John M.
@jem8998b.bsky.social
Ohio park enthusiast who loves biking. I appreciate good public education and libraries.
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Multi panel MW , Cygnus region.. ASI2600 + sigma 50mm
#astronomy
#astronomy
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Multi panel MW , Cygnus region.. ASI2600 + sigma 50mm
#astronomy
#astronomy
Don't forget the next generations.
My hero is the person who, while building this wall over a century ago, also thought to attach this little complimentary stone staircase to it to make life easier for walkers on their way to and from the rain-fucked moorland above it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Don't forget the next generations.
Not common enough. I haven't seen one in the wild.
Here’s a #round little 🪶Common Redpoll for today’s #BirdOfTheDay post. I’m hopeful they will irrupt south and make it to my feeders this year. It’s been too long!
#VermontBirds
#VermontBirds
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Not common enough. I haven't seen one in the wild.
The new gilded age with extra corruption and cruelty.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The new gilded age with extra corruption and cruelty.
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President Donald Trump’s new global trade regime will create many losers, few winners.
Terminal Tariffs: Modeling the Final Destination of Trump’s Trade War
This piece is from a Bloomberg Economics report for the New Economy Forum which went to press in October.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
President Donald Trump’s new global trade regime will create many losers, few winners.
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Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The Quiet That Held Me
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NatureLovers #13eard_photography #13eard #ExploreOutdoors #ScenicViews #NatureBrilliance #WildernessCulture #WaterfallPhotography #ChasingWaterfalls #HiddenGems #ForestMagic #Nature #WanderTheWild #PeacefulPlaces #IntoTheWoods
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NatureLovers #13eard_photography #13eard #ExploreOutdoors #ScenicViews #NatureBrilliance #WildernessCulture #WaterfallPhotography #ChasingWaterfalls #HiddenGems #ForestMagic #Nature #WanderTheWild #PeacefulPlaces #IntoTheWoods
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Good Morning, and Happy #TwosDay
May you find what you are seeking today.
Sandhill Crane colt and parent at Ridgefield NWR yesterday.
Looks like these would also fit for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #mottled.
📷🪶🌿
May you find what you are seeking today.
Sandhill Crane colt and parent at Ridgefield NWR yesterday.
Looks like these would also fit for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #mottled.
📷🪶🌿
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Good Morning, and Happy #TwosDay
May you find what you are seeking today.
Sandhill Crane colt and parent at Ridgefield NWR yesterday.
Looks like these would also fit for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #mottled.
📷🪶🌿
May you find what you are seeking today.
Sandhill Crane colt and parent at Ridgefield NWR yesterday.
Looks like these would also fit for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #mottled.
📷🪶🌿
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“Bovino seems focused on becoming the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump immigration era, complete with the blatant racism, illegal tactics, and ignominious losing place in history.”
Another hope-filled essay by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Another hope-filled essay by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Greg Bovino is leading a rebel cavalry terrorizing America—and it's important to recognize that it's in retreat. While the trauma and terror Bovino’s raiders instill is real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Bovino seems focused on becoming the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump immigration era, complete with the blatant racism, illegal tactics, and ignominious losing place in history.”
Another hope-filled essay by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Another hope-filled essay by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Who could have predicted that putting a crackpot as head of the HHS would be a problem?
“.. a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Who could have predicted that putting a crackpot as head of the HHS would be a problem?
Egrets with different shades on no regret.
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
Both color morphs, possibly even siblings!
NIKON CORPORATION (NIKON D100)
10/Nov/2008
#Animals
#Birds
#Aves
#Ciconiiformes
#Ardeidae
#EasternReefEgret
#EgrettaSacra
Both color morphs, possibly even siblings!
NIKON CORPORATION (NIKON D100)
10/Nov/2008
#Animals
#Birds
#Aves
#Ciconiiformes
#Ardeidae
#EasternReefEgret
#EgrettaSacra
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Egrets with different shades on no regret.
