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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 2h

Reading this article says that she likes what he is doing to isolate the bad government in her country.

What Nobel winner María Corina Machado said about Donald Trump

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has referred to Trump as “courageous” and a “visionary” for backing her opposition to Maduro.

www.newsweek.com

Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 2h

I don't understand how, but she likes the fake president of the US.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 8h

Or in #WarRavagedPortland, one of those Craftsman bungalows, where the grand street side trees whisper, 'you'll never be able to afford living here'

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 13h

It’s true: the cities are lawless and scary, if you live here sell your property as fast as possible, particularly if you have a 2 family row house from the 1920s with those nice bay windows.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 8h

This will go over in Idaho like a 💩 in the potato patch.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17h

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon will host a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho.

Hegseth said the Trump administration signed an agreement to build the facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 9h

The sea and the sky both look a little spicy!

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 9h

What a great path! I hope that amazing limb across the route didn't cause anybody to do the limbo!

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 9h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 11h

Happy Birthday! 🍩

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 14h

And Palm trees! Good on ya! 🏝️

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 14h

It was a quick set of vibrations, but really noticable. We both stopped and looked at each other. 👀

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 15h

And yeah, an earthquake near a volcano really makes you question your life choices!
We stood there looking around and listening, (the mountain is only a mile or so away there on the south side) but nothing else happened. 😅

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 15h

A lot of times, people will say there's old growth, when it's just mature forest. A lot of mature forest lands, can be places that were logged over 100 years ago, or less. Whereas "old growth" to me means untouched. Which there is very little of. Even mature forest ecosystems are amazing though!

Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 15h

Hummocks trail is a big loop, and fairly easy. There's an option to take a side trail that goes uphill (a lot) to the closed Johnston Ridge Observatory. As far as old growth trees near there? Not so much. Because of the eruption.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 17h

The Hummocks trail is a nice one through new terrain from the giant landslide. Guts of the mountain!
I've been hiking on the south side when there was a harmonic tremor that could be felt. THAT was unnerving...

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 17h

Ditto. I mean, I've been to plays, but usually it doesn't draw me in. I went to support a friend who worked at the theater.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 18h

I noticed the little plume of steam right away. It's one of the things I always look for when visiting there.

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Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social · 18h

How many generations of stars came before the Sun?

#AskEthan

There are three stellar populations: Population I, for Sun-like stars, Population II, for metal-poor stars, and Population III, for the first stars.

Does that mean we're a 3rd generation star?
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astro

Ask Ethan: How many generations of stars came before the Sun?

Our Sun only arose after 9.2 billion years of cosmic history: with many stars living and dying first. How many prior generations were there?

bigthink.com

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1d

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 21h

This was part of a short road trip, testing my stamina after recovering from a pretty major health episode in 2015. I started pushing my boundaries, and picked up the camera as a more regular habit. #📷

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 21h

The donkey was a complete surprise that I didn't even see until I had this image out of the camera, and was editing! 😍🫏

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 22h

Welcome to Friday, and the #scape prompt! Here's a view of #MtHood reflected in the #ColumbiaRiver just East of #TheDalles, #Oregon.
Bonus points for spotting the #donkey!
#LandscapePhotography #EastCoastKin #Landscape #River #mountain #nature

A landscape photo of a snow capped mountain just left of upper center, against a hazy lightly clouded sky. A big river below reflects the mountain and overcast sky. The far left river bank has dark stone bluffs rushing from the river. The right river bank has a few trees on a small spit jutting into the river. Winding into the distance, next to the right side of the river is a trail line and train just entering a curve, with more rocky bluffs above. In the center foreground at the bottom of the image is a donkey!

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh for that edit option...

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Washington Trails Association @washingtontrails.bsky.social · 1d

State-managed lands are fee-free on 10/10 in observance of World Mental Health Day, vote for your favorite Flora and Fauna winner for WTA's photo contest, snow in the mountains and more on this week's Hiker Headlines 📷️

Hiker Headlines: Mountain snow incoming, free day, vote for your favorite photo

Friday is World Mental Health Day, and you can head to state-managed lands without a Discover Pass. Vote for your favorite photo in the Flora and Fauna category of WTA's photo contest. The Washington ...

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