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Al Strauss

@alstrauss.bsky.social

I like sports, music, movies, history and most of all, laughter. Big fan of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes and Booker T. & the MGs. Favorite movie is Airplane. I support democracy.

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Why not? They're friends, aren't they?

04.11.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If that happens, it will be the magazine's bestselling issue.

02.11.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to believe he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.

If he had, he probably would have sold it on eBay.

02.11.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss her

31.10.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4942    πŸ” 877    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 38

Even if the man is a suspect, no one, including the police officer, was in danger. This is not the way these things are done. I hope the cop is fired and faces charges of his own.

Makes me wonder what else this police officer has done.

30.10.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If it helps, I feel no empathy towards Elon Musk.

30.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Add in Amazon is laying off 30,000 employees two months before Xmas, Trump's tariffs, the Wild West of crypto and a dysfunctional fed govt, I predict a day of reckoning coming soon. I Hope I'm wrong but it seems like the stock market is up while we aren't producing or consuming more.

30.10.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was inevitable with Trump's idiotic policies. Amazon and Target, two of America's largest retailers, just laid off thousands of employees. Those companies are getting ready for what's about to happen.

29.10.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just a large employer but a large retail employer. This isn't good. Not surprising, however.

29.10.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It has also been a while since he had a rally and his ego lives for those events.

29.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good for the people that paid big bucks for their tickets - they got their money's worth!

29.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This seems like a salient point.

27.10.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3277    πŸ” 985    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 36

I actually thought about writing a book on something like N. Ireland's The Troubles coming to America. At the time, I thought it was a grossly exaggerated story. Now I'm not so sure.

27.10.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, plus Congress once again failed to do its duty to deal with tariffs.

26.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The media has been a dismal failure. Profits over truth. We are a long, long way from the days of Woodward and Berstein.

24.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what the people operating the demolition heavy equipment were thinking right before they started. That is one job I would have to be desperate to do and probably not even then.

Has anyone in the media talked to these workers?

23.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

3 thoughts:

I'd really like to know what the operator of the bulldozer thought as he started demolishing the East Wing of the White House.

How could the media NOT know it was going to happen in advance?

I hope someone does a thorough checking for listening devices once the work is complete.

23.10.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Constitution is not self-enforcing.

The only thing holding our Republic together are our norms.

And the only thing that enforces those norms is The People.

No one is coming to save us.

It's entirely up to us.

23.10.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7786    πŸ” 2106    πŸ’¬ 312    πŸ“Œ 107

There will be a day of reckoning for those involved. The people involved are just as bad as the cartels they are allegedly going after.

22.10.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite is how MAGA spent years claiming Jan. 6 was all Antifa and BLM. And not one of them said a word when Trump pardoned all the people that were prosecuted for their actions that day.

20.10.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Safety first! Keep the octopus person away from the Red Wings if they make the playoffs. IYKYK

19.10.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I attended a protest in Northfield, MN. Very nice small college town, about a 40-minute drive from the Twin Cities. I estimated that over 500 people showed up, of all ages but tending to be older. 100% peaceful.

If 500 show up in Northfield, imagine how many people support these protests.

18.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I attended my first protest today! There were at least 500 well-behaved loyal Americans in Northfield, MN (!) and the main speaker was Richard Painter, who worked in W's administration.

18.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've often said that respect is one of those things that if you don't give it, you don't get it.

16.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dave Norton

15.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1742    πŸ” 816    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 96

Cleaning the apartment? That's outrageous!

15.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill-humor." - Fred Shero

15.10.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2020, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira (who is not an American citizen) performed at the Super Bowl halftime.

No one complained about their selection or their outstanding performance.

15.10.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let this be a reminder that corporations will always put themselves first. They don't care about you and are not capable of it. People within a company may care about you but not the company itself, no matter what you are told.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

14.10.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Too true!

14.10.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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