China was grabbing EV market share while Elon was dismantling the US food and medicine program (USAID) for the poor in the global south. Tesla ignoring South America reflected Elon's beliefs about who was worthy of attention and respect.
Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America — without Tesla reut.rs/47WKblB
Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America — without Tesla
When Peruvian green energy entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach wanted to buy an electric vehicle in 2019, he flew 4,000 miles to California to test drive Tesla’s Model 3 sedan. But Tesla lacked an official importer and he couldn’t find a way around Peru’s complex vehicle import procedures.
reut.rs
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
China was grabbing EV market share while Elon was dismantling the US food and medicine program (USAID) for the poor in the global south. Tesla ignoring South America reflected Elon's beliefs about who was worthy of attention and respect.
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Donald Trump recently pardoned the Chinese Canadian billionaire Changpeng Zhao, who has ties with World Liberty Financial, in which the Trump family has a large stake.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DXUltp
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DXUltp
The Meaning of Trump’s Presidential Pardons
The President granted two hundred and thirty-eight pardons and commutations in his first term; less than a year into his second, he has issued nearly two thousand.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trump recently pardoned the Chinese Canadian billionaire Changpeng Zhao, who has ties with World Liberty Financial, in which the Trump family has a large stake.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DXUltp
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DXUltp
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EXCLUSIVE: “Alexis Wilkins, Patel’s girlfriend, has a security detail made up of elite FBI agents usually assigned to a SWAT team in the FBI field office in Nashville, where Wilkins spends time for her work.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI's SWAT team as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
EXCLUSIVE: “Alexis Wilkins, Patel’s girlfriend, has a security detail made up of elite FBI agents usually assigned to a SWAT team in the FBI field office in Nashville, where Wilkins spends time for her work.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Cue the Roberts Court saying that it’s not a bribe if Trump didn’t officially ask for a gold bar in return for dropping tariffs.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Cue the Roberts Court saying that it’s not a bribe if Trump didn’t officially ask for a gold bar in return for dropping tariffs.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Punishing tariffs. Out of control corruption. Political chaos in Washington.
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Punishing tariffs. Out of control corruption. Political chaos in Washington.
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
No wonder companies are hesitant about hiring.
Sorry, kids - your parents were just really, really afraid of the Woke.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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I wrote long today. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/so-how-is-...
So How Is the Illegal War Going?
The Trump administration keeps killing people in the Caribbean in the hopes of... what, exactly?
danieldrezner.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I wrote long today. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/so-how-is-...
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Cold morning sunrise in the northeast
#bluesky #sunrise #photo #photography #art #landscape #nature #sky #trees #moma #colors #apple #iphone #iphonephotography
#bluesky #sunrise #photo #photography #art #landscape #nature #sky #trees #moma #colors #apple #iphone #iphonephotography
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cold morning sunrise in the northeast
#bluesky #sunrise #photo #photography #art #landscape #nature #sky #trees #moma #colors #apple #iphone #iphonephotography
#bluesky #sunrise #photo #photography #art #landscape #nature #sky #trees #moma #colors #apple #iphone #iphonephotography
Ready for the closeup.
Bluebird’s bib. Eastern Bluebird #Kennebunk #Maine 11/25 #Sony a7CR #Tamron 150-500 @ 500mm Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Ready for the closeup.
A Creeper that is not creepy.
Super cute little Brown Creeper who visited my yard recently! #birds 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A Creeper that is not creepy.
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A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
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Meanwhile, it's being reported this morning that Trump and Pete Hegseth are ramping up their bloodthirsty and incoherent threats to wage land war on Venezuela. Note how the fact that they're threatening to do this unilaterally has been relegated to an afterthought in much of the coverage.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Meanwhile, it's being reported this morning that Trump and Pete Hegseth are ramping up their bloodthirsty and incoherent threats to wage land war on Venezuela. Note how the fact that they're threatening to do this unilaterally has been relegated to an afterthought in much of the coverage.