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Resisting our AI Overlords thru Natural Stupidity | Golden Retriever Fan | #SocialPolicy #AffordableHousing #MSW #RestorativeJustice #NonViolence365 | 🚴♂️📚📺📽🐠🎣XC⛷️😷🙏🕊️❤️⚖️ | Formerly @ppehtnerb on X/Twitter
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Truth be told, Charles Barkly Jr is more of a Golden *Receiver* than a Golden Retriever. He's been training me to throw balls & sticks *to* him so he doesn't have to bother with fetching & retrieving things. In his defense, he is an enthusiastic jumper
The Emporer has no clothes!
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
The Emporer has no clothes!
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
I invite you to join me in studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy and approach to nonviolent resistance on this MLK holiday, which I believe is needed now more than ever. (alternately, reading some D Bonhoeffer can be excellent).
#Nonviolence365
thekingcenter.org/about-tkc/th...
#Nonviolence365
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The King Philosophy - Nonviolence365®
thekingcenter.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I invite you to join me in studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy and approach to nonviolent resistance on this MLK holiday, which I believe is needed now more than ever. (alternately, reading some D Bonhoeffer can be excellent).
#Nonviolence365
thekingcenter.org/about-tkc/th...
#Nonviolence365
thekingcenter.org/about-tkc/th...
Thank you SCOTUS
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January 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Thank you SCOTUS
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"... enforcement carried out without restraint, transparency or proportionality does not strengthen the rule of law. It corrodes it."
"... enforcement carried out without restraint, transparency or proportionality does not strengthen the rule of law. It corrodes it."
Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
www.startribune.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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"... enforcement carried out without restraint, transparency or proportionality does not strengthen the rule of law. It corrodes it."
"... enforcement carried out without restraint, transparency or proportionality does not strengthen the rule of law. It corrodes it."
It can be difficult for me to get to the bathroom to wash my mouthguard so I'm thinking of just swishing it around in the aquarium 🐠
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
It can be difficult for me to get to the bathroom to wash my mouthguard so I'm thinking of just swishing it around in the aquarium 🐠
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
I'm a little worried that someone's gonna find out how many pages I actually just barely skimmed over in many of the books I've read
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I'm a little worried that someone's gonna find out how many pages I actually just barely skimmed over in many of the books I've read
"Last year was the deadliest year to be in ICE custody in more than twenty years, with thirty-two deaths"
Why Renee Good Was, and Is, So Dangerous to Trump
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Why Renee Good Was, and Is, So Dangerous to Trump
There are many ways to define an enemy. One is someone who isn’t afraid of you.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Last year was the deadliest year to be in ICE custody in more than twenty years, with thirty-two deaths"
This is worth reading. I think we need to be more strategic in countering Trump's authoritative efforts
There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is worth reading. I think we need to be more strategic in countering Trump's authoritative efforts
Charles Barkly Jr, the world‘s largest Golden Receiver™️, waiting to snuggle with his mommy (on what hopefully becomes his couch, so he doesn’t keep stealing mine) after creating snow angels outside on his back in 15°F weather
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Charles Barkly Jr, the world‘s largest Golden Receiver™️, waiting to snuggle with his mommy (on what hopefully becomes his couch, so he doesn’t keep stealing mine) after creating snow angels outside on his back in 15°F weather
I hope congressional leaders are prepared to seriously consider invoking the 25th amendment if Trump's threats of invading Greenland move forward, especially given his seemingly continued cognitive decline
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I hope congressional leaders are prepared to seriously consider invoking the 25th amendment if Trump's threats of invading Greenland move forward, especially given his seemingly continued cognitive decline
Truth be told, Charles Barkly Jr is more of a Golden *Receiver* than a Golden Retriever. He's been training me to throw balls & sticks *to* him so he doesn't have to bother with fetching & retrieving things. In his defense, he is an enthusiastic jumper
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Truth be told, Charles Barkly Jr is more of a Golden *Receiver* than a Golden Retriever. He's been training me to throw balls & sticks *to* him so he doesn't have to bother with fetching & retrieving things. In his defense, he is an enthusiastic jumper
We just started watching it & really like it
Between this news and The Lowdown's own renewal, it was a good day for great TV: www.whatsalanwatching.com/the-lowdown-...
The Lowdown, the best show you're not watching, is coming back for Season Two
FX has officially renewed the Ethan Hawke-led comic mystery series
www.whatsalanwatching.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
We just started watching it & really like it
I don't trust a bookstore that has all the books neatly stacked on the shelves 📚
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I don't trust a bookstore that has all the books neatly stacked on the shelves 📚
Enjoyed this week's episode of fallout. Otherwise I've not been getting into this season
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Enjoyed this week's episode of fallout. Otherwise I've not been getting into this season
Seems like Somalis are the new Haitians to the T administration and in any case that kind of bigotry xenophobia and racism is just plain wrong
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Seems like Somalis are the new Haitians to the T administration and in any case that kind of bigotry xenophobia and racism is just plain wrong
Agree
I still find it difficult to believe that
T recovered from this
That R leaders still enable his lies re the 2020 election
That he was elected in the first place
& then again
After all the destruction, corruption & criming
I still find it difficult to believe that
T recovered from this
That R leaders still enable his lies re the 2020 election
That he was elected in the first place
& then again
After all the destruction, corruption & criming
Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Agree
I still find it difficult to believe that
T recovered from this
That R leaders still enable his lies re the 2020 election
That he was elected in the first place
& then again
After all the destruction, corruption & criming
I still find it difficult to believe that
T recovered from this
That R leaders still enable his lies re the 2020 election
That he was elected in the first place
& then again
After all the destruction, corruption & criming
My wife who was not a dog person until my son got a golden retriever loves these videos
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My wife who was not a dog person until my son got a golden retriever loves these videos
Sad to hear Richard Smallwood has died
The center of his joy was Jesus
He helped many give total praise
The center of his joy was Jesus
He helped many give total praise
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Sad to hear Richard Smallwood has died
The center of his joy was Jesus
He helped many give total praise
The center of his joy was Jesus
He helped many give total praise
Looks like somebody had a too much candy over the Christmas break
#ChristmasBear
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#ChristmasBear
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Bear Still Living Under California Home 32 Days Later
YouTube video by Inside Edition
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December 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Looks like somebody had a too much candy over the Christmas break
#ChristmasBear
youtu.be/Zx48qiiBVMI?...
#ChristmasBear
youtu.be/Zx48qiiBVMI?...
I didn't have a Krate, but of course I had a Sting Ray
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flip.it/wsgVLs
Still In The Factory Crate! A Schwinn Sting-Ray "Orange Krate"
This is a Schwinn Sting-Ray "Orange Krate" that remains in its factory crate, having never been given its final assembly or ridden. It's now being offered
flip.it
December 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I didn't have a Krate, but of course I had a Sting Ray
flip.it/wsgVLs
flip.it/wsgVLs
A great read ...
I’m also grateful that I was able to speak with Rhea Seehorn on two separate occasions about the #Pluribus finale, Carol’s complicated feelings for Zosia, and what her character is thinking in that last scene:
Rhea Seehorn Explains the ‘Pluribus’ Finale and Why Carol Is Now the Ultimate “Reluctant Hero” Ahead of Season 2
Rhea Seehorn discusses the Pluribus Season 1 finale, Carol's dynamic with Zosia, and how her character becomes a reluctant hero heading into Season 2.
collider.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A great read ...