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photography📸, gardens🪴, dogs🐕, food🍲... plus a little politics, history, and current events | 🚫DMs or trolls🧌 | 2-skeet limit on foolishness! | MAGA cultists blocked on sight! America FIRST is ultimately America ALONE!

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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I knew who he would be sight unseen, even in Utah...🙄 'No physical evidence linked him to the crime scene, but the jury convicted Carter, a Black man, based on the confession and two witnesses who said he bragged about killing Olesen, who was white.' apnews.com/article/utah...
apnews.com
Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to him
A Utah judge on Monday ordered a 71-year-old man to be released on bail who spent decades on death row after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence did not match him.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And now state media is reporting... as if there's not enough impending catastrophe...😑 'The units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to the message, which directs commands to provide feedback to Army Reserve headquarters by Sept. 25.' www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
cbsnews.com
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He's got over 2 years left to burn it ALL down! The US is getting what it voted for when it elected a walking bag of farts & felonies...😉 '“And for us as an administration to want to do that, I think the Trump administration should be recognized.”' www.thedailybeast.com/trump-busted...
thedailybeast.com
Trump Busted Plotting Kennedy Center Revenge on Air Force One
The president was spotted inspecting a foreboding poster.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More like because he's an utter asshole... 'Asked why he needs to add his name to the building, Trump told reporters on Wednesday night that “it's a very simple question to answer, because it's a mess.”' www.aol.com/articles/for...
aol.com
Forklift incident sparks fears Trump could demolish Kennedy Center after closure - AOL
Congresswoman leading legal battle against Trump’s takeover demands emergency court hearing
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pub day...😉 'He began to see the NFL not just as a league, but as a mirror of American capitalism, of racial exploitation, of a country that celebrated Black entertainment and criminalized Black lives in the same breath.' www.kaepernickpublishing.com/colin-kaeper...
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Colin Kaepernick – The Perilous Fight — Kaepernick Publishing
Colin Kaepernick to Publish THE PERILOUS FIGHT—his Defining and Uncompromising Memoir—with Legacy Lit on September 15, 2026 Audiobook Produced by and Releases Exclusively from Audible on September 15
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A vividly remembered day in the history of the US, the birthplace of terrorism! 'More than a decade later, in 1977, Ku Klux Klan leader Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder for participating in the church bombing and later died in prison.' calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
calendar.eji.org
Sep. 15, 1963 | Four Black Girls Killed in Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'Trump suggested on Sunday that the U.S. could “stay and keep the oil” in Iran, like the neo-colonial resource grab the administration is carrying out in Venezuela.' theintercept.com/2026/09/15/i...
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Iran War Has the U.S. Military on the Brink of a “Breakdown”
As the U.S. military faces relentless attacks on its bases, the Iran conflict is “ultimately unsustainable,” one U.S. official told The Intercept.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'The PEN is the first top-tier entry into the line in five years, and the first time in a decade that the series will be sold in North America.' OM System PEN review: somewhat throwback, for better and worse www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'Their triumph at Flushing Meadows means they have now won all four Grand Slam titles, adding to their triumphs at Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and this year's French Open.' Townsend & Siniakova complete career slam www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'That dream was heavily funded by a secret benefactor: Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.' www.propublica.org/article/dona...
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Because how dare HE not sign on to THEIR apologist approach to a triple child murder?!? '“There wasn’t a single piece of evidence or witness testimony that he used to prove why he was thinking the way he was,” the juror said.' nypost.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Lone Lindsay Clancy jury holdout mimicked the horrific stranglings of killer mom’s three kids: ‘I was shocked’
“I was so shocked. We’re not here to play detective – it’s not a game of Clue. This is serious,” Nick Dargie said.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Their fruits are clearly rotten to the core!🍎 'Saints, god is not a Republican. You know how I know? Because the Bible says we know false prophets by their fruit. It says so right there in Matthew 7:20: “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”' drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/god-is-not...
