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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Jul 24

The neighbors kids were driving me crazy just making the noise that boys will make. Decided to go for a walk and caught this sunset. It reminded me to be more grateful and less grumpy tonight.

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Jul 22

Spontaneous camping trip last weekend.

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Jun 14

Found this on a sidewalk today.

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Jun 7

Hiking today

Bear track in mud. Was wet & slippery yesterday.

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · May 6

114 fired from National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden as part of Trump administration cuts coloradosun.com/2025/05/06/f...

114 fired from National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden as part of Trump administration cuts

The National Renewable Energy Lab confirmed it has fired 114 employees and subcontractors as part of Trump administration cost-cutting.

coloradosun.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 4

I kind of want to go

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Apr 3

If a deranged president intentionally destroying the country's economy with a ludicrous obsession (and misunderstanding) of tariffs *isn't* justification for invoking the 25th Amendment, I honestly can't imagine any scenario that would be.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · Apr 3

If this story didn't have today's date, I would've thought it was a Depression-era headline.

Easter Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing Potatoes

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'd rather see oil & gas subsidies go away. We need science more than ever.

Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts

Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.

www.wsj.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 1

Brutal.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Feb 26

Some sound advice:

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Feb 25

It's going to be a long wildfire season...

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Feb 25

It's going to be a long wildfire season...

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Benjamin Powell @benjamin42.bsky.social · Feb 24

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Feb 24

2016, 2020, 2024—and they still don’t realize they’re on the menu…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 23

Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Feb 23

Sign of the day…

How many Tesla’s should we throw in the Boston Harbor?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 23

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · Feb 17

This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 16

This is what oligarchy looks like.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · Feb 15

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 12

Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.

It's reverse Robin Hood.

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Feb 12

I think we’ve come up with the name…

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Feb 12

Convicted Conman Ends Bribery and Corruption Laws

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 12

Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

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