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@rjohnhayes.bsky.social

Writer, reader, spouse, parent, pet parent, former athlete now sports watcher, traveller, like food, wine and beer, esoteric, Freemason, politically aware and somewhat active, generally interested in the world and what goes on in it.

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Warm days and warm nights. The days begin box, ever so slowly, to shorten. Imperceptible at this point in the year, but the change accelerates for the next 90 days. 😐

30.06.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Cons are ramping up with Andrew Scheer’s cachet and star power. Poilievre must have internal polling that will look like a bloodbath. He’s campaigned in Alberta, and that’s usually β€œdon’t waste time there” territory.

12.04.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a deplorable lack of spine by CTV. O Media, O Mores!

02.04.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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19.02.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2530    πŸ” 730    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 174
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"...when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government..." - Thomas Jefferson

Declaration of Independence

#resist

11.02.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

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11.02.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ’―πŸ‘‡πŸΌ Way WorseπŸ‘‡πŸΌ

05.02.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If they protest, will that be admitting they were wrong? Because that might be why there are no protests. More likely, it will be abject cowardice. Or possibly because they didn’t want a centrist woman to be in charge. Or a centrist Black person.

So many reasons not to stand up again. So many.

05.02.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who owns the media? Rich right wingers.

05.02.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 28/20

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I had some trouble finding the cover of this one

02.02.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 27/20

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01.02.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 26/20

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01.02.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 25/20

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30.01.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 24/20

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29.01.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 23/20

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29.01.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 22/20

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28.01.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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27.01.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mexico, Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, Colombia, I’m sure I may have missed a few. Not to mention domestic chaos & endangerment, declaring Native Americans non citizens, attacking a bishop, etc. In a week, Trump has done more damage to the US & the western world than anyone in 80 years.

27.01.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best books I’ve read in the last 10-15 years.

26.01.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to Aj Sterkel for taking the lead on this. πŸ‘

26.01.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No reason to be limited by a number: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 21/20

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26.01.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done breaking through the glass ceiling. Or the glass wall. Or some other barrier!

26.01.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last one: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20

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26.01.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Continuing: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20

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25.01.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Continuing: List 20 books that have stayed with you or that have influenced you in some way. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20

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23.01.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, that’s borderline, I’ll admit.

23.01.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They should get them better uniforms. Knee boots. Nice arm bands. An Italian designer cut. Keeping with the tradition.

23.01.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but they’ve got their mini-Trumps to deal with.

Canada has Pierre Poilievre leading in polls; he’s Trump with a little more politeness, a lot less charisma. (& I am repelled by Trump.)

Germany is dealing with resurgent Nazis leading in polls in the former DDR areas.

Argentina, Hungary, etc.

23.01.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still with the It Can’t Happen Here crowd, yes?

It’s happening. Nobody will stop them. Not enough people have the guts.

Let me put it another way: they voted for a felon-Nazi grifter rapist because gas was 35 cents more than they wanted. They voted for him because eggs were up $1.

Come on!

23.01.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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