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Rob Townsend

@robtownsend.bsky.social
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New Yorker living in Florida Father and grandfather Photos are mine Unitarian Universalist I live near the beautiful Gulf of Mexico in the USA Democracy will survive this shitshow. sites.google.com/view/rob-townsend/…

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump should post this photo in the White House of him bowing to the Communist president of China.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I used to train law enforcement officers to spot violence before it starts. The reliable tell was never posture or hands. It was grievance… …the instant a man casts himself as the victim. He's not attacking anymore. He's “defending.” That's when it goes bad. Now…look at our president.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The reason we are at war with Canada.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
After this point, our allies are Russia and North Korea. Everything is fine.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Can’t have Trump be the first quote and be taken seriously. Also, it’s shippers and their insurers who’ll decide
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"That sucker is open": U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz
The U.S. has eroded Iran's main source of leverage.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy #forest Friday! A tiny forest of #BaldCypress in #Wewahitchka #Florida #photography
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Cedar Point rollercoaster with clouds moving in. #photography #Ohio #cedarpoint
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
De-escalation? When people instinctively pull away from the painful shock the cops will call it resisting and have a “valid excuse” to shoot. These will be abused and people will die .
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NASA Eclipse coverage! plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
So, he's either lying or he's stupid.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The San Andreas Fault #photography
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This race is about more than one election. It’s about building a Florida where the economy works for everyone, government serves people again, and every Floridian’s rights are protected. When voters come together, we won’t just change Florida. We’ll show the country what’s possible.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
'not true' would have been more appropriate than 'wrong'. Do better #WSJ
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Jimi Hendrix's 1968 Fender Stratocaster at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in #Cleveland #Ohio #photography
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I celebrated today by going to the #Obama #Library in #Chicago today.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Tuzigoot National Monument on this #solstice in #Arizona #photography
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Antelope Canyon. #photography
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Hahaha.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Kansas sunrise at a rest stop. #Photography #sunrise #Kansas
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Sunrise over Santa Rosa Sound. #Photography #Sunrise #Florida
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Imagine a United States where a president could singlehandedly do as much good as this one is doing crimes. Just for today, I'm hopeful.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Pikes Peak. #photography #Colorado
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Boycott Joe Patti's until they let this project go through. weartv.com/news/local/p...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hiking bridge over Glade Creek in the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. #Photography #Trails #WestVirginia
A sandy trail in the bottom of the photo leads up to a long, narrow bridge over a creek flowing from right to left. There are rocks and green trees surrounding the creek.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
First if all, the words Trump and Class should never ever be used together. www.twz.com/sea/congress...
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Congress Moves To Block Trump Class Battleship Work Until Its Key Weapons Are Mature
Such a delay could end the battleship program before it really starts, and the House Armed Services Committee is also demanding answers on the new frigate.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Kate's Falls in the New River National Park Gorge. The sedimentary rocks exposed in the gorge are about 330 million years old, dating back to the Paleozoic Era when the region was near sea level. #waterfallwednesday #newrivergorge #WestVirginia
Kate's Falls in the New River National Park Gorge.
The sedimentary rocks exposed in the gorge are about 330
 million years old, dating back to the Paleozoic Era when the region was near sea level.
The falls start at the top of the photo and step down left and right to the bottom over large rocks.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Old bent steel rods is mounted to plate steel. Located at Ft Pickens in Pensacola, Florida #photography #pensacola #Florida
Old bent half inch steel rod is held by smaller rods to make a lock. It's mounted to plate steel. The red paint has come off of much of the rods. It looks ancient. Located at Ft Pickens in Pensacola, Florida
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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 21/05/2026
Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
FFS www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | Trump Just Pardoned Himself and His Family Forever
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Up is down, left is right and antiweaponization is weaponization. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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DOJ rolls out nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ as part of Trump’s IRS settlement
The move comes after Trump, his sons and family business sued the IRS for $10 billion for failing to properly oversee a contractor who leaked the tax returns of the president.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice honors the lives of more than 4,400 African Americans who were victims of racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice Memorial Garden in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 16/05/2026
From Montgomery to Massachusetts, our destinies are tied. That's why I'm in Alabama today organizing and mobilizing to defend our right to vote. The blueprint for our survival has already been written, and we just have to follow it.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Montgomery Alabama today. #AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Like what would be the point of isolating the people possibly carrying the virus? thehill.com/homenews/587...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
He especially liked the children. The little girls that were so happy to wave their petite pom poms in that come hiter way. youtu.be/sh_X3o8163g?...
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Trump praises Chinese President Xi at trade meeting
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
www.youtube.com/live/XAVfFF_...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
If anyone here is going to Montgomery Alabama for the rally this Saturday and want to meet up, DM me. It would be nice to meet fellow supporters of democracy in person! www.aclualabama.org/event/all-ro...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This is the latest effort of sanewashing this lunatic. www.axios.com/2026/05/14/t...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The colors at the beach today. #photography #florida
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Pledge to Participate: Good Trouble x All Roads to the South x No Kings” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Pledge to Participate: Good Trouble x All Roads to the South x No Kings · No Kings
This recent ruling, SCOTUS essentially authorized partisan gerrymandering to override Black voters' right to meaningful representation, erasing decades of progress in a single ruling. People fought, ...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It's actually 50 percent higher now.
Screenshot of a tweet from @RonFilipkowski quoting Trump one month before the 2024 election, promising that electric bills, energy bills, and gasoline would be 50% cheaper within one year. Trump is shown speaking at a podium at the Detroit Economic Club, with American flags behind him.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Trump will give China New York State and California for a gold leaf covered framed letter from Xi that says they are BFF's www.brookings.edu/articles/fiv...
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Five things to watch as Trump goes to Beijing | Brookings
Patricia Kim outlines five issues that will be worth watching at the Trump and Xi meeting in Beijing later this month.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Good morning! Sunrise on Bourbon Street. #bourbonstreet #NewOrleans #Sunrise #Photography
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Graffiti on a power box in New Orleans. #photography #Graffiti #NewOrleans
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Petroglyphs at the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado. #photography #colorado #petroglyph
Ancient Native American petroglyphs carved into a dark desert-varnished sandstone cliff at Canyon of the Ancients, featuring handprints, human figures, animals, spirals, and geometric designs.
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So much for the war being over. www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Tomb Of The Unknown Slave at the St. Augustine Church Yard, 1206 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA
**THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SLAVE**

