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Veteran of the Cola War; Stay-At-Home Dog Dad. Ask me about my Starter.

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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
dav.org
DAV condemns congressional proposal to cut disability benefits for 1.5 million veterans
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Link in bio! Please continue to help Luna reach her goal 💗 #dog #aussie #cancer #dogsoftiktok #fyp
TikTok video by Luna The Aussie
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Why Things Feel Rigged: How We Fix the System
YouTube video by FairVote
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/05/2026
World’s most powerful are suing media outlets before stories are even published, says editor
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World’s most powerful are suing media outlets before stories are even published, says editor
Editor-in-chief of Wall Street Journal says those with deep pockets launching legal challenges as a PR strategy Powerful figures are increasingly suing media outlets before they have even published a story, the editor of the Wall Street Journal has said. Emma Tucker, whose title is being sued by Donald Trump over its reporting of his relationship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, said the act of reporting itself was now under threat from the use of “lawfare”. Continue reading...
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 27/04/2026
Trump angrily denies he’s a ‘pedophile’ over shooting suspect manifesto
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Trump angrily denies he’s a ‘pedophile’ over shooting suspect manifesto: Live updates
The White House said the 31-year-old suspect was targeting administration officials at the annual dinner
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/04/2026
BASH: You and your fellow Democrats have used some heated rhetoric against the president. Do you think twice about that when something like that happens? RASKIN: What rhetoric do you have in mind? BASH: That he's terrible for this country and so on and so forth
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools
Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
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Military Times @militarytimes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s .
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Flu vaccine requirement discarded ‘effective immediately,’ Hegseth says
The flu vaccine has been required annually for U.S. military personnel since the 1950s .
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Awful www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
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Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S.
Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Anyone taking bets on how long before Trump start wearing a military uniform for press conferences? #TrumpsWar
mirror.co.uk
Stubborn putin sends clear message with outfit choice as Zelensky meets Trump
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was pictured at a command post wearing military gear as he vowed to continue the war in Ukraine unless Volodymyr Zelensky surrendered to his demands
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I had to fill my car up with gas today. Are we still blaming Obama?
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NPR @npr.org · 17/03/2026
Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation." n.pr/4beHDST
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Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war
Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation."
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
“When some suggest that #veterans’ benefits are too expensive, let us be clear … this is the cost of war.” — #VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore
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VFW First Woman Commander Makes History Delivering Legislative Priorities to Congress
VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore delivers historic testimony to Congress, demanding lawmakers "Honor the Contract" for veterans and pass the Major Richard Star Act.
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Military Religious Freedom Foundation @mikeymrff.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ @americansunited.bsky.social @splcenter.org @aclu.org
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MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ
“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our...
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
reason.com
Pentagon to Anthropic: If you won't let us use your AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, expect punishment
The Pentagon wants Anthropic to remove limits on AI use for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, raising civil liberties concerns.
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42 @droho.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I just watched the final episode of The Orville. We already had the explosive finale so this is a character piece. And fittingly it moves from the sublime to the ridiculous (and back to sublime) in a flash. I’ve enjoyed every minute of this show and I’m proud to join its wonderful community of fans.
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copyinvisible.bsky.social @copyinvisible.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Orville’s 10 Best Episodes, Ranked Fox The Seth MacFarlane-created sci-fi series "The Orville," which aired on Fox for its first two seasons and then moved to Hulu for Season 3, is one of the most intriguing artifacts in modern television history.  Originally billed, promoted, and to a certain…
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The Orville’s 10 Best Episodes, Ranked

 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 Fox The Seth MacFarlane-created sci-fi series "The Orville," which aired on Fox for its first two seasons and then moved to Hulu for Season 3, is one of the most intriguing artifacts in modern television history.  Originally billed, promoted, and to a certain extent written and directed as a tongue-in-cheek "Star Trek" spoof…
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Der Motzmichel auf Bluesky in der EU!!! 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇱❤️🕊️☮️🏳️‍🌈🍍🤪🚀🖖🏽✌🏽🖕🏼🤡🙈🙉🙊👉🏽👌🏽🌮🥸🫣💩🌈 @maverick1966.app.leafplaza.eu · 16/02/2026
Dear Disney and Hulu, please consider a fourth season of “The Orville New Horizons” …
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a black and white photo of a space ship with the words " the orville " in white letters
ALT: a black and white photo of a space ship with the words " the orville " in white letters
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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn't work out so well
Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
So much fun emailing clients on Presidents Day knowing they all of the day off while you're woking. It's almost as much fun as being the only person I know who has never had Veterans Day off.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I can't be the only person old enough to remember when conservatives opposed a National ID of any sort.
