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I just had a realization. An official US government video had one of the people in it flipping off the camera and for all intents the Americans who watched the video.

06.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

Not sure why it say 4,000 in the article, their own website says 50k+ satellites by 2035.
The FCC public comments are still open as of this writing.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

06.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure why it say 4,000 in the article, their own website says 50k+ satellites by 2035.
The FCC public comments are still open as of this writing.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

06.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are making me think combat boots, however none of mine had straps like that nor zippers just laces.

06.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Public comment period is still open

05.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel that it is from the billionaire/millionaire class bitching about the deficit to poor white people then saying it is caused by social programs. Also them saying if their taxes are raised they will have to cut jobs or send them overseas while neglecting to mention they already did that.

05.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plz do not sleep on my Salted Honey ice cream. This divine creation is perfectly balanced with notes of your favorite honey, creamy dairy, and wisps of salt. Perfect on top of a piece of homemade cornbread! 🀀

My recipe: payhip.com/b/JCdj2

#icecream #food #foodie #foodsky #honey #homemadeicecream

04.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

When I say morning for the Pacific time zone it is at like 3am peaks at 330ish and ends around 4am.
Part of the reason I am not going to be watching it.

03.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The castle between Disneyland and California Adventure parks. It is a skeletal recreation of the main castle in Disneyland. The bottom resembles stained glass in arches then it goes up to a blue slanted roof with a flat top and spires on it. On the right are two towers that are on metal poles. The towers make conical points on the tops and have spires going up from them. It is pictured at night so the sky is black and the castle is lit by artificial lights. To the left and a little above the middle tower is the full Moon brightly lit so no detail can be seen.

The castle between Disneyland and California Adventure parks. It is a skeletal recreation of the main castle in Disneyland. The bottom resembles stained glass in arches then it goes up to a blue slanted roof with a flat top and spires on it. On the right are two towers that are on metal poles. The towers make conical points on the tops and have spires going up from them. It is pictured at night so the sky is black and the castle is lit by artificial lights. To the left and a little above the middle tower is the full Moon brightly lit so no detail can be seen.

If you have the means and clear skies go check out the Moon and/or the #Lunar #Eclipse tomorrow morning. I will miss it as the photo shows I am in Disneyland and will be expected to be highly functional tomorrow. I only had a 28-60mm lens with me so no close up #Moon.

03.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good work and I enjoyed reading about the process. If you want advice for future difficult lighting of flowers feel free to ask.

03.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is making me think of Princess Peach using her dress as a parachute.
Great capture.

02.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bro you are welcome. I am happy to hear you are okay.

02.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They definitely can be.
You okay?

26.02.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am not sure about GATE programs in the 80s or 90s. I have 2 kids who were in GATE in the 2020s and nothing seemed off about it.
I recall I was bumped up to 1st grade for part of kindergarten in the 80s and don't recall 1st or 2nd grade.

26.02.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What the fuck!?
Is talking about problems so hard. Is it really that hard to break up with or divorce a woman? Who taught these so called men?

24.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sweet Lo’s Homemade Ice Cream Hello! I'm Lauren and I have an intense passion for ice cream! In 2013, I founded Sweet Lo's Homemade Ice Cream with the mission of sharing the joy of delicious, small batch ice cream with as many peo...

My goal today is to sell at least one of my delicious homemade ice cream recipes! Can you help
me reach my goal? #icecream
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24.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure how your auto renew memberships/subscriptions work, I know from a few gym memberships and trial memberships that I canceled they still worked for the time that I paid for.
There were a few that had a clause in them that said if the subscription was canceled access would stop that day.

24.02.2026 06:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Desert Gold flower glowing out of gravel on the top of a small cliff. pebbles and gravel of multiple colors are to the left of the flower. The flower is coming into the frame from the bottom right, at about a third of the way up the frame it tilts to the left where the flower head is. The flower petals are a vibrant yellow and the center of the flower is orange. The valley the cliff leads to is sandy with a darker area in the middle that appears wet as if a stream was running through it. This leads of hills on the other side that are that are mostly light tan, as the get farther away colors present themselves from mineral deposits. The colors are in large patches. There is green, pink, red, chalky white, and brown. There are several people walking up towards a viewing spot for the colored hills. The sky above the mountains starts as a bright white that fades to  a pale blue at the top of the frame.

