"They paved paradise and put up an #AI data center". Catharpin, VA may not be quite paradise, but it's a nice sparsely populated area with lots of woods and farms. Northern #Virginia is being devoured by these ugly beasts. #datacenter. www.princewilliamtimes.com/localnews/br...

Suspect in Brown University mass shooting found dead in storage unit: report

Ughh… I used to listen to an app called Radio Garden that lets you listen to radio stations all over the world. Used to be totally free and uncluttered. Just went back to it and it’s choked with ads.

Wombat update.

Once again, just when I think there’s a Republican in Congress with a sense of decency, it turns out he’s retiring.

Remember when we had President Biden who was the 'Consoler-in-Chief'. Instead now we have a deranged narcissist who mocks the dead and crows hideously about his imaginary accomplishments. Trump is like some kind of evil jester. P.S. Rob Reiner was a far better person than Charlie Kirk.

#Hackers are really getting under my skin, or at least very close to it. Just learned that my email address was exposed via a #databreach at underarmour.com. I honestly have lost track of all the breach notifications I've received. ID theft monitoring seems almost pointless. #datasecurity

Dec 7th is both a solemn day & a joyful one. Solemn of course because of the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Joyful because it's the end of Medicare Open Enrollment season and we can look forward to not being drowned in the flood of annoying & misleading #Medicare Advantage #commercials.

Straight-up #fascism in the #USA today, a daily occurrence. Senseless brutality and intimidation followed by an explanation that is unadulterated gaslighting. #politics #DHS #ICE

The world should boycott the 2026 World Cup. Otherwise, we risk another showcase for the Trump regime, ala Munich 1936.

Mt. Hood visible behind the shoulder of Shellrock Mountain, as seen from the Surveyor's Ridge Trail in September. The mountain was looking pretty naked at that point, but there's a lot more snow up there now! Looking forward to some snowshoeing adventures this winter. ❄

Hey #Apple or #Google - How about using that fancy #AI to give me a feature that automatically recognizes fund-raising text messages and automatically replies with a 'Stop' message? (Something I do multiple times daily). That would be a feature I would appreciate. #politics #fundraising.

Just finished viewing @kenlburns.bsky.social outstanding American Revolution series on @PBS. Very educational and sobering. Many myths shattered. Surprised #Trump / #MAGA hasn’t had a meltdown about all the discussion of First Nations and enslaved people. #AmericanRevolution

"You will be visited by three spirits" #birds #threespirits

US DOJ investigating handling of its own probe into Senator Schiff reut.rs/44i3ODJ

Trump is pulling out all the stops to please/bribe/manipulate Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed 'bone saw' bin Salman in advance of his visit to DC.

A red-bellied woodpecker (female I believe) about to snack on a berry or nut. Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, Virginia, USA 14-Nov-2025 #birds #NikonZ8

A million thanks to @thegardenjungle.bsky.social for putting me on the right track for relatively quick & easy object removal using Photoshop. Here are my after-and-before images side-by-side for comparison. Northern flickers (male at top), Sterling, Virginia, USA 14-Nov-2025. #birds #photography

I get excited when I can get decent pics of some relatively hard-to-find bird, but these darned gorgeous northern cardinals keep flying in front of me at near eye-level in good light. Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, Virginia, USA 14-Nov-2025 #birds

I use #Lightroom Classic for #post-processing, often #Topaz to denoise or sharpen. Have #Photoshop but its complexity is intimidating. Is there any easy way I can remove the foreground branches from this photo without a huge learning curve? TIA. #birds #photography #NikonZ8

It appears that #Trump is planning to enshitify as many Washington, DC landmarks as he can get his greasy paws on. #politics

I think this is my only decent duckling picture. #BirdOfTheDay alternate theme #ducklings 📷🪶🦆

Why am I on #Bluesky at 0700 on a Saturday? Because our beloved dog Eliza's internal #dog clock went off as usual at 0600 and I had to take her out. This despite World's Best Wife getting up and taking her out at 0300!!! I'm glad at least WBW is now sleeping in a tiny bit. She deserves it! #pets

Knee surgery recovery proceeding, so I was able to do about 2/3s of the Woodlands Trail at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, VA, USA. I seldom see Northern Flickers and was very happy to see a pair. Tricky sun angle, heavy post-processing was required. #birds #woodpecker #NikonZ8 14-NOV-2025

Time for a #FridayPhotoFail post. This bird (of whatever kind iy may be) was getting ready to "hightail" it out of there. #birds #photography 14-Nov-2025 Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, Virginia, USA.

So. Was standing at my kitchen sink washing my hands when this bald beauty landed in my yard right in front of me at eye level! 👀 Life in the PNW! Brain was all "Do not move fast to get camera, do NOT MOVE FAST..." Also "Do not rinse soap off hands, just wipe on towel slowly" #birds #becurious

Column: Ken Burns documentary explores the blood, courage and hope of ‘The American Revolution’

#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening

#Trump Admin is responding to the #BlueWave drubbing Tuesday by doing exactly what failed miserably for the Biden Admin. 1) "Talk-up" the economy more, tell people everything is really great, your economic woes are all in your head. 2) Cast about for corporate villains to blame. #politics

I am still recovering from knee replacement and have missed most of the Fall WRT photography, but here is a ring-billed gull against some Fall color. 5-Nov-2025 Burke Lake Park, Burke, Virginia, USA. #birds #NikonZ8

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

I took a picture of a bird. So what, you say? Well, just over 2 months ago pain in my right knee after an easy outing was so bad I barely made it back to my car. Had full knee replacement in mid-Sep. Just now getting to where I can wield my Nikon Z8 and a big tele. It felt GOOD. #birds

I'll believe ex-Prince Andrew's downfall is complete when I see him hawking chintzy collectible junk on late night cable TV.

This is a crime equal to the Louvres jewel heist. I bought a Reese’s Caramel Big Cup and got THIS!!! #firstworldproblems

Seeing 'GOP Senator denounces Trump's...' in a headline always grabs my attention. But with the GOP, it's always a letdown - it's a retiring senator. Why can't any of these MFs speak truth other than when they are headed for the exit? #politics #USAPol #Trump www.politico.com/live-updates...

Wishing everybody who’s going out for NO KINGS a very SAFE day. Just know that those of us who can’t be out there right now for one reason or another appreciate you SO very much!!! Sending all my love and good thoughts for today!! Go get em! 🚫👑

The dangerous radicals have appeared! Fairfax, Virginia! #NoKings

The spirit of Portland has spread all across America! Fairfax, Virginia. #NoKings

It seems entirely reasonable to me that John Bolton is both a complete fucking idiot who should be in prison and the only reason he’ll be in prison is because he’s an enemy of Trump.

Who let the dogs out? 😂 This made my day. I hope it brightens yours. 🫶🏻

States who will see the biggest increase in healthcare premiums. Notice a trend here? All red states. Dems fighting for EVERYONE! West Virginia 387% Wyoming 382% Alaska 346% Tennessee 320% Mississippi 314% Texas 289% South Carolina 285% Alabama 284% South Dakota 235% North Dakota 234%

What an appalling, wasteful and destructive boondoggle. This from the hypocritical jerks who claim they want to save taxpayer money.

Telling a group of generals there’s “an enemy within”—basically meaning the left – that must be “brought under control”? That’s straight fascist stuff.

JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel to return to Sinclair's ABC affiliates Friday

My fucking god