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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

By the gods, how I’ve missed Gail Collins’s writings. Her wit & writing style are incomparable. She remains a bright spot for a news organization that struggles to retain its credibility. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/n...

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The Day Before The Times Began

Most newspapers offered scandals and ads. With The New-York Daily Times, Henry Raymond saw room for something else.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🧪 #science #ocean #waves Thanks to Anna Abrigo & her "From the Science Porthole" blog (also Greg Bufithis), I received this beautiful clip of the power of the ocean. It was filmed by Phil Thurston of Australia, look him up for more wonderful ocean views/books. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN94...

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The power of the ocean

YouTube video by Luminative Media

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sanitation engineers say piles of dog feces have almost vanished in major city parks, due to huge demand for memorial statues in the image of trump made from dog shit. MAGAts preparing to pray to an idol when he croaks soon want something that most accurately looks (& smells) like him. Made in USA!

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Dodgers put up another exciting win with lots of homers last night, but of course the worthless #MLB.TV blocked the game. My advice: Never, ever subscribe to this lying, cheating #ripoffMLB.TV - they raised prices & then cut the number of broadcasts dramatically to force add-on subscriptions. ⚾

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#walmart - home to MAGAts & other cowards & halfwits, spoiled little children who call mommy & daddy (iffy parentage) to do their criminal acts, & the cowards who walk away from an elderly person being assaulted & murdered. The sick old Confederacy alive in VA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Elderly man allegedly beaten to death in Virginia Walmart by parents of employee

Bert Atienza and teen worker reportedly exchanged words before parents showed up and allegedly attacked shopper

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And high approval ratings in the US as well, except in the MAGA sewers. Let's see if the voters can elect some equally-qualified & capable Democrat leaders. They're out there, we just need to get them in office.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have to ask - following this press ban, will any of the WH press corps consider how poorly they questioned trump when he spouted irrational claims & lies? Or how they never once stepped up to defend their fellow journalists when he attacked them? They failed in their responsibilities, terribly.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026

alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The entire plan behind Obama’s nuclear agreement success w/Iran was “non-zero sum” strategy - that it could be worked to the benefit of both parties, not “zero sum” where 1 winner must mean 1 loser. Concepts & agreements such as this are far beyond any comprehension by the stupid, mindless trump.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Big news - the orange idiot is obviously banning Fox News since the criteria include publishing lies and fake news. As everyone knows, that’s all Fox does. The orange criminal rapist is really on top of things. Next he will say Vance & Hegseth teamed up to start an illegal war, against Canada.

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Rob Nelson @porschejunkie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@llynsey453.bsky.social Thanks 🙏🏻 for your post about rapist Trump. Have a great weekend.

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Nancy0317 @nancy0317.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We should not rely on poll information. WE MUST VOTE BLUE IN RECORD NUMBERS IN NOVEMBER. Elected officials MUST LISTEN TO VOTERS AND DO WHAT WE THE PEOPLE WANT AND NOT WHAT WEALTHY DONORS WANT.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ms. Haaland is one very smart lady, highly qualified to be our excellent next governor of NM. She could be POTUS but we don't want her to leave!

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kosta's skit on late night: “I’m starting to think it’s bad that our entire economy is built on extracting oil from incredibly narrow waterways in the world’s most volatile region.” — MICHAEL KOSTA

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every #Republican #GOPer is complicit in murder & assault due to their attacks on healthcare; it's not just the maniac trump, it's every one of these worthless bastards. Vote them out, kick them out...of Congress, out of their communities, out of our lives. Blue! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science

Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hard red spring wheat & durum acreage in the Northern Plains is way down again this year & expected to fall again in 2027, corn & other row crops have taken over what used to be the largest producing area for those crops in the world, especially durum. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos

Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Do not, repeat do not, be fooled by current #Republican Congressional candidates who are distancing themselves from the orange buffoon in their campaigns. Any of them who manage to get elected will slither right back into the #GOPslimepit. They are filthy cowards & always will be. We’d be screwed.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s always been known the long #baseball season can wear down even the best players. It’s true especially when a team slumps a bit to win. I know I’m glad for a little letup now with #LADodgers, my body is tired & mentally need to refocus. But I’ll be ready come playoff time! Put me in coach! 🤣 ⚾️🧢

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This really opens the door to new conversations about the transition of Homo. As a layperson, I also enjoyed the thoughts on how brain growth at ~ the same time could have been in part stimulated by change in movement. Homo's new horizons/environment may have required new awareness in many ways.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🏺 I'm interested in following periodicals that are publishing articles and/or papers on the ongoing Denisovan discoveries & conversations, as well as anything paleoarchaeology-related, or paleoanthropology-related, however stated. Any suggestions & recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thx!

