax proportionate to his ability to pay.”
I second this. Every time I donate to Wikipedia, they thank me and say that I am one of the few users that donates. A shame.
If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
I second this. Every time I donate to Wikipedia, they thank me and say that I am one of the few users that donates. A shame.
Listening to some new vinyl. Roy Buchanan, live at Austin City Limits way back on November 15, 1976. (New West Records)
As a student in the Radio-TV-Film program,I had access to tickets to the, then, almost unknown TV show taping. I was present. Find a copy or stream it somewhere. Amazing.
As a student in the Radio-TV-Film program,I had access to tickets to the, then, almost unknown TV show taping. I was present. Find a copy or stream it somewhere. Amazing.
December 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Listening to some new vinyl. Roy Buchanan, live at Austin City Limits way back on November 15, 1976. (New West Records)
As a student in the Radio-TV-Film program,I had access to tickets to the, then, almost unknown TV show taping. I was present. Find a copy or stream it somewhere. Amazing.
As a student in the Radio-TV-Film program,I had access to tickets to the, then, almost unknown TV show taping. I was present. Find a copy or stream it somewhere. Amazing.
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The Framers answer to this would absolutely have been throwing the President in state jail. While he was VP, Aaron Burr had two outstanding state warrants against him!
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
NEW: Judge Merchan grants a joint request from Trump's attorneys and the Manhattan DA's office to delay proceedings by a week—till next Tuesday, 11/19—while both sides figure out how the election affects sentencing in Trump's NY criminal case www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/p...
November 12, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The Framers answer to this would absolutely have been throwing the President in state jail. While he was VP, Aaron Burr had two outstanding state warrants against him!
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
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This Spoonbill just posed so beautifully. Taken from a kayak in Sinaloa MX. This is an interesting area it's a cactus forest that meets the mangroves. Highest density of organ pipe cactus in the world.
November 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM
This Spoonbill just posed so beautifully. Taken from a kayak in Sinaloa MX. This is an interesting area it's a cactus forest that meets the mangroves. Highest density of organ pipe cactus in the world.