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dougiec3

@dougiec3@libretooth.gr

Semi-retired commercial artist living the life, painting, hiking, biking and spending way too much time on politics.
I post on a lot of different things, but mostly politics.
Ex-Texan.
I don't automatically follow back. There has to be some info on your profile.
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Alice, to random
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I walk pretty much everywhere in Oakland and I started noticing a weird trend where there were a LOT of free chairs on the sidewalks, so I started taking photos and compiling them into a series called “Chairs of Oakland.”

I have way more than 100 photos, but I tried to compile some of my favorites into a main grid and then made a little honorable mentions grid for the more questionable “chairs” of Oakland.

Special thanks to @blankfrank for reminding me about this little project!

Grid of 36 free chairs and “chairs” found on the streets of Oakland, CA.

dougiec3,
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@Alice @blankfrank
Here in Santa Fe, it's gates. Practically every house has an adobe wall around it and the gates are what distinguish them. Lotsa pics, but no move to compile yet.

w7voa, to FoxNews
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    dougiec3,
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    @w7voa
    So, Fox apologized to the Gee family, but not the real target of the story: the Biden administration?

    Strandjunker, to random
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    Am I the only one who doesn’t understand why Al Franken had to resign for a joke photo he took years before he was a senator, but elected officials who participated in or encouraged an armed insurrection to overthrow our democracy are allowed to stay in government?

    dougiec3,
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    @Strandjunker
    He had to resign because he wasn't a Republican and his fellow Dems would not stand by him.

    augieray, to random
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    If we all acted to suppress at the start of surges, we'd have small, brief surges and greater safety.

    But if we keep pretending COVID is gone until COVID surges are accelerating, we only needlessly sacrifice the health of more and more people.

    It really is insane to me. And it's not like we need to lock ourselves at home. Here's a photo of the beer I safely enjoyed outdoors with family at a Milwaukee beer garden this evening.

    dougiec3,
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    @augieray
    It seems to be too much trouble for people to be careful.

    JamesGleick, to random
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    This AP story demonstrates how eager some political reporters are to say Trump’s crimes don’t matter. It says the electorate is divided. It says “about half” approve of the indictments. It quotes three of the people polled: all Republicans.

    In fact, only a dwindling minority are still able to defend Trump. If you skip the prose and look at the ACTUAL POLL RESULTS, you learn that only 15% of those polled said Trump did “nothing wrong” in Georgia and 21% at the Capital.

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-poll-georgia-elections-b6140eed88b3153e41dbf9e008d5a21b

    dougiec3,
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    @JamesGleick
    The trouble with journalism is the addition of opinion, as in this case, the reporter's interpretation.

    GottaLaff, to Georgia
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    For your scrapbooks:

    dougiec3,
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    @GottaLaff
    In that case, give me six numbers!

    flexghost, to random
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    DeSantis wants to “move on” from his losing fight with Disney and he pleads for them to drop their lawsuits

    Crybully Republicans: Pick a fight you can’t win and blame everyone else

    Wanna know who hasn’t “moved on” ?

    Disney’s lawyers.

    video/mp4

    dougiec3,
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    @flexghost
    Disney lawyers are not known for "moving on".

    flexghost, to random
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    A 3 year old died on one of Greg Abbott’s human-trafficking migrant busses

    “Pro life”? You guys are “pro life” ??

    I don’t know what imaginary world republicans live in

    Conservatives look in the mirror and see themselves the star of a movie like the Sound of Freedom

    When in reality one of its producers was arresting for kidnapping a child

    And another reality: the murdering of this child will be seen as a “win” by them

    Here Abbott’s contact page if you want it

    https://gov.texas.gov/contact

    dougiec3,
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    @flexghost
    Well, it's not as if it was unborn or some Democrat did it, is it? In Texas, after you're out of the womb you're on your own..

    Strandjunker, to random
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    BREAKING: Hunter Biden made $640 million while “working” in daddy’s administration, and received $2 billion from the people behind 9/11.

    Now that I got Republicans’ attention. That was actually Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

    dougiec3,
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    @Strandjunker
    Had ME going for a second there.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    I want an investigation into JARED KUSHNER.

    dougiec3,
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    @StillIRise1963
    And the Trump kids.

    georgetakei, to random

    The victory against the anti-democratic Issue 1 in Ohio, which lost by 14 points, shows that voters are on to the GOP’s ways. We won’t stand for rights being stripped away, whether it’s voting rights or abortion rights.

    dougiec3,
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    @georgetakei
    This should be a clear signal to Democrats for 2024.

    TonyStark, to Ohio
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    Extremist Republicans tried to threaten democracy and the voters of Ohio said no. The American people are tired of the attacks against our democracy and people’s rights to their own bodies.

    I sense a strong pushback happening. People are waking up to the seriousness of the Republican march to an authoritarian government. And they are not having it.

    Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights-
    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/ohio-constitution-abortion-voting-00110394

    dougiec3,
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    @TonyStark
    This should be a chilling message for Republicans and a road map for Democrats for 2024.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    ICYMI, proves, once again, that he is unfit to serve on

    "Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It

    "Thomas, who in the ensuing years would tell friends how he had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach, did not buy it on his own. In fact, the purchase was underwritten, at least in part, by Anthony Welters, a close friend who made his fortune in the health care industry."

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/us/clarence-thomas-rv-anthony-welters.html

    dougiec3,
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    @GottaLaff
    Now I'm wondering who the cosigner is on his home mortgage.

    georgetakei, to random

    Many wonder how they’ll ever manage to put Trump in prison. What about his secret service? What about national security?

