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Mad as hell and not gonna take it any more. Also an impatient Buddhist.

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It drives me insane that the tiny little music venue near me (Hello 10 Mile Music Hall) uses AXS to drive prices up and make the ticket purchase process SUCK. Just such a negative experience EVERY TIME I try to go.

12.03.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

totally the plan. I just wonโ€™t do anything until I have a problem with what works now. It just goes. Paid 10k for it 13 years ago and put one battery in it.

12.03.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

12.03.2026 04:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4287 ๐Ÿ” 1976 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35 ๐Ÿ“Œ 114

That hair, however, is totally ready for prime time. It rocks.

12.03.2026 05:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAny regimes that need changing, including the US, Israel, and ours, need to be changed by the people, not by some bloated, lying, cheating, greedy, resource-grabbing, bomb-dropping imperial power and its allies who are trying to bully the whole world into submission.โ€

Bravo Ms. Roy, bravo.

12.03.2026 04:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m just flabbergasted that there is a Congress which still does its job of writing and passing legislation. What planet is this โ€œNew Mexicoโ€ on?

12.03.2026 04:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We had essentially no wild mushrooms last summer. We have had the worst winter of snow on record. I fear for the fire season and wildlife survival if this drought continues in the high alpine environment of Colorado. Gonna be brutal.

12.03.2026 04:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is extremely difficult to construct a practical case against this position. Net Zero is now as much about patriotism as it is about climate change.

11.03.2026 23:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1654 ๐Ÿ” 443 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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a woman in an orange top and blue pants with kpn written on them ALT: a woman in an orange top and blue pants with kpn written on them

Heโ€™s the boy toy of that Dutch speedskater. Sheโ€™s fast but clearly has bad taste in men.

12.03.2026 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s morons all the way down, people.

We are doomed.

12.03.2026 04:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am not at all average. I have seen none of these things.
I have in the past seen one: SNL in about 2005.

12.03.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Silence is No Longer an Option: Why Coffee Geeks Must Reject Fascism We're taking a stand, uncovering how fascist policies are reshaping the coffee world and beyond, and what you can do to change the course of history for the better.

In our 24 years online at CoffeeGeek, we have never published a truly "political" article before. That changed last month when we published one of the most important articles we've ever written.

Silence is No Longer an Option: Why Coffee Geeks Must Reject Fascism.

10.03.2026 11:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We probably underestimated the negative effect the USA menโ€™s hockey team has had on all USA sports.

Americans rooting for Italy and Mexico in baseball is a thing at this point.

11.03.2026 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
1990 Toyota pickup loaded with firewood

1990 Toyota pickup loaded with firewood

37 years young and still working hard with very little maintenance needed.
Not fuel efficient but I drive very few miles/year. Most of them in 4-wheel-drive on terrible roads.

11.03.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They are literally wearing clown shoes to work.

11.03.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump reportedly gifts cabinet members and White House visitors with Florsheim shoes Some administration officials snipe about having to wear middling footwear instead of their upmarket favorites

Could anything be more insulting than having to put on cheap uncomfortable shoes every morning just to please the boss? Where does it stop? Florsheim should never recover from this. And yes, I wore wingtips for 10 years. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

11.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm going to say what should be abundantly obvious to everyone by now:

#๐™๐™ง๐™ช๐™ข๐™ฅ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง.

Yes, the fighting is still ongoing. Yes, the U.S. and #Israel will continue to bomb #Iran and continue to fuck things up there for probably several more weeks.
But that won't change anything
๐Ÿงต

10.03.2026 00:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Whatโ€™s going on @hickenlooper.senate.gov and @bennet.senate.gov

Are you co-sponsoring this needed action?

Please show some spine.

11.03.2026 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A group of us in the Senate are demanding public hearings on Trump's disastrous war with Iran with Secretary Hegseth and Rubio. And we've introduced a half dozen war powers resolutions to force the Senate to vote every day on the war if the hearings don't happen.

10.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2634 ๐Ÿ” 763 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153 ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

Bluesky needs an image-block feature. I want to never have to see this face again. Make it stop.

11.03.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, delivered a powerful โ€œCall to Conscienceโ€ on March 7, well worth reading: โ€œA real war with real death and real suffering being treated like itโ€™s a video game โ€” itโ€™s sickening.โ€

11.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there any evidence they do? Not so far.

11.03.2026 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats

Nothing to see hereโ€”just the Trump administration officials who'd oversee an invocation of the Insurrection Act and subsequent martial law declarations moving into military-base housing.

Miller, Bondi, Rubio, Hegseth, the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy...

Pay no attention to this.

11.03.2026 05:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1508 ๐Ÿ” 742 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

Looks like early Austin City Limits when the big donors got the majority of the tickets. I recall waiting in line for the leftover tickets to see some great bands there, but the atmosphere was rather sterile.

10.03.2026 04:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Afghanistan Designated as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention - United States Department of State Today, I am designating Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention. The Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions. These des...

Pot meet Kettle..

The US is castigating Afghanistan for using "wrongful detention" for political means...

www.state.gov/releases/off...

10.03.2026 03:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not the news that the ski industry needed to hear.

10.03.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Walked into one like that to register for the draft all those many years ago. Sobering moment.

09.03.2026 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gas prices are climbing again in Colorado, and drivers are noticing Gas prices are climbing again, and Colorado drivers are feeling it. As the conflict in Iran intensifies, crude oil prices have spiked to their highest level in more than a year.

Gas on the way out of town on Friday $2.99

Gas on the way home today $3.59 (after I drove past one place for $4.49

Only a 20% increase for Trump and Bibiโ€™s dumb war.

www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

09.03.2026 03:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Flock of 10 Sandhill Cranes flying overhead against a blue sky

Flock of 10 Sandhill Cranes flying overhead against a blue sky

I spent the weekend at the Crane Festival in Monte Vista. Great time. The scientist speakers were awesome and the cranes gave a beautiful Saturday evening show.

09.03.2026 02:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And we also need cars that normal humans can repair without $1M tools only sold by the manufacturer to dealers. Right to repair.

08.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0