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No DMs. Craftsman at heart, draftsman by profession. I'd retire tomorrow if I could afford it; I've got lots of stuff to do at home. If hope can save democracy, I'm trying to do my part. It's not easy. I was/am OldWhiteGuy on the bird app, FWIW

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Latest posts by stillcraftsman.bsky.social on Bluesky

Nicer concentration camps and more cordial Klansmen with badges is a dumb fucking argument.

13.02.2026 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Taking down a flag does not erase our history. But it does remind us why we cannot rely solely on governments to tell it.
The Stonewall Inn is privately owned and independently operated. We are not affiliated with the federal government and we will never lower our flag or stop protecting our history.
The Stonewall National Monument was established to honor the origins of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. When symbols directly tied to that history are removed, it raises serious concerns about how our story is being stewarded.
LGBTQ+ history has too often been minimized, sanitized, or erased from official narratives. That is why the Stonewall Inn continues to stand as living history, protected and carried forward by the community itself.
The Pride flag at The Stonewall monument is not partisan. It is historical. We believe it should be restored.
That is why our history will never be erased-and at the Stonewall Inn, all flags representing our community will always continue to fly.
Stonewall

Taking down a flag does not erase our history. But it does remind us why we cannot rely solely on governments to tell it. The Stonewall Inn is privately owned and independently operated. We are not affiliated with the federal government and we will never lower our flag or stop protecting our history. The Stonewall National Monument was established to honor the origins of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. When symbols directly tied to that history are removed, it raises serious concerns about how our story is being stewarded. LGBTQ+ history has too often been minimized, sanitized, or erased from official narratives. That is why the Stonewall Inn continues to stand as living history, protected and carried forward by the community itself. The Pride flag at The Stonewall monument is not partisan. It is historical. We believe it should be restored. That is why our history will never be erased-and at the Stonewall Inn, all flags representing our community will always continue to fly. Stonewall

11.02.2026 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I was in my tiny nw Illinois town hardware store/ pharmacy in 1995 and this amazing instrumental cover of Low Spark came on and made me stay for the whole song.

09.02.2026 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hating the Game The cooperation game, the murder game, and acting in good faith with people you know are acting in bad faith.

The reality is America is a huge multicultural multilingual country, not a white ethnostate, and venomous white supremacist MAGA crybabies lose it whenever that reality becomes unignorable. We should always seek to increase, not decrease, their discomfort. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...

09.02.2026 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4325    ๐Ÿ” 1028    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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Opinion | History Shows Trumpโ€™s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him

@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social nails it:

"I have seen this brand of strongman megalomania and the adverse effects it can ultimately have on leaders and their governments. I call it autocratic backfire. โ€ฆ

{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

02.02.2026 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1648    ๐Ÿ” 482    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.

02.02.2026 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7720    ๐Ÿ” 2336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

Itโ€™s gone.

01.02.2026 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

28.01.2026 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is an impeachable statement. It should be a career-ending scandal to avoid a question, especially one of grave import and consequence, by claiming ignorance about the most basic fundamental aspect of your job.

28.01.2026 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1918    ๐Ÿ” 406    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
28.01.2026 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 658    ๐Ÿ” 296    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Online recruitment poster
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WE'LL HAVE OUR HOME AGAIN
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3:58 PM . Jan 9, 2026 . 7.2M Views

Online recruitment poster Homeland Security @DHSgov We'll have our home again. JOIN.ICE.GOV WE'LL HAVE OUR HOME AGAIN JOIN.ICE.GOV 3:58 PM . Jan 9, 2026 . 7.2M Views

DHS recruitment poster -
The slogan โ€œWeโ€™ll Have Our Home Again,โ€ is also the title of a song written by white nationalists and embraced by groups like the Proud Boys. Those who lurked in dark corners of the internet are now government employees with guns.

ICE must go.
The people must demand it.

27.01.2026 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 212    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

It's so crazy to see so many politicians running terrified away from even hinting at saying this very simple, very obvious, extremely popular thing, which also happens to be a clear moral imperative.

27.01.2026 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 923    ๐Ÿ” 198    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

The starving crocodiles that have been released onto this ship full of children need better training, proper monitoring, and also must cease any unnecessary eating NOW. No children on the lido deck or 1st class should EVER be consumed. That's why I'm voting an additional $44B for crocodiles.

27.01.2026 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1106    ๐Ÿ” 309    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics.

โ€œThe very first rubber dick to touch government-issued leather boots triggered a full-blown chemical weapons response.โ€

27.01.2026 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 77    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

The history books covering this period of American history are going to be FASCINATING.

27.01.2026 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Remember videos of people in camps protesting and rioting? Even if Bovino is out, even if somehow Noem and Miller are forced to resign (still a longshot) people are still being brutalized. It's not about a few figureheads. It's about the wider system.

27.01.2026 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 479    ๐Ÿ” 176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I just hope that the Melania movie explores her layer.

27.01.2026 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 269    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

They're retreating. It's time to advance. Resignations, prosecutions. Motherfucking tribunals.

27.01.2026 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1823    ๐Ÿ” 411    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Let him never know a momentโ€™s peace.

27.01.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 389    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, there's a purity test. It is DENAZIFY THE FUCKING COUNTRY and legally dismantle ANY fucking institutions remaining capable of renazifying it, including ANYone with a D by their name too much of a compromised assclown to pull the lever. Christ, this isn't hard. They're fucking murdering people.

27.01.2026 04:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

22.01.2026 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8840    ๐Ÿ” 1980    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

Democratic leadership is terrified of being seen on the side of the people of Minneapolis, least they lose the potential future support of pro-cop people whose support they do not and never will have.

22.01.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4891    ๐Ÿ” 1204    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
Bluesky user writes

"There. you have it!!!

You'd rather ragebait with false claims than try to ID those ~10 people to try to persuade them. 

Thanks for YET ANOTHER confession of your impotence."

Bluesky user writes "There. you have it!!! You'd rather ragebait with false claims than try to ID those ~10 people to try to persuade them. Thanks for YET ANOTHER confession of your impotence."

Their votes will ID them. I will persuade them (and the leaders that wouldn't whip their votes) that they are going to lose their jobs, and I will do that by contributing to their primary challengers for the rest of their hopefully short careers.

22.01.2026 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 197    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is important to us because whatโ€™s happening right now in Congress could permanently change protections for a beloved wilderness area. With everything else going on, this quietly moved forward while most people werenโ€™t paying attention and it should concern all of us.

22.01.2026 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3102    ๐Ÿ” 994    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like โ€œaudiences intrigued by his unusual communication styleโ€

21.01.2026 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3006    ๐Ÿ” 622    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it

Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it

21.01.2026 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18092    ๐Ÿ” 4383    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 96

OLD LADY BEING MUGGED BY ARYAN BROTHERHOOD GOONS: Help! Nazis are beating me up!

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP SPIDER-MAN: There are nuances to this circumstance so, first, let's all just tone down the extreme language and talk about proper training.

18.01.2026 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you know or see American neo-nazi Jonathan Ross at any point in time, a good thing to tell him is there is no statute of limitations on murder and he will die in prison.

18.01.2026 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the post that opened my eyes & all others by Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social & she has always been right yโ€™all. This was and still is great advice in thd times we are in and facing in the future. She knew and still knows . She has a PhD in all this shit weโ€™re going through and

19.01.2026 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I keep seeing people spiral into rabbit holes about this guy.

Donald Trump is not a mastermind.
He is not bright.
He has no overarching plan of dominance.

He is a lizard, reacting to stimuli from people in his inner circle or in the news. To find the reason he did X, find the advisor who likes it.

19.01.2026 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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