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Owl Jolson ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿธ ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Curmudgeon; Liberal; Lawyer; Fan of jazz, wine, Frank Capra, baseball, the Great American Songbook, Faulkner, the Marx Brothers, Thurber, the 20th Century, and dogs. Dallas & Taos. No DMs.

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The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now.

Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

01.03.2026 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23864    ๐Ÿ” 6459    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1178    ๐Ÿ“Œ 315

I voted for James Talarico more than a week ago. So the Harris endorsement will have little influence on my vote.

28.02.2026 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/umai...

28.02.2026 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I am hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to โ€ฆ the United States of America.

28.02.2026 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6179    ๐Ÿ” 1175    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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DOJ #CoverUp

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

27.02.2026 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3366    ๐Ÿ” 1152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

Just saying, but when people are trying to do everything they can to prevent you from voting, thatโ€™s when you absolutely need to vote.

Ready to make this the biggest midterm turnout in history?

27.02.2026 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17932    ๐Ÿ” 5142    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 501    ๐Ÿ“Œ 246

So the President of the United States illegally taxed our groceries, clothes, and other basics goods for nearly a year.

Whereโ€™s our refund?

21.02.2026 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15385    ๐Ÿ” 3699    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1104    ๐Ÿ“Œ 223
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๐Ÿ˜•

21.02.2026 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29069    ๐Ÿ” 8629    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 732    ๐Ÿ“Œ 480
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NEWS: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection tied to his 2024 martial law declaration that triggered a constitutional crisis and military raid on the National Assembly.

19.02.2026 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7530    ๐Ÿ” 2073    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 560    ๐Ÿ“Œ 513

I voted in Dallas today for James Talarico. There were about 25 people in front of me in the Democratic line. There was nobody in the Republican line. The Republican poll workers just sat there and gathered dust.

19.02.2026 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

18.02.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40929    ๐Ÿ” 10898    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 313    ๐Ÿ“Œ 340

It comes from a 1936 cartoon called I Love to Singa.

18.02.2026 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some time in the distant past, a fast-growing malignant tumor developed sentience. It is now acting as Texas's Attorney General.

18.02.2026 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
TRUMP TRIED TO STOP THIS... BUT IT LEAKED!
YouTube video by Keith Edwards TRUMP TRIED TO STOP THIS... BUT IT LEAKED!

Views may differ, but #freespeech is vital to our democracy. Please share this out.
youtu.be/tEmZ37hkMFk?...

17.02.2026 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1452    ๐Ÿ” 685    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

I haven't really followed the Texas senate race and admittedly don't know much about Talarico but the network trying to block this and colbert posting it anyway and it taking off....yeah now I'm watching.

17.02.2026 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 153    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I didn't know that the federal government assessed property taxes. When did that start?

17.02.2026 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If this country was truly โ€œpro-life,โ€ we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isnโ€™t about โ€œlife.โ€

Itโ€™s about control.

15.02.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27440    ๐Ÿ” 7370    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 785    ๐Ÿ“Œ 348
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๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

15.02.2026 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6014    ๐Ÿ” 3152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 365    ๐Ÿ“Œ 174
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This is a fascinating book. But every chapter requires at least one break for screaming. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

15.02.2026 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always thought that the Viet Cong had achieved their success through marketing. Go figure.

15.02.2026 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Disgusting!!!! Shame each and every one of these Pedophiles!!!

#Resist

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

13.02.2026 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 616    ๐Ÿ” 261    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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a cartoon character standing next to a dog with a basket ALT: a cartoon character standing next to a dog with a basket

I pretty sure that Wallace and Gromit went in 1989.

14.02.2026 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Date in History...

February 11, 1916: Emma Goldman, a crusader for womenโ€™s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control.

Heh, how far we've come since then, right?

#MAGASociety

11.02.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The best concert that I saw last year was one by Ruben Blades and his orchestra. I had only a rough understanding of what he was singing about, but I wouldn't have changed a thing.

11.02.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have the pleasure of visiting El Paso two or three times a year. Most Americans don't understand that even the rest of Texas connects to El Paso by flying. When I go, I fly from Dallas. When the El Pasoans I know come here, they fly.

11.02.2026 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe we can get a live-stream of trump in his dementia-care facility watching the game and cheering for Joe Namath. That would make up for the absence of the Cowboys.

10.02.2026 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Frito Lay is owned by Pepsi and based in Plano, TX. What do you expect.

09.02.2026 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I hear that Donald Trump wants Dulles International Airport named after him. OK . . .

08.02.2026 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2185    ๐Ÿ” 465    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 158    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

The top story in today's Dallas Morning News: people aren't moving to Texas like they used to. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that the world perceives Texas as a racist, sexist, theocratic backwater, no better than Alabama. The millions of decent people here need to VOTE!!

07.02.2026 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

05.02.2026 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52448    ๐Ÿ” 14657    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1190    ๐Ÿ“Œ 556