Nostr notes by cobalt

I subscribe to the US version because it is occasionally more ...

2026-10-03T16:40:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…8asg
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I subscribe to the US version because it is occasionally more “fair” and does cover some events and policies that mainstream US MSM is afraid to publish or censored or suppressed. Since 2015 I’ve had to rely on “news” sources based anywhere but the US. Is a lot of work for Americans to search out news and important decisions and events the US media will not cover.

Great photo and memory.

2026-10-02T19:46:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…mjpg
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Great photo and memory.

One day I hope to see and enjoy a beautiful sunset like you share ...

2026-09-30T06:35:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…u0ez
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One day I hope to see and enjoy a beautiful sunset like you share so often, at least to me it seems like many. But my part of Arizona really has not had beautiful sunsets on a regular basis for years. I think it is climate change doing this. I’ll share a link to a very old sunset photo I took in a simple camera in Tucson. This one was magical to me. My memory still holds these special moments of joy on being present in a beautiful sunsets

https://flic.kr/p/55sNFF

Axon located here in Phoenix area—became famous for ...

2026-09-29T18:09:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…70jc
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Axon located here in Phoenix area—became famous for “taser”. So very many security services are owned here in Arizona corporate headquarters. You bet the area sheriff’s, deputies and even local cops are quite happy to use their services and equipment.

Just learned cities in this area who are using Flock camera systems are breaking contacts when citizens of the suburb protest loudly. However a sharp-eyed citizen realizes divesting from Flock occurred at the same time a mysterious $6 million or so appeared as miscellaneous in Tempe budget auditing and public records for Axon. Found out Axon is also selling camera surveillance systems now.
#Phoenix #Arizona #Tempe #Axon #Flock

Seems that’s the sort of handshakes going around between ...

2026-09-29T17:04:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…lews
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Seems that’s the sort of handshakes going around between corporate execs and sheriffs in this state.

I certainly hope most Dems outside of California see Newsom as a ...

2026-09-21T16:48:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…l98c
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I certainly hope most Dems outside of California see Newsom as a dank reptile. It would be ludicrous to promote him for a federal elected position. I’m sure he will leave his governor post to be a “consultant” or lobbyist well-funded by a mega corporation.

I spent more time alone with my grandson (16) than I ever got to ...

2026-09-14T02:31:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…8mrd
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I spent more time alone with my grandson (16) than I ever got to have while he helped Drew and I get to the family doctor Thursday. He was exceptionally patient and kind with his uncle. I hadn’t expected it but he even helped with toileting. He’s 16 and I can tell he’s really questioning both his future and also openly appreciating family. He just got back a month ago on a 3 week volunteering trip to Peru to help improve a few very poor schools in 2 villages. These experiences our grandsons are having as teens will have so much impact on their lives! He too feels as your grandson expressed.

In the US a very basic weekly food budget for a single person ...

2026-09-07T16:00:41Z

In the US a very basic weekly food budget for a single person changed dramatically between 1970 and the present. Shared are 3 of the 7 photos a Reddit member shared to illustrate their comments. I was shocked because:

“Can confirm. In 1970 | was a very poor college student living off campus. That first photo labeled 1970 looked like my weekly grocery shopping. I exactly had $10 as my food budget! And, if I wanted to go to a rock concert I had to save the money from the weekly grocery budget. I DID get to see a lot of greats. Stones/Jefferson Airplane/ Moody Blues etc. it was worth almost starving then, ha-ha!”
#Food #FoodBudget #Budget #Groceries #ThenAndNow

You poor suffering thing! Best of wishes.

2026-09-05T16:59:49Z

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You poor suffering thing! Best of wishes.

My son Drew asked his niece to draw a picture of something funny ...

2026-08-27T13:45:36Z

My son Drew asked his niece to draw a picture of something funny while they were watching TV last night. We missed seeing her dog Winston but it was too hot to take her Border Collie out in a 45 minute drive to our home in the 118° heat. They spent the evening together so Drew was overjoyed with her attention.

When they brainstormed what to make, this idea came to his mind. Oh my! Not many caregivers can jot off such an entertaining cartoon! #Cartoon #Sketch #Humor

I don’t suppose #SilentSunday can include a nice doggo. Met ...

2026-08-16T23:18:57Z

I don’t suppose #SilentSunday can include a nice doggo. Met this guy up in the mountains near Cottonwood, AZ. Staying the night with a dear friend who is bereaved. Sigh. #DogsOfMastodon #NotMyDog

For the record, this is currently the weather status at my home ...

2026-08-09T23:50:36Z

For the record, this is currently the weather status at my home according to a wunderground forecast and report from a residential station literally a block away! Note that the “feels like” is truly operative here. It most definitely feels like 120° or more.
#Phoenix #Weather #Heat #Hot #HeatWave #Arizona

Almost inconceivable! Never in my life would I have imagined ...

2026-08-04T04:30:07Z

Almost inconceivable! Never in my life would I have imagined glaciers melting, giant chunks of Artic and North Pole glaciers calving at so many places, nor frozen tundra thawing out and dangerous release of methane gas. SciAm article from today.

“The Arctic is cooking. Across northern Russia—a region that is famously bitterly cold—temperatures this week have routinely surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius), adding to the mountain of broken heat records this summer has racked up so far.

In recent days, the Selagoncy meteorological station, near the border of the Arctic Circle, recorded 93.0 degrees F (33.9 degrees C); another station, Olenyok, logged 90.9 degrees F (32.7 degrees C), according to data collected by weather information service Ogimet and reported by climatologist Maximiliano Herrera. To put that in perspective, these temperatures are on par for Orlando, Fla., at this time of year.”

This area is warming up in general up to four times faster than the average place anywhere else in the world.
#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Glaciers #HeatWave #SciAm #ScientificAmerican

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-90-degrees-in-the-arctic-right-now/