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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 5h

Some crypto peeps still try to shill NFTs and it's hilarious to see how desperate they are to salvage anything out of what's left.

SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 5h

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 5h

I think I knew of it years ago and just forgot. Neat installation though.

Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 5h

Checked their flight path and discovered that Mt Weather, VA exists.

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New town every hour @townsusa.bsky.social · 7h

Borden, Indiana
Pop: 936

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borden,_Indiana

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 5h

Been awhile since I've had an Osprey sighting (saw them too late to take a pic).

Flightradar24 screen shot showing the Osprey flight path.

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Ian Livingston @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 5h

noem: girlfriend of founder arrested in Portland!

poso: antifa founded during the Weimar Republic

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 6h

lest anyone think the girlfriend line was a hilarious joke I concocted...

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 5h

Wednesday early afternoon: mandatory evacuation for the entire city of Kotzebue (posted on the city FB page) for expected coastal flooding later today. No roads in or out of Kotz, so in this case, evacuation means go to the High School. #akwx #weatther #Alaska

City of Kotzebue Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued 1205pm October 8, 2025. Due to incoming storm.water surge, the City of Kotzebue is issuing a mandatory evacuation order for all residents, effective immediately.

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 9h

Florida man

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11h

A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday.

Man arrested as suspect in setting California's deadly Palisades Fire, official says

A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday.

reut.rs

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h

Arrest made in deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged parts of the Los Angeles area earlier this year, law enforcement source tells CNN. https://cnn.it/4neSeA9

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 14h

How is that one section of road still under construction? Even a Reddit post from a year ago complaining about how long it's been going on, lol.

Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 16h

The company that took over WeatherBug's socials is about the same tbf (though it seems they've abandoned it altogether since Threads was supposed to be an active account)

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WX Alert Mashup @wx-mashup.bsky.social · 18h

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND, OREGON has issued an INSUFFICIENT PYROCUMULUS AT THE COMBINATION KFC TACO BELL until 10:20 AM...
#WXsky

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

BNA is ground stopped due to lack of FAA personnel. As of 10/7/25 2355UC

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis?advn=74&adv_date=10072025&facId=BNA&title=ATCSCC%20ADVZY%20074%20BNA/ZME%2010/07/2025%20CDM%20GROUND%20STOP&titleDate=10/07/2025

#aviation

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

Had a typo on the order and got the Texas National Gourd instead.

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

This is the biggest Jerry, no I could possibly fathom.

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Charlie Kruschek @charliekruschek.com · 1d

Found a furry friend while exploring Maroon Bells this weekend. 🦊

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

I will eat a whole plate of mozzarella sticks as a meal. I also get two Subway subs weekly (mainly because they're open for lunch earlier and as a night/morning shift person I appreciate that).

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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New town every hour @townsusa.bsky.social · 1d

Shattuck, Oklahoma
Pop: 1,257

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattuck,_Oklahoma

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

Central Atlantic fish in disarray

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 1d

NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Jerry (formerly AL95), located over the central tropical Atlantic, at 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC).

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie with a beard

ALT: a man in a suit and tie with a beard

media.tenor.com

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

Me: "A cold front is coming through tonight."
Son: "But what about cold back?"

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Mark Ellinwood @markellinwood.bsky.social · 1d

Regular reminder to abolish all Op-Eds.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."

Opinion
Guest Essay

That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

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