Tom - KB9ENS
@kb9ens.mastodon.radio.ap.brid.gy
Hey viewer of my bio. I simply cannot be bothered to set up multiple masto accounts. No guarantees this will stick to any topic in particular. My Bookwyrm (fedi […]
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Trying to Be Positive just like my blood type B+. Hey … if you can… go bleed for those in need. They even gave me free #pacman socks. This was my first time going in 8 AM Sunday… in and out in 20 min, will do that again. Lots of empty beds. #donateblood #redcross
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trying to Be Positive just like my blood type B+. Hey … if you can… go bleed for those in need. They even gave me free #pacman socks. This was my first time going in 8 AM Sunday… in and out in 20 min, will do that again. Lots of empty beds. #donateblood #redcross
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THE WAR ON CHARGING! EV Chargers Vandalised Across #Australia 🇦🇺 & the US. Via @theelectricvking #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ #EVs #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #KillGasCars ⚡🚘🔌🚗🔋 youtu.be/vj7XfXFdv9E?...
THE WAR ON CHARGING! EV Chargers Vandalised Across Australia & the US
THE WAR ON CHARGING! EV Chargers Vandalised Across Australia & the US
EV charging stations across Australia and the United States are facing a surge in vandalism, from cut cables to smashed screens…
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December 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
THE WAR ON CHARGING! EV Chargers Vandalised Across #Australia 🇦🇺 & the US. Via @theelectricvking #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ #EVs #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #KillGasCars ⚡🚘🔌🚗🔋 youtu.be/vj7XfXFdv9E?...
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California QSO party results are out and I’m happy with my rankings for 2025. I was “Single Op Low power Mobile” and operated in a #pota park (Carrizo plain) the whole time. For single op POTA challenge I was ranked 2 of 16 and will receive this beanie. For […]
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[Original post on mastodon.radio]
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
California QSO party results are out and I’m happy with my rankings for 2025. I was “Single Op Low power Mobile” and operated in a #pota park (Carrizo plain) the whole time. For single op POTA challenge I was ranked 2 of 16 and will receive this beanie. For […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
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State Department says today it "renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history.
Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” (USIP, a nonprofit think tank, was an early target of DOGE.)
Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” (USIP, a nonprofit think tank, was an early target of DOGE.)
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
State Department says today it "renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history.
Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” (USIP, a nonprofit think tank, was an early target of DOGE.)
Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” (USIP, a nonprofit think tank, was an early target of DOGE.)
Woot! In two! Long repeated letters help but I’ll take the win. I copied today's #morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! https://morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Woot! In two! Long repeated letters help but I’ll take the win. I copied today's #morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! https://morsle.fun
4 General upgrades and 3 new Technicians. Not bad for an after Thanksgiving session. #HamRadio.
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
4 General upgrades and 3 new Technicians. Not bad for an after Thanksgiving session. #HamRadio.
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Lmao this is a long shot, but are any GeoGuessr champs able to help me with a dumb problem
FedEx delivered an important package to the wrong address somewhere in my ZIP code and refuses to help me
All I’ve got is this photo and the knowledge that it’s somewhere in 91790
FedEx delivered an important package to the wrong address somewhere in my ZIP code and refuses to help me
All I’ve got is this photo and the knowledge that it’s somewhere in 91790
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Lmao this is a long shot, but are any GeoGuessr champs able to help me with a dumb problem
FedEx delivered an important package to the wrong address somewhere in my ZIP code and refuses to help me
All I’ve got is this photo and the knowledge that it’s somewhere in 91790
FedEx delivered an important package to the wrong address somewhere in my ZIP code and refuses to help me
All I’ve got is this photo and the knowledge that it’s somewhere in 91790
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Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
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Good essay on how automated license plate readers are abused, and also in particular their threat to women.
The Police State Gets Flocked
"Among those punished: an Ohio officer who pleaded guilty to stalking an ex-girlfriend and who looked up information on her; a Michigan officer who looked […]
The Police State Gets Flocked
"Among those punished: an Ohio officer who pleaded guilty to stalking an ex-girlfriend and who looked up information on her; a Michigan officer who looked […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Good essay on how automated license plate readers are abused, and also in particular their threat to women.
