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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 3h

Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep...

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The Waltons say goodnight

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 4h

"Instead of attacking educators for exercising free speech, Florida’s leaders should be fixing the mess they created—or step aside. They’ve turned our education system into a toxic display of arrogance and control."

The latest from @annetressler.bsky.social...

How Did the Toxic Ones End Up in Charge of Education in Florida?

This is sort of a continuation of https://substack.com/home/post/p-171754870

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 5h

It was October 12, 1979, and the Miami News was reporting that it appeared as though beer would be sold for the first time at the Orange Bowl during the upcoming Dolphins - Bills game.

A tentative agreement was nearly finalized to allow beer sales at the Orange Bowl starting Sunday during the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills game. Miami Mayor Maurice Ferré announced the development, calling it a proud moment.

City Manager Joseph Grassie and Dolphins managing partner Joe Robbie reached a “basic agreement” permitting beer sales, pending final approval. The city had been negotiating with Robbie since January 1978, after lifting a ban on beer sales.

Key points of the deal:
• The city would make stadium improvements in exchange for the Dolphins covering the cost of beer-dispensing equipment (around $330,000).
• Robbie’s concession agreement would extend from 1980 through 1986, with the city receiving 35% of the proceeds.
• Some final details—like who pays for equipment installation—still needed to be settled.

Workers were already preparing by putting up beer signs at the Orange Bowl in anticipation of the sale’s approval.

Photo caption: Workers Jack Chappell and Russ Rendefrey were seen installing beer signs at the stadium.

might suspect that an accord already had been reached. Electric Budweiser signs were being hung up and Budweiser stickers were being slapped on plastic containers.

Assuming an agreement is reached, said assistant director of public facilities Richard Roach, beer probably will be distributed only from kegs at concession stands this Sunday. He said there wouldn’t be time to hire vendors to sell it in the stands.

Roach also said beer probably would be sold only in the lower deck areas, where there is space for the kegs.

Robbie’s state license to sell beer at the stadium was approved earlier this week.

Unhappy with the failure of the city and the county to build a new stadium and the lack of agreement on beer sales, Robbie has been talking with city officials in Los Angeles about moving the club there to replace the Los Angeles Rams, who are moving to Anaheim next year.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 6h

911 love...

#Porsche

via www.tumblr.com/qualityimage...

Vintage orange Porsche 911 parked in a modern open carport with a wooden slanted ceiling, concrete floor, and decorative metal privacy screens, mid-century modern architecture visible in the background.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 7h

Local media chats with Graham Platner, a Democrat who is looking to challenge Susan Collins in the U.S. Senate race in Maine.

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What I learned over coffee with Graham Platner | Victoria Hugo-Vidal

Genuine, savvy and a Warren Zevon fan to boot, I found plenty to like during my sit-down with the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.

www.pressherald.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 7h

Texas has replaced some of the guardsmen they recently sent to Chicago "for not being 'in compliance' with its validation process."

"The move came amid criticism on social media over pictures that showed some of the Guard members appearing to be overweight..."

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Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 7h

Somehow Chicago managed to pull off this year's marathon despite it being a "war zone."

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 8h

Sure sounds like Graham Platner is the exact opposite of whatever the hell Susan Collins is.

And that's friggin' awesome.

#Maine

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 13h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 9h

Multiple deadly mass shootings in America this weekend in Our NRA World...

via ABC News

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 10h

A case study of what federal workers are going through under the Trump administration.

I can't even imagine the stress these folks are experiencing...

"It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on

With no end in sight to the funding standoff, financial anxiety is growing. One single mom in Colorado raided her retirement savings to get through the shutdown.

www.npr.org

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 10h

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation.

The folks who are demanding fiscal transparency from local governments aren't practicing what they preach.

The latest from the Florida Bulldog...

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation

By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts missing legally required public documentation.

www.floridabulldog.org

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 11h

It's pretty obvious that Trump sees only Republicans and Republican-led states as worthy of his and the federal government's attention. The only Americans that matter to him are the ones who vote for him.

MSN link gets you around the WaPo paywall: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

Democrats see a pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12h

Muslims are the greatest danger to our nation. Here’s why I invited Qatar to build a military base on US soil.

by Pete Hegseth

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 12h

"'Alligator Alcatraz put him on the radar of the president, but the library pushed him over the line,' said one veteran Florida GOP political operative granted anonymity to discuss the behind-the-scenes action."

Floridians paying for Trump's own little manservant inside the state government.

Gary Fineout @gfineout.bsky.social · 12h

Work on Alligator Alcatraz and the Trump library in Miami ... www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Inside Uthmeier’s path to a critical Trump endorsement in Florida

The president’s endorsement lowers the possibility of a contentious Republican primary next year and lessens the chance of a full-blown Trump-DeSantis proxy war across the ballot.

www.politico.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe there's a reason to have Trump administration officials appear on Sunday morning talk shows but I can't think of any. They lie, they avoid answering questions and they demean the host and the network.

Why are they being invited on to begin with?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 13h

Your #CraftBeer Name Of The Day...

Fort George Brewery Hold The Pickle
[Astoria, Oregon]

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 13h

"We leave you this Sunday savoring a fall weekend in Maine. Videographer: Mauricio Handler."

via CBS Sunday Morning

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Nature: Fall colors in Maine

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 13h

Wasn't aware of the letters and Palmer Raids. Quite aware of the internment camps & McCarthyism. Didn't know the last 2 involved masked agents in unmarked cars conducting kidnappings on streets or extrajudicial killings on the high seas...but I know very little about history, as you've pointed out.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 14h

Rooting for the guys wearing masks jumping out of unmarked cars & snatching up people in broad daylight on America's streets or the folks performing extrajudicial killings on the high seas?

Probably a good time to think hard about about why these things have never happened before in America.

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 15h

Hee hee haw haw, what’s so funny miss parrotfish?? 🤭🦜🐟 #redtailparrotfish #parrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #smile #livelaughlove #goofball #buckteeth #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 15h

Classic...

1969 Dodge Charger 500

via www.hotrod.com/features/fir...

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 15h

An intriguing Sunday morning read set in the mountains of Colorado...

mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 1d

(Free article) A remarkable tale.

A hiker vanished into thin air. Twenty years later, her family is left with unknowns.

Michelle Vanek’s disappearance mystified investigators, inspired conspiracy theories and became a cautionary tale of the American wilderness.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 16h

"With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing. You can also be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth."

- Pope Leo

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 16h

Our NRA World: 15yo Louisiana gunslinger shoots himself and 2 other juveniles while handling a gun. It happens.

3 juveniles injured in shooting at Baker apartment complex, police say

Two middle schoolers were injured in a shooting at Camellia Trace Apartments in Baker.

www.wafb.com

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