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JohnB (@1jb1)

@1jb1.bsky.social
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JohnB is a past serial tech start-up entrepreneur/investor. Enjoy science, Formula 1, sports, gardening, fishing, opera, much more, ISTJ. Practice the Four Immeasurables: loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Oregon, US

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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Early fall offerings still bringing joy
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Interdependent
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why are these yahoos still waving their guns for no apparent reason other than to intimidate and allowed to run around wearing masks to hide their identity? 😠
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
C-E-N-S-U-R-E or in the senator's jargon, a good mouth washing with soap is in order
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was a loyal viewer for decades but stopped the auto-record last week and wont watch in the future
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was a loyal viewer for decades but stopped the auto-record last week and wont watch in the future
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fed press conf today was BS. Warsh was pompous and gave only pablum non-answers to questions. Waste of time.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fed press conf today was BS. Warsh was pompous and gave only pablum non-answers to questions. Waste of time.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Orange blob once again wasting court time and gobs of $$ on frivolities
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Was a loyal viewer for decades but stopped the auto-record last week and wont watch in the future
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Flu vax and Covid booster yesterday - 15 minutes at Rx. Today no signs of MAGA conspiracy theory maladies. Looking forward to a healthy fall-winter-spring.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You’re good. 👍 please keep going strong
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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) @buddhistdoor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Padampa Sangye 🪷 🔗 Go deeper: Buddhistdoor Global #Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Acceptance #Chod #BuddhistPractice #Awakening #Mindfulness #Meditation #Spirituality
Buddhistdoor Quote for Today:  If you aspire to happiness in future, accept your present trials; People of Tingri—then buddhahood is right here just beside you. — Padampa Sangye
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I raced go-carts way-back-when at Mosport. Fond memories.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dogs are pack animals👍
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Latest batch of tomatoes going to the neighbors. So far I’ve given them more than two hundred 🍅🤣 all of which have come from two plants. Great sauce has come back my way!
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Buh . .
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My day today. McKenzie River. That big rock is an ancient volcano plug. This area was in a huge fire about five years ago and after effects are still prevalent. Lots of catch/release rainbow trout in the 12-15 inch range. This was the first cloudy day in many weeks.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Someone should cook his goose. Congress? Bueller?
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Police state infiltration in progress. Someone in Congress please stop these criminals before it’s too late
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Best smile generating post of the day. Thanks 👍😀
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Best smile generating post of the day. Thanks 👍😀
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Where in the Constitution does it say the Executive Branch can become an investment banker? Wall St better watch out for the newbies incringing on their turf. www.huffpost.com/entry/venezu...
huffpost.com
U.S. To Take 35% Stake In Venezuelan Mogul Betancourt's Oil Venture, WSJ Reports
The report comes only a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. would take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Saying goodbye to freedom of the press. Danger signal 101. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...
nytimes.com
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting (Gift Article)
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Unabashed evil destroying families just so some administration fool can make his numbers. Beyond humane www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted (Gift Article)
As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lake djt
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lake DJT
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
He should use the idea with this body of water and call it lake DJT
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Stall, stall, stall. when will it end?
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Two tomato bushes gave me 82 tomatoes today and 50 more over the past week. Fortunately I have nice neighbors 😀
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Despicable beyond words
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There is an F-1 race this weekend.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
F-1 is on this weekend. Just saying
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
F-1 is on this weekend. Just saying
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Garden offerings du jour
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Battlefield proven drone tech being dumped by luddite Orange blob admin - (plus, oh by the way, far cheaper than the $mil missiles currently being wasted by Def Dept) www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
wsj.com
Exclusive | New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth’s Army Pick Makes His Mark
Gen. Christopher LaNeve takes aim at a cutting-edge drone unit, one of several moves he has made since taking over the Army.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
They’re everywhere, they’re everywhere. My neighbors are in for a surprise
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thanks so much for chronicling the meeting 🙏
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pastels from the garden
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not Winning - GOP always says they promote fiscal conservatism however the facts are just the opposite. Talk is cheap The U.S. budget deficit soared to its highest monthly level in more than five years. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/u...
cnbc.com
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Morning bounty 🍅🍅🍅
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
More probably, the marketers may have run amok
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
BMW has made some dumb blunders recently. They must have forgotten to manage the engineers
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The number ONE job of a President is to keep us safe. Having water supply integrity at risk and affordability out of control does not qualify as a success, (or in orange blob's words, winning) www.dailymail.com/news/article...
dailymail.com
Trump EXPLODES over Iranian cash demands
Donald Trump has hit back at Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, insisting Iran must first compensate the United States for decades of regime-backed attacks.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
yeah, that and $5 buys you . . . long past time to take action.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Radishes - A gardener's ego boost
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Becoming more stark every day
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's a healthcare economy, and the rest of us are just living in it.
Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" shows change in employment since January 2025. Healthcare and social assistance has added 952,000 jobs through July 2026 with consistent monthly growth, while the rest of the economy has lost 362,000 jobs over the same period, meaning all net job creation has come from a single sector in an unusually unbalanced labor market.
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JohnB (@1jb1) @1jb1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So prosecute Musk for lying to Congress, the Executive, and the US people, and others around the world who were affected? Something tells me he has some assets that could be forfeited.
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