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He/him, human-ish elder queer, cat dad, bibliophile and historian, unrepentant omnivore and craft beers fan, not very tech-savvy, loving the quiet life on the northern California coast. Has camera and isn't afraid to use it.
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was born 193 years ago today: Nov. 26, 1832.

She was a doctor, Civil War surgeon, and women's dress reform advocate, but is best known as America's only female Medal of Honor recipient. Here's a great 2019 We're History article about her from author R.E. Fulton.
Dr. Mary E. Walker: “Clothes Make the (Wo)man”
“It is a shame that people who lead reforms in this world are not appreciated until after they are dead…”
werehistory.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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What the “Department of War” posted today is not normal. Publicizing an internal referral memo on social media before any review has occurred undercuts the neutrality expected in military justice and risks unlawful command influence. That should alarm anyone who cares about due process. #holdfast
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Your naked, winged #Etruscan waiter pours you some olive oil while wearing a swan's head cap. God love the Etruscans.

3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum

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November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So chuffed today! I've finally discovered my paternal gr-gr-Grandmother's origins via a previously unknown obituary date.

Granny Bridget born c.1827 in the Irish county where most Carbine people historically lived. She and my gr-gr-grandfather knew the famine.

The only pic of her, age 67 in Cal.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney invalid and dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. Screenshot from order in the latter below:
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Trump exposed: The Trump "peace" plan for Ukraine came directly from Russia, word for word then translated via google into English. After getting caught, Trump dumped on Zelinski saying he's "not going to help Ukraine anymore"

What happened to stopping the war in 24hrs?

Putin's lying imbecile
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The former astronaut fires back.
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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“Most Americans don’t want an impeachment; they want him and his entire administration charged with treason.”

Raise your hand if you agree ✋
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There's a furry #croissant off my port flank. And it's #snoring.

#catsofBlueSky
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Recalling attendance at a Scottish Highlands Games and Clans Gathering at Portland, Oregon some years ago... cruising the vendors' booths... Because nothing says Mother #Scotland like a #sarong. 🙄
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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They can #StuffIt #UpTheirs....
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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A lot of the people lamenting Marjorie Taylor Greene’s departure from Congress—and celebrating her as some kind of principled maverick—are going to end up eating their words when she reemerges in 2028 to help lead a pro-groper, pro-Fuentes “America First” faction of the GOP.
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The Best Of The
Outbursts Of Everett True
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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And it floats. #oilpainting #art
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Another older watercolour drawing showing St Edward's Passage in Cambridge next to the Arts Theatre and David's Bookshop when it had a shop on that side of the church (now it only has one on the other side)
#watercolour #fineart #cambridge
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Before Gregory Berry could walk out of prison after more than 17 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, he said he had faced a difficult choice: Agree not to sue for wrongful imprisonment or remain incarcerated for life.
Wayne County prosecutors accused of freeing innocent man only if he agreed not to sue - Detroit Metro Times
When Gregory Berry walked out of prison in December 2020 after more than 17 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, he said he had faced a difficult choice: Agree not to sue for wrongful impr...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If it please the Court, I humbly submit Evidence Image 'A' as graphic demonstration of the untoward levels of severe discomfort experienced by the Plaintiff in the household he is compelled to inhabit without relief.

#FatCatFriday
#ThemVsHoomans
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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If I call publicly for the president to be hanged, I get a visit from the FBI.

If the president does it, it’s OK. If his supporters call for the VP they just voted for, they get pardoned.

Two sets of laws.
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Last night's Leonid Meteor shower at peak captured over Stonehenge. The meteor shower was the best one of 2025 and this photograph proves it.
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM