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J.W. Gant

@johnwgant.bsky.social

Writer. Father. Unwilling tech enthusiast. Veteran. Hiker of mountains. Black belt. ER medic in a prior life. I sometimes think I know what is going on, but probably don’t. In New England until the end. Yes. It is a coup. #WritingCommunity

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Intentionally killing children vs accidentally killing children. And you ask, "Does it matter???"

What is wrong with you?

09.03.2026 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Gas Buddy display of Wakefield MA gas prices.

Gas Buddy display of Wakefield MA gas prices.

Prices of cheap gasoline at my target fueling station in Wakefield, MA:
March 2nd $2.77
March 3rd $2.97
March 6th am $3.05
pm $3.19
March 9th $3.39
I’ve never seen this. We are headed to $10/gallon gas.

09.03.2026 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

... my stove will display the correct time again in six months ...

09.03.2026 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Time out ... this information does not inform the intent of the bombing.

Did our military know it was a school and bomb it twice despite that knowledge? Unlikely. Or did our military have it mistakenly designated as something else, of military value, because of outdated maps? This is more likely.

09.03.2026 14:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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… ain’t nuthin’ controversial ‘bout donuts …

09.03.2026 12:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Super result!

I recently swapped to simple bread crumbs for frying and won’t look back.

09.03.2026 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Markets are *very* unhappy about developments in Iran.

09.03.2026 01:03 — 👍 4278    🔁 1323    💬 208    📌 102
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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 00:23 — 👍 23977    🔁 7145    💬 2363    📌 655

@soph-pl.bsky.social

08.03.2026 23:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I like the pinball machine photo.

08.03.2026 19:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It does feel much quieter here in recent months.

Small compare & contrast: I post to the Writing Community hashtag both here and in the other place (the only source for AI news but full of bots & nazis) and recently got 6 comments here and 0 over there.

That’s common. The quality is better here.

08.03.2026 17:18 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
First Man movie poster one sheet

First Man movie poster one sheet

If you’re anxiously waiting for Project Hail Mary, don’t hesitate to take this ride. It’s phenomenal.
First Man (2018) #FilmSky

08.03.2026 17:15 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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a little boy in a chef 's hat is holding a cutting board with meat on it . ALT: a little boy in a chef 's hat is holding a cutting board with meat on it .

You need breakfast.

08.03.2026 13:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Don’t you know yet? 😁

08.03.2026 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hope you’re better today.

08.03.2026 13:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Damn skippy.

And, I found the opening line to my WIP this week. :-)

So much gd winning I think I might die soon.

08.03.2026 00:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

… I … never known what I’m gonna find when I read one of your posts, Brooklyn, and … I made damn good cioppino tonight …

07.03.2026 23:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Plated Cioppino with shrimp and clams in a red sauce over rice. Slice of bread to the side. Complemented with white wine. The stew, loaf of bread, and bottle in the background.

Plated Cioppino with shrimp and clams in a red sauce over rice. Slice of bread to the side. Complemented with white wine. The stew, loaf of bread, and bottle in the background.

Fresh baked Scali bread. Yellow tulips.

Fresh baked Scali bread. Yellow tulips.

Potted stew has raw shrimp and clams added to simmer.

Potted stew has raw shrimp and clams added to simmer.

I win. #FoodSky
Seafood Cioppino with fresh baked Scali bread.

07.03.2026 23:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Solid work, Gerry! Looks like some winners.

Maybe you’ll freeze two, or pass to neighbors, and cut into one?

07.03.2026 21:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One surety guides my craft: I am not writing for the dumbest people or for those having their worst day.

#WritingCommunity

07.03.2026 15:32 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is the correct approach. No purity test.

06.03.2026 21:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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06.03.2026 21:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

… and look at both the space above the sword and his foot at the bottom of the frame, and you’ll see the restored aspect ratio …

06.03.2026 21:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I don’t know who came up with #NoKings but ….

Hail to the king, baby. #iykyk

06.03.2026 20:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Correct. It’s the Trump version of the German blitzkrieg of France leading to Barbarossa.

06.03.2026 15:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am Jack's pea-brained idiot.

06.03.2026 14:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The BLS is NOT cooking the books. We have NO indication that this government organization has been corrupted by Trump. What you are seeing is the normal behavior of the system, refining older data as more information comes in.

06.03.2026 14:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
qtCritique

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qtcritique.com

06.03.2026 13:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The economic story just changed dramatically.

Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k.

Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%.

Recession questions are back on the menu

06.03.2026 13:32 — 👍 1596    🔁 639    💬 96    📌 57