michaelb1397

michaelb1397

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(he/him/his) Don't wanna be an American idiot

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Mississippi Free Press
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The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office announced on Monday. buff.ly/EqW7n8c

buff.lyKohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG SaysThe police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Rachel Fairbank
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“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.

theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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For no reason at all other than having four random granny smith apples, we're making a test batch of apple butter with no added sugar, but exactly THREE dates in the mixture. House smells lovely. #cooking

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Wife says on the way home she wants tuna sushi bowls. So we make Albacore poke bowls instead. Steamed rice, shredded seaweed snacks, carrot, yellow bell pepper, avocado, mukimame, and homemade pickled radish and onion. My gal eats pickled radish now. Much accomplish. #cooking

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2/2 The last one down there is Witcher 3 Complete Edition. Interesting that BOTH the Ubisoft titles and Borderlands 4 allowed it. Read Dead II as well. #XBOX

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I call this a turtle bowl. Steamed rice, steamed veggies with some no salt teriyaki and black/white pepper blend, steamed veggie dumplings, sesame seed. #cooking

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰
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Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.

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Texas Tribune
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Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.

texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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My Mint Green 8BitDo Ultimate C 2.4G Wireless Controller finally developed stick drift after about 4 years of service. I bought it when it first came out and it served me well. #videogames #8bitdo

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Today was the visitation. Here are two things to know about my dad. He rescued several dogs from abusive owners and gave them good homes and lives. He also mentored one of his employees for close to six years and taught him many lessons about professionalism and the value of work.

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And then the service. Lots of things happened: his widow had sung and recorded two songs that were played, just awful. I reconnected with my half brother whom I'v not seen for 20 years. We went and talked to Dad together one last time. He had an Honor Guard send off and we got the shells they fired.

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Yesterday was the burial. Very small group of his widow and her best friend, his mother (my Grandma), my wife, and a random second cousin and her husband. We decided on his headstone message, initially thinking "It's Complicated" would be the one. Instead "Son Father Husband."

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He was military, so I had to go and meet all his neighbors at his new address, make sure he was going to be taken care of there. A BUNCH of Army, a few Marines, couple of Navy, a few Air Force. It's a very peaceful location. I told him "be nice, make friends."

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If the GOP was smart, Israel/Palestine sentiment would be their wedge issue vs culture war foolishness. It's been a real dividing line, and plays MANY of the party's greatest hits. #israel #genocide #freepalestine

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We learned that at some point in the last little bit, he collected, cared for, and arranged his military uniform and hid it in his wife's closet. He even sourced a tie and belt that we thought were lost. Apparently the jacket has one of his lifetime friends' names inside instead of his. Lol.

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Today I was touched by the care and time his brother in law and a small group of near strangers (at least to me) spent with us making arrangements today. They cared about him. They cared for him. And they still do even though he's gone.

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Guess here's as good a place as any to track some of the thoughts I'm having as I make my way home. His death was wholly avoidable. All he had to do was swallow his pride and do what the docs told him. Instead he played Russian roulette with pneumonia three times. The last bout got him.

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Like most fathers and sons, he and I have a complicated relationship. Some things happened when I was a kid that really sucked. I let the majority of that go when I hit 22, as that was how old he was when I was conceived. And 22 year olds are idiots, as I saw for myself.

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I made a art. Not AI, just took a class ($35 for an hour) led by an instructor from Mexico. We did have an example painting to shoot for. Mine missed but it's still mine. #art #tryit #paint

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Video game pet peeve unlocked: game where you have to wait real world time for resources to build. Incentivize me to set down the controller while pubs tout engagement hours. #videogames