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Check out my author website: www.scottberndt.com for longer blog posts and info about my new book. Here, you can expect book news/events, a lot of nerdy 1980s related history, music, and pop culture with some current events thrown in as well.
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1856: White racists fundraise to support fellow white racist who commits physical assault. 2025: White racists fundraise to support fellow white racist who commits verbal assault. Past = Present boundarystones.weta.org/2025/04/02/a... bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne... #Rochester #NAACP

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RIP Mike Peters of The Alarm. I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2017. Here is blog post from 2020 about him and the impact of his music on my life. #TheAlarm #MikePeters #80smusic #GenX #MTV #fuckcancer

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Pleasantville predicted it: "The area commonly known as Lover's Lane as well as the Pleasantville Public Library shall be closed until further notice." "All elementary and high school curriculum shall teach the non-change-ist view of history, emphasizing continuity over alteration." #Resist

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This album knocked my 16 year old socks off. All killer, no filler.

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"It was the lyrical newscast of the late 80s. Prince moved to the anchor desk and delivered a bleak assessment of American life." You can read about Sign O' The Times and 19 other songs that defined a decade in my new book. #Prince #memoir #80s #GenX #booksky #nonfiction #MTV #nonfiction #80smusic

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Bob and the band are in the house!! #bobmould #palacetheatre

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"What's your plan for tomorrow? Are you a leader or will you follow? Are you a fighter or will you cower? It's our time to take back the power!" #theinterrupters #impeachtrump #fightfascism #solidarity

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When I joined Amnesty International as a teenager in the 1980s, I never imagined I would one day have to write letters to my own fucking country. #freekilmar #impeachtrump #AmnestyInternational ##fightfascism

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Whether it's whispered in prayer for his safe return or shouted in protest at the injustice he's endured, the name Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be passing the lips of every person fighting to save our country. His fate will be our fate. His freedom will be our freedom. #FreeKilmar #impeachtrump

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Modern life in America is being forced to watch a 24/7 livestream of a man screaming for money while smashing his balls with a hammer while almost half the population tells you "Like him or hate him, you have to agree he's a genius businessman."

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Gather 'til he's gone! #impeachtrump #FiftyFiftyOne #democracy #fightfascism

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“Embracing diversity and inclusion, are key elements for success. Diversity may be viewed as cliché, but I believe that getting to know, working with, befriending and including people who are different from ourselves is enriching and expanding.” -Ed Sec. Betsy DeVos 2-8-17 #DEI #Education #eracism

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He was the New Wave Gene Krupa. A huge inspiration to me as a drummer. I can't believe he's gone. #Clemburke #Blondie #MTV #80smusic #GenX #Drummers

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Solidarity in St. Paul, MN! Let's do this again! Gather until he's gone! #HandsOff #impeachtrump

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Big thanks to Brian and Sean for welcoming me to the podcast seat to discuss my book John Cleese Saved My Life!...And Other True Tales Of Pop, Politics, And Prayer. www.brianoakeshow.com #memoir #nonfiction #booksky #writersofbluesky #genx #80s #authorsky #mtv

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RIP Val Kilmer. Top Secret is one of the many great pieces of art to come out of 1984. #Valkilmer #80smovies #topsecret #GenX

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