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Catoctin Bear ⚾️

@catoctinbear.bsky.social
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Fan of the 2019 World Champion Washington Nationals. Also love dogs, birding, travel, and my black bear neighbors. Profile pix of bears taken in my front yard. Resistance Is Not Futile.

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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 11/10/2026
Diversified Capital’s CFO gave Commissioner Jeff Cline campaign cash. Washington County officials met with the developer in secret under an NDA. Residents were kept in the dark. This is called corruption, and three commissioners involved want another term.
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 24/09/2026
We just uncovered this today 👉 While Washington County leaders claim they’re still learning about data centers, Business Development Director Jonathan Horowitz sits alongside Amazon, BGE, and developers advancing the industry in Maryland blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/washington...
blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com
Funny What Washington County’s Commissioners and Administrator Forgot to Mention: Their Business Development Director Has a Seat on Maryland’s Data Center Alliance Steering Committee
While Washington County leaders claim they’re still learning about data centers, Business Development Director Jonathan Horowitz sits alongside Amazon, BGE, and developers advancing the industry in MD
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Almost forgot youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...
youtu.be
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Got married in September. Played this at our wedding. Even though our joints are a bit stiff 45 years later, we still dance to it. 💃🕺
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I didn’t understand some of it, but it was still fascinating!
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Born in mid-1950’s here. Had every recommended vx as a kid. Had my measles titer tested a few months ago - no immunity! Got my MMR booster the next day.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I was waiting for someone to post this. It was perfect.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Glad to see someone else loves all the tigers at Tiger Stadium.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’m a Frederick County resident. Jenkins just barely won his last election, so his support is slipping. The county used to be quite red, but just tipped blue in the last election. So there’s some hope that we might finally rid ourselves of this embarrassing man in the next election.
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Keep your tiny MAGA hands off Hains Point. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Fore! Trump's DC golf course is already in the rough
If you thought the Reflecting Pool was a disaster, wait until they try to build this.
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Luke Russell @lukerussell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My favorite bear story:
military.com
How One Black Bear Almost Set Off World War III During the Cold War
When a lumbering figure set off intruder alarms in Minnesota during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world almost ended.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I was waiting for this one!
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
No one’s posted Spit Take Lady yet?
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Seems sort of like the “well-regulated militia” language that SCOTUS decided to just ignore.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Well, I gotta admit it was worth the wait for that curtain to be removed.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Wow. He really was in rough shape. You’ve worked wonders. Amazing what love can do.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Hokey Pokey!
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
And more recently, The Sheep Detectives.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I’m old. Brian’s Song.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I’m one of the affected voters in MD. I was immediately notified of the issue by email and text with a full explanation of what happened, how I’d be getting a replacement ballot, and what to do with my original ballot. Mistakes happen, but it was recognized, disclosed, and fixed immediately. NBD.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Mistakes happen. BOE caught it early and are rectifying it. I was notified promptly by BOE via text and email, so it appears the BOE handled as well as could be under the circumstances.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!
Uggi the dog next to my hand, holding a copy of Dead Weight Two copies of Dead Weight with teethmarks
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
How about an Icelandic puffin?
An Icelandic puffin sitting in a grassy nesting ground
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This has been true for decades. My mother was a legal secretary at Justice in the 1940’s. She impressed on me how only the best of the best lawyers worked there. It’s sad to see the respect and expertise that took decades to earn be so cadually destroyed in a year.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Canada also just extended Citizen by Descent to anyone who has a patent, grandparent, g-grandparent, etc. who was born in Canada.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I went peepee in the potty today. Aced it. There was a sink and a tub and a trash can but I didn’t peepee in any of those. I used the potty. The part where you should lift the seat cover first is very easy. They say “which part do you pee in?” And I say “the water part.”
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Rollie Fingers for the win
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
He fall down go boom.
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 24/04/2026
Ground zero for these ICE warehouses is Hagerstown / Williamsport, Maryland. 5.6 miles from here, county commissioners pushed an ICE detention center behind closed doors. This is what it looks like when a community refuses to stay quiet! ✊ #NoKings #NoKingsNoCamps
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The phoebes have returned and for the 17th year in a row, they (or their descendants) have built a nest in the house eaves. Saw a hummingbird this morning for the first time this season! Also heard a wood thrush this morning for the first time this season. Their beautiful song is my favorite.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 02/04/2026
This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It was a good turnout in a red county. Agree that folks are riled up about the ICE camp. Lots of supportive horn honks with relatively few middle fingers.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Candygram . . . for Mongo
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It is quite telling that since the horrific story of Cesar Chavez re: sexual abuse broke earlier this week and calls to change the names of schools and other public spaces named in his honor, not one conservative voice has stepped forward to object that this would be tantamount to erasing history.
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Pinstripe Alley @pinstripealley.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We hear “stick to sports” too much, but let’s be clear here: Team USA itself refused to stick to sports, eschewing representation of so much great American culture for, uh, Da Troops and nothing else.
pinstripealley.com
The World Baseball Classic, Team USA, and the war problem
On conduct unbecoming.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Reminds me of the time I came out to my car one morning and my front seats were gone. The thieves did thoughtfully relock the car after taking the seats, so at least they had a smidgen of decency left.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
this move will simultaneously increase the average intelligence of the Trump cabinet and the U.S. senate
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/02/2026
New Jersey has proposed the F.U.C.K.I.C.E Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I’ve always disliked that “bubblegum” bust of Kennedy. But now I’m like, don’t you dare touch it!!! It’s perfect as it is!!
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Catoctin Bear ⚾️ @catoctinbear.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I was born in the mid-1950’s. My parents made sure I received all recommended vaccinations as a child, including the measles vx. I had my titer tested 6 months ago and found I had no measles immunity. Got my booster the next week.
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