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@mcfly26y

Father of 3. Happily married. Democrat. Lover of history ( early modern to present), jazz, beer, and hockey. On Bluesky mainly as protest. Not a fan of social media. However, we may need to organize here. These are desperate times.

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Ducks would be wise to not buy anything big this year. They can be winning cups in a few years, don’t make any short term concessions. Ideally they just get a little playoff experience. If they do buy, I would say a physical top 9 forward. Need more grit at forward for a playoff run

03.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Get off of X. It doesn’t matter what you post. Clicks = dollars = power. Stoping giving it to them.

25.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beloved is the most powerful book I’ve ever read. And the ghost is still with all of us.

18.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have never bawled my head off from watching dance before, but this had me sobbing uncontrollably.

This tribute to Renee Good & Alex Pretti dipicting #ICELawlessness is something EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN NEEDS TO SEE!

Bravo to the dancers of Hungryman Productions & choreographer Mathew Steffens!

18.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 1539 πŸ” 665 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 63

It’s more than no sense! Being on there gives them money! Everyone categorically needs to get off of X. And Facebook and Google. Though I know it’s hard for some. Clicks equal dollars equals power.

17.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great post. I have too many friends on there, who don’t recognize the importance of getting out of there. Google is horrible also though.

16.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think being arrested now is a badge of honor. I hope she is ok though.

15.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like Pedofuhrer. That could catch on. I’ll find the umlauts later.

12.02.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Stuuu. He’s not an elite goalie, but when he’s hot he can be very very good. And when bad he gets very bad. Was one goal away from a Cup. Hurt the Pens last night. But as a Pens fan I’m good with the trade so far.

04.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

I feel this headline sums up the Trump administration rather well.

12.01.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

Tom Morrello Duane Allman and 8 Jimi

05.01.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People, he won both. Denying this is not healthy. We have to recognize the amount of a) racism / xenophobia in our country b) economically desperate people willing to blow it all up. If we can address B we can marginalize the A, maybe.

02.01.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good call. Let’s say Kim and Don play 18 holes of golf. One would claim they shot a 24, so the other would insist they shot 23. One third of Americans would believe it.

18.12.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

NY Times has reported at least 99 killed in boat strikes. So let me be the first to congratulate President trump and the military on 100 murders. We are not at war. We are murdering suspects.

18.12.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No he’s clearly both.

15.12.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this post. But change the end to β€˜ if you are well-connected to money or Republicans, we will pardon you because we are stupid and thoroughly corrupt’.

04.12.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Put another way…is it ethical to pay taxes to fund our military who blows up suspected criminals? This is the logic of Thoreau and led him towards Civil Disobedience as morality.

04.12.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. No one should be above the law. Pardoning Nixon was a mistake too.

04.12.2025 04:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Better still get the hell off Spotify

04.12.2025 04:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing Barack again makes me cry because it reminds me of just how far we have fallen.

26.11.2025 04:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I enjoyed your post. But I also thought Ta Nehesi Coates and Klein had a great exchange of ideas when Coates challenged Ezra about the headline. If you can still find it I highly recommend.

21.10.2025 03:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve cried at every rally I’ve been to. Hardest was when someone read the poem at the bottom of Statue of Liberty. Or maybe when I compared the beauty and aspiration in the Gettysburg Address with orange turd boy. We were, once, a good if imperfect country.

21.10.2025 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pittsburgh says, "No KINGS!" Β· AFT **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** JOIN INDIVISIBLE PITTSBURGH TO SAY: NO KINGS IN AMERICA! Donald Trump and his billionaire friends think this country belongs to them. Pittsburgh ...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œPittsburgh says, "No KINGS!"” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/83...

13.10.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

12.10.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 10242 πŸ” 4391 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 205

NY Times is far from perfect, but to equate with Fox…I respectfully disagree.

08.10.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Just listened to long interview between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehesi Coates. In NY Times. If you can access I strongly recommend it. Klein trying to find a political way forward, albeit awkwardly. Coates being his normal top shelf self. Can’t recommend it enough.

29.09.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I prefer Trump crime syndicate.

29.09.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t see enough people protesting. I don’t see enough non-violent resistance. We need people willing to go to jail. A lot of them. I have not given up either. But it’s time for the type of resistance that requires major personal sacrifice.

19.09.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The rule of law, and due process, are outdated concepts in fascist America. That was clear enough in Jan 2025 when the Jan 6 cop killers were pardoned. And reiterated as suspected criminals get blown up in the Caribbean. The king decides guilt and innocence. Full stop. Juries are superfluous.

16.09.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok here’s a line I submit to the public domain for any rapper or lyricist to run with : β€˜Trumpanzees, throwin verbal fe-ces’

16.09.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0