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@1833

Recently retired professor of history and philosophy of education; social studies education. Former middle and school social studies teacher. Full-time old time, bluegrass, acoustic musician. I play clawhammer banjo and guitar. Learning fiddle.

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If you are a person who thinks education, experience, and expertise don’t matter, enjoy your next fill up at the pump. IYKYK.

13.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do Billionaires and Ultra β€œSuccessful” People Give the Worst Life Advice? When billionaires step onto a stage, release a book, or tweet some glossy piece of wisdom, the world pays attention. They are the icons of achievement, the proof that extraordinary success is possible...

@ms.now re: two rich guys giving us advice about making mistakes.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-bil....

11.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lindsey Graham Clinton Impeachment Speech Transcript | Rev Speech by Senator Lindsey Graham at the Bill Clinton impeachment trial in 1999. Read the full transcript here.

www.rev.com/transcripts/...

09.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude is an idiot. Doesn’t know shit. During Vietnam, network news programs scrolled the names of those killed in action and captured daily.

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grad school flashbacks …

04.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head | Beavis Is A Concerned Citizen (S2, E3) | Paramount+
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Remind you of anyone?

youtu.be/rBufY_8-2AQ?...

04.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After that take down by Thom Tillis, how can Noem keep her job?

03.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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She had just kicked the habit and now this. It’s hard out there …

02.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And it’s a win for Colin Jost. I can’t see Hegseth now without seeing Jost’s impression and laughing to myself. Thank you, Colin Jost.

Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth on SNL. "You've got questions for me? Pretend I'm a fishing boat and fire away."

02.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stop interviewing liars live on tv.

01.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He has no credibility.

01.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It just seems wrong to me in every way possible that a convicted felon can start a war, especially when he is the supposed leader of a Democratic Republic.

In many of the states that put Trump into office, convicted felons can’t even vote
(conversely, in many β€œblue states” like NY, they can).

01.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it starts when we pull out the luggage …

26.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so they are incompetent and inhumane

26.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coaches? Captains? Leadership of team? Hello?

25.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I gotta say, what quality MSNBC has is in decline at MS NOW. So much performance is replacing serious people and serious news.

16.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you think anyone who cares about Bondi ever pulls her aside and encourages her to get professional help?

11.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bondi is a seriously broken human. She makes gym jordon look like a choir boy.

11.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spinning Blaze.
@vinyl.bsky.social
@spinningvinyl.bsky.social

10.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.

She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.

10.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 23104 πŸ” 5614 πŸ’¬ 759 πŸ“Œ 294

Honestly, I have to make an effort these days to distinguish between Jeff Bridges and Kurt Russell.

09.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Walked short distance to mailbox while wind chill hovering around -20. It hurt.

09.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Channel changed.

05.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WHY?

05.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why live coverage of Trump at Nat’l Prayer breakfast @cnn.com and @ms.now? Just giving him another platform for lies.

05.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oprah needs to take his ass back and leave it him where she found him.

04.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Katy Tur asks some of the stupidest questions, but by god, she puts on a serious face when she does.

03.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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30.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 832 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 41

β€œPress Conference” at 11 where Todd Blanche will no doubt tell a bunch of lies to a β€œcurated” selection of β€œjournalists.” Media
should stop broadcasting this shit live and then ONLY broadcast pieces that have been fact-checked. I think we would all appreciate this approach. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

30.01.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0