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Frederick, MD. Retiree. Proudly and fiercely anti-authoritarian. Regular guy with no fancy media credentials. Orioles and Ravens fan. Elvis enthusiast. Member of Bluesky Samizdat since December 4, 2024. I post occasional music videos to keep us all sane.
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Gavin Newsom has the chance here to become a major historical figure. Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill are major historical figures. Gov. Newsom is truly at the fork in the road. How does he want to be remembered?

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RiP Sly. This is my favorite song of his. Funk so deep and edgy it defies superlatives. He took us all higher. At so many levels.

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To Catholics: Which Pope are you watching on Saturday?

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Anybody who bitches about someone waving a Mexican flag can shove his confederate flag up his ass.

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I'll believe this is actually about immigration when ICE frog-marchs the EMPLOYERS of undocumented workers. Until that happens, it's about racism.

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I don't think it's a coincidence that the coordinated attempt to dismiss Bluesky happened exactly the same time as the government LA crackdown.

submitted 2 hours ago • 1 comment

Irish-Americans are somehow not held to these standards, for some inexplicable reason.

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If everything is a distraction, nothing is.

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Newsom is inching towards the proper side in this situation. Like a glacier, but at least in the right direction.

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The so-called "libertarians", who are all about small government, have run for the hills like the frauds they've always been.

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

The Biden administration did plenty of deporting. But it never resorted to this kind of ginned-up fascist drama in the process. This display isn't about immigration, and it never was.

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An early disco classic. A locked-in bassline supporting a satisfying melody delivered perfectly by Carol's racy vocal.

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I don't understand why anyone thinks that saying "oh, you just hate trump" is some sort of a gotcha. Is there supposed to be something wrong with hating a criminal who has waged war on the Constitution and everything decent about America? I'm more concerned with those who DON'T hate him.

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

America faced no challenges that couldn't have been addressed without our legal and constitutional toolbox.

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

American evangelicalism is a reactionary political movement packaged as a religious belief system.

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Certain elements who say Bluesky is a bubble think we're not indulging right-wing ideas enough. Um, we are bombarded with right-wing stuff all over the place. The MSM is basically a mouthpiece for trump. ABC's surrender re Moran is just the latest example. Bluesky isn't a bubble. It's an oasis.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

"I'm one of the good (white) ones. I'll be fine."

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

No surprise that everyday Los Angelenos have vastly more courage than ABC executives.

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The divide in the US is between comfortable white cis males and the rest of us, as evidenced by the reactions to the so-called "riots" in LA by certain "liberal" elements who "don't like trump but..."

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Fox News says worse things about Democrats hourly.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

So, Gavin, how has all that sucking up to Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon worked out for you?

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I can't imagine why Canada wouldn't want to join our shitshow.

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Bad Moon Rising hints at the apocalypse. This song announces its arrival.

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The federal government is Russia. LA is Ukraine.

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Gavin Newsom's responses to trump's escalation are tame and tentative. This isn't going to impress the voters he'll need in 2028. Most of the public prefers leaders who have their backs.

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