Ben
@niales.bsky.social
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#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
First time making lefsa (lefse). Mistakes were made but with a total of about 25 I had plenty of tries to figure it out.
December 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
First time making lefsa (lefse). Mistakes were made but with a total of about 25 I had plenty of tries to figure it out.
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Artist - ndcanton on insta
December 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Artist - ndcanton on insta
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Never do I feel more like I’m back in 5th grade failing art class than when I wrap Christmas presents
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Never do I feel more like I’m back in 5th grade failing art class than when I wrap Christmas presents
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Just for context: Americans now have to bootleg news reels from other countries to find out what is happening in their own country.
December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Just for context: Americans now have to bootleg news reels from other countries to find out what is happening in their own country.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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What Ukraine should give? They have totally lost their minds and their sense of justice, and fairness. Ukraine has already given way too much. All the dead and the wounded first of all, but more too.
US Secretary of State:
We're trying to figure out what can Russia give and what do they expect to get, what can Ukraine give and what can Ukraine expect to get.
In the end, the decision will be up to Ukraine and up to Russia, it will not be up to the United States.
We're trying to figure out what can Russia give and what do they expect to get, what can Ukraine give and what can Ukraine expect to get.
In the end, the decision will be up to Ukraine and up to Russia, it will not be up to the United States.
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What Ukraine should give? They have totally lost their minds and their sense of justice, and fairness. Ukraine has already given way too much. All the dead and the wounded first of all, but more too.
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I've found the best GM screen made for any RPG ever. You can stop searching, Internet.
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I've found the best GM screen made for any RPG ever. You can stop searching, Internet.
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And a redo on IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula, with seven hours of total exposure time rather than three. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And a redo on IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula, with seven hours of total exposure time rather than three. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
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“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are still wearing fir.
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are still wearing fir.
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There is not one Ukraian who is not well informed about the security guarantees Ukriane got in the Budapest Memorandum. Nothing but ironclad guarantees will pass, but such don't exist in real life. The only guarentee is a defeated Russia.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
There is not one Ukraian who is not well informed about the security guarantees Ukriane got in the Budapest Memorandum. Nothing but ironclad guarantees will pass, but such don't exist in real life. The only guarentee is a defeated Russia.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
Back to baking bread. Leaving the dough to rise in the fridge overnight is working great!
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Back to baking bread. Leaving the dough to rise in the fridge overnight is working great!
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I was right he did need a top hat.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I was right he did need a top hat.
Built a small pillow fort to see if my cat Tizzy would like it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Built a small pillow fort to see if my cat Tizzy would like it.
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Deep in the depths of the Shakem wreck, an octopus rests in the coral that's arisen all around on the ship's structures. #MarineLife #Grenada #photography
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Deep in the depths of the Shakem wreck, an octopus rests in the coral that's arisen all around on the ship's structures. #MarineLife #Grenada #photography
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‼️ Trump declares Venezuela airspace "closed in its entirety", in move that may precede attack
Trump declares Venezuela airspace "closed in its entirety", in move that may precede attack
US President Donald Trump has said he wants the airspace over Venezuela to be regarded as "closed in its entirety" – a move that may point to US military plans against the country.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
‼️ Trump declares Venezuela airspace "closed in its entirety", in move that may precede attack
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#Moon shot from #SantaBarbara tonight.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
#Moon shot from #SantaBarbara tonight.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Camera settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/8
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO: 800
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This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
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Just like that. After a week of frantic diplomacy and U.S. threats against Ukraine, Putin rejects ANY agreement.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just like that. After a week of frantic diplomacy and U.S. threats against Ukraine, Putin rejects ANY agreement.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.