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Gary B. Larson, aka Garbl

@garbl.bsky.social

Writer and photographer, musician and nature lover, husband and father, liberal/progressive activist, peace advocate, nonprofit volunteer. Retired in Port Townsend, Washington.

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Vote YES on the War Powers Resolution β€” No War on Iran Trump is escalating toward war with Iran. Tell your senators: Vote YES on the War Powers Resolution. The last War Powers vote failed by one vote. Congress must act now to stop another unauthorized for...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Vote YES on the War Powers Resolution β€” No War on Iran. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...

01.03.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✍️ Spotlight: War Is Not a Solution On war powers, consequences, and unfinished causes

✍️ Spotlight: War Is Not a Solution
On war powers, consequences, and unfinished causes open.substack.com/pub/garbl/p/...

01.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil

Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet
Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

28.02.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŸͺ Global Governance, International Law & Accountability Advocacy organizations focused on international law, sovereignty, and democratic limits on power

πŸŸͺ Global Governance, International Law & Accountability
Advocacy organizations focused on international law, sovereignty, and democratic limits on power
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Why Attack Iran? Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption

Why Attack Iran?
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28.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is about to turn CNN into "Fox News 2." Will the network go down swinging? The White House used thuggery to seize another news network that the president doesn't like, yet its on-air talent is largely silent. They shouldn't be. History is tuning in.

Trump is about to turn CNN into "Fox News 2." Will the network go down swinging?
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✍️ Writing About Governmentβ€”and Why Public Service Still Matters A reflection shaped by work on both sides of the press deskβ€”as public institutions come under increased political attack.

✍️ Writing About Governmentβ€”and Why Public Service Still Matters
A reflection shaped by work on both sides of the press deskβ€”as public institutions come under increased political attack.
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26.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union Β· MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...

I'm attending MoveOn's event, β€œ[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

24.02.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.

Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq
Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.
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24.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”€ A Writers Guide to Consistent Editorial Style Everyday writing questions, answered

πŸ”€ A Writers Guide to Consistent Editorial Style
Everyday writing questions, answered

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22.02.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about the economy, a topic that should feature prominently in his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24.

A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
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✍️ They Wrote a Universal Principle. They Didn’t Live It. What one sentence still demands of us

✍️ They Wrote a Universal Principle. They Didn’t Live It.
What one sentence still demands of us
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15.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A short note to Kristi Noem To a current cabinet secretary from a former one

A short note to Kristi Noem
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🌟 Love Is Stronger Than Hate In loud times, love is the long game.

🌟 Love Is Stronger Than Hate
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13.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🟫 Spotlight: Funding Public Education From local levies to state budgets to federal policy

🟫 Spotlight: Funding Public Education
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11.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🟦 Spotlight: Governance and Democracy Where to find the guardrails

🟦 Spotlight: Governance and Democracy
Where to find the guardrails
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09.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✍️ If It Looks Like Terror, Functions Like Terror, and Reshapes Lives Through Fear Then, what?

✍️ If It Looks Like Terror, Functions Like Terror, and Reshapes Lives Through Fear
Then, What?
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06.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tragic End of the New START Treaty The Expiry of this Nuclear Arms Control Pact Is a Loss for the World, America, and Me

The Tragic End of the New START Treaty
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05.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The expiration of New START: what it means and what’s next

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05.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The two reflexes that are breaking the left Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.

The two reflexes that are breaking the leftΒ 

Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.

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04.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🟫 Book Bans, Education, and Access to Ideas A practical resource on frequently challenged books β€” and how students, educators, and communities can respond

🟫 Book Bans, Education, and Access to Ideas
A practical resource on frequently challenged books β€” and how students, educators, and communities can respond
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04.02.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could Trump Really β€œTake Over” the Midterm Elections? The short answer is no, but he will try. Here’s his strategy.

Could Trump Really β€œTake Over” the Midterm Elections?
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Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.

Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
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04.02.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness Which means that it might β€” might β€” survive

American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
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✍️ When Leaders Don’t Slow Things Down β€” or Say β€˜Stop’ How groupthink undermines oversight β€” from Washington, D.C., to our communities

✍️ When Leaders Don’t Slow Things Down β€” or Say β€˜Stop’
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02.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ The Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action - March 28, 2026 Fascism rises when people stay silent. Join the movement for democracyβ€”organize, speak out, and build people-powered resistance before it’s too late.

πŸ“’ The Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action - March 28, 2026
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02.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don Lemon arrested: A newsroom guide to the FACE Act What the DOJ’s new "conspiracy" theory means for your reporters and how to assess legal risk before covering the next protest.

FACE Act & Press Freedom: What Newsrooms Need to Know Now
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FPF statement on outrageous arrest of Don Lemon If the Trump administration thinks it can bully journalists into submission, it is wrong

FPF statement on outrageous arrest of Don Lemon freedom.press/issues/fpf-s... ➑️ Follow @freedom.press for more.

30.01.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.

Trump administraiton planning to cheat in the coming elections.
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29.01.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🟫 Spotlight: Youth Civic Engagement & Student Activism I first shared this resource last summer.

🟫 Spotlight: Youth Civic Engagement & Student Activism
Especially relevant now, this guide points to trusted organizations that help students and young people engage responsibly and effectively,

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