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@mike-l72.bsky.social

Retired newspaper/web editor now dabbling in fiction. Husband, stepdad, dog dad, Deadhead. Giants/Mets fan. Home brewer. Trying to learn guitar for over 30 years now. Relocated to Western Mass for life.

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Libby enjoying her daily siesta.

07.08.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: β€œFuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”

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No doubt! I cut my teeth in the sports dept., but I was young then, and made it work. But absolutely missed a ton of stuff because of the schedule. It’s tough. How long have you been in Denver? Maybe there’s good prospects for making more friends?

05.08.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfortunately, this is where we are headed... shameful...πŸ₯Ί

05.08.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 35947    πŸ” 10153    πŸ’¬ 624    πŸ“Œ 316
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β€œThey haven’t killed them all so it’s not genocide”

For pity’s sake!

05.08.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 16

Same. Worked mostly remotely my last few years. In contrast to my early and mid years in newsrooms, I found working remotely a lot more productive and sort of outgrew the social aspect. But there were times I missed it.

05.08.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can dig it. That’s rough. My apologies if I seemed insensitive. 😞

05.08.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What America? There’s no more β€œAmerica” anyway. She’s gone. Got the last ticket out of town.

05.08.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, even I’m not that isolated. Sounds like you want to break the streak and probably that’s good.

05.08.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, man. I had a few fleeting moments of joy this morning and then stuff happened. It’s nearly evening and maybe this will change but right now I hope when I eventually fall asleep tonight it’s for the last time. No hyperbole.

05.08.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More than tragic because it could have been prevented. This is an atrocity and this obvious genocide needs to end.

03.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That was me 40+ years ago! ❀️

03.08.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Third-gen Deadheads camp out in SF park - INBELLA On the Tuesday morning Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation banning RVs from parking for more than two hours on city streets, a line of vans was parked

Third-gen Deadheads camp out in SF park

https://www.inbella.com/1185794/third-gen-deadheads-camp-out-in-sf-park/

On the Tuesday morning Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation banning RVs from parking for more than two hours on city streets, a line of vans was parked around the perimeter of the …

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Jerry Garcia Band - Lonesome And A Long Way From Home - 4/2/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
YouTube video by Wolfgang's Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Band - Lonesome And A Long Way From Home - 4/2/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

Sermon Today Via The Jerry Garcia Band (~);} youtu.be/KVfqazKZALM?...

03.08.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So yeah that was a good set! Really loved when he came onstage with D&C to close their first set. That was some good β€œDew” there!

03.08.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Am I dreaming? It feels like the kind of day the world could mostly end.

open.substack.com/pub/michaelh...

03.08.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler Resigns Amid Escalating Political Tensions Over U.S. Economy Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana D. Kugler submitted her resignation Friday, effective August 8, 2025 β€” a move that comes at a fraught moment for the central bank, just hours after President …

πŸ”₯FED IN TURMOIL: Trump purges the stats chiefβ€”and hours later, Governor Adriana Kugler walks.
Behind the scenes, the pressure’s boiling.
The Fed isn’t just battling inflation anymoreβ€”it’s fighting for its independence.

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Besides that being crazy, way to tip your pitches dumbass. πŸ™„

01.08.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait for Billy and then D&Co. not sure if I’ll stream the openers the whole set Saturday and Sunday, but definitely going to check them out.

01.08.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How stinkin’ cute!

01.08.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does that include freedom from the theocracy you’re trying to create? Freedom from mass shootings, the worsening climate crisis and further federal intrusion into our private lives? How about the freedom to collect until death, the Social Security benefit I earned working on the books since the 70s?

31.07.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Sandhill Crane was strolling down the boardwalk, much to the displeasure of the Red-winged Blackbirds. Sandhill Cranes will eat Red-winged Blackbirds eggs and nestlings, so the Red-winged Blackbirds were attacking and doing their best to drive the Crane away.

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Just a tad too dark. How about her Russian father and Indian mother forced the violin on her and she eventually ran away from conservatory because it was at odds over her passion for Bluegrass. She spent a year hitching around busking and one day someone dropped a bag of shrooms into her case?

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