The Ted
@theted.bsky.social
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1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
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November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1/ There are a few must-shoot targets for every astrophotographer and for the majority of us Andromeda is the first one we cut our teeth on, often following some random tutorial we stumbled across online. In my case it was literally my baptism into deep-sky imaging in 2021...⬇️
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Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
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WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
full contact Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
full contact Thanksgiving
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someone made a catholic AI chatbot that told people to baptize their children in Gatorade before the church defrocked and defragged it but I think it was cooking there
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
someone made a catholic AI chatbot that told people to baptize their children in Gatorade before the church defrocked and defragged it but I think it was cooking there
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VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
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Why would they go to so much trouble, if what Dumpy did wasn't really, really bad. Maybe like raping 13 yr old girls bad. Maybe even worse. What could be worse? Don't ask.
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Why would they go to so much trouble, if what Dumpy did wasn't really, really bad. Maybe like raping 13 yr old girls bad. Maybe even worse. What could be worse? Don't ask.
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when my ancestors ground their bones to dust toiling in farms and factories in the hopes that their descendants might someday claw their way up to bask in the light of literacy, I don't think they ever dreamed I would use that gift to read this particular combination of words
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
when my ancestors ground their bones to dust toiling in farms and factories in the hopes that their descendants might someday claw their way up to bask in the light of literacy, I don't think they ever dreamed I would use that gift to read this particular combination of words
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Reminder: If Trump believed even for one minute his orders to the military were always going to be lawful, he would’ve endorsed the PSA from democratic lawmakers, not threatened to have them arrested and executed.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reminder: If Trump believed even for one minute his orders to the military were always going to be lawful, he would’ve endorsed the PSA from democratic lawmakers, not threatened to have them arrested and executed.
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Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876–1950)
"Sailing Boats, Morning", 1926.
Woodblock Print, 55 × 39 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Sailing Boats, Morning", 1926.
Woodblock Print, 55 × 39 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876–1950)
"Sailing Boats, Morning", 1926.
Woodblock Print, 55 × 39 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Sailing Boats, Morning", 1926.
Woodblock Print, 55 × 39 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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Vasily Leonidovich Khudyakov (Russian Artist, born 1983)
“Winter. evening shadows”
Oil on canvas, 19.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.8 D in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
“Winter. evening shadows”
Oil on canvas, 19.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.8 D in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Vasily Leonidovich Khudyakov (Russian Artist, born 1983)
“Winter. evening shadows”
Oil on canvas, 19.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.8 D in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
“Winter. evening shadows”
Oil on canvas, 19.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.8 D in
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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At the end of the Trump-Mamdani press conference, as reporters are asked to leave the room, someone asks Mamdani a question about antisemitism.
Mamdani answers it anyway, saying he's going to root out antisemitism in all 5 boroughs.
Trump looks up at him, smiles, laughs, and says "That was good!"
Mamdani answers it anyway, saying he's going to root out antisemitism in all 5 boroughs.
Trump looks up at him, smiles, laughs, and says "That was good!"
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
At the end of the Trump-Mamdani press conference, as reporters are asked to leave the room, someone asks Mamdani a question about antisemitism.
Mamdani answers it anyway, saying he's going to root out antisemitism in all 5 boroughs.
Trump looks up at him, smiles, laughs, and says "That was good!"
Mamdani answers it anyway, saying he's going to root out antisemitism in all 5 boroughs.
Trump looks up at him, smiles, laughs, and says "That was good!"
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Great point from @normornstein.bsky.social: Elon Musk has attached himself to Trump like Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier handcuffed together in "The Defiant Ones."
It's hard to see how the brewing conflicts here don't end up splitting MAGA.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1899...
It's hard to see how the brewing conflicts here don't end up splitting MAGA.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1899...
January 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Great point from @normornstein.bsky.social: Elon Musk has attached himself to Trump like Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier handcuffed together in "The Defiant Ones."
It's hard to see how the brewing conflicts here don't end up splitting MAGA.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1899...
It's hard to see how the brewing conflicts here don't end up splitting MAGA.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1899...
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Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Title: "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Winter", 1884.
Pen, brown India Ink and white Gouache on Paper, 51.5 × 38.0 cm.
Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Title: "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Winter", 1884.
Pen, brown India Ink and white Gouache on Paper, 51.5 × 38.0 cm.
Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Title: "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Winter", 1884.
Pen, brown India Ink and white Gouache on Paper, 51.5 × 38.0 cm.
Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
Title: "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Winter", 1884.
Pen, brown India Ink and white Gouache on Paper, 51.5 × 38.0 cm.
Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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I'm not saying the Trump Administration is stacked with Soviet assets.
I'm just wondering, if they *were* Soviet assets, what would they be doing differently?
I'm just wondering, if they *were* Soviet assets, what would they be doing differently?
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm not saying the Trump Administration is stacked with Soviet assets.
I'm just wondering, if they *were* Soviet assets, what would they be doing differently?
I'm just wondering, if they *were* Soviet assets, what would they be doing differently?
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REMEMBER YOUR OATH! . PLEASE DO NOT MURDER PEOPLE ON HIGH SEAS WITHOUT EVIDENCE.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
REMEMBER YOUR OATH! . PLEASE DO NOT MURDER PEOPLE ON HIGH SEAS WITHOUT EVIDENCE.