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**Steve Dustcircle** @dustcircle@mastodon.social · 16h

**The USA Potato** @usa@murica.website · 1d

**OccuWorld** @OccuWorld@syzito.xyz · 2d

OccuWorld @OccuWorld@syzito.xyz

Kristi Noem buys herself two Gulfstream jets using $172 million in taxpayer money

https://boingboing.net/2025/10/18/kristi-noem-buys-herself-two-gulfstream-jets-using-172-million-in-taxpayer-money.html

Congressional Democrats question Noem's $172M luxury jet purchase as Coast Guard operations face funding challenges.

#KristiNoem #LuxuryJets #TaxpayerMoney

**INBELLA** @inbella@channels.im · 3d

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Oct 10

**Europe Says** @europesays@pubeurope.com · Oct 7

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Oct 7

**Europe Says** @europesays@pubeurope.com · Oct 6

**Susan Ville** @villebooks@mastodon.social · Oct 3

**Thom Zehrfeld** @TRZPhotography@mastodon.social · Sep 26

**Tom McC** @tomeire@freefree.ps · Sep 23

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Sep 19

Sep 19

Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai

…The #US #CoastGuard, with help from the #Navy, has long treated #DrugTrafficking as a #LawEnforcement problem, interdicting boats & arresting their crews if a search confirmed suspicions of drug smuggling. Regular forces repeated that approach with a Venezuelan fishing boat last week, releasing its crew after the suspicions apparently proved to be inaccurate.

#Trump #law #WarPowers

**Maikel de Bakker** @MaikyNisute@pixelfed.social · Sep 18

Sep 18

Maikel de Bakker @MaikyNisute@pixelfed.social

Last week’s storm brought more than just dramatic skies and roaring waves — it also brought a reminder of the courage and skill of those who protect lives at sea. As I photographed the storm at sunset, I suddenly caught flashing lights from the corner of my eye. A large vessel stormed across the beach: the KNRM (Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij).

Within moments, the lifeboat hit the water, cutting through crashing waves with incredible force. The sheer power of the launch was breathtaking — in one frame, the ship burst through a backlit wave, sending a giant spray skyward, and in the next, it rose above the water as if weightless. To witness such a scene, and to capture it, felt like pure luck and timing.

The KNRM is staffed largely by volunteers, men and women who risk the elements to rescue others in need. Seeing them in action, even in training or readiness, is a striking reminder of the human dedication behind maritime safety.

These shots were taken with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, with the storm winds and salt spray making it as much a battle for my gear as for the lifeboat crew. Once again, cleaning up after the shoot was no small task — but moments like these are worth every grain of sand.

#KNRM #reddingboot #lifeboat #zeerescue #stormchasing #stormyseas #roughseas #zeeland #westkapelle #canon5dmarkiv #sigma100400 #maritimesafety #wavesplash #oceanpower #seastorm #nauticallife #coastguard #maritimerescue #canonphotography #seaphotography #stormphotography #actionshot #photographerslife #zeelandbeach #oceanwaves #rescueatsea #maritimevolunteers #courageatsea #canonshooters #wavecrash #seascapephotography #canonphotographer #lifesavers #maritimeheroes #photographycommunity #stormwatching #northsea #dutchcoast #seapower #pixelfed

#pixelfed

**Johnny R** @Chopperwelder@pixelfed.social · Sep 13

Sep 13

Johnny R @Chopperwelder@pixelfed.social

BM1 Holden, who oddly shares his last name with my son’s first name. Just to make things weirder, he also has a dog named Rafa, and my last name is Raffa… so somehow we seem to be cosmically connected.

#35 #35mm #film #filmisnotdead #kodak #portra #portra400 #sf #sanfrancisco #cali #california #uscg #coastguard #portrait #menatwork #military

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