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@draugmento

Composer, retired music professor, tuba player. On the Christian Left.

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How about a dip in the Potomac, Mr. K?

18.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getaway (February) (Album Version) by Jen Trynin on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1997 Β· Duration 4:09

music.apple.com/us/album/get... I can’t tell you how much I love this song. So gorgeous.

05.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Common Ground Is for Suckers

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

04.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump wants his DC arch to be 'biggest one of all' β€” USA TODAY β€œI’d like it to be the biggest one of all,

Everything he does is destructive. Everything. Even those things that pretend to have a veneer of creativity are destructive, like the ballroom and this monstrosity. Measure them by what they wreck. He wrecks things unrepentantly. Constantly. apple.news/Axc2pVIfhSuu...

02.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Kennedy Center has been in continuous operation for 55 years.

Trump and Ric Grenell destroyed it in one year by making it so toxic that nobody will perform there.

Now they have to shut it down like a Trump casino.

01.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 4834 πŸ” 1446 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 52
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a man in a suit is covering his face with his hand ALT: a man in a suit is covering his face with his hand

Clearly a domestic terrorist.

29.01.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn proud of Minnesota.

26.01.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 48458 πŸ” 5294 πŸ’¬ 1712 πŸ“Œ 270
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prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and wearing a fur vest . ALT: prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and wearing a fur vest .

Biden has one bad debate and he’s out. Now we get a recurring stream of demented, embarrassing nonsense, and…three more years? God help us.

21.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very fun that everyone who panicked about Biden's mental acuity is willing to sit through this endless national humiliation ritual.

21.01.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s unacceptable is him.

14.01.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Possible?
1. He realizes what will likely occur if he completes his term.
2. He is removed from office, either via the 25th Amendment or conviction.
3. Vance gives him a β€œfull and unconditional” pardon.
4. The SOB walks.

11.01.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know what worries me? Let’s say that Trump’s acts of war are, in part or in total, meant to distract the public and the media from his ever-growing problems with the Epstein files and Jack Smith’s deposition. Let’s say these problems just continue to grow. What’s to prevent him from using nukes?

04.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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an elderly man in a blue shirt says i 'm not out yet ALT: an elderly man in a blue shirt says i 'm not out yet
01.01.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

EVIL.

31.12.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a white shirt and tie is saying all of the above Alt: a man in a white shirt and tie is saying all of the above
27.12.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is making a funny face with the words zip zero nada ALT: a woman is making a funny face with the words zip zero nada
24.12.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.12.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 531 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 7

Then again, with the SCOTUS rubber stamping so many power grabs by the president , this idea of mine night not work so well.

18.12.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear me outβ€”I’m thinking that maybe the best we can get is to let him finish his term. If he dies in office, he’ll get too many honors, and JD will become president. If he’s impeached and removed from office, JD will become president. But if there’s a midterm blue wave, he’ll be a truly lame duck.

18.12.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
East Wing demolition

East Wing demolition

Think he will get the tacky ballroom built? Maybe. But I think this is basically another example of his overriding policy of wrecking stuff.

17.12.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan β€” NPR Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against Senators who wouldn't get on board.

For pretty much the first time since the passing of Frank O’Bannon, I’m proud of my present home state. apple.news/AZD2Vye40Qgq...

12.12.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.

11.12.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 14859 πŸ” 3268 πŸ’¬ 402 πŸ“Œ 339

I doubt he even needs to do that. #depends

10.12.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Racism is what this is.

09.12.2025 17:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

F- - - - -

09.12.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m hoping that what appears to be a Democratic cave-in will have a silver lining when Representative-Elect Grijalva is sworn in.

11.11.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick preview of numbers being released tomorrow… special for my Bluesky peeps:

Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)

2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)

Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%

Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.

20.10.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 666 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 54
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USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.

➑️USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right

➑️At a USC Academic Senate meeting, faculty strongly opposed the compact, with some calling it β€œprobably unconstitutional” and β€œantithetical to principles of academic freedom.”

17.10.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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These are fun πŸ˜†

26.09.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

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