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Seattle Doug
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I live in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA, with my spouse. I am retired and happily married. I enjoy listening to music and walking our dog, hiking and traveling. I don't DM with folks I haven't met in real life. Blue to the core. No Kings
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Sorry my young intern posted this and they apologized.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.

@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.

We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.

Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Please remember that as a Democrat we stand up for the working man, the unions, and our educational system. We do not stand for large corporations, oligarchs, and to help politicians get wealthy - THAT is what Republicans stand for. When you are elected, and i'm sure you will, remember this, please.
February 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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A female Pileated Woodpecker heading for a different tree while on a quest of finding carpenter ants (a Pileated Woodpecker's favorite food.)
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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With apologies to Rob and Alan, for today's #BirdOfTheDay, I’m going to go against theme and post a beautiful Scarlet Macaw I was fortunate enough to see in Costa Rica a couple of days ago.

#birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin
February 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Awesome photograph
A grey day in the park yesterday was brightened when a passerby mentioned he had seen an owl a few hundred yards in the direction we were headed and we found it! #birds #photography #birdphotography #Raptors #owl 🦉

A Barred Owl (my first attempt at ALT Text)
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Per Alan H: The themes for #BirdOfTheDay are #birds&berries any capture that includes both. The alt is #backlitbeauty any bird capture with the sun light behind the bird. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

A Great Blue Heron with backlighting.
February 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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My Robin friend Little Mate today. He's very chatty at the moment. Breeding season isn't far off, and he's spending most of his time singing, chasing off rivals and turning down potential mates - he already has one. #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #ukwildlife
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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(Taken on 1st of November 2024)

Managed to capture a beautiful sunset in the evening just before it went away

#bluesky #sunset
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Trump shares, then deletes video depicting Obamas as apes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

What the acual fck
Trump shares, then deletes video depicting Obamas as apes
Tim Scott, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Tell that to Alex Pretti and Renee Good’s family.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?

MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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It is really, REALLY difficult not to see an origin of our present disaster in these emails

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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The most convincing arguments for vaccines, are the consequences when you seed distrust.

South Carolina has confirmed that some children in their outbreak of over 800 cases have developed brain swelling—encephalitis can lead to permanent damage.

2026 is projected worse year for measles in decades.
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
# birds Grebe viewed from the Edmonds Wa fising pier
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
What pre ww2 war German organization does this seem to emulate?
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Tired of "winning yet ?
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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This week, President Donald Trump and the GOP kicked their intertwined anti-voting crusades — promoting lies about the 2020 election, and restricting voting in 2026 and beyond — into high gear. And Democracy Docket tracked them every step of the way. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: A shocking FBI raid, a monster voter suppression bill — and Trump officials run scared
This week, President Donald Trump and the GOP kicked their intertwined anti-voting crusades — promoting lies about the 2020 election, and restricting voting in 2026 and beyond — into high gear. And we...
www.democracydocket.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM