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Ohio park enthusiast who loves biking. I appreciate good public education and libraries.

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It is easier to sell castles in the air in theoretical markets then actual ones. Musk is unmatched in vapor ware stock puffing.

11.03.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GOLDMAN: Japan has 141 days worth of visible reserves.

Mexico? 20.

11.03.2026 11:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 337 ๐Ÿ” 105 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Almond tree in Blossom
Vincent Van Gogh

11.03.2026 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful bird with very multisyllabic name.

11.03.2026 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An anhinga is perched on top of a bush with green leaves and bright red berries surrounding it.  Its wings are fully outspread to dry out, and it looks up and to the right.  Behind are green trees catching the light of the morning sun.

An anhinga is perched on top of a bush with green leaves and bright red berries surrounding it. Its wings are fully outspread to dry out, and it looks up and to the right. Behind are green trees catching the light of the morning sun.

Good morning! Here's an anhinga drying out its wings for Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes today. ๐ŸŒž

#WingsOpenNotFlying #Black&White #Photography #Birds #Anhinga

11.03.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When they were choosing color, Wood Ducks asked for all of them.

11.03.2026 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Emergency go around.

11.03.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry The more Democrats win closely watched races, the more Republicans should be concerned about the 2026 midterms.

After an upset red-to-blue win in New Hampshire, a revised tally:

Number of state legislative seats Dems have flipped since Trump's second term began: 10

Number of state legislative seats Republicans have flipped over the same period: 0
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

11.03.2026 12:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 243 ๐Ÿ” 72 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The antidote to stupid votes in the past is smart votes in the future.

11.03.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Helluva way to run a war, as the NYT reports. But the article doesnโ€™t go far enough. WHY are his aides terrified of telling Trump the truth? Because the commander-in-chief is not OK in the head, thatโ€™s why. These reporters should say it instead of covering it up. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 481 ๐Ÿ” 188 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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DOGE Boys Stood Athwart History, Then Their Robots Deleted It Come watch these idiots try and fail to explain themselves!

DOGE Boys Stood Athwart History, Then Their Robots Deleted It

Come watch these idiots try and fail to explain themselves!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/doge-boys-...

10.03.2026 14:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

โ€œDonโ€™t ever be the first to stop applauding.โ€

-- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, writing about the unfortunate director of the local paper factory

mannerofspeaking.org/2010/05/12/s...

10.03.2026 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2293 ๐Ÿ” 693 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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An Emperor Shrimp (Zenopontonia rex). The "bonus" is that's not a rock, it's Thelenota anax, one of the chonkiest sea cucumbers, and the shrimp will spend its life on it. #scuba #marinelife #underwaterphotography

10.03.2026 09:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cherry Plum in blossom in a garden.

Cherry Plum in blossom in a garden.

Cherry Plum blossom and some blue sky.

Park Lane, Norwich, today.

10.03.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An amazing sight.

10.03.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get out there and be great today.

10.03.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Blue Jay doesn't look impressed.

10.03.2026 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why shouldn't everyone join in and do their own thing? What could go wrong?

10.03.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The labor market impact of deportations | Brookings Research consistently shows that deportations hurt the U.S. labor market and lead to worse labor market outcomes for U.S.-born workers.

Negative impact of deportations according to a Brookings Inst. Study.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the....

10.03.2026 12:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The figure, accounting for the warโ€™s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

The Pentagon calculated it was spending $1 billion a day on Trump and Netanyahuโ€™s war. The truth? It was $3 billionโ€ฆand thatโ€™s just for munitions.

Plus theyโ€™ve alarmed everyone by burning through scarce munitions in a matter of days.

10.03.2026 11:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1170 ๐Ÿ” 566 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

Old fashioned (medieval) justice whoever pays the biggest bribe wins. For example, Paramount and WB.

10.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The worst cabinet in American history And it's not even close.

New in PN: The worst cabinet in history

"Even having one or two cabinet members as disastrous as Noem, Hegseth, Kennedy, or Bondi would be a stain on any administration; putting them all in one govt has created a kind of Bizarro World 1927 Yankees, an all-star team of incompetence and malevolence."

10.03.2026 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3908 ๐Ÿ” 1177 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 202 ๐Ÿ“Œ 107

Buying the dip doesn't work as well when the country is run by a dip.

09.03.2026 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Great Pumpkin Nebula (SH2-232) region is a faint complex HII molecular cloud in the constellation Auriga at ~ 5,870 light years from Earth. There are also the two smaller HII regions(SH2-231,SH2-233) plus a planetary nebula in the pumpkins center.

-Updated 03/08/26

Equipment:
Telescope: SVBony SV503 80ed
Camera: ZWO ASI533 mc pro
Mount: ZWO AM5
FIlter: ASKAR C1 Ha/Oiii duo band

Exposure: 1.5 hours
Sky: Bortle 3
Frame exposure: 3 min
Camera Temp: -12C
Processed in SIRIL and Photoshop

The Great Pumpkin Nebula (SH2-232) region is a faint complex HII molecular cloud in the constellation Auriga at ~ 5,870 light years from Earth. There are also the two smaller HII regions(SH2-231,SH2-233) plus a planetary nebula in the pumpkins center. -Updated 03/08/26 Equipment: Telescope: SVBony SV503 80ed Camera: ZWO ASI533 mc pro Mount: ZWO AM5 FIlter: ASKAR C1 Ha/Oiii duo band Exposure: 1.5 hours Sky: Bortle 3 Frame exposure: 3 min Camera Temp: -12C Processed in SIRIL and Photoshop

The Great Pumpkin Nebula (SH2-232) region is a faint complex HII molecular cloud in the constellation Auriga at ~ 5,870 light years from Earth. There are also the two smaller HII regions(SH2-231,SH2-233) plus a planetary nebula in the pumpkins center.

-Updated 03/08/26

#astronomy #astrophotography

09.03.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 64 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The figure shows the number of Canadian resident visitors returning to Canada from the US in each week of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Figures are in thousands of visitors. The percentage figure represents the change in 2025 relative to the average of 2023 and 2024.

President Trumpโ€™s rhetoric about a possible acquisition of Canada and escalating trade tensions led to a 25% decline in Canadian visits to the US in 2025. This column uses smartphone foot-traffic data and employment records to explore how this negative demand shock affected US local labour markets, especially in the food services, retail, and leisure sectors. By mid-2025, establishments in areas with the highest share of Canadians among visitors employed roughly 6% fewer workers relative to establishments in less exposed markets, and spillover effects may imply even larger employment losses. The findings highlight a channel of harm that trade policy debates often overlook.

The figure shows the number of Canadian resident visitors returning to Canada from the US in each week of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Figures are in thousands of visitors. The percentage figure represents the change in 2025 relative to the average of 2023 and 2024. President Trumpโ€™s rhetoric about a possible acquisition of Canada and escalating trade tensions led to a 25% decline in Canadian visits to the US in 2025. This column uses smartphone foot-traffic data and employment records to explore how this negative demand shock affected US local labour markets, especially in the food services, retail, and leisure sectors. By mid-2025, establishments in areas with the highest share of Canadians among visitors employed roughly 6% fewer workers relative to establishments in less exposed markets, and spillover effects may imply even larger employment losses. The findings highlight a channel of harm that trade policy debates often overlook.

By mid-2025, US establishments in areas w/ the highest share of Canadians among visitors employed roughly 6% fewer workers relative to establishments in less exposed markets, w/ a 25% overall decline in Canadian visits to the US in 2025.
A Kurmann, E Lalรฉ, J Martin
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky

09.03.2026 10:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Some birds can only dream of being great.

09.03.2026 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A golden weeping willow in the park near the community centre (Clarence Lido, for those who know)

A golden weeping willow in the park near the community centre (Clarence Lido, for those who know)

Blue sky and a willow weeping gold ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒณ

#BlueSkyMonday #Spring #Trees #ECK

09.03.2026 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gas Prices See Near-Historic Weekly Jump as US Attacks Iran, Sending Oil Skyward The nationโ€™s average price of gasoline has risen 51.1 cents over the last week and stands at $3.45 per gallon, according to GasBuddyยฎ data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports c...

Gas Prices See Near-Historic Weekly Jump as US Attacks Iran, Sending Oil Skyward, by @GasBuddyGuy open.substack.com/pub/gasprice...

09.03.2026 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

He ran on tariffs. Did you not know that is inflationary? Did you take any economic classes in college?

09.03.2026 13:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuserโ€™s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase โ€œaccused him without evidenceโ€ no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory โ€œhasnโ€™t been formally charged.โ€ www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...

09.03.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 6582 ๐Ÿ” 2375 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94 ๐Ÿ“Œ 78