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David Lemson
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Retired Distributed Systems nerd, dad, Ex-MSFT (Exchange 2000+, Windows Phone, Windows 10). Aspiring nature photographer.
UIUC NeXT Campus Consultant, when that was a thing.
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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No Kings couldn't have gone better - massive turnout, no violence, and it drove Trump so crazy his response was "Kings are good and I poop on everyone." Best of all was the effect on the millions of participants and everyone watching.

My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...
No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.
Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.
www.publicnotice.co
October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A few sunflowers still have something left for the bees
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Killdeer on the beach at golden hour
Fidalgo Island, Washington

#birds
#killdeer
August 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Amazing sunset tonight, with @kclemson.bsky.social ‘s garden in the foreground!
July 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Last week we took a cruise in Alaska and I took this photo of one of the many seaplanes nearby - I think these guys saw me?
(Photo presented with no “AI denoise”)
July 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”
Republicans are waging a generalized war on science, but I think many of them don’t fully grok that RFK isn’t at war with science alone or per se: he’s at war with sick people, and of the view that only the lucky should be allowed to survive into old age. They are know nothings, he is Mengele.
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).

This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
July 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
July 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Linda Yaccarino suddenly losing her limp as she walks away from X
July 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Great Blue Herons
#birds
#greatblue
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Green Heron in a tree
#birds
#greenheron
July 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Bald eagle dropped by to say hello

#birds
#bald
July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Turkey vulture gives me a close up view of its “interesting” turkey-like head

#birds
#vulture
#buzzard
July 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Osprey in the tree behind our house, don’t worry, I don’t want your fish
#birds
#osprey
#canonrf
June 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Evie is so black that it’s usually hard to get a good picture of her. The other option is to wait for the afternoon.
June 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Baxter’s favorite place, sitting in the sun making sure everything is chill
June 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Bill Cassidy (R) at RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing:

“If confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without changes”.

Today, RFK Jr. fired every single member of ACIP.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
RFK Jr. fires entire CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of a panel that advises the CDC on the safety, efficacy and clinical needs of vaccines.
www.usatoday.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This was amazing! The more mature bald eagle (with the white head) is showing the juniors how to scrounge on the beach for fish that are stuck in the sand. He (he’s pretty small so I’ll guess male) leaps down on a fish. The others imitate as they learn.

#birds
#baldeagles
June 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Pretty wild to make your entire case about how immigrants are lawless freeloaders, but having to go to their workplaces and court hearings to arrest them.
May 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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This is expected from apocalypse cult Christians. Non-evangelicals are non-human and they exist only to die. Everyone “perishing from the earth” is the goal! “People are gonna die” is a success for them!

“I thought people understood” is the big giveaway. “You didn’t know your death is the plan??”
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
May 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Does 3 eagles count as a convocation?
#birds
May 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM