Frank - NC
@frank-nc.bsky.social
Retired engineer. Former pilot. Politics, cooking, science. Blue dot in a red NC county.
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
September 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
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After years of incendiary rhetoric from Trump and his surrogates, including Charlie Kirk, their response to Kirk’s murder is…more incendiary rhetoric (using an eye raising analogy)
September 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After years of incendiary rhetoric from Trump and his surrogates, including Charlie Kirk, their response to Kirk’s murder is…more incendiary rhetoric (using an eye raising analogy)
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75 percent.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
75 percent.
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The global stock markets have declared an unequivocal vote of no confidence in Donald Trump.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The global stock markets have declared an unequivocal vote of no confidence in Donald Trump.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
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James Taylor speaking for how so many of us feel. He’s not usually politically outspoken but this is a time when good men speak up
February 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
James Taylor speaking for how so many of us feel. He’s not usually politically outspoken but this is a time when good men speak up
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Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon - The New York Times - www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon - The New York Times - www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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6 questions, 3 scotches.
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
6 questions, 3 scotches.
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She said, “May I ask you to have mercy Mr. President on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away." If Mike Johnson thinks that’s “radical,” perhaps he has a fundamental misunderstanding of his own religion.
January 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
She said, “May I ask you to have mercy Mr. President on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away." If Mike Johnson thinks that’s “radical,” perhaps he has a fundamental misunderstanding of his own religion.
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South Korea just made history with the arrest of its first sitting president, Yoon Suk Yeol. Meanwhile, in the U.S., we still struggle to hold high-ranking officials accountable. This stark contrast raises questions about how far we’re willing to go to uphold the rule of law at home.
January 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
South Korea just made history with the arrest of its first sitting president, Yoon Suk Yeol. Meanwhile, in the U.S., we still struggle to hold high-ranking officials accountable. This stark contrast raises questions about how far we’re willing to go to uphold the rule of law at home.
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I triggered a few MAGAs with this one.
Probably should've kept it to myself, but I woke up after two hours of sleep just furious with people in this country, and had to sound off.
Probably should've kept it to myself, but I woke up after two hours of sleep just furious with people in this country, and had to sound off.
January 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I triggered a few MAGAs with this one.
Probably should've kept it to myself, but I woke up after two hours of sleep just furious with people in this country, and had to sound off.
Probably should've kept it to myself, but I woke up after two hours of sleep just furious with people in this country, and had to sound off.
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
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Not to normalize the idea of a president-elect attacking a judge in this unhinged manner, but it was actually, the US Supreme Court that declined to lift the gag order on Trump.
December 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Not to normalize the idea of a president-elect attacking a judge in this unhinged manner, but it was actually, the US Supreme Court that declined to lift the gag order on Trump.
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Oh interesting, I was told Republicans were the party of constitutionalism
Trump reiterated this morning on Meet the Press that he intends to end birthright citizenship. When told the 14th Amendment says all persons born in the US are citizens, he said, “Well, we’re going to have it changed. We have to end it.”
December 8, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Oh interesting, I was told Republicans were the party of constitutionalism
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Ukraine took out Russian troops and Israel tied up Hezbolla, as soon as the foreign support fell Assad collapsed. It was a completely artificially propped up country.
December 7, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Ukraine took out Russian troops and Israel tied up Hezbolla, as soon as the foreign support fell Assad collapsed. It was a completely artificially propped up country.
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Russia can no longer support what is left of their sad little empire. What was started in the 1980’s should be finished soon. They have no money, limited resources, and an outdated military. They are a paper tiger.
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Russia can no longer support what is left of their sad little empire. What was started in the 1980’s should be finished soon. They have no money, limited resources, and an outdated military. They are a paper tiger.
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Boom!!!!!
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the $965 million verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a unanimous decision, saying there's “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to families of Sandy Hook victims.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the $965 million verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a unanimous decision, saying there's “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to families of Sandy Hook victims.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
December 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Boom!!!!!
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the $965 million verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a unanimous decision, saying there's “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to families of Sandy Hook victims.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the $965 million verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a unanimous decision, saying there's “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to families of Sandy Hook victims.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
