Be the first to name the country, state, or territory shown in the picture below. This one is pretty easy actually. Remember the rules: You get one guess, and if after a while a new clue is given, then it will be opened up for second guesses.
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The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
78 responses to “Where is this?”
Ha! We should wait for Marv and Lisa to show up and talk about Midway.😁
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PA
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GF is correct. Midway Atoll, which is a US territory. So correct answers would have been Midway, or the USA, but NOT Hawaii.
I posted this one to raise awareness of the fact that this strategic naval base from WWII was left in pristine condition by the US Navy, but once Obama’s dept of fish and wildlife got hold of it, they have destroyed most of the historic buildings on the island through neglect.
If we had to recommission this atoll for military purposes, we would have to rebuild nearly everything.
It is still used for emergency landings for commercial flights over the Pacific. But even there not sure for how long. A government worker took the only fire truck on the island for a joyride while drunk, and destroyed it.
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It will be interesting if Trump changes anything as to the administration of this historically significant set of islands.
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“NYC always denies that Deep State is a large scale secret cabal but is really entrenched Federal employees but then essentially says you can’t trust over 2 million Federal employees.”
-People who work for the state?
No, I don’t trust them.
Talk to my accountant, or my lawyer.
Otherwise, I have nothing to say to you.
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https://midwaybowl.com
Shenanigans!
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Otherwise, I have nothing to say to you but will direct post after post to you.
Fixed it.
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I have neither confirmed nor denied the Deep State.
I choose not to make fun of those that mention it, because when that many people (federal, state, city, town workforces) have a vested interest in keeping and even enlarging the entity that pays them, there is definitely room for bad actors in positions with influence over policy.
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Bitterlaw, you are overly sensitive! Stop acting like a child.
There should have been quotes around those sentences, it is what I would tell the government worker.
“Talk to my accountant, or my lawyer.
Otherwise, I have nothing to say to you.”
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“Otherwise, I have nothing to say to you but will direct post after post to you.“
-LOL!
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https://www.midwaylanes1.com/
Vestal NY as well!
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https://x.com/Mark_R_Mitchell/status/1882466633161257386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1882466633161257386%7Ctwgr%5Ebb3a91dd66ea9b155d4e9265b22d15ee0afcc790%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F698768%2F
-Republican Party Senators should make sure to see this.
Let the President have his team that he picked for his cabinet.
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https://nypost.com/2025/01/26/world-news/uk-navy-mistook-farting-whale-for-russians-trying-to-track-their-subs/
-Ramius may still be out there!
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I have been to Vestal, NY and to Carlisle, PA, but never Midway Atoll. Wonder if Marv has been to Midway?
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GF,
It was Iwo Jima that lisab had no idea what she was talking about.
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just like that Marv was summoned to appear! Marv, have you ever been to Midway?
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Headline: Trump’s Termination of Federal DEI Programs Leaves 395 Workers on Leave, $420 Million in Contracts Canceled
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wow–395 workers had a $420 MILLION dollar sandbox to play in?
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Oh, I recall those lengthy discussions on having an airstrip for the B-29s and whether the USMC casualties were worth it. Those went on…endlessly.
I recall a fair amount of chatter when the Battle of Midway, I’m sure she had something to say about that as well.
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Well the statistical improbability continues.
Cards at bridge remained horrible.
I came in dead last.
High person had 5400 points, 2nd was 3400. I had 1700 even.
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Ace is 4 points, K is 3 Q is 2 and Jack is one point.
You are supposed to have 13 or more points to open bid.
Last Thursday, I had one or two hands with 13 points out of 30 hands dealt.
Today I had one or two hands with 13 points.
One hand with 10 points.
Rest of the 30 hands I had anywhere from one to 8 points.
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Statistically, you should be getting opening count (of 13 points or higher) over 33% of the time.
Thurs. and today combined I had opening count 6.6% of the time.
I blame it on the planets aligning.
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Sorry about that Walt. Maybe switch to playing Scrabble or something, being a wordsmith, that would be playing into your strength.
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NYC, it was pretty obvious that you were not referring to Bitter. You’d think a wordsmith would have noticed. Not sure what the sensitivity is about on a site where the motto is no free lunch.
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Chi continues to pretend he matters here. Did Tina and Jan not invite him to the Cult convention? They are pretty quiet today?
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Bitter, all seven regular posters, by definition, matter.
Don’t worry, though, nobody matters as much as you.
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Chi never directs any post to me about anything but how wrong I am, how HHR sucks because of me and lies. No discussion of sports, movies, music, weather or anything not related to his Cult. That is the tone he wants and he gets it in return. No free lunch for the Cult.
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Whenever Walt posts about bridge, I realize I will never understand it. Like cricket.
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Bitter says….”That is the tone he wants and he gets it in return.”
That’s projection.
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Just yesterday, I congratulated Bitter on the Eagles win.
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Zzzzzzzz You have been sniping at me since HHR restarted. I’m not going anywhere so you stuck with HHR as it is.
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I also recently commented on Bitter taking a trip to Chicago, and wished him luck dealing with the loss of his niece.