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God Is Not a Republican: A Sunday Sermon Against Surrendering Your Soul to an Evil Politician
The doors of the church are open.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Precisely...😉 'It is often said that those who do not learn their history are doomed to repeat it. But for those who refuse to teach that history accurately, repetition is precisely the point.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The Smithsonian chief’s exit is a blow to democracy | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley
The Trump administration wants a feel-good version of American history. That is not a feature of a democratic system
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
'Some stories, like Beamer’s and those of his fellow passengers, became legend. Others became footnotes. Homer’s is one of them.' wordinblack.com/2026/09/how-...
wordinblack.com
How America's Memory of 9/11 Got Whitewashed
Overview: America remembers the passengers who fought back aboard Flight 93. Far fewer know about LeRoy Homer Jr., the Black first officer apparently fighting the hijackers minutes earlier. His story ...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'“It was relayed to me by U.S. Border Patrol targeting analyst Matthew Phelps that he had identified a vehicle that had indicators of possible narcotics trafficking,” wrote Sergeant James Beck of the Montana Highway Patrol.' newrepublic.com/post/215177/...
newrepublic.com
Secret DHS Unit Pulling People Over Based on Their Financial Data
A shady unit at the Department of Homeland Security is using “predictive policing” to try to find evidence they don’t have.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And the daily political debauchery is the result!😉 'White men put their hopes and dreams on the line for whiteness, yet the inflation, the war, the lawlessness and corruption, the chaos and disorder – this is it. This is the best that whiteness can do.' stoehr.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
stoehr.substack.com
This is the best that whiteness can do
America put it all on the line for maga. This is it.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Meta PAYS known neo nazis to post content on Facebook... because zionism and racism go hand in hand!😉 'In 2025, Facebook doled out nearly $3 billion to 16 million accounts, the reporting notes.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
'A former military officer now working for a navy contracting company, who has been briefed on the shortfalls, said: “They’re fucked. They shot all their weapons; they trashed all their ships; they ran out of their money.”' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal
Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In an age of racist retrenchment in society & government, a meaningful even if symbolic win! 👏👏👏 'The judge also said it was troubling that the board replaced its legal counsel just to help bring back the Confederate names, showing an improper motive.' virginiamercury.com/2026/08/07/j...
virginiamercury.com
Judge: Shenandoah School Board violated students’ civil rights by reinstating Confederate names • Virginia Mercury
A federal judge ruled Thursday evening that the Shenandoah County School Board broke federal civil rights laws when it brought back Confederate school names two years ago, and ordered the monikers be ...
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Love Angel ❤️ @shebeenfly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just rode by Emmett Till Elementary and was literally just talking about him ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 a young life made such an impact, Emmett will live on in all of us 🕊️ #neverforget
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This day in American terrorism! 'The men then drove Emmett to ... the Tallahatchie River, ordered him to remove his clothes, and shot him in the head. Once the child was dead, Bryant and Milam chained the fan to his corpse and rolled it into the river. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Aug. 28, 1955 | Emmett Till Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi Delta
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
'The $10 million, once it landed at the charity, was diverted to political action committees — one controlled by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Chief of Staff James Uthmeier — that helped defeat 2024 ballot initiatives on abortion and marijuana.' www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
floridatoday.com
Sen. Ashley Moody faces more scrutiny over $10M Hope Florida scandal
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody faces scrutiny in Hope Florida scandal and her role in funneling $10M in taxpayer funds meant for children were diverted.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
👏👏👏 Spare us the divisive nonsense he would bring! 'Trump last attended the Ground Zero ceremony in 2024 alongside then-President Joe Biden, then-Vice President Kamala Harris and Vance. No formal speeches were delivered on that occasion...' www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-skips-...
ibtimes.co.uk
Trump Snubs Ground Zero 9/11 Ceremony After Reportedly Being Denied Chance To Address Crowd
Donald Trump will skip the 25th‑anniversary 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero after being denied a speaking role, instead planning to mark the day at the Pentagon.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Given the terrorists he put back on the streets... but Lake America 'Wellinghoff pointed out that if it took a team of grid repair experts a month to fix a substation while the grid still had power, it would likely take significantly longer during a nationwide blackout.' nypost.com/2026/08/19/u...
