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Poet? Philosopher? Social Commentator? Student? Teacher? Jedi Knight? Bud Koenemund is The Mad Sonneteer!
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#Conclave

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” - #HenryDavidThoreau (died: 6 May 1862)

So say we all! #BattlestarGalactica #BSG #CapricaSix

#CincoDeMayo

4 May 1970 - Kent State Massacre #KentStateUniversity #Ohio

Dimwit Dumbf**k claims the Left wants to bring in Sith Lords, and he's depicted holding a red blade! #MAGAMorons #StarWarsDay

Sausage and peppers... assembled!

Not for nuthin', but "do not mock us," or else what? Catholics won't vote for him? He broke a majority of your most sacred commandments; you voted for him! He routinely violates and mocks the teachings of Jesus; you voted for him! He lied, time after time -- verifiable, demonstrable lies --

#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Sausage and peppers... assemble!

“I sigh; and, with a piece of scripture, Tell them that God bids us do good for evil: And thus I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.” #RichardIII #ShakespeareSunday

Not for nuthin', but "do not mock us," or else what? Catholics won't vote for him? He broke a majority of your most sacred commandments; you voted for him! He routinely violates and mocks the teachings of Jesus; you voted for him! He lied, time after time -- verifiable, demonstrable lies --

"I'm not talkin' 'bout moving in, and I don't wanna change your life. But, there's a warm wind blowin' the stars around..."

You might be cool; but you'll never be Neil deGrasse Tyson standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona cool! #NDT #Eagles #TakeItEasy

#Pittsburgh

Grocery prices are up; gas is the same; inflation didn't disappear on "Day One;" #MangoMussolini's tariffs are already making products even more expensive, and several corporations are telling customers to prepare for shortages...

“Sometimes, I think it’s a sin when I feel like I’m winning when I’m losing again.” - #GordonLightfoot (died: 1 May 2023)

Trump’s cabinet meeting resembled a choreographed loyalty ritual, where sycophants parroted praise like courtiers at the feet of a despot. Governance has given way to flattery, and power is sustained not by merit, but by submission.

4 Must-Read Works by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a master of Gothic literature. Although his stories are filled with gloom and mystery, they also contain universal truths. by Andrew Olsen www.thecollector.com/edgar-allan-... Allan Poe At PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books

Now, 36 hours (and counting) without power (other than my prudent investment in solar lights and chargers, and a newly purchased generator). Thanks, Trump! 🤬 #Pittsburgh

Nine hours (so far) without power! Thanks, Trump! 🤬 #Pittsburgh

Happy Birthday to my future ex-wife, #BridgetMoynahan! (born: 28 April 1970)

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” - #HarperLee (born: 28 April 1926)

#PrideAndPrejudice

Because this came up today. #WeirdAl

“One woman is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another virtuous, yet I am well; but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace. Rich she shall be, that’s certain; wise, or I’ll none; virtuous, or I’ll never...” #MuchAdoAboutNothing #ShakespeareSunday

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.” - #EdwardRMurrow (died: 27 April 1965)

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - #RalphWaldoEmerson (died: 27 April 1882)

Well, #MangoMussolini's #tariffs / no tariffs / maybe tariffs / maybe not tariffs / I lost my own trade war tariffs have filtered down to #Temu. Last night, while browsing the site, I found a handful of items to make life easier around the house.

Trump, clad in a blue suit at the Pope’s funeral, nodded off like a bored child in church. Nothing says ‘dignity’ quite like treating the farewell of a pontiff as nap time. History will remember — and laugh.

“Men should never marry their muse. It ruins the illusion.” - #StanaKatic (born: 26 April 1978)

Breaking News: A majority of voters believe President Trump is overreaching with his aggressive efforts to expand executive power, and they have deep doubts about some of the signature pieces of his agenda, a New York Times/Siena College poll found.

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason...” - #EdwardRMurrow (b: 25 April 1908)