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Dan Kulkosky

@dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social

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Lover of music, books, and art. Amateur photographer. World traveler. Manhattan, Upper West Side native. Mets fan. Lover of dark roast coffee and spicy foods. Hater of Trump and all his minions. No DMs if we don't already know each other! Ask first.

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 20h

#WackyWednesday #EastCoastKin #Humor #MobilePhotography #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 20h

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #EastCoastKin #Buddha #Statues #JadeTemple #Shanghai #China #Art #ArtYear #WeAreRoamers #TravelPhotography #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Asia #Sculpture #Metal

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photoblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 1d

Drops.

#Toronto #Streetcar #Rain #Photography

A westbound Queen streetcar passes a raindrop covered shelter neat the corner of Queen and Coxwell in east Toronto Ontario

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 1d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #EastCoastKin #QEClockTower #BigBen #London #England #UK #WeAreRoamers #TravelPhotography #Clocks #Architecture #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #Twosday (two views of the same building)

The name of this building is officially the "Queen Elizabeth Clock Tower." The popular name, "Big Ben," is incorrect. Big Ben is the large bell inside.

Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much, Alan.

Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 1d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #EastCoastKin #HousesofParliament #London #England #UK #TravelPhotography #WeAreRoamers #Architecture #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 1d

#BirdOfTheDay #Migration #EastCoastKin #White-throatedSparrow #Birds #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #FortTryonPark #Nature #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

See Alt for more info.

These little critters breed in Canada during the warmer months and come down to the eastern and southern US, parts of the western US, and the Pacific coast for the winter. For me, their lovely calls are a sure sign that fall is on the way in New York City.

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 1d

Must be a Filiipino restaurant or grocery. They are fond of ube in various forms.

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Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social · 3d

Notice how it's always
"vote according to Biblical values!" until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.
@Brcremer

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #EastCoastKin #StPetersburg #Russia #Churches #TravelPhotography #WeAreRoamers #Art #ArtYear #ChurchoftheSavioronSpilledBlood #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 3d

Dropping off some new bee colonies to an orchard, and the sunset was so good I had to pull over and just watch it for a bit.

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 2d

#AlphabetChallenge #Opulent #EastCoastKin #TreviFountain #Rome #Italy #Architecture #ArtYear #Art #Statues #Fountains #TravelPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Roma #Italia #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 2d

Hmm, more likely a non-breeding laughing gull.

Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 2d

#BirdOfTheDay #SeaBirds #Birds #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #LibertyIsland #Nature #Photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky

Is this a Sabine's gull?

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 3d

The state of emergency is in America

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 4d

Via The Resistance

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 3d

Evidence collected by the medical community shows Israeli soldiers are *systematically* shooting and killing children in Gaza. revealnews.org/podcast/gaza...

US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.

revealnews.org

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Dan Kulkosky @dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social · 3d

Certainly no photos from my house.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

Two-thirds of National Park Service employees have been furloughed during the ongoing government shutdown, worsening an already severe staffing shortage. With limited personnel remaining, essential maintenance, law enforcement, and visitor services are significantly reduced.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141
F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws
of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to
ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the
President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law
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Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56
Filed 10/04/25
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within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this
Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to
federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal
law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination
was simply untethered to the facts.
c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion
Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.

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Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING:

Russia has started attacking Ukrainian passenger trains with suicide drones.

A Russian Geran drone just struck a train in the Sumy region. Dozens of passengers are wounded.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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