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 Deer Abby,On a recent trip to the Keys, I observed what fits the description of Fat Albert. Everything I read on the subject says the program was discontinued. What is the reincarnation I saw recently?  Deer Aerostat over Cudjoe Key,These powerful surveillance tools are used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations Center to provide border monitoring and enforcement of low-level aircraft and small vessels approaching the border. TARS have proven to be important and cost effective tools in thwarting illegal drug and human smuggling since they were first deployed in the U.S. more than 30 years ago. Link |
| How debt has radicalized young America and why boomers deserve the blame. Video |
 Why do cats love concrete slabs? A vet explains. The viral trend taps into some very real feline instincts. Link |
| [Something’s Fishy] At a special meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 5pm, the Key West City Commission will again consider awarding a crucial water-quality monitoring contract to Mote Marine, which has a direct financial interest in the Pier B Cruiseport and other financial relationships with Pier B’s owner, Mark Walsh. Link |
 [Smells of Summer] If you are of the opinion that your organic deodorant is good enough for July. I’m here to tell you you’re wrong. Do the right thing. |
| [New Neighbors] Palm Beach real estate mystery unfolds as buyer acquires properties worth $250M near Trump. Wall Street Journal reports purchases are linked to Seattle-based lawyer close to Bill Gates. Link |
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| [Gun Runner Sentenced] A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Key West man to two and a half years in prison after he was convicted of sending guns to Haiti by hiding the firearms in cars that he shipped to the Caribbean nation. Link |
 Spirit Air starting Key West to Ft Lauderdale flights. The Broward-based airline known for bright yellow planes will offer year-round flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Key West International Airport for the first time. On Nov. 6, Spirit will launch four weekly flights, on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Daily flights will begin on Dec. 18. Link |
| [Less Clicks] AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks. Google’s search results have undergone a seismic shift over the past year as AI fever has continued to escalate among the tech giants. Nowhere is this change more apparent than right at the top of Google’s storied results page, which is now home to AI Overviews. Google contends these Gemini-based answers don’t take traffic away from websites, but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center says otherwise. Its analysis shows that searches with AI summaries reduce clicks, and their prevalence is increasing. Link |
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| [Brake Dust] Scientists found a colossal 83% reduction in brake dust pollution from battery-electric cars compared to their combustion-engine counterparts. The breakthrough refocuses debate on clean air for urban areas onto non-exhaust emissions a field more widely recognized as an essential environmental health frontier. The technology behind that shift is regenerative braking. As opposed to traditional friction brakes, which compress pads against discs to decelerate a vehicle emitting puffs of airborne particles electric vehicles use their motors spun backwards to decelerate, converting energy into electricity and storing it in the battery. Link |
 [I Drank Every Cocktail] This endeavor involved drinking a lot of alcohol, but I did it over the course of a few years. It’s rare that I have more than a drink or two in one night (and never have I ever blacked out from drinking). I do not recommend speedrunning the IBA official cocktail list. It’s important to know your limits, be conscious about how much you’re drinking, and drink a lot of water. Link |
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| [Friday Joke] ~A man walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender says, “Hey, where did you get that thing?” The parrot replies, “I won him in a spelling bee!” ~Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing! ~Two guys stole a calendar. They got six months each. ~What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! ~Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them. |
 [Apollo 11 Customs Form] If you have ever traveled overseas, then returned to the U.S., you likely filled out a “customs declaration” form on the airplane:
“Are you bringing with you: plants, food, animals, soil, disease agents, cell cultures or snails? Declare all articles that you have acquired and are bringing into the United States.” Who would have guessed the regulations would have been enforced so rigorously in 1969 when three men returned to the U.S. from a rather long business trip – to the moon and back. After more than 477,000 miles roundtrip, they had to file and sign a “General Declaration” for the items they acquired on the trip — specifically, “moon rock and moon dust samples.” The flight number was typed in as “Apollo 11,” and the departure point was listed as “Moon” with arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. The Declaration of Health section, asks travelers to list: “Any other condition on board which may lead to the spread of disease.” The answer was “To be determined.” |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 7/25/25 at 5:30 am. |
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