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The Hawks Down the Street

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A family of hawks move in down the street. They’re a welcome addition to the neighborhood.

Here’s the link to the flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinjb/albums/72157669898236386

Here’s mom and dad:

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And here’s the nest’s raison d’etre in the early fuzz-ball stage:

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Two weeks later, it’s just about done getting rid of the baby feathers and is stretching its wings:

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And a week later it’s even more mature looking and making tentative flights. Here it is getting ready to fly:

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And after landing in a nearby tree, it take a well-deserved rest:

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An open letter to Chuck Schumer

MartinTheCE Uncategorized

Dear Senator Schumer,

I am profoundly disappointed in your statement rejecting the agreement that President Obama and other world leaders negotiated with Iran on their nuclear capabilities. I understand that the deal is flawed. But I believe your alternative is still more flawed. The US can not unilaterally strengthen sanctions in a meaningful way; do you believe it will be possible to work with with other countries to strengthen sanctions if we single-handedly scupper the agreement in question? Undercutting this agreement even has the potential to weaken international resolve to maintain sanctions at current levels. It certainly diminishes our claims to leadership.

In sum, I fear that if the deal is rejected, it will compromise our security, the security of Israel and our global leadership. It is hard to see how I would be able to continue supporting you should your statement lead to this outcome. Your decision saddens me greatly.

Stupid is as Ted Cruz does

MartinTheCE Uncategorized

Tamino delivers another fine take down, this time of Ted Cruz and his dishonest/ignorant (you pick) climate denial.

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Ted Cruz denies that global warming is even happening.

Appearing on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Cruz had this to say:


Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming.”

— Ted Cruz on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 in an interview on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

Cruz was criticized by California governor Jerry Brown for denying scientific reality. On Sunday Cruz said that “global warming alarmists” like Brown “ridicule and insult anyone who actually looks at the real data.”

Let’s look at the real data.

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