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I am a retired U.S. Army officer and retired civil servant. Proud graduate of Marquette University (BA) and Middlebury Institute (MA). Sports follower of Marquette, the University of Virginia, and James Madison University Instagram=kingstownemurph 💙
Despite an ongoing Tube strike, fun day walking around London and visiting the poppy display at the Tower of London commemorating the 80th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War. #england #london #toweroflondon
Mr. Rainier National Park is a national treasure. #washington #mtrainier #travel
Some pics of lovely Vienna. #travel #vienna #wein
Bray, Ireland and Dun Loaghaire Harbor #bray #dublin #wicklow
Wisconsin State Supreme Court PROJECTED WINNER Susan Crawford Decision Desk HQ
We deserved some good news!
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"
Local wildlife around Punta Gorda, Florida #floridalife #peaceriverwildlife
An Irish Breakfast of champions. Miss the pudding…
Valleta Vibes on Feb 23, 2025 #malta
Some pics of Catania #italy #sicily #catania #travel
Mt. Etna continues to erupt today. #italy #sicily #mtetna #volcano
Agrigento is definitely worth a visit if you are in Sicily. #italy #sicily #valleyoftemples #travel #travelphotography
Palermo Cathedral at night is simply amazing. #italy #sicily #palermo #travel
Some pics from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. A great medieval city to explore.
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
The ancient German university city of Tübingen is a wonderful place to wander. #Travel #Germany #Tübingen
The Mercedes museum in Stuttgart is well worth a visit. #travel #germany #stuttgart #mercedes
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It’s 3.6M now!
North Carolina has become a national hotspot for PFAS contamination, particularly in the Cape Fear River Basin. More than 3.6 million residents in the state have drinking water with PFAS levels above the federal safety threshold established in April 2024.
Bray Head and the Wicklow Mountains before the arrival of Storm Herminia. #ireland #wicklow #bray
Calm in Bray, Ireland before Storm Éowyn arrived. #ireland #wicklow #bray
Seeing as we’re just renaming stuff now…
Among the Executive Orders that President Trump rolled back last night: the one that established the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime
NEW: House Dems ask AG Garland to release special counsel report on Trump and classified docs before leaving office, even if it means dropping criminal case against Trump's two co-defendants, which seems doomed anyway. Via @Hailey_Fuchs @kyledcheney
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Nature pic of the day. A local Red-shouldered hawk.
Shameful comments from Ireland’s president, detached from reality. “important…we respond to this … rhetoric that calls for war as a state of mind, including the recent appalling comments from Nato calling for ever more armaments spending” www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah for those that celebrate
The magnificent Killruddery House, County Wicklow, Ireland. Ancestral house of the Earl of Meath #ireland #Wicklow #bray
To kick things off here at the new place, some pics taken over the past few months. Photos from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland #bray #wicklow #ireland