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ACLU, Conservative and Liberal Allies Denounce National ID Card Plan in Intelligence Reform Bill | American Civil Liberties Union
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Kasey Bonifacio's 13 Days of Accessibility is a great way to dig into the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are international standards used to measure accessibility. Kasey's resource makes WCAG more digestible. a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
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13 Days of Accessibility
Review the 13 WCAG 2.1 guidelines that web designers and developers can follow to create accessible websites.
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
in trying to keep bsky as accessible as possible, i alt-text all my images. i encourage you all to as well! here are my 2 easy alt text tips: 1. in your bsky settings, you can *force* alt text. check it to ensure you dont forget 2. get an OCR extension. it lets you auto-convert text from images 🙏
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Live in FL? Email your state lawmakers and tell them to stop the Florida SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
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Stop the Florida SAVE Act
Florida Republicans have introduced bills that would require documentary proof of citizenship in order to vote—also known as the Florida SAVE Act. Email your legislators now and tell them no SAVE Act ...
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AAArdvark @aaardvarka11y.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A11y Tip of the Week: Before making a PDF accessible, ask: does it need to be a PDF? Web pages get you most accessibility features for free. Save PDFs for documents that truly need to be downloaded, printed, or archived.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
independent.co.uk
Journalist goes live as FBI arrests her over Minnesota church protest
Georgia Fort said that her children were in her home as FBI agents came to take her into custody
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
First rule of #Sourdough Club is take pictures to show everybody.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I work from home and, from my desk I can see the street and anyone going past. And yes I did just yell at the UPS truck that he better be stopping here with my package damnit!
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Does anyone know the ignition point of butter, because apparently I found it this morning.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 07/01/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "i'm gonna feel a whole lot better when i wake up from this fuckin nightmare"
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year.
A dark gray dog wearing a happy new year headband looks up at the camera.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation
VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to describe it has distorted public understanding and policy debates.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The US is trapped in a permanent election cycle; it’s not an accident. Binary parties, unlimited money, and nonstop campaigning are exhausting generations of voters and blocking true governance. This is an important read on how democracy should work. www.patreon.com/posts/electi... #BindingChaos
The image is an infographic that compares election rules in global democracies (referred to as the norm) with those in the United States (labeled as an extreme outlier). It highlights significant differences in campaign duration, spending limits, and campaign restrictions.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Am I the only person who uses Amazon to find what I want but then buys it from someone else like the manufacturer or a local shop?
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Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I see the deadline to release the Epstein files has come and gone and nothing happened again. Shocking.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
See the thing about pet sitting a Border Collie they don’t tell you is that their level of desire to play fetch is how scientist measure infinity.
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Accessibility tip from Day 11 of @freelock.com ’s Drupal Advent: design for orientation and reflow. Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users. Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG. 🔗 bit.ly/48Lmpeg #a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX
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Freelock Highlights Orientation and Reflow in Drupal Advent Calendar Day 11
Freelock's Day 11 Advent Calendar entry emphasizes the importance of supporting device orientation and content reflow for accessibility. The article outlines best practices and common pitfalls in responsive design that affect users with disabilities ...
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Apple Mail users — am I the only one bothered by this design? Was it really that difficult to align the labels with the buttons?
A screenshot from Apple mail show the buttons for archive, delete, and junk above the labels but for some absurd reasons, the labels don't align with the icons.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Don't you just love the sound of meetings getting canceled first thing in the morning. Ahh, now I can enjoy my second coffee.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
It's that time of the year again. Time for jingle bells, holiday cheer, and presents under the tree. But can we all agree that invisible tape is visible. We can all see it, right? Stop lying to us Big Tape!
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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Look out. #Supergirl lands in theaters June 26.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's like 50 degrees here and I'm freezing. I know for some people that's warm, but those people are just wrong.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Whelp, there goes my last nerve. And it ain’t even lunch time yet!
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21/11/2025
Press restrictions were once the hallmark of autocracies. Now even democracies like the US and UK are imposing limits on journalists.
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Press Freedom Is Under Fire Around the World
A dispute between an English local council and the newspaper that covers it shows how press limits are spreading to places once thought immune.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
OPINION | Members of Congress have still passed legislation that endangers veterans, especially those facing mental health difficulties. Kile Brown is a former U.S. Army officer who served on active duty from 1992 to 1997. Read his words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
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Kennedy Amendment increases the danger for veterans in crisis
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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New awareness campaign
A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: 
Using Generative AI?
You’re prompting with Hitler!
GenAI is a Fascist Project!
Try using your brain instead
Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control
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🦋 ~Bindi~ 🦋 @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Shut your mouth Karen.
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Marks the Spot @markjarmstrong.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
If Democrats want to win in 2028, they need to nominate Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com and his running mate should be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social #AKandAOC
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