I’ve told him several times that the battles here are with his online persona and that I believe he’s a good guy in real life.
I guess it’s not enough….
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Before the game ended to jinx it. You know I also never congratulate fans because they don’t play.
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No redemption.
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Bitter says…..”Before the game ended to jinx it. You know I also never congratulate fans because they don’t play.”
Sorry I didn’t meet your standards. Good Lord.
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Gotcha. No need to try then. I won’t.
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I don’t know what made you start down this road but you did. Maybe you can explain it. lisab turned on me, too. I lived and she quit HHR.
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Trump US Attorney Initiates Probe Into Biden US Attorney Matthew Graves’ Unlawful Use of 1512(c)(2) Obstruction Charge to Lock Up J6ers
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First Bitter complains I’m not nice to him. Then I point out several examples. To that he says don’t bother.
That’s a jacked up dude.
Oh, well….
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President Trump: “We’re going to be placing tariffs on foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals to return the production of these essential goods to the United States of America.”
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Bitter said….Maybe you can explain it.
1.Asked and answered. Many, many times.
2.Why bother?
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DW,
I have not been to Midway, but I did land on Wake Island twice.
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Google Maps, the most used navigation service in the world, will be renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after President Trump’s orders.
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Hello, Marv. Are you somewhere warm?
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Hi Chicon,
Yep, we’re in So FL. It’s finally starting to warm up down here……Spring Training Wx.
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Tina,
I’m actually sorry that Harry Reid passed away without finding those papers he lost during the Sharon Angle debate.
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Good time of year in South Florida, Marv.
What are your thoughts on Hegseth?
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Chicon,
Very, very happy about Hegseth!!
It’s been said repeatedly that he doesn’t have the experience necessary to run an organization the size of the Pentagon. In point of fact, nobody else has either. Hegseth will issue verbal and written orders to the respective service secretaries and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, then make sure those ordwra are carried out. The number of personnel who report directly to him is approximately the same as the number of coaches and staff who reported directly to Nick Saban at the University of Alabama.
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I can accept Trump’s nominees except for flaming liberal and pro regulation RFK, Jr.
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Marv, I agree on Pete. I’m looking forward to seeing if recruiting improves.
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“I can accept Trump’s nominees except for flaming liberal and pro regulation RFK, Jr.”
-Trump didn’t ask you to accept him.
RFK Jr will be replacing Rachel Levine……OOPS, GENERAL Levine.
RFK will be a breath of fresh air in that post. Flaming liberal? Pro regulation? Cabinet Secretary doesn’t write laws. He can be fired if he does something that isn’t agreed to by Trump. I’ll take that chance.
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https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/01/27/trumps-golf-cart-diplomacy-is-a-revolution-against-the-deep-state-n4936404
-Had to post this for 2 reasons:
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1 more:
Trump threatened tariffs, the Columbia President backed down, so there will be no tariffs……odd how that works……
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https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/1883653586032238739
-Here is another take on what happened in between birdies….
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Hi Marv, I am sure the missing papers will be found, perhaps in Russia.
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RFK Jr will be replacing Rachel Levine
So replacing one flaming liberal with another is a good idea for NYC.
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We had no issues with Levine,
-free passer.
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The Border Patrol just exchanged rounds with the Cartel in Texas.
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Said by nobody at HHR
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The missus went to visit a former fellow teacher who just had hip replacement not surgery. She was the wife of her principal for the first 25 years of the missus teaching career. The woman is 85 and is not doing well post surgery. Looks like she won’t make it.
Got a text from good friends in Chicago area. We all went to college together, and the missus and this gal shared an apartment/house when they first started teaching. Here kidneys are both failing. She has decided to not do dialysis. She now has just days to live. This couple, another couple from college days and us have been getting together at least once a year to do weekend trips to Lancaster PA, or Lexington VA, or Huntington WV for many years.
Som is back. got a burr up his butt about wanted to take his taxes (VERY simple tax to file, I have been doing it for years–both gets about $1500 back from fes and $400 from State). I told him I was starting to do his taxes to send it off but he squirreled away his W-2 form somewhere and he needed to get me those so I could file. INSEAD, he wants to go PAY someone $35 or whatever to do file his paperwork (about 5 minutes worth of time) and the for a FEE, the place that sends off his taxes will give him his refund money up front so he does not have to wait 6 weeks. He need money to take care of this unemployed, ‘girlfriend” who has lots of personal and drug issues. Apparently she decided she did not want to complete the month at the treatment facility in PA. Fools…
Life is getting harder instead of easier…
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I support flaming liberal Kennedys who love European regulations.
– Cult Member
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NYC, last night I saw Pure Conservative Mark Levin singing the praises of tariffs – he even cited a Heritage Foundation paper talking about Reagan using tariffs, and the threat of tariffs.
Today, Art Laffer and Larry Kudlow were doing the same. It must be getting lonely on Pure Conservative Island.
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Walt, look both ways when you cross the street!
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The worst nominee to Trump’s Cabinet is former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Rand Paul is a no.
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Chicon – Levin has explained himself many times on this the last couple of years, and he has credited Trump – he sees that if used properly, tariffs, or just simply the threat of them, are able to get other countries to adopt FREE TRADE policies which end up being better for both sides.