nypost.com
Shockingly vulnerable US power grid could result in 18-month nationwide blackout, expert warns
The US is at a heightened risk of a catastrophic blackout that could last up to 18 months due to aging power grid infrastructure that takes agonizingly long to update and is potentially vulnerable …
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So hacking attacks against a government too impotent to defend are being investigated by a Justice Department too corrupt to believe...🤔 'The department said that the seized internet domains were hard-coded into both the QScan and QTRouter malware.' www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/c...
cnbc.com
Fed, NASA and DOJ among victims of Chinese state-sponsored hacker group: Court documents
Hackers targeted networks "operated by hospitals, telecommunications providers, power companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors," a filing said.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
What an absolute idiot Bozo is...🤡😑 'Carney claimed that Trump demanded, “Canada change its French language.”' news.meaww.com/trumps-last-...
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Trump's last-minute demands sink Canada trade talks, surprising details emerge
After Trump announced tariff, Ottawa responded with a resolution to impose retaliatory import taxes on American products, vowing 'dollar for dollar'
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is NO upset... just a thoroughly energized candidate defeating impotent campaigner! 'Vindman raised more than $16 million for his campaign, a significant number for a Democrat in red-leaning Florida, while Nixon brought in less than $1 million.' www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
nbcnews.com
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scores upset in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary
NBC News projects that Nixon, a state lawmaker, defeated Alex Vindman for the Democratic nomination and will face GOP Sen. Ashley Moody in the general election.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This day in U.S. history... Past is prologue...😉 'The sheriff heard the shots and saw a blood-splattered white man walk away but did not stop him. He took eight days to arrest three white men.' calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
calendar.eji.org
Aug. 13, 1955 | The History of Violent Opposition to Black Political Participation
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Unsurprisingly given the record of performance... 'The report highlights cases involving agents from both ICE and Customs and Border Protection, including allegations ranging from domestic violence and sexual assault to child exploitation and murder.' davisvanguard.org/2026/07/ohio...
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New Report Alleges Systemic Failures in ICE and Border Patrol Oversight, Citing Pattern of Sexual Violence and Abuse - Davis Vanguard
A new report released by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance argues that systemic failures in hiring, oversight, and accountability within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border ...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This day in Trump era American history... 'The events in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked national press coverage and debate regarding race, white supremacy, and Confederate iconography.' calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
calendar.eji.org
Aug. 11, 2017 | White Supremacists Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Maybe less critique and more conversation... just blanketly labeling DSs as "communists" is both disingenuous and intellectually lazy, which I suppose should come as no surprise! www.pbs.org/video/melat-...
pbs.org
Firing Line | Melat Kiros | Season 2026
Why is democratic socialism gaining momentum? Colorado House candidate Melat Kiros makes the case.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's ALL about semantics... the rhetoric of divide and conquer! www.instagram.com/reel/Dbq27g9...
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jessicalaynemcdonald.2025 on Instagram: "#democraticsocialism #republican #wokeView all 2,282 comments"
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The relentless racism of this regime is endless!🤔 To add insult to injury, Aquila receives this roughly $1.7 million deal while a purchase order from September 2025 shows that the Sewing Box was awarded a one-year contract for about $127,000 to make the uniforms. www.military.com/navy-suddenl...
military.com
Navy Cuts 43-Year Business Partner, Inks $1.69M Deal with New Blue Angels Uniform Vendor
The Navy ended the Sewing Box’s four-plus decade deal and awarded a $1.69 million contract to a Virginia defense contractor.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
'El-Sayed recognises Israel’s atrocities in Gaza as a genocide and argues that money spent on conflicts that benefit Israel should be invested in local communities in the US to address healthcare, housing and infrastructure problems.' www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
aljazeera.com
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic primary for Senate, NBC projects
Progressive advocate overcomes over $60m in spending to defeat pro-Israel Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
He has no plan to CANCEL the mid-terms, but make no mistake, he INTENDS to subvert the process! 'Nobody is going to cancel American elections. Elections are too useful; they provide the one thing that raw power cannot generate on its own, which is legitimacy.' open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
open.substack.com
Trump Won't Cancel Elections. There's a Far More Dangerous Plan in Motion.