The Police State Gets Flocked
"Among those punished: an Ohio officer who pleaded guilty to stalking an ex-girlfriend and who looked up information on her; a Michigan officer who looked […]
The Police State Gets Flocked
"Among those punished: an Ohio officer who pleaded guilty to stalking an ex-girlfriend and who looked up information on her; a Michigan officer who looked […]
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#Starship doesn’t have enough launch fuel to escape low-earth-orbit, so #SpaceX’s plan for Artemis III is to launch one, and then launch a bunch more Starships (at least 14!!) with a cargo of extra fuel, and gradually refuel the first one in orbit so it can get […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#Starship doesn’t have enough launch fuel to escape low-earth-orbit, so #SpaceX’s plan for Artemis III is to launch one, and then launch a bunch more Starships (at least 14!!) with a cargo of extra fuel, and gradually refuel the first one in orbit so it can get […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
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Jair #bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year #prison term for plotting #brazil #coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
👏👏👏👏
#law #democracy #sedition #conspiracy #insurrection […]
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
👏👏👏👏
#law #democracy #sedition #conspiracy #insurrection […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Jair #bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year #prison term for plotting #brazil #coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
👏👏👏👏
#law #democracy #sedition #conspiracy #insurrection […]
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses
👏👏👏👏
#law #democracy #sedition #conspiracy #insurrection […]
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Exit strategy? What’s that? 😄🤪🙄
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Exit strategy? What’s that? 😄🤪🙄
Hey #nerds Sarah is up with a new Connections Museum video wherein she and team explains in wonderful detail how. “What’s the point of having something old and real if there’s just a computer hidden inside making it go?”
https://youtu.be/uGKZj5ZXjNc?si=GjTtQtyzuEQBAyp_ @connections
https://youtu.be/uGKZj5ZXjNc?si=GjTtQtyzuEQBAyp_ @connections
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Hey #nerds Sarah is up with a new Connections Museum video wherein she and team explains in wonderful detail how. “What’s the point of having something old and real if there’s just a computer hidden inside making it go?”
https://youtu.be/uGKZj5ZXjNc?si=GjTtQtyzuEQBAyp_ @connections
https://youtu.be/uGKZj5ZXjNc?si=GjTtQtyzuEQBAyp_ @connections
Dispatch, sweet gentleman and follow me. #page42 #page42sentence2
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Dispatch, sweet gentleman and follow me. #page42 #page42sentence2
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The Baltimore Banner: Hagerstown nail salon owner Melissa Tran arrives in Vietnam after deportation
11/19/2025 5:44 p.m.
"...Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she last lived in as a child […]
11/19/2025 5:44 p.m.
"...Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she last lived in as a child […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Baltimore Banner: Hagerstown nail salon owner Melissa Tran arrives in Vietnam after deportation
11/19/2025 5:44 p.m.
"...Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she last lived in as a child […]
11/19/2025 5:44 p.m.
"...Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she last lived in as a child […]
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Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @gargon@mastodon.social as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
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mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @gargon@mastodon.social as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
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Fishcat vs. spear rat. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 161v.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Fishcat vs. spear rat. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, fol. 161v.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
Today’s #sota was San Guillermo Mountain in Ventura County California. Nice views fun #hamradio times etc.
but… who you may ask is San Guillermo!? Glad you asked… He was a Frenchman who was told by the pope to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem… when he came back […]
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but… who you may ask is San Guillermo!? Glad you asked… He was a Frenchman who was told by the pope to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem… when he came back […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Today’s #sota was San Guillermo Mountain in Ventura County California. Nice views fun #hamradio times etc.
but… who you may ask is San Guillermo!? Glad you asked… He was a Frenchman who was told by the pope to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem… when he came back […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
but… who you may ask is San Guillermo!? Glad you asked… He was a Frenchman who was told by the pope to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem… when he came back […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
Today’s #sota activation of Frazier Mountain brought to you by my 1980s vintage Kenwood. This radio requires an external cure to do iambic keying, but for some reason, it wasn’t working this morning probably the cold. I had to revert to my straight key which […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Today’s #sota activation of Frazier Mountain brought to you by my 1980s vintage Kenwood. This radio requires an external cure to do iambic keying, but for some reason, it wasn’t working this morning probably the cold. I had to revert to my straight key which […]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
[Original post on mastodon.radio]
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