Barb
@d-ave-pottery.bsky.social
Geologist, ceramic artist, photographer and HAM - KK7VZF.
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ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
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Trump says Microsoft will "ensure" Americans don't face higher bills due to data centers' power use and Big Tech must "pay their own way" for their data centers (Business Insider)
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January 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Trump says Microsoft will "ensure" Americans don't face higher bills due to data centers' power use and Big Tech must "pay their own way" for their data centers (Business Insider)
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the goal is for twitter, palantir, anduril, and maybe a few others to become like IG Farben under Nazi Germany and to fuse directly with the government, which will provide them access to government money and probably slave labor in return for assistance with propaganda and violence
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
the goal is for twitter, palantir, anduril, and maybe a few others to become like IG Farben under Nazi Germany and to fuse directly with the government, which will provide them access to government money and probably slave labor in return for assistance with propaganda and violence
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Rikk, WE9G is active as J38WG from Grenada, NA-024, until 16 January. Listen for activity on the 160 to 6m bands, mostly using FT8 but also some CW and SSB. QSL via OQRS, Logbook of the World or via WE9G.
#amateurradio #hamr #Morse
#amateurradio #hamr #Morse
January 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Rikk, WE9G is active as J38WG from Grenada, NA-024, until 16 January. Listen for activity on the 160 to 6m bands, mostly using FT8 but also some CW and SSB. QSL via OQRS, Logbook of the World or via WE9G.
#amateurradio #hamr #Morse
#amateurradio #hamr #Morse
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On Friday we told you about two new US groups getting ham radio contacts with the ISS crew later this year.
There's a new opportunity for your group to join them! ARISS-USA is open for proposals to talk with the crew later in 2026.
Visit ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-a... to get started.
There's a new opportunity for your group to join them! ARISS-USA is open for proposals to talk with the crew later in 2026.
Visit ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-a... to get started.
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
On Friday we told you about two new US groups getting ham radio contacts with the ISS crew later this year.
There's a new opportunity for your group to join them! ARISS-USA is open for proposals to talk with the crew later in 2026.
Visit ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-a... to get started.
There's a new opportunity for your group to join them! ARISS-USA is open for proposals to talk with the crew later in 2026.
Visit ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-a... to get started.
A Close Call for U.S. Commandos and an Emboldened Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
A Close Call for U.S. Commandos and an Emboldened Trump
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January 8, 2026 at 11:56 AM
A Close Call for U.S. Commandos and an Emboldened Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
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December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Russian contract soldiers of the “new generation” keep impressing their commanders with their top-tier fitness and skills. Fully “ready” for the next assault.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Russian contract soldiers of the “new generation” keep impressing their commanders with their top-tier fitness and skills. Fully “ready” for the next assault.
Ukraine is NOT ungrateful. Putin is not negotiating in good faith. Trump is living in a fantasy world if he thinks Putin wants peace, Russia is now attacking Poland!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ukraine is NOT ungrateful. Putin is not negotiating in good faith. Trump is living in a fantasy world if he thinks Putin wants peace, Russia is now attacking Poland!
Trump’s Spending Abuses Are Out of Control www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Spending Abuses Are Out of Control
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November 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Trump’s Spending Abuses Are Out of Control www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
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#TheOutpost
Whether you're out of service range or out of power, these emergency radios will provide the necessary resources to keep you safe. Check out our top picks from Midland, C.Crane, Eton, and more.
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Whether you're out of service range or out of power, these emergency radios will provide the necessary resources to keep you safe. Check out our top picks from Midland, C.Crane, Eton, and more.
Gear Junkie.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#TheOutpost
Whether you're out of service range or out of power, these emergency radios will provide the necessary resources to keep you safe. Check out our top picks from Midland, C.Crane, Eton, and more.
Gear Junkie.
share.google/bATAuO5RCe3l...
Whether you're out of service range or out of power, these emergency radios will provide the necessary resources to keep you safe. Check out our top picks from Midland, C.Crane, Eton, and more.
Gear Junkie.
share.google/bATAuO5RCe3l...
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‼️ During last night's massive attack on Ukraine,Russia launched strikes on substations of Khmelnytsky&Rivne nuclear power plants -Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ukraine demands an emergency meeting of the IAEA.This is a deliberate attack.Russia is a threat to nuclear safety in Europe& the world
Ukraine demands an emergency meeting of the IAEA.This is a deliberate attack.Russia is a threat to nuclear safety in Europe& the world
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
‼️ During last night's massive attack on Ukraine,Russia launched strikes on substations of Khmelnytsky&Rivne nuclear power plants -Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ukraine demands an emergency meeting of the IAEA.This is a deliberate attack.Russia is a threat to nuclear safety in Europe& the world
Ukraine demands an emergency meeting of the IAEA.This is a deliberate attack.Russia is a threat to nuclear safety in Europe& the world
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"Usually, the most severely wounded are admitted to us - on ventilators, in critical condition."
Doctors at one of the hospitals in the Dnipropetrovsk region work around the clock to save wounded Defenders brought in from the front line.
Doctors at one of the hospitals in the Dnipropetrovsk region work around the clock to save wounded Defenders brought in from the front line.
November 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Usually, the most severely wounded are admitted to us - on ventilators, in critical condition."
Doctors at one of the hospitals in the Dnipropetrovsk region work around the clock to save wounded Defenders brought in from the front line.
Doctors at one of the hospitals in the Dnipropetrovsk region work around the clock to save wounded Defenders brought in from the front line.
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French fishermen are sending fishing nets to Ukraine to protect against Russian drones
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
French fishermen are sending fishing nets to Ukraine to protect against Russian drones
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian