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mountainshine.bsky.social
Mother, grandmother, wife, retired public school educator and coach, interpreter, traveler, tennis (and yes, pickleball) player, hiker, skier, beekeeper, cattle farmer, gardener, lover of mountains.
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Feel free to add to my list of synonyms for “bad”: Cruel, mean, immoral, vile, hypocritical, bigoted, dishonest, lewd, corrupt,, classless, incompetent, uncouth, slimy, depraved, lecherous, grotesque, narcissistic, miserable, misogynistic, hateful, villainous, evil, tyrannical, unethical, lawless

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KGB, M16, CIA Cold War true story. Read it!! Learned so much about Russia.

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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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NEW: WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s DOGE project. By @telliotter.bsky.social

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If a website has been altered or taken down since the takeover, there is a resource to retrieve past iterations:

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If only confirmation votes were by secret ballot none of the unqualified and disturbing noms would be put in place. [sigh]. The best of the best are out there.

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Gleaned from Reuters. Monstrous take on sexual assault.

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We stopped extreme MAGA Republicans from shutting down the government and crashing the economy. The American people have won this round. Far right billionaires have lost. The struggle continues in the new year.

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Need some humor? You will laugh! Listen to this!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p79...

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Just joined and ready to read helpful not hurtful content.

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