ON THIS OCTOBER 30, 2004, WE, THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEDICATE THIS SHRINE CONSISTING OF GRAVE CROSSES, CHAINS AND SHACKLES TO THE MEMORY OF THE NAMELESS, FACELESS TURFLESS AFRICANS WHO MET AN UNTIMELY DEATH IN FAUBOURG TREME. THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SLAVE IS COMMEMORATED HERE IN THIS GARDEN PLOT OF ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH, THE ONLY PARISH IN THE UNITED STATES WHOSE FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR BOUGHT TWO OUTER ROWS OF PEWS EXCLUSIVELY FOR SLAVES TO USE FOR WORSHIP. THIS ST. AUGUSTINE/TREME SHRINE HONORS ALL SLAVES BURIED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THOSE SLAVES IN PARTICULAR WHO LIE BENEATH THE GROUND OF TREME IN UNMARKED, UNKNOWN GRAVES. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE CAMPUS OF ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH SITS ASTRIDE THE BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS AND SOME OF THE MORTAL REMAINS OF UNKNOWN SLAVES FROM AFRICA AND LOCAL AMERICAN INDIAN SLAVES WHO EITHER MET WITH FATAL TREACHERY, AND WERE THEREFORE BURIED QUICKLY AND SECRETLY, OR WERE BURIED HASTILY AND AT RANDOM BECAUSE OF YELLOW FEVER AND OTHER PLAGUES. EVEN NOW, SOME TREME LOCALS HAVE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF SALVAGE/RESTORATION WORKERS UNEARTHING VARIOUS HUMAN BONES, SOMETIMES IN CONCENTRATED AREAS SUCH AS WELLS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SLAVE IS A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT WE ARE WALKING ON HOLY GROUND. THUS, WE CANNOT CONSECRATE THIS TOMB, BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY CONSECRATED BY MANY SLAVES' INGLORIOUS DEATHS BEREFT OF ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT, DIGNITY OR RESPECT, BUT ULTIMATELY GLORIOUS BY THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, FAITH, PRAYERS AND DEEP WORSHIP OF OUR CREATOR.

DONATED BY SYLVIA BARKER OF THE DANNY BARKER ESTATE
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Rob Townsend @robtownsend.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Moon over Bourbon Street. #photography #NewOrleans
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