Joe Konz
@jozethename.bsky.social
Retired newspaperman; photo enthusiast/blogger; fascinated by stars in the sky; supporter of equality & justice for all. Photopotpourri.blogspot.com
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Here’s every Democratic ad for the midterms. 👇
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here’s every Democratic ad for the midterms. 👇
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
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I am resurrecting this Storm Shelter Daylily for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #warmth. The glowing center looks like a fire, and since we're expecting a winter storm today & tomorrow, this image hits just right. 🔥🧡💛
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#EastCoastKin #Photography
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I am resurrecting this Storm Shelter Daylily for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #warmth. The glowing center looks like a fire, and since we're expecting a winter storm today & tomorrow, this image hits just right. 🔥🧡💛
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#EastCoastKin #Photography
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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now for some #tulips from Filoli also pretending to be light bulbs for #TulipTuesday
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
now for some #tulips from Filoli also pretending to be light bulbs for #TulipTuesday
🌱
#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower
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#JBCFlowers #flowers #garden #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #DailyFlower
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Donald Trump isn't wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people — he's using it to reward his allies.
He's instilling his own twisted version of Bork-era antitrust enforcement, which gave corporate monopolies outsized power at the expense of everyone else.
He's instilling his own twisted version of Bork-era antitrust enforcement, which gave corporate monopolies outsized power at the expense of everyone else.
The Borking of America | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Donald Trump isn't wielding his antitrust authority to protect the American people — he's using it to reward his allies.
He's instilling his own twisted version of Bork-era antitrust enforcement, which gave corporate monopolies outsized power at the expense of everyone else.
He's instilling his own twisted version of Bork-era antitrust enforcement, which gave corporate monopolies outsized power at the expense of everyone else.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
I think an inquiry of this sort in the U.S. would result in a similar finding re you-know-who.
Ex-UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds reut.rs/4oR5XOT
Ex-UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the COVID pandemic, with a delay to locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded on Thursday.
reut.rs
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I think an inquiry of this sort in the U.S. would result in a similar finding re you-know-who.
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
I went to a residential subdivision, #Lochmere, in the #Raleigh suburb of #Cary today. I thought my best shots would be from the two lakes along the main drive. But the main drive and its huge #pines and gorgeous #autumncolors took the prize. #photography #landscapes #autumn
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I went to a residential subdivision, #Lochmere, in the #Raleigh suburb of #Cary today. I thought my best shots would be from the two lakes along the main drive. But the main drive and its huge #pines and gorgeous #autumncolors took the prize. #photography #landscapes #autumn
Some intriguing #sunrise images don’t have to show the sun. This is from 10/30/18 at #MyrtleBeachSC #photography #Stunday
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Some intriguing #sunrise images don’t have to show the sun. This is from 10/30/18 at #MyrtleBeachSC #photography #Stunday
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October 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Crazy double play just now in Brewers-Dodgers playoff game!
October 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Crazy double play just now in Brewers-Dodgers playoff game!
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It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
October 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.
So much for “America First.”
So much for “America First.”
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Alaskan beauty…
October 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Alaskan beauty…
R’s refuse to grasp this, only because its use as a tool of hate and division is convenient. Ditto the term (and historical significance) of “woke.”
It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.
October 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
R’s refuse to grasp this, only because its use as a tool of hate and division is convenient. Ditto the term (and historical significance) of “woke.”
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Next week.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
October 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Next week.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
No kings today.
No kings ever.
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R’s have used every vehicle to ram through one-sided bills and undo bipar agreements.
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
R’s have used every vehicle to ram through one-sided bills and undo bipar agreements.
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
Yet now R’s need votes from D’s to pass a budget.
R’s have NEVER discussed a budget with D’s.
Other than Charlie Brown, who would ever trust R’s to fix healthcare AFTER the gov is reopened?
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This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.
October 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.