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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 4h

Education Dept. "cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."

Step by step, instead of "America First," we're getting "Young, White, Able-bodied Males First."

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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 5h

"Royal palace gleams,
tourist stretches arms held wide,
snapshot of Bangkok."

The Wheel: POTD: Tourist Strikes Pose at Grand Palace www.marksteger.com/2025/10/potd...

POTD: Tourist Strikes Pose at Grand Palace

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 1d

"Shining saffron robe,
snap of joy in sacred place,
peace caught in pixels."

The Wheel: POTD: Monk Strikes Pose at Grand Palace www.marksteger.com/2025/10/potd...

POTD: Monk Strikes Pose at Grand Palace

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 2d

Today's question on "Truth or hoax?"
"RFK Jr pushes fringe claim linking autism to circumcision."
Sad to say, that one's true. Not the claim. That RFK Jr is pushing it.

MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 3d

The Wheel: La Dolce Villa (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/10/la-d...

La Dolce Villa (2025)

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 3d

News: "Illinois files lawsuits seeking to block Texas National Guard soldiers from being deployed."
Great. President deploys national guard across the Mason-Dixon line. It seems like this rhymes with something bad from American history.

MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 4d

"Transparency grows
in small steps toward the sun's truth,
never all at once."

The Wheel: Transparency is Not Like Pregnancy www.marksteger.com/2025/10/tran...

Transparency is Not Like Pregnancy

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 5d

The Wheel: Black Rabbit (TV 2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/10/blac...

Black Rabbit (TV 2025)

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 6d

...His detention coincided with the denial of his green card application, which cites decade-old accusations of providing "material support" to the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) through his volunteer work and nominal donations in the 1990s.

MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 6d

Public speakers were out in force today at the Richardson Texas City Council meeting to speak on behalf of Marwan Marouf, a community leader from Richardson, TX, who was detained by ICE on Sep 22, 2025, while dropping his son at school...

MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 6d

"Texas to Thailand,
Sticker's global defiance,
Under golden spires."

The Wheel: POTD: No I.C.E. www.marksteger.com/2025/10/potd...

POTD: No I.C.E.

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 7d

"Jade not emerald,
A green stone guards the kingdom.
Bangkok's beating heart."

The Wheel: POTD: Emerald Buddha www.marksteger.com/2025/10/potd...

POTD: Emerald Buddha

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 7d

"Between marble past,
and gilded still eternity,
giant seeks his peace."

The Wheel: POTD: Bigfoot in Bangkok www.marksteger.com/2025/10/potd...

POTD: Bigfoot in Bangkok

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 10d

"Neglected kitchens
Serve up questionable food.
Dine here if you dare."

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The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 11d

Trump: "We're under invasion from within."
Police: "Sir, we've traced the call. It's coming from inside the White House."

MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 14d

"Shadows lengthen fast.
Our last day in Rome unfolds.
Farewell in each step."

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POTD: Spanish Steps

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 15d

"Opera complete,
we step out into the night.
Rome sings in our hearts."

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POTD: Italian Opera Experience on Christmas Day

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 15d

"At last the rooftop,
Michelangelo’s great crown,
Standing where he dreamed."

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POTD: The Roof of St. Peter's

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 16d

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Bosch - S01 (TV 2015)

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 18d

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The Decameron (TV 2024)

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 20d

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Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 21d

"Marble folds like cloth,
a mother cradles her son,
sorrow carved in light."

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POTD: Michelangelo's Pietà

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 22d

"Family gathered
beneath gold decorated
ceiling far above."

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POTD: St. Peter's Basilica

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 22d

"Holy Door open.
Walking where the Pope had stood.
Rome sings with Christmas."

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POTD: The Holy Door

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MarkSteger @marksteger.bsky.social · 22d

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) warned that letting the government threaten to censor voices it doesn’t like could hurt the political right if Democrats return to power."
If??? Ted Cruz is seriously worried about the mid-terms.