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Robert Weiter
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Retired pastor, theologian, retired therapist (MSW, LCSW), former broadcaster. Currently freelance journalist, commentator, opinion writer. Editor, "𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀" substack (https://is.gd/PmyRI4).
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🍜 McDonald's gave away real Baerii Sturgeon caviar online for free yesterday as a Valentine promotion. The value of each kit was around $125.00. It included the caviar, a $25 gift certificate for chicken nuggets,Crème Fraîche and a Mother of Pearl spoon. Would you try it? #food

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A container of McNugget® Baerii Sturgeon caviar, which McDonald's® gave away yesterday online as a Valentine's Day promotion.
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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🍜 I'm a little bummed because this is the last piece of tiramisu -- and it was so good.

Maybe I'll bake some pumpkin spice bread or perhaps it's time for a cherry pie?

I sometimes miss going out for dinner, but I'm doing my best to live well now on a tight budget which means cooking. #food
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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🍜 Saturday evening homemade Angus beef stew (gravy made from my bone broth beef stock) served with scratch baked, buttered multigrain toast and black tea with cream. Some vegetables are locally sourced in this stew.
Home cooked quality #food is a joy to craft and a joy to eat.
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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🍜 #Steak & #Egg frittata, buttered whole wheat avocado toast (Alessi® Avocado Toast Seasoning) [Duck egg, non-homogenized whole milk, Angus steak, red onion, green pepper, baby bella mushrooms, fresh garlic scapes, #Wisconsin smoked gouda, Aromat® savory seasoning, kinder's® seasoning]
#food
In the upper left hand corner of the picture, a mug of coffee (with Irish cream), next to a white plate holding a ramekin containing a steak and egg frittata and buttered whole wheat avocado toast.
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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🍜 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 & 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁
scrambled duck egg (vat pasteurized, non homogenized whole milk), green pepper, red onion, #Wisconsin sharp cheddar cheese, Hedge Holler Harvest ( #Missouri) smoked & cured pork jowl (Berkshire or Duroc swine), foraged wild blueberry on buttered whole wheat toast.
#food
A white plate holds a serving of scrambled duck eggs cooked with whole milk, diced green bell pepper, red onion, sharp Wisconsin cheddar, and small pieces of smoked and cured pork jowl from Hedge Holler Harvest in Missouri. Beside the eggs is a slice of buttered whole‑wheat toast topped with a layer of foraged wild blueberry preserves.
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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"Trust takes years to build, seconds to break and forever to repair." Accurate in life and we're seeing this in International geopolitics as Trump rips apart our traditional international alliances.
#geopolitics #meme #relationships #trust #LifeHack #wisdom
#Trump #Europe #allies
Meme. Purple background with white lettering that says the following: "Trust takes years to build, seconds to break and forever to repair."
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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🍜 #Lunch at noon today was a deluxe lunch salad (hydroponic butterhead lettuce, baby bella mushrooms, red pepper and yellow pepper, variety cherry tomatoes, black olives, real buttermilk ranch dressing and French bread croutons) and a small bowl of chicken stew. *Salad photo before dressing.
#food
Lunch salad. Description in associated post. A small white bull containing chicken stew.
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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🍜 Mediterranean lamb, quinoa, couscous, red pepper and spinach, fresh spices and lamb stock.
I pressure cooked the lamb cubes in lamb stock for wonderful tenderness and flavor. The lamb was raised In the American Midwest.
#homemade #ethnic #food #dinner
#SundayDinner #foodie #entree
#dining
A white bowl containing Mediterranean lamb, quinoa, couscous, red pepper and spinach, fresh spices and lamb stock. I pressure cooked the lamb cubes in lamb stock for wonderful tenderness and flavor. The lamb was raised In the American Midwest.
February 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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🍜 Simple #breakfast on a very early, very frigid Saturday morning: Frittata ( Broccoli, baby bella mushrooms sharp cheddar and very sharp white cheddar cheeses, Aromat® seasoning, pepper, one duck egg and a splash of non-homogenized whole milk) corn flakes with robust dark maple syrup, milk. Coffee
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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🍜 Homemade roasted chicken noodle vegetable #soup, apple maple salad (spring mix, chopped apples, chopped walnuts, Cabot® extra sharp white cheddar (from a block) and my Apple Cider Maple Syrup dressing, made with Canadian organic Grade A dark robust maple syrup ("traditional Grade B"), coffee
#food
On the left a small bowl of homemade roasted chicken noodle vegetable soup next to my Apple maple salad with homemade apple cider vinegar maple syrup dressing in a second bowl to the right. Above all of it is a mug of black coffee visible in the shot.
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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🍜 Turkey burrito bowl with cilantro lime rice, roasted broccoli and Chipotle lime black beans. Griddle grilled Yellow corn tortillas (wrapped in foil to keep them hot)
#Mexican #food #homemade #meal. #Dinner
Turkey burrito bowl with cilantro lime rice, roasted broccoli and Chipotle lime black beans all on a blue rimmed paper plate next to griddle grilled Yellow corn tortillas (wrapped in foil to keep them hot).
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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For your #MusicSky listening pleasure... "Cascade Melodies", a duo (Mark and Steffie) playing an extremely rare instrument known as the Chapman Stick, invented in the 1970s. Sublime. Complex. Their channel:
youtube.com/@cascademelo...
#music #instrumental #relaxation
Cascade
We're a couple (Mark and Steffi) that travel all around the world, doing streetperforming on Chapman sticks. From April 2021 to November 2023 we planted 58,460 trees with our music sales! 🌲 For more d...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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🍜 #Breakfast: Thick cut applewood smoked bacon, broccoli and extra sharp white cheddar frittata (duck egg, whole milk, salt, pepper, spices), buttered whole wheat toast with wild blueberry preserves paired with coffee. #homemade #food
#eggs #toast #Farm2Table
A paper plate to the left with a piece of buttered whole wheat toast topped with wild blueberry preserves. In the upper right, there's a mug filled with coffee and below that is the frittata described in the post
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀: Rep. Ilhan Omar Sprayed with unknown noxious substance during a town hall tonight in Minneapolis moments after she called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
#Video
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#IlhanOmar #attack #violence #Democrat #Minnesota #Minneapolis #BreakingNews
January 28, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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#BreakingNews One person in critical condition after a shooting involving a border patrol officer in Arizona near the US Mexico border. This is a developing story. Link to @cnn.com report an article below.
#BorderPatrol #shooting #immigration #news #Arizona

