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Eric Poole

@wordslinger0704.bsky.social

(he/him/utility forward) Journalist, author, recovering rugby player. Dawna’s husband, Gareth and Calista’s dad.

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Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966) • Vernon Dahmer, one of the most powerful racial justice leaders in the Piney Woods of southeast Mississippi, was killed in 1966 for his civil rights activism. Born on March 10, 1908, Dahmer’s parents w...

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🧵He was one of the most successful and influential Black men in Mississippi that you never heard of. Vernon Dahmer, a farmer, was murdered by the KKK for his civil rights activism. (cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy

www.blackpast.org/african-amer...

11.01.2025 13:57 — 👍 1825    🔁 640    💬 74    📌 27
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Famous James and me, on a golf course, shooting a pop video. Photo by @thisiswolff

04.12.2024 10:45 — 👍 44    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Literally.....

04.12.2024 12:23 — 👍 358    🔁 92    💬 10    📌 4
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This touches my very soul
This monument in Spain
Love to all animals large and small
I am now hugging my rescue dogs and holding them tight
Adopt dont Shop

04.12.2024 19:50 — 👍 334    🔁 71    💬 18    📌 3

True story: A small-town police chief once told me he had no comment about a story. Then he said, “Don’t quote me on that.”

24.11.2024 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

23.11.2024 18:42 — 👍 114856    🔁 16477    💬 1491    📌 863

The only political joy I expect to have for the rest of my life will be hearing @chescaleigh.bsky.social sing “I Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat My Face” as Trump voters enter their “Find Out” era.

22.11.2024 22:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We left X and joined Bluesky because those against our parks said, “If you don’t like it, leave.” So we did. And now they’re saying, “No, come back so we can say mean things to you—it makes us feel important.”

21.11.2024 03:01 — 👍 70466    🔁 6792    💬 1094    📌 256

Wilhoit’s Law. Still undefeated.

22.11.2024 01:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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Apparently, they never thought the leopards would eat their faces.

21.11.2024 00:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Animated Video)
YouTube video by ELOVEVO Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Animated Video)

After several days on this platform here’s my first original post.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ds...

20.11.2024 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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this is sarah mcbride. she is not a "trans man" she is a woman. and nancy mace is a fucking pig

19.11.2024 19:24 — 👍 4225    🔁 838    💬 176    📌 45

Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO

19.11.2024 01:18 — 👍 60198    🔁 13248    💬 2024    📌 844

“Bluesky is an echo chamber for the left.”

Thank god we have ONE. The right has: X, Truth Social, Gab, Facebook, Fox News, Breitbart, Newsmax, Florida.

17.11.2024 07:32 — 👍 1621    🔁 181    💬 65    📌 16

On my way!

18.11.2024 03:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s how I fascinated my wife!

16.11.2024 20:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

14.11.2024 19:23 — 👍 24636    🔁 2134    💬 1211    📌 297

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