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Sean Gallagher
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Birb stalker. Cat tree. Cyber Threat Researcher. Recovering cyber and natsec reporter. Meme war and US Navy veteran.

@thepacketrat everywhere since 1994. These posts are not my employers’. https://falling-anvil.com
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Sean Gallagher @thepacketrat.net · Nov 8
General quarters, general quarters.
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Place names that make me want to write apocryphal science stories.
Map of ocean floor with “CHARLIE-GIBBS FRACTURE ZONE” labeled.
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The beginning of the end. My first game console (after it was licensed by Sears).
langurlover.bsky.social Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 7h
1972: Pong—the groundbreaking electronic video game—was released by the American game manufacturer Atari Inc., essentially launching what is now the $200+ billion home video game industry.
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Just saw Wicked for Good in support of wife and daughter. Have hit maximum musical capacity. Please send memes to restore brain.
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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King of the recliner
Cat on top of recliner
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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What’s more convenient than the ocean?
A store with the sign “OCEAN CONVENIENCE GROCERY - TOBACCO - PHONE FIX”
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Wednesday sunset over Baltimore
Sunset pink and red clouds Sunset behind rowhouses Cotton candy clouds at sunset
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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“Day 4: the coots have made me their leader. I am telling them about French fries.”
A gull among coots.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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When another boy has a box
My neighbor’s orange creamsicle kitty McCavity admires my orange kitty Benne’s box from outside
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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“Day 3: I appear to have been accepted into the flock. No one has noticed that I am a gull.”
A ring-billed gull in a pod of coots.
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Introduce yourself with four spaceships
Gemini space capsule SHADO interceptor from UFO Battlestar Galactica Eagle transporter from SPACE:1999
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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“Excuse me. I had a reservation for this spa tub.” #birds
A female American Goldfinch tells a Dark-eyed Junco bath time is over.
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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“Mirror, mirror, on the…er…ground…who’s the handsomest to be found?” #birds #bluebird
An eastern bluebird gazes at his reflection in a puddle as a female goldfinch watches
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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“Anybody wanna hang out?”
A downy woodpecker hangs from a branch
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.

Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d
Carrie Fisher was the blueprint.
Protect your people. Call out the predators.
#RESIST
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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All media is suspect now.
rutgerbregman.com Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 4d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Celebrating a decade of shoulder void
Lenny (cat) on poster’s shoulder, 2015 Lenny (cat) on poster’s shoulder , 2025
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Laughing Gull juvie is wondering where everyone went.
Young Laughing gull on a wooden railing with text around him: “he who laughs last is late for migration “
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Trump and paperwork, man

h/t @kagrox.bsky.social
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. JAMES B. COMEY, JR., Defendant. Criminal No. 1:25-cr-00272-MSN OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT ECF NO. 60) On September 25, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just days before, Ms. Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Mr. Comey now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Mr. Comey that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. LETITIA A. JAMES, Criminal No. 2:25-cr-00122-JK W Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (ECE NO. 22) On October 9, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just two weeks before, Ms. Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging New York Attorney General Letitia James with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Ms. James now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Ms. James that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Ms. James's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy. Not a selfie.
SPECIAL TIME EDITION ADHD What It Really Is • Living with ADHD What the Science Says
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Bluebird splashdown. #birds
Eastern Bluebird in a puddle
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Harrier on the hunt. #birds
Northern Harrier in flight over North Point State Park.
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#birds
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Bald Eagle and “Friends”. Raccoon is definitely not happy about this relationship.
Two black vultures, a turkey vulture, and a Bald Eagle gathered over a raccoon carcass. The bald eagle gets a bite of raccoon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Bald Eagle and “Friends”. Raccoon is definitely not happy about this relationship.
Two black vultures, a turkey vulture, and a Bald Eagle gathered over a raccoon carcass. The bald eagle gets a bite of raccoon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Jesus fucking Christ everything in this essay is dead on target and why i failed / got out of journalism 6 years ago www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Another Allen Wrench added to my collection today. I think I may have the makings of an installation art piece now.
Allen wrench, black.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM