Roland Muts
@rhcmuts.bsky.social
Working hard, sometimes not smart. Weekends traveling to SW WI for some 180 degree mental break. #camping #IslandTime
Need to dust off my 80mm scope.
Wildlife. Birds. Nature. Dark skies. Air shows. Pi computers. TCM. P1100.
Weather station: KILSUGAR31
Need to dust off my 80mm scope.
Wildlife. Birds. Nature. Dark skies. Air shows. Pi computers. TCM. P1100.
Weather station: KILSUGAR31
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Bit snowy over southern Wisconsin last month compared to normal.
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bit snowy over southern Wisconsin last month compared to normal.
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It's because their audience is at the comprehension level of a child
Anyone have a theory on the administration's sudden obsession with Franklin the turtle?
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's because their audience is at the comprehension level of a child
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We're all here screaming into the Void, somehow things are not registering with the people in charge.
But please, let's all keep on screaming - something may stick with others.
But please, let's all keep on screaming - something may stick with others.
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We're all here screaming into the Void, somehow things are not registering with the people in charge.
But please, let's all keep on screaming - something may stick with others.
But please, let's all keep on screaming - something may stick with others.
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The photo of the explosion of USS Shaw's forward magazine is one of the most iconic images from the attack on Pearl Harbor that occurred #OTD in 1941. Despite heavy damage, the Shaw was repaired by 1942 and served in the Pacific for the rest of the war, earning 11 battle stars. #PearlHarbor #WWII
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The photo of the explosion of USS Shaw's forward magazine is one of the most iconic images from the attack on Pearl Harbor that occurred #OTD in 1941. Despite heavy damage, the Shaw was repaired by 1942 and served in the Pacific for the rest of the war, earning 11 battle stars. #PearlHarbor #WWII
Hmmm.... leftover-stuffing waffles!
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hmmm.... leftover-stuffing waffles!
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What a race season. Congratulations to Norris for winning the WDC. My fellow dutchman, Max, has shown that he still is on another level and we should all be happy that it came to the final race to show who would be champion. #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What a race season. Congratulations to Norris for winning the WDC. My fellow dutchman, Max, has shown that he still is on another level and we should all be happy that it came to the final race to show who would be champion. #AbuDhabiGP
Notting Hill is a good sappy movie. #NottingHill
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Notting Hill is a good sappy movie. #NottingHill
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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guess who is now officially an Austrian (and by extension EU) citizen, along with both my children
just submitted my “ancestor was persecuted, please give me and my children citizenship” declaration at the Austrian consulate
so, uh, hopefully EU passports at some point
you know, just in case
so, uh, hopefully EU passports at some point
you know, just in case
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
guess who is now officially an Austrian (and by extension EU) citizen, along with both my children
Watching some weird 'documentary' about #Christmas and history behind it. Nice graphics, but shit - #Santa with 6 fingers and a thumb!
At least some real #krampus imagery!
At least some real #krampus imagery!
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Watching some weird 'documentary' about #Christmas and history behind it. Nice graphics, but shit - #Santa with 6 fingers and a thumb!
At least some real #krampus imagery!
At least some real #krampus imagery!
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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I think this is the only banded Sandhill Crane I have ever photographed. Nice to see one.
#birds #SandhillCrane
#birds #SandhillCrane
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I think this is the only banded Sandhill Crane I have ever photographed. Nice to see one.
#birds #SandhillCrane
#birds #SandhillCrane
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
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i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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What an interesting coincidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an interesting coincidence.
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In the City with Santa
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In the City with Santa
Did #AMC cut out Aunt Bethany saying "Let's play ball!" after saying the #PledgeofAllegiance as saying grace before dinner?
#ChristmasVacation
#ChristmasVacation
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Did #AMC cut out Aunt Bethany saying "Let's play ball!" after saying the #PledgeofAllegiance as saying grace before dinner?
#ChristmasVacation
#ChristmasVacation
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And it would be felt disproportionately by:
Working class
Poor
White rurals & small towns
Working class
Poor
White rurals & small towns
This is fascinating www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/com... If stores typically charge more at the checkout than their shelf prices, it would not be picked up in inflation measures. Wrote about this with Dollar stores cepr.net/publications...
Dollar Stores: Where Trumpian Sleaze Meets Affordability
Widespread mispricing at Dollar stores may hide real inflation, frustrate shoppers, and show how weak consumer protection enables corporate cheating.
cepr.net
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
And it would be felt disproportionately by:
Working class
Poor
White rurals & small towns
Working class
Poor
White rurals & small towns
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Jacques Pépin shows how simple it can be to create elegant holiday treats at home. These chocolate cups are filled with nuts, dried fruit, and fresh berries — an easy, festive dessert sure to impress. Watch here:
Chocolate treats with nuts & berries | Jacques Pépin Cooking At Home | KQED
YouTube video by KQED
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December 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Jacques Pépin shows how simple it can be to create elegant holiday treats at home. These chocolate cups are filled with nuts, dried fruit, and fresh berries — an easy, festive dessert sure to impress. Watch here:
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The infamous Ivanpah solar towers were finally going to close. California utility customers would save money, and birds would stop getting fried.
Yesterday, it all came crashing down.
The solar stupidity is blinding. Here's what happened: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/solar-stup...
Yesterday, it all came crashing down.
The solar stupidity is blinding. Here's what happened: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/solar-stup...
The solar stupidity is blinding
California is determined to save the costly, controversial Ivanpah solar plant.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The infamous Ivanpah solar towers were finally going to close. California utility customers would save money, and birds would stop getting fried.
Yesterday, it all came crashing down.
The solar stupidity is blinding. Here's what happened: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/solar-stup...
Yesterday, it all came crashing down.
The solar stupidity is blinding. Here's what happened: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/solar-stup...
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The scene from Palisades Tahoe where no snow has fallen in two weeks. Temperatures in the Tahoe basin are forecast to reach 60 degrees 3-5 days next week. It will likely be the warmest stretch of December weather in recorded history in South Lake Tahoe. #CAwx
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The scene from Palisades Tahoe where no snow has fallen in two weeks. Temperatures in the Tahoe basin are forecast to reach 60 degrees 3-5 days next week. It will likely be the warmest stretch of December weather in recorded history in South Lake Tahoe. #CAwx