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One person in critical condition after shooting involving border patrol agent in Arizona.
According to a report on CNN, one person is critical condition in Arizona after a shooting involving a Border Patrol agent.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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ICE agents will be at the Olympics.

#Olympics #ICE #security #sports
#diplomats

The agents will assist with diplomatic security details and will not be running any immigration enforcement operations, according to officials.

@apnews.com via @firstalert4.com
www.firstalert4.com/2026/01/27/i...
ICE agents will be at the Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embass...
www.firstalert4.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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🍜 Italian salad topped with imported Romano vinaigrette and homemade spaghetti with tomato basil meat sauce (my own Italian seasoned ground turkey). Salad: hydroponic butterhead and spring mix, green pepper, red pepper, sliced baby bella mushroom, grape tomatoes, imported Romano cheese.
#food
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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🍜 #SnowStorm and arctic temperatures outside, wasn't sleepy so it was the perfect time to bake. This is from 1:00 a.m. my time when I removed my fresh baked wild blueberry quick bread from the oven. I just had a butteredslice of this with non- homogenized vat pasteurized whole milk. #food #baking
January 25, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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#BreakingNews: @wsj.com reports that agents of Customs and Border patrol fatally shot another person in Minneapolis.
This is a gift article so anyone can read it free.
www.wsj.com/us-news/fede...

#customs #border #Minneapolis
#shooting #killed #violence #protests
Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Person in Minneapolis
The incident follows the deadly shooting of Renee Good by a federal officer earlier this month.
www.wsj.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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🍜 Homemade chunky tomato basil bisque garnished with French bread croutons & sour cream; salad (butterhead, carrots, green pepper, red pepper, black olives, baby bella mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, My southwestern spicy ranch dressing & French bread croutons), coffee & Irish cream. #food
#lunch
A cozy meal featuring three items: a bowl of chunky tomato basil bisque topped with a dollop of sour cream and golden French bread croutons; a fresh salad of butterhead lettuce, sliced carrots, green and red bell peppers, black olives, baby bella mushrooms, grape tomatoes and cucumbers dressed in a creamy southwestern spicy ranch, also garnished with croutons; and a light brown mug of coffee enriched with Irish cream.
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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The #Pentagon is discontinuing US participation in numerous #NATO activities, committees, exercises and training. The Trump Administration is also not replacing officials as they retire. Here's a gift link:
wapo.st/4pPgdXM
#Trump
#GiftArticle
#Europe
#EU
#politics
#news
#foreignaffairs
Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups
The planned reductions to parts of the alliance’s force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back military investment in Europe’s defense.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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🍜 Fusion #curry night:

チキンカレー (Japanese chicken curry over rice) next to a bowl of แกงกะหรี่ (Thai curried coconut vegetable stew) over rice) paired with iced coffee and cream sweetened with maple syrup.
#Curry #fusion #cooking #food
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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🍜 Chicken Cacciatore over rice topped with freshly grated Parmesan (cooked in homemade chicken and turkey stock), Italian sauteed zucchini (Dried Garlic,Salt, Dried Onion, Dried Chili Pepper, Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Marjoram, Thyme, Sage and mushroom powder), #homemade chunky tomato basil #food
To the left homemade chunky tomato basil soup topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. To the right a large white plate containing on the left side fresh sauteed Italian style zucchini, next to homemade chicken cacciatore over rice cooked in homemade turkey and chicken broth.
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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🍜 Homemade beef, black bean and mixed vegetable chili mac made with my turkey and chicken stock and favorite chili seasonings and my popular #scratchmade Bloody Mary. (See ALT for ingredients.)
#food #Chili #Supper #homemade #cooking #BudgetFriendly #vegetables #beef #chiliMa:
A clear glass containing my famous homemade Bloody Mary next to an aqua colored bowl containing my homemade ground beef, black bean and mixed vegetable chili mac. Bloody Mary ingredients: V-8 juice*, 1 or 2 shots of Pearl® cucumber vodka, a couple squirts of Frank's Red Hot Sauce, Sriracha and Firelli Italian Hot Sauce* a heaping teaspoon of prepared horseradish, dill pickle juice, a splash of lemon juice, celery seed, several "shakes" of Worcestershire sauce and alcoholic bitters, a splash of olive brine, brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and a dash of paprika, dill pickles. *Usually I use tomato juice but V8 works or spicy V8 as well. It's what I had on hand. I also usually use five different types of hot sauce but I am out of the others. Beef and black bean chili mac with vegetables ingredients: combined homemade turkey and chicken stock, 92% lean ground beef, black beans, sweet peas, whole kernel yellow corn, diced carrots, cut green beans, and lima beans, diced green peppers, red peppers, yellow and white onions, chili powder, paprika, jalapeno powder, jalapenos, hot green chilies, garlic, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, sea salt, ground peppercorn, powdered garlic, diced hot habanero chilis, other seasonings and spices, hot sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato soup, macaroni, cheddar cheese powder.
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 AM