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Latest posts by ntnear.bsky.social on Bluesky


Do you know special education teachers? I do.

Oh my god.

19.02.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

You can help build billionaire-free local news.

Repost this -> I give $1
Follow @51st.news -> I give $1
Follow me -> I give $1
Donate -> I match your gift

Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.

13.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 296    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 30

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social , I'm doing a thing.

The only resources I can currently redistribute are my own, so I figured I'd start there.

13.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)

The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.

12.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2006    πŸ” 932    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 83

Nope, you conveniently pick and choose some very shady sources to quote. Maybe because Rep Khanna has supported some Palestinian issues ?

11.02.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It is true. This right wing extremism is going to make our planet much harder to live on. And way more expensive to fix later.

08.02.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.

04.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2424    πŸ” 896    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 11

I've been thinking on this topic, not because of Neil Gaiman, but because of a first time author who just emerged with a lovely best seller. Oh, how I hope success won't spoil him. And I realize now that my appreciation of his work is the only piece of his life that I have any claim to ownership of.

03.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfinished.
#LiamRamos

02.02.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2694    πŸ” 819    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14
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@adamzyglis.bsky.social

30.01.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1527    πŸ” 443    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 20
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At least it’s an HP laptop… ;-p

30.01.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched the stream from the Bay Area. So cool to see two people I follow, meet up to have a great conversation. BTW, Paulo Bacigalupi is also a favorite author of mine. Wish he would write more. He wrote a very relevant short story in 2019 for the MIT alumni magazine; title is β€œA Full Life.”

30.01.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you SO much for hosting this. I participated from the San Francisco Bay Area, and I was thrilled that two seemingly very different writers I follow on BlueSky are actually good friends and signed up to do this conversation together. It was definitely worthwhile.

30.01.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Online on the Left Coast and waiting for the entertainment to begin.

29.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Conversation with Former NFL Pro Chris Kluwe and Sci-Fi Author John Scalzi
YouTube video by Ann Arbor District Library A Conversation with Former NFL Pro Chris Kluwe and Sci-Fi Author John Scalzi

TONIGHT! A conversation with NFL punter, activist, gamer, and candidate @chriswarcraft.bsky.social and award-winning author, musician, and burritovator @scalzi.com at the @aadl.org Downtown Library! From 6-7 PM EST followed by a signing. Join us, or watch it live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBxG...

29.01.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Curious how two folks I follow from (in my mind) completely different worlds are coming together at a library in Ann Arbor. Wish I lived closer.

28.01.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit, I made a Downfall meme back when we were renegotiating our CBA that went pretty viral, but this is brilliant. It’s fantastic all the way through, and then the last three seconds sent me into orbit.

27.01.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 850    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 9

I approve of this disapproval

26.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 684    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Greg Brockman, OpenAI's COO, donated $25m to a MAGA Superpac, spare me finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...

25.01.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1530    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 21
The Power of Poetry
Β 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
Β 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
Β 
so he reached for his copy Β 
of The Complete Works of Yeats
Β 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


Brian Bilston

The Power of Poetry Β  with things falling apart and anarchy let loose, Β  it was only poetry, he found, which had any use, Β  so he reached for his copy Β  of The Complete Works of Yeats Β  and bludgeoned the President of the United States Brian Bilston

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

18.01.2026 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3655    πŸ” 1171    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 93

Or as my mother who graduated from Purdue used to sing it, " Indiana, you big banana, Indiana, to H*ll with you." I am so happy for IU.

20.01.2026 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

50 years ago, IU basketball had a perfect season on their way to the NCAA championship. IU now has the only teams in basketball and football to accomplish that.

20.01.2026 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.

The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:

thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

18.01.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7571    πŸ” 3057    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 160
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

Brilliant video by #DemonFlyingFox
#Greenland
youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...

13.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

17.01.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1218    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 13
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

10.01.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 32586    πŸ” 16612    πŸ’¬ 4449    πŸ“Œ 3645
In an homage to the movie Big, it's now an entitled vindictive immature 13-year-old nepo boy in the body of a decrepit 80-year-old man who was just elected US President with control of Congress & Supreme Court. Imagine the highjinks that ensue in this new sitcom titled "YUUUGE!"

In an homage to the movie Big, it's now an entitled vindictive immature 13-year-old nepo boy in the body of a decrepit 80-year-old man who was just elected US President with control of Congress & Supreme Court. Imagine the highjinks that ensue in this new sitcom titled "YUUUGE!"

09.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.

08.01.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 27156    πŸ” 8394    πŸ’¬ 1476    πŸ“Œ 460

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