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Writer. Life in San Diego. @columbiajourn Views my own. Retweets not endorsements, just notes. 2022 Mobile App Development certificate @sdcceedu. Likes @padres

San Diego, CA
Joined May 2010
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Beautiful Western Swallowtail who broke out of his chrysalis this morning.
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This is adorable
🍪🇵🇪 ¡Chiclayo le da la bienvenida al papa León XIV con un dulce muy especial! Efraín y su equipo crearon el "Alfajor Real del papa", una presentación artesanal que lleva la silueta del santo padre y mucho sabor lambayecano. Una dulce manera de sumarse a esta visita tan esperada. ❤️ 🎥 ¡Conoce cómo se elabora esta creación! 📺 Sigue la cobertura de la visita papal EN VIVO por TVPerú, la señal oficial. #PapaLeónEnPerú #Chiclayo #Lambayeque #TVPerú #NosUne
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Imagine what it will be like going over a bridge in 30 years. Like Russian roulette.
Yes! Engineering should be organized around Lesbian Indigenous Dance Theory. Enough with White Engineering!
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I hope Thune doesn't block him.
🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Chuck Grassley is putting Trump’s judicial confirmations into OVERDRIVE! Back-to-back hearings, bypassing the usual 28-day wait! Nearly TWO DOZEN nominees remain. FULL SPEED AHEAD! Confirm every qualified nominee before Democrats take control! 🇺🇸
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Muy impactante…
🚨 AWESOME! El Salvador President Nayib Bukele just surged ARMED ROBOT DOGS into Haiti to hunt down the gangs and find his men The four-legged robots carry assault rifles mounted UPSIDE DOWN on their backs, with a remote trigger so troops can stay behind cover 🔥 THIS GUY IS THE FREAKING GOAT 🇺🇸🇸🇻 They rolled in as Salvadoran troops RETOOK the main stadium in Port-au-Prince, which gangs had held since 2024 This started when gangs ambushed four Salvadoran aviation technicians. They're STILL MISSING 🙏🏻 Bukele warned the gangs: "Do not take our word for empty threats. We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too." @nayibbukele, America is rooting for you!
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine this sentence in breaking news coverage—forever
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Annie sits you down to eat She always makes you welcome in Cats and babies 'round her feet And all are fat and none are thin None are thin and all are fat She may bake some brownies today Saying you are welcome back She is another canyon lady -Joni Mitchell
🌍🚨 CHILDHOOD OBESITY WORLDWIDE (1980–2026) 📊 📈 How has childhood obesity changed across the globe over the past four decades? Childhood obesity has become a growing global health concern, affecting millions of children and teenagers worldwide. 🌎⚠️ 🏆 Which countries have the highest childhood obesity rates? 🎥 Watch as we explore the Top 30 countries with the highest obesity prevalence among children and adolescents aged 5–19, tracking how the rankings have evolved from 1980 to 2026. 📊 What counts as childhood obesity? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity among children aged 5–19 is defined as a BMI-for-age more than 2 standard deviations above the WHO growth reference median. 🔍 Discover the trends, compare countries, and see how childhood obesity has evolved over time! 📚 Data Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), 2026. ⚠️ Note: Figures for 2025–2026 are projections, not officially measured estimates.
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1--Credible rumors of Huang-adjacent behavior CHECK dailymail.com/news/article-1… 2--Employs illegals at his Vineyard? LOOKS LIKE IT city-journal.org/article/gav… 3--Ongoing, salient governance failure? CHECK nypost.com/2026/06/10/opinio… He's got it all. (And check the Social Security taxes on the nannies.)
Gavin Newsom’s Illegal Labor Problem The company managing the governor’s vineyard employs illegal immigrants. open.substack.com/pub/rufo/p…
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"Republican" Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasted a generational opportunity to remake the country and the economy by refusing to nuke the filibuster and blocking the 700 bills the House passed containing the Trump agenda.
BREAKING: Senator Van Hollen says that as majority leader, he'd seek to ABOLISH THE FILIBUSTER He labels the rule is "anti-democratic" Republicans, you got played
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An appropriate depiction of the Brazilian usurper Lula in an infested and filthy mud pit. A corrupt communist convict.
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Santo Padre, qué altísimo honor volver a estrechar su mano y recibir un saludo personal de su parte. Hoy volvió a su querido Chiclayo, donde fue recibido con el inmenso cariño de un pueblo que nunca dejó de sentirlo suyo. Escucharlo celebrar la misa, esta vez como nuestro querido Papa León XIV, nos llena de fe, esperanza y nos inspiran a construir un país más unido y más solidario.
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The Hill is in Peru covering Pope Leo XIV’s trip. What a time to be alive
Cusco getting ready for Pope Leo’s visit on Sunday 🇵🇪
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Scott Adams biography: #1, all formats, all categories on Amazon. No publishing house, no advertising budget, just Scott's story. amazon.com/dp/B0HPSR231W
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I say no. He should be able to visit Chiclayo a couple more times. Why shouldn't he? He loves the place and the people love him back. Go every year. Air travel makes it possible.
Pope Leo XIV returned home to Chiclayo, Peru, today — the diocese he led as bishop for eight years — in what will likely be the final visit of his life.
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So what is John Thune's excuse for not nuking the filibuster RIGHT NOW and ramming the 700 bills the House passed through the Senate?
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Chris Van Hollen CONFIRMS he's NUKING the filibuster as soon as he becomes Senate Majority Leader Senate Republicans sat there for 2 years on preserving "tradition" and Dems are laughing in their FACE 😠 "That means allowing a majority of senators to answer the call of the American people. That means 51 votes...the filibuster is anti-democratic, not in our constitution. Put in there by senators." "We need democracy in the Senate."
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Robert Prevost returns to Chiclayo. Feels like cinema.
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Rocío Guijarro, Gerente General de CEDICE, recibe en Nueva York, frente a 700 personas de 66 países, el famoso premio Sir Anthony Fisher por su reconocida trayectoria en defensa de la libertad y el Estado de derecho.
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🚨 BREAKING UPDATE: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is now informing the migrant caravan groups it's "IMPOSSIBLE" to get into America — basically, turn around now, STOP WASTING YOUR TIME She's right. Trump and Homan aren't letting one single solitary invader into America 🇺🇸 And she should deploy HER troops to stop them from invading her own country!
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New York is trying to change how Catholic healthcare facilities care—"by forcing Catholics to help people kill themselves." Well said, @AbpNewYork wsj.com/opinion/new-york-tri…
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California spends between $8.4 billion and $13.1 billion annually on taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal health benefits for undocumented immigrants, depending on the fiscal year and tracking estimates. thegatewaypundit.com/2026/11…
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