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Dave from the Rust Belt

@rustbeltdave.bsky.social

Retired application developer, dog lover, Navy veteran, art geek, cook, guitar nut and full-time curmudgeon.

314 Followers  |  304 Following  |  1,269 Posts  |  Joined: 10.11.2024  |  2.3663

Latest posts by rustbeltdave.bsky.social on Bluesky

Shorter Randy Treibel: "Usha Vance is one of the 'good ones'".

30.10.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...and yet they'll vote for anyone who claims he/she is "not a politician".

29.10.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tommy Tatertown--Florida's third senator--is running neck-and-neck with Ron Johnson for title of stupidest US Senator.

28.10.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A fire in a black and gold dumpster with "Property of Pittsburgh Steelers" painted on it.

A fire in a black and gold dumpster with "Property of Pittsburgh Steelers" painted on it.

The Pittsburgh Steelers throwback uniforms worked. They played last night like the 1933 team that went 3-6-2. 🀬

27.10.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When they go low, we kick them in the teeth. πŸ˜‘πŸ‘Š

25.10.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sexy pizza delivery (basically the plot of most 70's porn movies).

25.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pennywise: We all float down here.
Derry Girls: Fuck a doodle doo

22.10.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait until the building contractors find out they're not getting paid.

20.10.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you ever wondered what kind of person would rat out Anne Frank and her family to the Gestapo; probably a lot like this.

20.10.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”΅ This week's comic:
πŸ‘€ You won't believe what backward, brutally violent country the latest adventure of Billy Dare, boy adventurer, takes place in!
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Brought to you by the intrepid Inner Hive, including longtime member Katt Lady and new member Len Testa!
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
READ IT RIGHT HEREπŸ‘‡

17.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Jenny Agutter in (and out of) a nurse uniform? Yes, please! 😍

18.10.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A well-dressed woman is seated on a sofa with two small boys.

A well-dressed woman is seated on a sofa with two small boys.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

20/20

"Mrs. Knowles and Her Children" by John Singer Sargent

17.10.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Tesla Cybertruck is probably the most expensive form of birth-control ever invented.

16.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Books on a table, an hourglass and a skull.

Books on a table, an hourglass and a skull.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

19/20

"Memento Mori 'To This Favour'" by William Michael Harnett

16.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
People working in a field of red poppies with a row of trees in the background.

People working in a field of red poppies with a row of trees in the background.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

18/20

"In Flanders Fields" by Robert Vonnoh

15.10.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Calendars. How do they work?

14.10.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WTF would Commandant Bone Spurs know about how the military operates?

14.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is 😒 Fuck cancer.

14.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Still life painting of a stemmed fruit bowl filled with strawberries surrounded by other fruit including red grapes, white grapes, a basket of cherries, peaches and pears

Still life painting of a stemmed fruit bowl filled with strawberries surrounded by other fruit including red grapes, white grapes, a basket of cherries, peaches and pears

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

17/20

"Still Life with Strawberries" by Severin Roesen

14.10.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The End Of The Innocence
YouTube video by Don Henley - Topic The End Of The Innocence

β€œEnd of Innocence”
Probably the best song about the Reagan years
m.youtube.com/watch?v=giZ2...

13.10.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two boxers in the ring with the referee right behind them.

Two boxers in the ring with the referee right behind them.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

16/20

"Stag at Sharky's" by George Bellows

13.10.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Four hour conference call

12.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman is seated in a wooden chair. There is a vase of yellow flowers on a table behind her.

A woman is seated in a wooden chair. There is a vase of yellow flowers on a table behind her.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

15/20

"Portrait of Dora Wheeler" by William Merritt Chase

12.10.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Abstract painting by Piet Mondrian.

Abstract painting by Piet Mondrian.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

14/20

"Composition III" by Piet Mondrian

11.10.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As we learned on Jan. 6, 2021, it's not "terrorism" if Trump supporters do it.

10.10.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For conservatives, the issue with Nixon wasn't that he covered up a crime, it was that he was held accountable for it.

10.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But wouldn't that be putting Argentina on the "road to serfdom"?

10.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wore a US Navy uniform for 6 years. During that time, I never once felt the need to wear a mask to hide my identity. That was because I was proud of the work I was doing. What excuse do these assholes have?

10.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman wearing a flowing multi-colored dress against a gold background.

A woman wearing a flowing multi-colored dress against a gold background.

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you β€” one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.

#blueskyartchallenge #art #painting

13/20

"Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" by Gustav Klimt

10.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It depends. Does the baby normally work from home?

09.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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