Public Policy and Investigative Journalism
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🎯🎯🎯 'I think it’s time to stop saying that we need to understand these people. We do understand them: We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.' open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
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We Can't Change These Hateful People, America. We Have to Outnumber Them.
There’s an old saying: “When the horse is dead… dismount.”
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
'As for who bought it? Chartrand said she has no idea but would love to find out so she can thank them, adding she was both surprised and “amazed” at how quickly it sold.' www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
ctvnews.ca
‘Seemed appropriate’: Vancouver Island artist uses horse manure to paint Trump portrait
When Vancouver Island artist Wendy Chartrand decided to paint a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump, she used a new medium she thought “seemed appropriate” for the subject—horse manure.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
'Whether over a box of Pampers or a gulp of water, it is a startling reminder that for too many non-Black Americans, protecting even the most trivial property can take precedence over the sanctity of a Black life.' theintercept.com/2026/07/19/n...
theintercept.com
It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now
The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
'Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group fired ballistic missiles and drones at facilities belonging to the state oil company, Aramco, in the Red Sea towns of Yanbu and Jazan.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
'Military planners warned that any large-scale US offensive would likely provoke a stronger Iranian retaliation against American forces and regional allies, placing even greater pressure on already stretched air defence systems.' www.daily-sun.com/world/888720...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
'The president... is convinced that Iran only understands military force, and he is now in "revenge mode" against Tehran, according to a senior administration official.' www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Despicable SOBs! 'Three military officials told the Times that the four service members killed this past weekend — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — were struck from the list because their deaths came after President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire in April.' www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/p...
cnbc.com
Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month
The Pentagon lowered its official Iran war death toll to 14 from 18, removing four service members killed this month.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The savage bigotry of Trump's America...😡 'Utah Islamic Center Imam Shuaib Din told the Salt Lake Tribune that Larsen had also asked Sohail for a bottle of water. As Sohail turned to get it, the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and attacked him.' www.ndtv.com/world-news/i...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
'The rest of the membership spans hedge fund and private equity billionaires, current and former foreign officials, network television actors, best-selling authors, and religious leaders.' www.wired.com/story/leak-e...
wired.com
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What a shock!😂 'The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams amounts to a stinging rebuke of the Republican president’s lawsuit, characterizing it as an exercise in self-dealing in which he sued an entity that is effectively under his control.' apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Judge blasts Trump's IRS lawsuit as filed for 'improper purpose,' recommends attorney discipline
A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred attorneys for disciplinary actions.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The message... 'Their message was: We are hiding our faces because even we know there is shame in what we came here to do. We need costumes because we have no courage. We need numbers because we have no spine. We need a mob because alone, we are nothing.' open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My latest read and an excellent one... 'He reminds us that backlash is not new, but neither is resistance.” —Anna Malaika Tubbs, New York Times bestselling author' www.barnesandnoble.com/w/are-white-...
barnesandnoble.com
Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America
Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
👏👏👏 '“I discussed it with my adult sons, and we decided the climate may never change. There's no way that we're going to not follow my father's wishes for the money to go to an African American student, so we're not changing the wording,” she said.' www.whqr.org/local/2026-0...
whqr.org
UNCW Upperman family pulling future scholarship funds over UNC System’s equality policy
For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said the way the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application ...
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Preparing for another week of embarrassment on the world stage... '"President Trump fully expects that all allies will step up immediately and get on the path to 5% and do it with urgency," Matt Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, told reporters...' www.npr.org/2026/07/06/g...
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Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them
President Donald Trump is heading to Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed NATO allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges.
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