I remember a time when Republicans used to despise Russia.

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness.

I’m glad my grandfather, who fought the fascists in WWII for the US Army, isn’t alive to see the impending disgrace to democracy.

When I taught writing to college freshmen, I always stressed point No. 1. If you stumble over your own words while reading aloud, the sentence needs to be rewritten.

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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”

A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:

STAND OUT

“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."

Lots of people are seeing our billboards but sadly @JoeNBC and @morningmika.bsky.social are not among them. Chip in and we’ll do more. Thanks maddogpac.com/products/qui...

Here for all of 15 minutes and had to block a porn bot. Sigh.

I wanted to migrate here to avoid that crap.

Anyone else have this experience?

"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”

Ursula K. Le Guin .

YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly BlueSky for Beginners

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.

I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.

Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.

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Nice write up. Staub, Fidrych and LeFlore were my favorites as a kid. Rusty always go that runner in from 3rd with less than two outs.

Great choice. Nice receiver. I’ve got a Hitachi from 1977.

Good advice. I’ve already migrated everything over to StoryGraph.

Hello hello everyone! Thinking about ditching the old place getting some fresh air over here.