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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There's expensive and there's "out" or "none" and that is language American consumers in every era have rejected as a failure not of the markets but of officials and policy.🗃️

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good grief, the Guardian is so slow in its reviews; or perhaps it's a Brit thing, but Skechers has had slip-ins for years. I've got 2 pair and they are fantastic. I bought them when they 1st came out, now there are lots more styles. A great company. www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...

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The laces are a lie. These covert hands-free shoes fool everyone

I discovered Kiziks hands-free shoes out of necessity, but now I never want to stoop over to tie my shoes again

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I can hardly wait till he's thrown out of government, & then brought up on conspiracy charges for murder among other vile acts he's responsible for. If sheer stupidity were punishable, he'd be executed. An infantile, mentally-incompetent fool. The worm will turn. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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With US measles deaths on the rise, local officials are stepping in where RFK Jr won’t

As the country’s top public health official spends his time in office undermining science, doctors and advocates mount an urgent campaign for childhood vaccines

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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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Andys Theory 🦋⚡️💎 @andystheory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m not as shocked that they bought it from Argentina as I am that it suggests there is real meat in their burgers. 😂

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

FBI Director "Beastie Boy" Patel released a statement today: "Just to clarify, if any of our agents has intimate sexual relationships with animals, that's ok...as long as they aren't gay! Or, as we say in headquarters: 4 legs hot, 2 legs not!" 🐑 🐏

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you didn’t know that data centers depend on diesel generators—which are loud, toxic, prone to catastrophic accidents, allowed to run even when the grid is functioning, and were invented in 1897—well, now you do. gothamist.com/news/data-ce...

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Data center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlands

The spill affected a tributary of the Hackensack River. Authorities say cleanup is underway.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

America's MSM cannot be looked at as any sort of barometer of this country's social health. MSM is owned by the millionaires/billionaires, & will slant the news in their favor. Every main stream media outlet in the US.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More of this, please.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 16/09/2026

116 years ago today, she made aviation history. On September 16, 1910, Bessica Raiche made the first accredited solo airplane flight by a woman in the United States. She helped build the plane in her living room. On top of that, she was a physician. #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This article shows how much colleges PAY PLAYERS in their football programs. Not how much these programs cost each year, just how much privileged players get. Top levels? Over $50 MILLION. Disgusting. www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...

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Does your college football roster cost $8M or $50M? Here's our report on 68 teams

The best teams are, on average, the ones paying players the most, but there's a wide disparity between the schools at the top and the bottom of major conferences.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Need any more examples of college sports having too much money, squandering it this stupidly when colleges struggle to provide an education even approaching high school levels at times, due to lack of educators/professors/classroom money. www.theguardian.com/sport/no-hel...

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Why are two college football teams playing at Wembley on Saturday?

Kansas are taking on Arizona in the Union Jack Classic, with 60,000 young and noisy fans expected at Wembley

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thunderstorms walking across the NM desert under a crescent moon.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/09/2026

Mexican New Yorkers are at the heart of our city and its fight for a better future.

A woman wearing a green, red, black and white outfit waves a Mexican flag.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Cheapest regular gas in my NM hometown = $4.10 and higher; Cheapest diesel = $6.25 and higher Groceries = outta sight Healthcare = fuggetaboutit Fucking stupid fucking trump, the #orangeimbeciletrump & his inbred cult trumpers. Kick every damnable #GOP asshat out of office, arrest the rest.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

All anyone needs to say is that everything the lying orange criminal said in this post is a lie. A blatant lie. But I'm so relieved the idiot "prevented Iran from having a nuclear weapon" that it never had in the first place, & that Obama made sure they agreed not to have. Biden followed that up.

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just read a newspaper article, pushing a certain knife sharpener, that used 1 of the oldest advertising tricks in the book - it starts off mentioning a pro kitchen sharpener costing close to $1,000, then saying "of course most people don't need that, here's one for *only* $200". Make it seem cheap

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Born Under a Wandering Star @ballbob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wonderful, heartfelt praise. Well-deserved. But Dr. Ginsberg deserves recognition for his dedication as well. I am certain he’s a fantastic doctor, and equally respected by those who work with him.

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