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DesertDogDad
@jamesventura.bsky.social

Doggos and I enjoy hiking, gardening, camping, healthy living, and weekend adventures. We live in the low desert of south-central Arizona. We hope to connect with like-minded folks 🤗
Four-week-old Moonfire, taking a break and warming up when the sun broke through the clouds after a long night of heavy rains.

His mother and father are doing an amazing job protecting and watching him, and his mom never lets him out of her sight.

#Moonfire #Wildhorses #Arizona
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wild Horse of the Salt River, Arizona

#nature #Wildhorse #arizona
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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A real President ……….

Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts

Published: 21 November 2025

Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Apache Chief Cochise was the leader of the Chokonen band of the Chiricahua Apache in the mid-1800s. Cochise Head is a natural rock formation in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona that resembles the profile of a sleeping face, named after the Apache chief.
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wild Horse of the Salt River, November 2025.

The Lone Batchelor
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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She attacked our beautiful Rose Garden earlier - destruction in 1st term.

Trumps’s love “cold & sterile” in decor AND tacky gold leaf on everything possible.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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⚠️ FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves.

In a bulletin to law #enforcement agencies, the #FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish #real operations from #fakes.
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Happy Sunday!
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🫶🏻🥰🤗
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Where is the lie?
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I want to be shot out of a cannon when I die
October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The view above Tucson, Arizona from FingerGuard
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It doesn't get better than this 🫡
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is what they voted for. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Finger Rock Trail to Finger Guard—3700 feet of elevation gain and 9 miles in 8.5 hours. Strenuous, steep, and the trail disappears in places. It was 55° at 6 AM and 81° when I returned at 4:30.

#hikingadventures #Arizona #FitnessOver50 #getoutside
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I’m caught in the throes of techno-narcissism—just trying to remember where the human ends and the algorithm begins.
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I look forward to meeting all of you wonderful folks! 💙 I follow back 🫶🏻
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Peppersauce Canyon Loop plus a few off trail adventures. This is on the backside of Mount Lemmon off the old Mount Lemmon Road.

A perfect day with Odin the Boxer. 45° at start and 66° at the finish. A four hour hike and the dog is tired. 🥰🤗
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The iPhone 16 Pro Max sucks ass.

I can’t believe I’m stuck with this piece of garbage that doesn’t work.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sombrero Peak (Safford Peak)

Photo dump from Sombrero Peak. This is a difficult and strenuous hike gaining 1500 feet of elevation in 1.75 miles.

This was an excellent test of my fitness and the test results say that I have more work to do.

#hike #Arizona #nature
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM