Brad
@rockwoof.bsky.social
Retired prof living in a rural town, county seat. Believe that it's not only an ill wind that blows these days.
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Star, Still Visible : Nearly lost in the fog the Star on silo shines on.
📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome
🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
#ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #fog #foggy #night #star #photography #Stunday
📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome
🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
#ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #fog #foggy #night #star #photography #Stunday
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Star, Still Visible : Nearly lost in the fog the Star on silo shines on.
📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome
🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
#ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #fog #foggy #night #star #photography #Stunday
📷 Pentax K3 Mk III Monochrome
🔘 Pentax 20-40mm F/2.8
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
#ClassicMono #BnW #Pentax #K3MkIIIMono #Winter #fog #foggy #night #star #photography #Stunday
As one year comes to a close and a new one is on the horizon, I’m reflecting on the opportunity we have in front of us for 2026 to be a year of positive and dramatic change for the country - if we stay focused.
I’m looking forward to doing my part, and I know you are too.
I’m looking forward to doing my part, and I know you are too.
Understanding 2025 and Being Ready for the New Year
We have an opportunity to make 2026 a year of positive and dramatic change for the country - if we stay focused.
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
January 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Lookit Matt, riling folks up. ...Yeah, no. I think it's Cheeto and the regime. Let's keep working to make this next election fair, and the days until then as constitutional as we are able.
#premiumsSoar #CheetoFiddles
#premiumsSoar #CheetoFiddles
Millions of peoples' health insurance skyrockets in a few hours. Let's check in on the president.
Trump, celebrating New Year's at Mar-a-Lago, bids $100,000 for a painting
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Lookit Matt, riling folks up. ...Yeah, no. I think it's Cheeto and the regime. Let's keep working to make this next election fair, and the days until then as constitutional as we are able.
#premiumsSoar #CheetoFiddles
#premiumsSoar #CheetoFiddles
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Fairy duster (Fabaceae: Calliandra eriophylla) flowers in late winter in much of the southwest US and northern Mexico. This spreading shrub thrives in deserts and also provides food for a variety of insects as well as deer. Saguaro National Park (East), Tucson Arizona, 16 Feb 2017.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fairy duster (Fabaceae: Calliandra eriophylla) flowers in late winter in much of the southwest US and northern Mexico. This spreading shrub thrives in deserts and also provides food for a variety of insects as well as deer. Saguaro National Park (East), Tucson Arizona, 16 Feb 2017.
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I do miss Rachel's wisdom.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I do miss Rachel's wisdom.
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PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The last one for this day is for the ##BlueSkyArtShow #Sky
Some where around my city while cycling back in February.
#EastCoastKin #reflections #mobilephonephotography
Some where around my city while cycling back in February.
#EastCoastKin #reflections #mobilephonephotography
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The last one for this day is for the ##BlueSkyArtShow #Sky
Some where around my city while cycling back in February.
#EastCoastKin #reflections #mobilephonephotography
Some where around my city while cycling back in February.
#EastCoastKin #reflections #mobilephonephotography
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Sonoran Desert landscape in Winter; Arizona USA. Galaxy S24 + Snapseed.
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Sonoran Desert landscape in Winter; Arizona USA. Galaxy S24 + Snapseed.
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‘A hell of a lot of fun!’ Your favourite podcasts of 2025
‘A hell of a lot of fun!’ Your favourite podcasts of 2025
True crime, AI, romantasy and strange stories from a small Welsh town are among your picks of the best podcasts of the year
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘A hell of a lot of fun!’ Your favourite podcasts of 2025
#TheSleepofReasonProducesMonsters, remember that one by Goya? He wrote, “Imagination abandoned by #reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and source of their wonders.” I'm thinking: argument for a #MiddleWay.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#TheSleepofReasonProducesMonsters, remember that one by Goya? He wrote, “Imagination abandoned by #reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and source of their wonders.” I'm thinking: argument for a #MiddleWay.
fb.watch/Ek8A1XGUYC/
In which HCR argues that with No Kings 2 the People demonstrated that we're awake and aren't going to stand for unconstitutional destruction of our democracy. I'm not so sure. Feels like we're still falling in slo-mo, and much is yet to be put right.
In which HCR argues that with No Kings 2 the People demonstrated that we're awake and aren't going to stand for unconstitutional destruction of our democracy. I'm not so sure. Feels like we're still falling in slo-mo, and much is yet to be put right.
December 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
fb.watch/Ek8A1XGUYC/
In which HCR argues that with No Kings 2 the People demonstrated that we're awake and aren't going to stand for unconstitutional destruction of our democracy. I'm not so sure. Feels like we're still falling in slo-mo, and much is yet to be put right.
In which HCR argues that with No Kings 2 the People demonstrated that we're awake and aren't going to stand for unconstitutional destruction of our democracy. I'm not so sure. Feels like we're still falling in slo-mo, and much is yet to be put right.
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Dude is very, very good at deep-cut symbolism
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dude is very, very good at deep-cut symbolism
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December 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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@veryscarymonster.bsky.social
The article talks about how Thiel hates universities because he thinks their "bubbles" when he lives and moves in on himself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
The article talks about how Thiel hates universities because he thinks their "bubbles" when he lives and moves in on himself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon
Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
@veryscarymonster.bsky.social
The article talks about how Thiel hates universities because he thinks their "bubbles" when he lives and moves in on himself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
The article talks about how Thiel hates universities because he thinks their "bubbles" when he lives and moves in on himself.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM