Mark Ratledge
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I followed these griz tracks for a mile or so on a trail going up canyon—the bear must have been headed to hibernation. As it started to get dark, my primal survival-level brain told me to turn around :)
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I followed these griz tracks for a mile or so on a trail going up canyon—the bear must have been headed to hibernation. As it started to get dark, my primal survival-level brain told me to turn around :)
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So Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump really just want Mark Kelly to run for POTUS and humiliate JD Vance, right?
Bc that's the only explanation that actually makes sense.
Bc that's the only explanation that actually makes sense.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump really just want Mark Kelly to run for POTUS and humiliate JD Vance, right?
Bc that's the only explanation that actually makes sense.
Bc that's the only explanation that actually makes sense.
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SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
The days are now so short this far north :(
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The days are now so short this far north :(
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Looks like the feature was briefly down to make a fix and then went back up soon thereafter
Elon Musk's X rolls out feature that shows users' country of origin – then suddenly removes it
Will the feature that reveals where exactly a user is posting from make a return?
mashable.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Looks like the feature was briefly down to make a fix and then went back up soon thereafter
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Nurses save lives every single day, and now the Dept. of Education wants to make their degrees harder to afford. In the middle of a national shortage. It makes ZERO sense.
I work beside these heroes. I see what they give. And I’m not staying quiet while Washington makes their path even harder.
I work beside these heroes. I see what they give. And I’m not staying quiet while Washington makes their path even harder.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Nurses save lives every single day, and now the Dept. of Education wants to make their degrees harder to afford. In the middle of a national shortage. It makes ZERO sense.
I work beside these heroes. I see what they give. And I’m not staying quiet while Washington makes their path even harder.
I work beside these heroes. I see what they give. And I’m not staying quiet while Washington makes their path even harder.
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"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
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“The worst ten day period *so far*!”
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“The worst ten day period *so far*!”
The Great Montana Tumbleweed Migration
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Great Montana Tumbleweed Migration
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Listen to Jon’s very nuanced reaction to Mohammed bin Salman’s White House visit and right wingers’ Saudi hypocrisy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Listen to Jon’s very nuanced reaction to Mohammed bin Salman’s White House visit and right wingers’ Saudi hypocrisy.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
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shit ain’t over til it’s over
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
shit ain’t over til it’s over
Montana Highway Report for Sunday, September 21st
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Montana Highway Report for Sunday, September 21st
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Loomer deleted the post on the left this morning
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Loomer deleted the post on the left this morning
Looks like the beginnings of fall around here
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looks like the beginnings of fall around here
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Do these idiots even realize that shooting Charlie Kirk makes you a worse person than Charlie Kirk?
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Do these idiots even realize that shooting Charlie Kirk makes you a worse person than Charlie Kirk?
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Not a great leap to go from killing civilians overseas to doing the same thing domestically.
September 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Not a great leap to go from killing civilians overseas to doing the same thing domestically.