Anegada Eric

Anegada Eric

@eric56.bsky.social

Sailor, photographer, reader, beach lover, dog - cat - animal lover, retired technologist, curious, empathetic . . . {On Signal}

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HANDS OFF RALLY - Washington DC Many thanks to the organizers - HANDS OFF 2025, Indivisible, and Mobilize. The turnout was very good with lots of thoughtful shirts, hats, flags, and signs. #HandsOff2025

Huge thanks too to Metropolitan Police Department, United States Park Police, and the National Park Service for keeping us safe - crowd and traffic management was excellent!

WMATA had the Metro running well and they had extra staff in the stations to help people who were lost or confused. Mother nature kept the rain away but the clouds kept the temperature comfortable.

Three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up for election THIS YEAR. This is due to the seats being vacated by individuals who have been appointed to positions in the administration by President Trump.

"United States federal civil service" "In the early 19th century, positions in the federal government were held at the pleasure of the president—a person could be fired at any time. The spoils system meant that jobs were used to support the American political parties . . . "

From Bahamas.com - "Mount Alvernia is the highest point in The Islands of The Bahamas at 206 feet (63 meters). Monsignor John Hawes, known to Cat Islanders as Father Jerome, built The Hermitage on the peak of Mt. Alvernia in 1939, a small medieval monastery where he could get away from the world.