AirBeagle
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Native New Mexican. Nashville. He/him. 25 years happily married to hubby
Author/Teacher/Journalist/Cashier| Ex-911 Dispatcher
Student of German history (1815-1945) for 45 years
AirBeagle from 1999 #💙📚
[Pic: Zyklon B cans, Auschwitz I, 2000]
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Native New Mexican. Nashville. He/him. 25 years happily married to hubby
Author/Teacher/Journalist/Cashier| Ex-911 Dispatcher
Student of German history (1815-1945) for 45 years
AirBeagle from 1999 #💙📚
[Pic: Zyklon B cans, Auschwitz I, 2000]
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· Dec 8
Deadly Turbulence - McFarland
Deadly Turbulence The Air Safety Lessons of Braniff Flight 250 and Other Airliners, 1959–1966 Steve Pollock 978-0-7864-7433-2 978-1-4766-1326-0
mcfarlandbooks.com
My fellow airliner peeps: I once wrote a book, and a couple more are percolating in rough draft form:
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The videos are crystal clear for any adult who is unwilling to lie through their teeth:
ICE murdered that woman when she presented no credible threat to them. She did not drive at them. She did not compromise their safety.
That was a summary execution of a U.S. citizen.
ICE murdered that woman when she presented no credible threat to them. She did not drive at them. She did not compromise their safety.
That was a summary execution of a U.S. citizen.
January 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The videos are crystal clear for any adult who is unwilling to lie through their teeth:
ICE murdered that woman when she presented no credible threat to them. She did not drive at them. She did not compromise their safety.
That was a summary execution of a U.S. citizen.
ICE murdered that woman when she presented no credible threat to them. She did not drive at them. She did not compromise their safety.
That was a summary execution of a U.S. citizen.
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This is Georgie. He heard sirens outside his window. Thought he would show them how it's done. 14/10 excellent vibrato Georgie (TT: georgietheboxr)
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This is Georgie. He heard sirens outside his window. Thought he would show them how it's done. 14/10 excellent vibrato Georgie (TT: georgietheboxr)
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January 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
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The lessons I detailed remain unchanged. We just keep trying to pretend them away. But someday,
somehow, the law will have its day.
www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
somehow, the law will have its day.
www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
How to Treat Right-Wing Violence in the U.S.
Does the far-right extremism of the Trump era represent an eternal pattern in American politics or a new one?
www.newyorker.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The lessons I detailed remain unchanged. We just keep trying to pretend them away. But someday,
somehow, the law will have its day.
www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
somehow, the law will have its day.
www.newyorker.com/books/under-...
And there it is. WE will pay for the war, the governance AND reimburse the oil companies. Plundering Venezuela and the US. And it is all done in our name with our votes.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
The president of the United States is insane.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
The president of the United States is insane.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
And there it is. WE will pay for the war, the governance AND reimburse the oil companies. Plundering Venezuela and the US. And it is all done in our name with our votes.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
The president of the United States is insane.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
The president of the United States is insane.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Six: Is he dead yet?
[Oops! Day Five didn’t go through. Oh no! Make-up: Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Five: Is he dead yet?]
[Oops! Day Five didn’t go through. Oh no! Make-up: Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Five: Is he dead yet?]
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Six: Is he dead yet?
[Oops! Day Five didn’t go through. Oh no! Make-up: Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Five: Is he dead yet?]
[Oops! Day Five didn’t go through. Oh no! Make-up: Keeping my New Year 2026 Resolution: Day Five: Is he dead yet?]
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Remembering and Forgetting January 6, 2021 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Remembering and Forgetting January 6, 2021
Every historical event exists within a constant tug between remembering and forgetting.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Remembering and Forgetting January 6, 2021 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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Dan D'Addario’s take on the new CBS Evening News is unflinchingly and deservedly brutal.
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Dan D'Addario’s take on the new CBS Evening News is unflinchingly and deservedly brutal.
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
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Born #OTD in 1912, the pianist and composer Lev Moiseevich Abeliovich's entire family was killed in the Holocaust, probably in the Vilna ghetto or at Ponary. His service in the war was a source of compositional inspiration in his later works.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Born #OTD in 1912, the pianist and composer Lev Moiseevich Abeliovich's entire family was killed in the Holocaust, probably in the Vilna ghetto or at Ponary. His service in the war was a source of compositional inspiration in his later works.
holocaustmusic.ort.o...
