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grybion.bsky.social
Community facilitator, tech and space enthusiast.Live in Silver Spring, MD, an urbanizing northern suburb of Washington, DC. Former career as a government lawyer, but now helping people with their tech is much more rewarding
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@shelly.brisbin.net Great to meet you Shelly and enjoyed your briefing with the Capmac folks! I’m also in a DC based user group called Washington Apple Pi - heard of the Pi by any chance?

RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.

RFK Jr. Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts. The advisory committee plays a key role in deciding who gets vaccines, including children, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h... via @nytimes.com #vaccination

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk growing fast in our backyard! #birds #photography #nature #photography #photographybirds #nature #wildlife

7 scoreless on 94 pitches for MacKenzie Gore. He gave up singles to the first 3 batters he faced tonight. Didn't allow another hit after that. His ERA is down to 2.87 and he leads the majors with 108 strikeouts.

The new Seattle Waterfront and Overlook Walk are open and ready for summer! I was proud to secure $750,000 in federal funding to help bring this project to life, and it’s wonderful to see the impact it’s already having in our city. www.knkx.org/arts-culture...

When you want Americans to be arrested for helping America's allies fight America's enemy, that can only mean one thing: You are one of America's enemies.

Ukraine's attack against Russian bombers has both a high ROI in strategic and economic terms and it will take Russia a long time to replace those bombers. They will also have to invest more in hardened hangers. These are long term consequences. by @edwardlucas.bsky.social cepa.org/article/hous...

This is what’s needed. Intelligent people witnessing the dangerous consequences of foolish gutting of important agencies and both warning the public and urging them to call their representatives. Next we likely need meteorologists leading street protests.

WAKE UP BABE, A BEAUTIFUL NEW JWST NEAR-IR IMAGE OF THE SOMBRERO GALAXY JUST DROPPED 🌌

Wow. I keep learning more. youtu.be/W9q9YIBo8eE?...

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research. Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c... via @nytimes.com

Most of the plantings still need to go in but the 14th Street Promenade is now open and being used as we intended!

Children around the world are dying because Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Marco Rubio illegally froze programs that distribute lifesaving aid (and saved us money). Marco Rubio lied about this, but Nick Kristof has pictures and stories. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

“I'm under no delusion that Avelo stopping these flights means these flights stop. But it makes it a little harder, makes it a little more expensive. It means other people have to do it. And once that's done, we'll go after the next ones.” #BoycottAvelo #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

MAGA and DOGE are engaged in a hostile takeover of the political institutions and programmatic achievements of American democracy. We must defend democracy and the progress we have made with it.

Trump is putting people in power who have no idea what they’re doing. It is going to get Americans killed. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...

They called her a mad cat woman and tried to destroy her reputation. Then they dragged her through the courts and tried to destroy her life. But @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is standing tall and continues telling the inconvenient truth. A must see. youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

Met with folks from PTAs across Virginia yesterday – here’s what they had to share with me.

(40 million children are on Medicaid and can't get a job)

The pro life position is to let women die in a hospital parking lot while their partners scream for help

Really looking forward to this conversation with @tamikabutler.bsky.social Thursday! There's still time to register -- you can join us remotely! It's a webinar hosted by @islandpress.bsky.social's book club! give.islandpress.org/event/page-t...

Happy Pride Month! All month long, we celebrate the resilience, strength, and culture of our incredible LGBT+ community.

“Without critical-thinking skills & the ability to identify reliable sources in a sea of baseless content, teens don’t have the tools to make healthy decisions otherwise.” Salem, NY, educators Nicole Murphy & Cynthia Sandler explain the need for #NewsLiteracy in this @edweek.bsky.social piece ⤵️

Valla raises $2.7M to make legal recourse more accessible to employees

Stunning image of wildfire smoke from the Manitoba fires across eastern North America over a three day period. GOES Imagery from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and NOAA

It's a rare fellow panelist who can start by referencing Trumpet Winsock and end by joking about running Kubernetes on a smartwatch, but @tailscale.com CEO Avery Pennarun was just that kind of nerd. Great way to wrap up my panel lineup here!

"We’ve essentially lost our attitude control": SpaceX commentator Dan Huot reports that after a successful launch, Starship's upper stage has sprung a fuel leak, is tumbling in space and will perform an uncontrolled re-entry. Thus ends the ninth test flight of this giant rocket.

I will never forget how visiting the D-Day beaches and American cemetery at Normandy deepened my pride in this country. I wish every American could see it—to feel both the weight of that sacrifice and the gratitude of our allies—at least once.

On Memorial Day today, here’s a poignant story from historian Heather Cox Richardson, open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Well, if Elon can get the Super Heavy rocket going at SpaceX that would be a positive step. But he’ll have a hard time earning his reputation back. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

So a group of people known only by their crypto wallet pseudonyms come together - So this was like a Tweetup! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

Another false rumor being spread. Please check your instagram before sharing things (clickbait or that you like) before vetting with groups like @newslit.org @washingtonpost.com or another trusted source. www.rumorguard.org/post/no-atto...

It’s amazing how the Trump administration in its petty fights is “cutting off one of the few remaining reasons that people in China still admire the United States.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...

In January 2009, I covered the swearing-in ceremonies for #Virginia’s newest members to Congress: Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Gerry Connolly. On his first day in office 16 years ago, he fought for feds: “Federal workers can’t be a punching bag for some other people’s political gamesmanship.” #valeg

Ouch, Brunson’s 4th turnover

Today in As the World Burns Leaking oil rigs fouling our oceans. When will it end ?

Brunson is a shot clock master!

Brunson is taking a lot of abuse but keeps driving and scoring or assisting. Incredible!

Perfect Brunson pass for a basket in the paint.

Both teams are missing foul shots in this game.

Republican Congressman refuses to read Trump's budget bill out loud Q: Would you please, so that the American public knows what this bill does, read page 901, line 20? Rep. Smith: I think it'd be better if you read it. I'm not going to read the bill to you

In 1672, British colonists settled on an island now known today as Hog Island, planting fig clippings brought from Europe. But these settlers soon disappeared—and no one knows why. www.atlasobscura.com...

NEW from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office: Republicans’ budget bill will GIVE MORE MONEY TO THE RICHEST 10% and TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM THE POOREST 10%. It’s a scam.

Noticed a shiny, new apartment building on the ride back to downtown Mountain View with a sign saying it was exclusively for school-district employees - and yes, the district really has responded to the Bay Area's crazy housing costs by having staff housing built.

Boy, Brunson really turned it on in the last few minutes.

Cool last drive by Brunson before the half!

Two of the really clutch players in this game is Brunson for the Nicks and Haliburton for the Pacers. It’s a joy to watch them!