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JohnB is a past serial tech start-up entrepreneur/investor. Enjoy science, Formula 1, sports, gardening, fishing, opera, much more, ISTJ. Practice the Four Immeasurables: loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Buddhist Oregon, US
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is anybody really surprised that not one of the G7 countries trust "Krasnov"

A strong majority of Americans believe the Roberts Supreme Court is politically biased. Via Reuters poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

Californians: If you’re protesting today, protect one another and hold the line for peace. There’s no place for violence in our democracy. If you see agitators, alert law enforcement and look out for your fellow citizens. Stay safe. Stay peaceful.

Entering the buddhist path ~ Mingyur Rinpoche https://justdharma.org/entering-the-buddhist-path/#MingyurRinpoche

As expected, Healthcare in the US is compromised by inept leadership www.npr.org/sections/sho...

“.. Jesus, that ear. He should donate it to the Smithsonian. .. He made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a hundred tracks today.” - Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP “Good Vibrations” (1966)

I opened my interview with @governor.ca.gov with the news that Karoline Leavitt had just attacked him from the White House podium. His response was pretty direct. It's all propaganda.

Gavin Newsom and his team are doing a good job at social media. Using comebacks and memes to just straight up murder muffukahs. Pay attention, Dems. This is how it’s done.

Preparing for the uncertainty of the time of death ~ Longchenpa https://justdharma.org/preparing-for-the-uncertainty-of-the-time-of-death-longchenpa/ #Longchenpa #death #uncertainty

#Colbert - “Strongman go boom!” Colbert said, then broke out some fascist puns: Benito Whoopsolini, Adolf Tripsler, Joseph Fallin’, and Kim Jong Oops. www.huffpost.com/entry/stephe...

$134M for troops to stand around doing nothing in LA because local law enforcement had everything under control. Doge should investigate Whitehouse waste fraud and abuse. www.huffpost.com/entry/pentag...

Show me the data - Flying blind is a sure sign of failure. Stop this insane nonsense. www.wsj.com/economy/sena...

Save our Salmon! www.opb.org/article/2025...

Today’s garden. A drop of sunlight captured in the petals

Our Founding Fathers would have had a word for calling up a battalion of Marines for regular domestic law enforcement: tyranny.

An independent evaluation of who gets what from the Republican tax bill just dropped, and wow. This chart shows only the tax cut side of things, and they only find the rich. The spending cuts, which are separate, somehow only find the poor.

Using whatever occurs as the path ~ Jigme Lingpa https://justdharma.org/using-whatever-occurs-as-the-path-jigme-lingpa/ #JigmeLingpa #body #meditator #retreat

Orange blob cant talk straight, cant walk straight. Too old and senile. Replace now www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Despicable Russian war crimes continue. More sanctions are needed now as Putin shows no signs of cooperation in peace efforts. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Tariffs are the most unfair tax of them all. Everyone pays the same price increases but it affects low income people more, unlike income tax which is progressive based on how much one makes. www.npr.org/2025/06/09/n...

We need a new Tapper book and wall-to-wall major-media coverage STAT

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Provocation leading to escalation being instigated by the White House is no way to run the country.