A Desert Gold flower glowing out of gravel on the top of a small cliff. pebbles and gravel of multiple colors are to the left of the flower. The flower is coming into the frame from the bottom right, at about a third of the way up the frame it tilts to the left where the flower head is. The flower petals are a vibrant yellow and the center of the flower is orange. The valley the cliff leads to is sandy with a darker area in the middle that appears wet as if a stream was running through it. This leads of hills on the other side that are that are mostly light tan, as the get farther away colors present themselves from mineral deposits. The colors are in large patches. There is green, pink, red, chalky white, and brown. There are several people walking up towards a viewing spot for the colored hills. The sky above the mountains starts as a bright white that fades to a pale blue at the top of the frame.

Happy #StunDay to all! We went to #DeathValley NP. The wildflowers are blooming, not sure I would say #SuperBloom there are so many flowers though. Here is a #Desert Gold showing off in front of Artists Palette.
More nature #photography at ScottWGonzalez.com
#EastCoastKin
#California

23.02.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a Frnch parent on my kids team complaining about their taxes in France after she said college is paid for, there is universal healthcare, and there is retirement benefits.
I would willingly pay more taxes to have all of that. Meanwhile in the US we have this :points around to all the BS here:

23.02.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scott decided to cosplay as a fascist and ended up acting like one too.
Scott decided to cosplay as a fascist and ended up acting like one too. YouTube video by Pearlmania500

#Repost

youtube.com/shorts/k4p3r...

21.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A river with grey boulders around and in it. On the left and the right of the frame there are large boulders with spaces making a pool. In between those boulders is a large boulder in the middle bifurcating the river. There is also a drop where that boulder in the middle is and the water is falling to another pool all the moving water is a cottony white blur from the exposure being long. In the background are mountains, trees and vegetation. The sky above is a light blue and white at the horizon.

A river with grey boulders around and in it. On the left and the right of the frame there are large boulders with spaces making a pool. In between those boulders is a large boulder in the middle bifurcating the river. There is also a drop where that boulder in the middle is and the water is falling to another pool all the moving water is a cottony white blur from the exposure being long. In the background are mountains, trees and vegetation. The sky above is a light blue and white at the horizon.

I am several minutes late. Happy #StunDay! Here is a picture from #Sequoia National Forest. I look forward to going back and spending weeks. One of the many rapids and waterfalls that I saw.
More #Waterfall pictures are ScottWGonzalez.com

16.02.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The extreme concerns while being a child, are often amusing to hear about. Thank you for sharing.
I tell them apart because Redheads look happy and Canvas back look almost annoyed.

16.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now I know what the Great Blue Heron was doing in a grassy field instead of the nearby water a few weeks ago. Great capture and some serious patience.

15.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

With friends like this who needs Cretaceous period dinosaurs.

13.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope everyone Women in STEM had a day free of men trying to take credit for their work or ideas.
Ideally that should be the standard sadly it is not.

12.02.2026 05:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw somewhere that the #BirdoftheDay post was supposed to be #blue. Here is the first and only time I photographed a Mountain Blue Bird.

bsky.app/profile/scot...

12.02.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Black folks that make ice cream: let me give you a coupon code for my ice cream recipes! Message me! Happy Black History Month! ❀️

If this isn’t you, please share and repost so it can find the folks it’s meant for! Thanks!

11.02.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 302 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

I can imagine if the birds showed up the photographers would soon follow.
Here is the one that I got to see. bsky.app/profile/scot...

11.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice capture.
Roseate Spoonbills were on the list of birds to see on my Florida trip. I got lucky finding one. The many Anhigas I saw were a welcome surprise.

11.02.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha, I have seen them that fluffy before.

11.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0