BBD
@garnede.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, nature lover, grower of things, maker of things, 05 Auburn Architecture grad, War Damn Eagle!
Environmental Health and Safety professional.
Welcome to Bluesky. Don’t be a dick!
Environmental Health and Safety professional.
Welcome to Bluesky. Don’t be a dick!
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now that the dust has settled on a massive roster rebuild, Auburn football's big three coaches — HC Alex Golesh, DC DJ Durkin and OC Joel Gordon — talked for nearly an hour and a half with us on Wednesday
up at The Observer: the best of what we heard from this Tiger trio
up at The Observer: the best of what we heard from this Tiger trio
Everything we heard from Alex Golesh, DJ Durkin and Joel Gordon
After a massive roster overhaul, Auburn's head coach and two coordinators shared plenty of their thoughts on the state of the new team.
www.auburnobserver.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
now that the dust has settled on a massive roster rebuild, Auburn football's big three coaches — HC Alex Golesh, DC DJ Durkin and OC Joel Gordon — talked for nearly an hour and a half with us on Wednesday
up at The Observer: the best of what we heard from this Tiger trio
up at The Observer: the best of what we heard from this Tiger trio
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Always watching.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Always watching.
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Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve. n.pr/45M1kyp
Back seats aren't as safe as they should be. A crash test is trying to help
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.
n.pr
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve. n.pr/45M1kyp
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Every day we should be talking about how stupid and counterproductive it is for there to be advertising for prescription medications.
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Every day we should be talking about how stupid and counterproductive it is for there to be advertising for prescription medications.
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“your FICO score has changed-“ I could not possibly give a shit less
February 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“your FICO score has changed-“ I could not possibly give a shit less
@nedlamont.com what can Connecticut do to stop this?
via Hearst:
Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement
"In another instance, police in Johnson County, Texas searched the Connecticut data for a woman it said had an abortion, records from five departments show."
Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement
"In another instance, police in Johnson County, Texas searched the Connecticut data for a woman it said had an abortion, records from five departments show."
Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement
A full record of which police departments are using the equipment is not kept by state officials.
www.ctinsider.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
@nedlamont.com what can Connecticut do to stop this?
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is a great sketch. Not just Ashley Padilla's performance, which is perfect, but the writing as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is a great sketch. Not just Ashley Padilla's performance, which is perfect, but the writing as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...
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Reminder for my Texas friends - check the status of your voter registration right now. Just in case. Thank you 😀
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Reminder for my Texas friends - check the status of your voter registration right now. Just in case. Thank you 😀
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
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Trump reversed decades of national security objections to selling advanced AI chips to UAE. National security experts were alarmed.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Trump reversed decades of national security objections to selling advanced AI chips to UAE. National security experts were alarmed.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
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Observations: Tennessee 77, Auburn 69
- Auburn played right into Tennessee’s hand with all those 3s
- the Tigers “got punked” early and often
- the foul disparity also comes down to defense
- Rotation Charts
- Nerd Stats
- Quote of the Night
- Auburn played right into Tennessee’s hand with all those 3s
- the Tigers “got punked” early and often
- the foul disparity also comes down to defense
- Rotation Charts
- Nerd Stats
- Quote of the Night
Observations: Tennessee 77, Auburn 69
The Tigers got beaten at their own game in Knoxville, ending the streak and sending them to a needed midweek break with plenty to correct.
www.auburnobserver.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Observations: Tennessee 77, Auburn 69
- Auburn played right into Tennessee’s hand with all those 3s
- the Tigers “got punked” early and often
- the foul disparity also comes down to defense
- Rotation Charts
- Nerd Stats
- Quote of the Night
- Auburn played right into Tennessee’s hand with all those 3s
- the Tigers “got punked” early and often
- the foul disparity also comes down to defense
- Rotation Charts
- Nerd Stats
- Quote of the Night
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Saw @ruhlman.bsky.social talking about Ruhlman’s Twenty going out of print and decided it was time to make the French Onion Soup from that book again. Sweat onions down for like six hours and then add water, basically. Absurdly good.
February 1, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Saw @ruhlman.bsky.social talking about Ruhlman’s Twenty going out of print and decided it was time to make the French Onion Soup from that book again. Sweat onions down for like six hours and then add water, basically. Absurdly good.
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President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
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36 days until Daylight Savings. We‘ve entered the endgame
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 PM
36 days until Daylight Savings. We‘ve entered the endgame
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bonus travel tip: if you ever book a hotel with Marriott and they’re trying to hit you with a late cancellation fee, just reschedule your reservation for a couple weeks out and then immediately cancel that one for free
January 31, 2026 at 3:52 PM
bonus travel tip: if you ever book a hotel with Marriott and they’re trying to hit you with a late cancellation fee, just reschedule your reservation for a couple weeks out and then immediately cancel that one for free
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New research finds that the vast majority of US pickup owners would be just fine going electric.
3 in 4 either prefer an EV or would be indifferent if performance and price are comparable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
3 in 4 either prefer an EV or would be indifferent if performance and price are comparable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New research finds that the vast majority of US pickup owners would be just fine going electric.
3 in 4 either prefer an EV or would be indifferent if performance and price are comparable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
3 in 4 either prefer an EV or would be indifferent if performance and price are comparable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Parts of the country are still dealing with cold weather from last week's storm. Different parts of the country are getting more snow this week. Carbon monoxide poisoning. Fires. Snow blower injuries. It's all happening. Stay safe.
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
Winter Storms Aren’t Over; CPSC Warns of Deadly Carbon Monoxide Risks and Fires During Power Outages
Winter Storms Aren’t Over; CPSC Warns of Deadly Carbon Monoxide Risks and Fires During Power Outages
cpsc.gov
January 31, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Parts of the country are still dealing with cold weather from last week's storm. Different parts of the country are getting more snow this week. Carbon monoxide poisoning. Fires. Snow blower injuries. It's all happening. Stay safe.
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
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Auburn people who might not know yet: tremendously sad to share that Phillip Marshall has passed away
an absolute titan of sportswriting in this state and the single greatest storyteller I’ve ever met
learned so much from this man, and he will be incredibly missed
an absolute titan of sportswriting in this state and the single greatest storyteller I’ve ever met
learned so much from this man, and he will be incredibly missed
Legendary Auburn sportswriter Phillip Marshall passes away
Phillip Marshall, an award-winning writer and columnist, and the pre-eminent voice of Auburn athletics coverage for decades, passed away Friday at the age of 76.
247sports.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Auburn people who might not know yet: tremendously sad to share that Phillip Marshall has passed away
an absolute titan of sportswriting in this state and the single greatest storyteller I’ve ever met
learned so much from this man, and he will be incredibly missed
an absolute titan of sportswriting in this state and the single greatest storyteller I’ve ever met
learned so much from this man, and he will be incredibly missed
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we didn’t bully the burrito taxi people enough
Ma'am you are spending 1/3 of your post-tax income on doordash
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
we didn’t bully the burrito taxi people enough
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I literally heard a very famous silicon valley guy list housing among the things that AI will make cheap and I was like "Wow. You literally have no idea how anything works, huh."
January 30, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I literally heard a very famous silicon valley guy list housing among the things that AI will make cheap and I was like "Wow. You literally have no idea how anything works, huh."
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort underscore the gravity of this moment. This has never happened before in our history. We shouldn't pretend it's normal.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort underscore the gravity of this moment. This has never happened before in our history. We shouldn't pretend it's normal.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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And no, as a Gen Xer, I'm not thrilled by all of this.
January 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
And no, as a Gen Xer, I'm not thrilled by all of this.