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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 3h

The Barque #SeaCloud Dockside in
Cadiz, Spain
April 2023

Photo: The four-masted barque Sea Cloud dockside in Cadiz, Spain, with her masts illuminated, her bow showing above the pier an exposing her name. Her bridge is visible, and in the photo's right-hand, bottom corner, her name shows again on the gangway.
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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 3h

Étude in Milk Bottles
Goofing around with a flashlight when I was supposed to be taking these back to the grocery.
the position of maximal midwestern-ness
August 2025
#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #MilkBottles

Photo: Three empty milk bottles laying flat on a white counter top. All three are branded SHATTO Milk Company with their contents and other legal verbiage showing through in reverse: On the right, one laying on the vertical axis reads "LOCAL." Across the bottom, one lays on the horizontal axis reading "ICE COLD." From left descending to right at a 45 degree angle, the third reads, "YUMMY." A Streamlight Sidewinder[tm] flashlight (not in frame) is aimed at the space between the horizontal and vertical bottles to apply the most illumination to the bottoms of those two bottles.
OM-1: ƒ/11, 1/200, 23mm, ISO6400

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 5h

You're forgetting that we went to war in 1776 to *keep* King George. The Confederacy won the Civil War. And we were supposed to join World War II on the Axis side, but FDR signed the declaration of war upside down.

LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 5h

Down that hallway. Third door on the right. There's a silhouette of a human in a skirt on the door.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 5h

A speaker so smart it trolls the human giving it instructions. Very impressive. ("Might want to disconnect that before going to sleep." -- Sarah Connor, probably)

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Free Range Person (satirical) @freeegs.bsky.social · 7h

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 10h

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist."
Congratulations to María Corina Machado of Venezuela.
(I see no mention of 2nd or 3rd place winners or "runner ups" in this announcement.)

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 11h

For context for out-of-staters:

Jim the Wonder Dog - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 11h

#Missouri & #Iowa #RuralProgressives (yes, there really are such things and they need & deserve our support, so please boost the hell out of this if you can't attend) (and if you *can* attend: woohoo!)

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, friends. I have back-to-back events this weekend!

I’d love to see you in Caroll, IA on Saturday or Marshall, MO on Sunday.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 22h

Unless, well, you know ...

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 1d

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Well. I guess at least two. Hawley lives in Virginia but is a Missouri Senator.
He used to use his sister's house in Missouri as his voter registration address but has since built two houses here.
Here's the latest from the KC Star.

Sen. Josh Hawley once faced questions about living in Missouri. Now he has fresh answers

After Josh Hawley was elected and bought a home in Virginia, some questioned whether the senator still lived in Missouri. Two new properties appear to establish his residency.

www.kansascity.com

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Autocorrect. But it seems to be adapting my personality ... then taking it a step further -- or maybe it read a lot of Samuel Beckett in its younger days or beta versions.
This may turn out badly for me.
But it may become very amusing for everyone else.
If I suddenly become funny, send help.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

😂🤣😂

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Well,it got past me! 🤔

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Hawley?

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

A chauffeur was waiting for his passenger right there and video'd on his phone. He sent me the clip, very fuzzy, but I used to show it to them when we'd get together for holidays. Big fun.
Those were the days.
Wonder where that video is now.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

I got jumped by the shrub!
Well, not me ... directly. My sister-in-lawn & niece. Years ago. I saw it jump-scare some people while we were at least a 1/2 block away. It was using a mailbox. So, ever the galant protector, I said nothing, waited until we were about 6' off, then fell back & 🤣 & 😂 & 🤣'ed

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Oh boy.
Now I'm picturing the Robot Men on Milk Crates of San Francisco's Embarcadero, and I can't help smiling.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

What's amazing to me is how well she handles the chop stix. Me, I'm all thumbs with those things.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Totino Privilege.
Hmmm. Okay. But.
Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility.

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 1d

Wait. Your Costco hands OUT HALF roll pizza-roll samples. HALVES?!? Ours does thirds. Yes, thirds. I'm sure this violates the 'equal-pizza-test-taste' clause.
Where's SCOTUS when we need them?

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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TwerkingClassBuffalo @riley527.bsky.social · 1d

I think the Idaho airbase is a non-issue. The USA have been training pilots from other countries forever. This is also specifically a signal to the other gulf states to back off Qatar. Saudi Arabia and UAE are looking at Qatar and get hungry. Trump is still a traitor pedophile though.

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