    Legal experts respond that they already have special facilities for criminals who either need lots of security or are a threat to others. ‘

    They’ll find a secure, isolated place for him. I’m sure they can work something out.

    dougiec3,
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    @georgetakei
    A nice, supermax cell for the rest of his days.

    djvanness, to conservative

    A Texas A&M Regent says "McElroy’s hiring would derail the “purpose” outlined for the journalism program: “to get high-quality Aggie journalists with conservative values into the market.”

    Tell me again how liberals are controlling university values? /s

    A jaw-dropper on #conservative political interference in #Texas #HigherEd. From the Chronicle: https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-really-happened-in-texas-a-ms-two-high-profile-controversies-an-investigative-report-explains?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_7412679_nl_Academe-Today_date_20230804&cid=at

    @academicchatter #tenure #AcademicFreedom #racism #journalism

    dougiec3,
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    @djvanness @academicchatter
    Republicans are trying to do in Texas what they're doing in Florida. I know a lot of Texas Aggies who were educated there, but were too smart to fall for the BS.

    MikeDunnAuthor, to random

    Fuck child labor

    dougiec3,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor
    It's either we have child labor or we have immigrants working jobs that don't pay a living wage.

    georgetakei, to random

    Trump is being arrested today. For the third time. So here’s a bold thought: Maybe he doesn’t belong in the White House. Like, ever again.

    dougiec3,
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    @georgetakei
    The word is that T**** is not being "formally" arrested which makes me wonder what being informally arrested is like.

    TonyStark, to random
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    Remember when Republicans promised a crash if Joe Biden were elected president? Remember when Republicans promised that tax cuts for the wealthy would create jobs and give us GDP growth of 6%? Yes, those were lies.

    That’s not to say things are perfect for everyone. We have a long way to go on it, but Biden has engineered a soft landing from a high level crisis and GOP leadership is in full panic mode.

    Without a recession to exploit, the GOP has lost economic coherence-
    https://wapo.st/43KQIfj

    dougiec3,
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    @TonyStark
    Yes! Sure! But what about her emails?

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    "More people have died of Covid in America, as a percentage or in absolute terms, than any other developed country in the world.

    Why? Because Trump and his Republican enablers and co-conspirators were just fine with getting the economy back on track to win an election over the bodies of dead Black and Hispanic people, particularly when they could blame it on Democratic Blue-state governors."

    Did Trump let Americans die purely for political purposes?

    IT WAS GENOCIDE.

    https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-kushner-response/

    dougiec3,
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    @StillIRise1963
    The denial at work here, that over a million in the US have died from COVID so far, fits neatly into the right's extremist view that violence is okay in its war against "woke".

    TheConversationUS, to technology
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    Bank fraud is on the rise.

    Remember:
    • Use only one credit card for online shopping, and never use a debit card.
    • Shred your financial information; don’t simply throw it out.
    • Never give out personal information to anyone contacting you through unsolicited phone calls or emails.

    More tips to protect yourself:
    https://theconversation.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-drop-account-fraud-tips-from-our-investigative-unit-206840

    #fraud #crime #technology #security #safety

    dougiec3,
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    @TheConversationUS
    Ha! When I read the first sentence I thought, "Oh! Wells Fargo is up to its old tricks again!" Fraud by banks is a continuing problem.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    There should be a show solely dedicated to weather/climate that shows what's happening all over the world on a daily basis. Temps, floods, fires, etc.

    dougiec3,
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    @StillIRise1963
    It used to be the go-to channel for having the tv on as background noise. Now it's Fox News.

    MissingThePt, to random
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    A Meta Threads post is called a zuck and a repost is a rezuck.

    dougiec3,
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    @MissingThePt
    Either way it zucks.

    maxkennerly, to random
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    One of the many reasons actual doctors and scientists shouldn't debate RFK Jr: because he constantly lies about everything, even simple indisputable facts.

    He claims comparative studies aren't done on vaccines.

    Yes, they are. Here's one showing the efficacy of the COVID vaccine, and one showing autism is less common in kids who received the MMR vaccine.

    His whole shtick relies on repeating lies until the audience starts thinking they might be true. No use in helping him.

    Comparative incidence graph from https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2101765
    Comparative incidence graph from https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M18-2101

    dougiec3,
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    @maxkennerly
    He basically sounds like T***P or any other Republican spouting the party line.

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Stop scrolling!

    Sit up straight. Turn your attention toward your breathing. Is it shallow? Are you breathing from the top part of your chest?

    Take a couple of minutes to get those lungs moving. Breathe in for four counts and out for six. Make sure you breathe from your abdomen. Really pull that breath in then let it out with a sigh. Let those shoulders drop with the exhale.

    After that, stretch, move around a bit, and get the blood flowing.

    Feel better? Carry on 😉

    dougiec3,
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    @dancinyogi
    You know what's weird? I'm a lifelong runner and somewhere in my sixties I realized that I wasn't breathing the way I used to anymore and actually needed to think about it- especially when running. WTH?

    TonyStark, to random
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    Arizona has a nice system for mail voting, drop off ballot voting, and other measures that make it convenient for citizens to vote. No need to tolerate Republican efforts to keep voters from making themselves heard.

    Thanks, Governor Katie Hobbs.

    Democracy Alerts - Arizona Governor Vetoes Seven More Election Bills - Democracy Docket
    https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/arizona-governor-vetoes-seven-more-election-bills/

    dougiec3,
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    @TonyStark
    Texas has adopted a number of these election provisions, including limiting the use of county wide vote centers.

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