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Animal lover. Conservatarian, Independent (#ExGOP). Retired. Grandpa. Ally. Detroit Tigers, GB Packers, UM Wolverines. Bourbon. Dandridge, TN
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Good evening from East Tennessee. My buddies Jack and Buck were by their pasture gate when I came home from church this afternoon so they got treats.

Enrique Tarrio showed up at Principles First yesterday to harass Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and Aquilino Gonell. Today, Principles First had to evacuate due to a credible bomb threat. But, the real news is that they quickly regrouped and continued. The show goes on. Way to go friends.

@reedhoward.bsky.social: “A bomb threat by the Proud Boys disrupted the #PrinciplesFirst Summit today—an event dedicated to democracy, character & the rule of law. Violence & intimidation have no place in our politics. We will not be silenced or intimidated. We will keep fighting for what’s right.”

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In Trump’s America, no black person who achieves a high profile position could have possibly earned it. But the same people who make that judgment have no problem at all with a much lesser qualified white person taking the job. If you can’t see the flaws in this thinking, you simply don’t want to.

A sobering read.

Good morning from East Tennessee.

Good evening from East Tennessee. Teddy is happy with his new box. #Caturday

Former Trump National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow: "There could be some short term, one-off price hikes — the economic signals are flashing slower growth and higher inflation. Not good."

Good morning from East Tennessee.

MAGA will call this fake news.

"The evidence linking James Rodden to the online accounts in question is strong, with significant biographical consistencies spanning over a decade. … The depth of the investigation leaves little room for doubt.” Strong reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social! www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

Good evening from East Tennessee. We made it to 34°, only 20° below normal!

Good morning from East Tennessee. It was 10° when we left the house but we still got our 5 miles in.

Good evening from East Tennessee. We made it to 26°, 28° below normal. So another fire and movie day. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and then The Birds.

Good morning from East Tennessee. Here’s a video of our buddy Jack braying his hello to us.

Good evening from East Tennessee. A chilly one so we had hot buttered rum, a fire and a double feature, Signs then Cowboys and Aliens.

Good morning from East Tennessee. Just a dusting so far. But the schools are closed because Tennessee.

#Medieval records reveal that transgender people existed long before modern medicine or assumptions about gender. An English literature scholar has been diving into 14th-century archives: By Sarah Barringer, University of Iowa 🩺 🗃️ #histsci https://buff.ly/3EGttMl

Good evening from East Tennessee.

Good morning from East Tennessee.

Good evening from East Tennessee. The boys loved the 40° temps with sunshine, even though it was 12° below normal.

Good morning from East Tennessee.

Good evening from East Tennessee.

Good morning from East Tennessee. More rain overnight, giving us 3” since Tuesday.

Good evening from East Tennessee. Teddy likes to scratch our porch screen. And Xavier failed to scare away two deer. #Caturday

Handsome grandson Max is two years old! 🎉🎁🎊