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“So replacing one flaming liberal with another is a good idea for NYC.”
-One of the flaming liberals, in a speech back in September, endorsed the Republican candidate for President, and his reasons that he gave, in my opinion, were rational, well thought out, and most importantly, were true. That, plus the fact that he is not making policy, leaves me assured that his more radical positions will be kept out of the job.
Big difference. Levine was a freak. RFK just has some different positions.
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“Rand Paul is a no.”
-I would suspect she will get some Democrat votes. I was hoping Trump came to his senses and replaced her.
Same as RFK – if she goes off the policy train Trump wants, get rid of her.
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-One of the flaming liberals, in a speech back in September, endorsed the Republican candidate for President, and his reasons that he gave, in my opinion, were rational, well thought out, and most importantly, were true. That, plus the fact that he is not making policy, leaves me assured that his more radical positions will be kept out of the job.”
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Convoluted garbage, NYC twists himself into a pretzel on how he supports a flaming big government nanny state liberal like RFK Jr. just because Trump nominated him.
The Cult is alive and well.
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Keep telling yourself that RFK is not an anti-vax advocate of European-style regulations. He will do what he can to follow his lifetime goal of regulating medications and food.
There were no conservatives available?
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“Keep telling yourself that RFK is not an anti-vax advocate of European-style regulations.”
-I haven’t disagreed with you once on this.
I just think you are overlooking the position he has been picked for, and his role.
As for any conservatives being available, he picked 2 “conservatives” in the first term…..how did that work out?
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As usual, jason responds with ZERO in the way of facts to refute what I wrote.
Typical Democrat.
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/deport-some-more-please.php
“Trump responded by threatening an immediate 25% tariff on all imports from Colombia, cancellation of visas of all Colombian officials, and further unspecified sanctions. In a matter of hours, Petro capitulated:”
-Just to make sure jason saw this……we do not have tariffs on Columbia, and they are taking back their citizens that are being flown there.
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As for picking so-called “conservatives”, I’ll allow Don Surber to make the point:
https://donsurber.substack.com/p/a-very-trumpy-weekend
“We know what happened last time. Trump went in trusting Republicans. They set him up good. They vouched for Pence and General Mattis and later in his term Bill Barr. While awaiting his appointees to be confirmed, he just let Obama’s deputies run the show.
That cost him a month or more in trying to get his government started.
This time, President Trump is going forward with or without a Cabinet. He not only is prepared for this, he wants Senate Democrats to drag their feet because the slower they walk, the more he can get done. It is paradoxical but most things in Official Washington are counter-intuitive.”
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More from Surber, mainly because he mentions 2 words:
“Also, he now knows who he can trust inside the deep state. The man behind all of Trump’s DOJ personnel changes is James R. McHenry III, the acting AG. In Trump’s first term, McHenry was director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.”
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Also, he now knows who he can trust inside the deep state.
Wait. There are members of Deep State Trump can trust? Worst secret cabal ever!
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because when that many people (federal, state, city, town workforces) have a vested interest in keeping and even enlarging the entity that pays them, there is definitely room for bad actors in positions with influence over policy.”
LOL… that is “Deep State”? Thanks for making it clear that is no Deep State.
Nobody disputes government has a “vested interest” in protecting and enlarging itself, that is true at all times and in all countries.
And nobody denies government agencies are rife with ideological leftists who use their positions to influence or implement policies in line with their ideology. 8 years of Clinton, 8 years of Obama, and 4 years of Biden have consequences.
But Deep implies secret, and State implies an organization. So Deep State implies a secret organized cabal operating within the government, a “super government” so to speak. Organizations require leadership, structure, communications, otherwise it is not an organization.
Definition of “state”
“nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government”
Some people use “Administrative State” rather than Deep State. If you say that the Federal government is a entrenched bureaucracy as a whole intent on protecting whatever privileges it has and continually growing if left unchecked, and that is an “Administrative State” it is closer to the mark than Deep State.
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I just think you are overlooking the position he has been picked for, and his role.”
Translation: NYC is not opposed to far leftists in Trump’s government, as long as you don’t “overlook the position and role”.
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Just to make sure jason saw this……we do not have tariffs on Columbia”
That is true.
And not sure why we would have tariffs on a river in the Northwest.
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ariffs, or just simply the threat of them, are able to get other countries to adopt FREE TRADE policies which end up being better for both sides.”
A true example of “f–king for virginity”!
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There are some old Federal employees if they remember the McCarthy Era.
And I hope they don’t run out of closets…..and mothers.
“By the end of the week, some employees said wearily that they did not know how long they could hang on. Many described conditions as reminiscent of the McCarthy era, and were despondent to see how quickly their office’s leaders acquiesced.
At the Department of Labor, staff members watched a colleague who had been recently hired to a civil service position be escorted out because she was a former political appointee. One employee said her manager required her to scrub the website not only of the words “diversity, equity and inclusion,” as the executive order required, but also of references to “underserved” and “marginalized communities.” Afterward, she said, she went into a closet, called her mother and wept.”
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