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“The sky is blue, the Earth is round, and Jan. 6 was a historically violent day that will forever be a stain on this country’s history. Political convenience does not change the facts.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Five years after Jan. 6, Trump is rewriting the narrative around the Capitol siege
The president is expected to take more actions this year, including possible payments to compensate Jan. 6 defendants.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
“The sky is blue, the Earth is round, and Jan. 6 was a historically violent day that will forever be a stain on this country’s history. Political convenience does not change the facts.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
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Ian Charleson, star of the Oscar winning Chariots of Fire, died of AIDS on this day in 1990.
He was 40, one of a generation decimated by the disease.
We didn’t just lose friends, lovers, brothers; we lost the roles never played, the songs unwritten, the art never created.
The loss is incalculable.
He was 40, one of a generation decimated by the disease.
We didn’t just lose friends, lovers, brothers; we lost the roles never played, the songs unwritten, the art never created.
The loss is incalculable.
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Ian Charleson, star of the Oscar winning Chariots of Fire, died of AIDS on this day in 1990.
He was 40, one of a generation decimated by the disease.
We didn’t just lose friends, lovers, brothers; we lost the roles never played, the songs unwritten, the art never created.
The loss is incalculable.
He was 40, one of a generation decimated by the disease.
We didn’t just lose friends, lovers, brothers; we lost the roles never played, the songs unwritten, the art never created.
The loss is incalculable.
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I was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, two years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy.
I had lost countless friends.
We didn’t know then how effective that treatment would prove.
I was told I could expect to live another 20 years.
27 years later I’m healthy and undetectable.
HIV treatment works.
I had lost countless friends.
We didn’t know then how effective that treatment would prove.
I was told I could expect to live another 20 years.
27 years later I’m healthy and undetectable.
HIV treatment works.
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, two years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy.
I had lost countless friends.
We didn’t know then how effective that treatment would prove.
I was told I could expect to live another 20 years.
27 years later I’m healthy and undetectable.
HIV treatment works.
I had lost countless friends.
We didn’t know then how effective that treatment would prove.
I was told I could expect to live another 20 years.
27 years later I’m healthy and undetectable.
HIV treatment works.
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
Trump’s Venezuela war represents the latest in a line of failed regime-change wars — and attack on the rules-based order.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
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Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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While RJK Jr claims that not recommending vaccines is simply "leaving the choice to parents," that is NOT true.
Vaccines not recommended by the CDC and FDA are NOT covered by insurance, meaning parents will likely pay hundreds of dollars for them. Only those who can afford it will have a choice.
Vaccines not recommended by the CDC and FDA are NOT covered by insurance, meaning parents will likely pay hundreds of dollars for them. Only those who can afford it will have a choice.
HHS will overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday.
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
While RJK Jr claims that not recommending vaccines is simply "leaving the choice to parents," that is NOT true.
Vaccines not recommended by the CDC and FDA are NOT covered by insurance, meaning parents will likely pay hundreds of dollars for them. Only those who can afford it will have a choice.
Vaccines not recommended by the CDC and FDA are NOT covered by insurance, meaning parents will likely pay hundreds of dollars for them. Only those who can afford it will have a choice.
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Yesterday, I posted that Trump's push to drive out patriotic senior generals and admirals in order to replace them with individuals willing to ignore their oath of office to follow Trump's illegal orders was a preamble to using US troops against Americans.
Today, Maj Gen Paul Eaton explains it.
Today, Maj Gen Paul Eaton explains it.
Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns
Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Yesterday, I posted that Trump's push to drive out patriotic senior generals and admirals in order to replace them with individuals willing to ignore their oath of office to follow Trump's illegal orders was a preamble to using US troops against Americans.
Today, Maj Gen Paul Eaton explains it.
Today, Maj Gen Paul Eaton explains it.
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This is not a spoof. This is an actual post on the official US State Department account.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is not a spoof. This is an actual post on the official US State Department account.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations.
The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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Watch the full interview⤵️
Who will be in Trump's crosshairs next? | Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.)
YouTube video by TVP WORLD
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Watch the full interview⤵️
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truly shocked that some people thought there was ever a chance of making this place non-toxic. did you not hang out on Twitter prior to Musk? this kind of platform is fundamentally poisoned, as is all social media and nearly every kind of online community
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
truly shocked that some people thought there was ever a chance of making this place non-toxic. did you not hang out on Twitter prior to Musk? this kind of platform is fundamentally poisoned, as is all social media and nearly every kind of online community