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 [Rape Is Not Okay] Yesterday Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner said he intends to exit the race on Wednesday after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021. |
 [Rape Is Okay] Yesterday Donald Trump was ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll nearly $5.8 million following a jury verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. This comes after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against the verdict. |
| [No Contact Name] On an Android phone when you get a text without a name showing, you can notate it so the next time it appears you know where it’s from before adding it to your Contacts. With the unidentified text open, tap the menu, tap show subject field, then enter a reference name. |
 A beautiful Keys summer view in late afternoon. |
| [Movies] No more rebellious teens and their clueless eye-rolling. |
 [Free Tech Support From Volunteers] Computer club meets this Saturday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. at the Community Center, Winn Dixie Plaza, Big Pine Key.Discussion about tech problems & maybe solving them too. Bring your device and passwords. Full Menu > Computer Club |
| [Suspected Cocaine Found] Being a tax paying citizen, I’m more than willing to help out. I will test said cocaine to save all of us money. |
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| [Phones] I’m really surprised at how many folks don’t know if their phone is iPhone or Android phone. They all have whatever phone their children told them to buy. Which is a good thing as they can get free tech support from them |
 [P-40 Warhawk] Restored WWII fighter plane tests out .50 caliber machine guns. The revived P-40 Warhawk saw combat at least seven times in the Pacific theater. Video |
| [Three Worlds] In life, there’s the natural world, the built world, and the imaginary world. The natural world is the earth itself—the land, the sea, the air. The built world is one designed by humans that we’ve imposed on the natural world so we can try to exert some control over it and improve our lives. And then there’s the imaginary world, the one that exists in our minds, and that we share with others through the arts. |
 [Irony] English King Alfred who massacred thousands of Vikings is ‘found buried’ under Hampshire car park days before England plays Norway in World Cup. Link |
| Here’s a list of TV ‘charities’ begging for your money while spending millions of dollars begging in very expensive TV ads. Beware that your dollars aren’t used for lavish lifestyles, Gucci offices, chauffers, and free travel at your expense. ACLU $19/mo St Jude $19/mo ASPCA $19/mo Save The Children $10/mo World Wildlife Fund $16/mo Special Olympics $15/mo Help Feeding America $19/mo Wounded Warriors is in there too–beware. |
 [Nuts] FEMA official who claimed he once teleported to a Waffle House is leaving. Gregg Phillips was in charge of the emergency response agency’s largest division and had come under scrutiny for a series of bizarre claims. Link |
| [Friday Joke] An elderly woman went into the doctor’s office. When the doctor asked why she was there, she replied, “I’d like to have some birth-control pills.” Taken aback, the doctor thought for a minute and then said, “Excuse me, Mrs. Smith, but you’re 72 years old. What possible use could you have for birth control pills?” The woman responded, “They help me sleep better.” The doctor thought some more and continued, “How in the world do birth control pills help you to sleep?” The woman said, “Simple. I put them in my granddaughter’s orange juice every morning that way I sleep better at night.” |
 [Hydrogen-Powered Train] Swiss train maker Stadler and Sardinia’s transport operator ARST have unveiled the world’s first hydrogen-powered train designed for narrow-gauge railways, revealed on June 19, 2026 in Erlen, Switzerland. The hydrogen is produced entirely from solar power — a zero-emission system from energy to engine. Here’s how it works, and why operators chose hydrogen over electrifying the lines. Video |
| In Florida’s most liberal area, a Republican candidate claims you can’t be born gay. Link |
 [Kettlebell] You can change your whole body with just one Kettlebell. From the experts at Men’s Health comes the ultimate 141-page program designed to help you burn fat, build muscle, and master fun kettlebell flows in just 30 days. By using just one kettlebell, you’ll be able to sculpt bigger arms, build stronger abs, and layer on muscle – no gym membership required. |
| [Kayaking Under the Influence] A 63-year-old man from Canada’s Northwest Territories has been charged with impaired operation of a vessel and refusal to provide a breath sample after being caught trying to kayak while drunk. In what the RCMP call a “bizarre incident,” the man allegedly stole a kayak and used a snow shovel to paddle around Lake Marion. The kayak’s owner alerted police about the missing vessel, and when police arrived, they found the man in the water, evidently too intoxicated to make it to shore himself. They rescued him from the water, then promptly arrested him. Basically just another day in the Keys that ends with “y” minus the snow shovel. |
 Walter the penguin loves popping bubbles. The young penguin uses the soapy spheres for enrichment activities. Link |
| [Allen Ginsberg] Beat legend, ‘boy lover’: how should we reckon with Allen Ginsberg’s complex legacy? As a series of star-studded events celebrates Ginsberg’s centennial, the keeper of his estate weighs the genius poetry – and provocative views – of the iconic writer. “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night …” |
 Bonnie Tyler, singer famed for ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ dies at 75. The Welsh singer died in Portugal, her family said Thursday. She had been receiving treatment in a hospital for weeks.Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart |
| Why American ambulance rides are so expensive. The unfortunately botched economics of emergency care. Link |
 President Trump flew his new Arab jet to Turkey, but flew the old Air Force 1 plane back to the USA because of security problems. The existing presidential aircraft, introduced near the end of the Cold War, are effectively flying fortresses. They are hardened against electromagnetic pulses generated by nuclear explosions and fitted with sophisticated defensive systems designed to detect, confuse and defeat incoming missiles. These include electronic countermeasures capable of blinding missile guidance systems, along with dispensers that release chaff to divert radar-guided projectiles. Link |
 The mathematical secrets of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia. It’s been 100 years since the death of Antoni Gaudí, the architect of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. While the temple’s beauty is extraordinary in its own right, it becomes even more profound when we explore the numerical patterns that lie behind its striking forms. Link |
| Iran issues sickening assassination threat against Trump: ‘This time it will not miss the target’ Video |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 7/10/26 at 8:36 am. |
| Snapshots taken from Big Pine Key looking North between Annette Key and Mayo Key every Friday evening since 2023. You may hover to view a photo, see the date of the photo, or use the left or right arrows on the images. |
