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Tim Sperry

@yankeeinct.bsky.social

Writes A Connecticut Yankee Speaks on Substack. Political junkie and lifelong Democrat (now on local DTC). Married to a brilliant critical thinker who works on toxic speech and genocide. Lots to say on all things politics. Plus pictures of dogs & our barn.

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β€œMiller (Goebells) posted: β€œ0 democrats stood for the foundational principle of all government that leaders must serve citizens before invaders.” (Heather Cox Richardson)

Never in my lifetime has a US Government official referred to immigrants as invaders. It is sick and it needs to be refuted.

26.02.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched West Wing. Need to dream about what a real President might be like.

25.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have a snowblower and neighbors only have a shovel, help them out. This snow is wet and heavy, especially when street snow is also involved.

23.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMFG

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Submit Testimony

Written testimony can be submitted here: www.cga.ct.gov/aspx/CGATest...

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22.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connecticut friends. It's 2026 and we deserve more frequent public transportation. Please consider writing testimony in support of two bills to enhance public transportation along the Shoreline. SB9 continues on-demand micro transit and SB237 returns Shoreline East to pre-pandemic levels. Link below

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WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO REALIZE THAT TARIFFS ARE CHARGED TO THE COMPANY DOING THE IMPORTING? No country is paying the bill. AMERICANS ARE! Stop being stupid.

21.02.2026 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It continues to blow my mind that these shitty strip malls get little to no pushback but a townhouse or apartments send them over the edge.

20.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I encourage all my white friends who have the privilege of age and community stature to use the hashtag #iceout . Be like Minneapolis. Make it difficult for them.

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It all began with our first date fifty years ago! Lots of adventures between then and now at home and abroad. NJ, WI, PA, NC, Massachusetts and now Connecticut. Kids, cats, dogs, a daughter-in-law and now a grandchild make for an ever-changing family. New joys & adventures lie ahead.

14.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

In light of Trump’s gutting environmental controls and the EPA’s fealty to the pesticide companies, MAHA is truly an empty suit. Kids dying of asthma while eating dye free cereals. Let that sink in.

12.02.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am always amazed and shocked when I see an unplowed sidewalk adjacent to one that has been plowed. Be neighborly and just keep on going! My father did half our neighborhood well into his late 80’s. It is a tradition I continue. That said, Towns should take care of sidewalks, as they do roads.

01.02.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Frightening possibility. Do not discount it.

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Along Party Lines - you got it in the story but not the headline.

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Nice start to the day

26.01.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every Sunday I have been posting what I call a timeline photo cleanse. Always a pretty picture, enabling us to have a short respite from all the chaos and terror that surrounds us in our own country.

25.01.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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January 24, 2026 This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.

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β€œDirector [Todd] Lyons, who’s running ICE right now, I hope you’re hearing this from this Marine to you. You guys are criminal thugs. You need to be held accountable to law if you think you can enforce it, and you need to be prosecuted right now.”

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25.01.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Minneapolis and Portland respond to the Gestapo thugs is so uplifting. America is at its best when folks do this.

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Lawless behavior. To be expected.

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January 19, 2026 Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.

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The headline is great and the text and list are even better. Love the story about the driveway. We had a similar experience earlier this month. It’s how we roll in CT and New England.

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January 19, 2026 Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.

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β€œTonight Danish troopsβ€”the same troops who stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. troops in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021β€”arrived in Greenland to defend the island from the United States of America.”

20.01.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

West Wing Season 3 Episode 23. Lots of practical adults in the room. The occupants of this administration are embarrassments and don’t hold a candle to all those in this episode. Please watch it. Netflix and HBO Max.

16.01.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guilford, CT said β€œICE Out” today.

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