Jeff F.
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Connecticut yankee now a longtime Georgia resident. Believe the science; it does not have all the answers but strives for the truth. Making progress on my national parks checklist. NY Giants, UConn, Colorado State.
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My painting SEA SKY SUNRISE
October 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My painting SEA SKY SUNRISE
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Listen to Bryan
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Listen to Bryan
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For a timeline cleanse here is a beautiful sunset sky taken from the dunes on Sandy Hook on the Jersey Shore. I estimated roughly 280° of continuous color which is stupendous. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you have had a great day!
September 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For a timeline cleanse here is a beautiful sunset sky taken from the dunes on Sandy Hook on the Jersey Shore. I estimated roughly 280° of continuous color which is stupendous. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you have had a great day!
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess
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Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess
A new lawsuit indicates he's too busy chasing online clout to notice.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess
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Are we losing our minds? This is getting ridiculous and pathetic. Are we trying to kill millions of innocent children? Childhood vaccines save lives.
Abolishing them is insanity.
Governor DeSantis must either remove Joseph Ladapo as Surgeon General or have him resign.
Abolishing them is insanity.
Governor DeSantis must either remove Joseph Ladapo as Surgeon General or have him resign.
September 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Are we losing our minds? This is getting ridiculous and pathetic. Are we trying to kill millions of innocent children? Childhood vaccines save lives.
Abolishing them is insanity.
Governor DeSantis must either remove Joseph Ladapo as Surgeon General or have him resign.
Abolishing them is insanity.
Governor DeSantis must either remove Joseph Ladapo as Surgeon General or have him resign.
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A coal-fired plant in #Michigan was supposed to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1M a day.
The community had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week.
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#Coal #Energy #Policy #Health
The community had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week.
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#Coal #Energy #Policy #Health
A coal-fired plant in Michigan was supposed to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1M a day.
The community had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week.
grist.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
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August 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch
The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
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Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship
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August 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?
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July 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
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July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
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July 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The End of Colbert's Show Signals Trouble
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The End of Colbert's Show Signals Trouble
One of the first signs of authoritarianism is headwinds against comedians
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July 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The End of Colbert's Show Signals Trouble
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An All-Star Game that was once comfortably in the hands of the National League ended Tuesday night when the NL won, four homers to three, in the first tie-breaking home run swing-off in the history of the Midsummer Classic.
More from the game ⤵️
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More from the game ⤵️
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Kyle Schwarber named MVP as NL takes All-Star Game on the first home run swing-off
The NL blew a huge lead in the All-Star Game, but Kyle Schwarber's heroics in a dramatic home run swing-off saved the day.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
An All-Star Game that was once comfortably in the hands of the National League ended Tuesday night when the NL won, four homers to three, in the first tie-breaking home run swing-off in the history of the Midsummer Classic.
More from the game ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
More from the game ⤵️
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RFK Jr. and his toady Jay Bhattacharya have just dismantled the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director, an outside group of advisors who provide guidance on a range of topics.
They will be likely be replaced with another layer of toadies. Toadies all the way down.
They will be likely be replaced with another layer of toadies. Toadies all the way down.
NIH director is replacing his top outside advisory board
Some worry new members of the long-running Advisory Committee to the Director will mirror agency chief Jay Bhattacharya’s views
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July 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
RFK Jr. and his toady Jay Bhattacharya have just dismantled the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director, an outside group of advisors who provide guidance on a range of topics.
They will be likely be replaced with another layer of toadies. Toadies all the way down.
They will be likely be replaced with another layer of toadies. Toadies all the way down.
apnews.com/article/trum... appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
The Republican budget is a climate horror
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The Republican budget is a climate horror
Not content to ignore climate change, they decided to make it even worse.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Republican budget is a climate horror
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Mamdani’s Success Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews
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June 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Half the country feels comfortable with this man leading the Dept of Defense?
FOX NEWS'S JENNIFER GRIFFIN: Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?
HEGSETH: Jennifer, you've been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.
GRIFFIN: I take issue with that
HEGSETH: Jennifer, you've been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.
GRIFFIN: I take issue with that
June 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Half the country feels comfortable with this man leading the Dept of Defense?
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Mamdani Triumphed Without a Majority of Black Voters. Where Does That Leave Them?
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June 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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