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Dean Willard aka “Iron Gavel”

@irongavel.bsky.social

Seattle-born techbro who moved back. Progressive capitalist. History/political junkie. Storyteller. Kraken STH. Sailor. Music lover. Freemason. Rescued by a pug lover. Curious traveler. Reader. Empath. I work/associate w/ others. Posts my views not theirs.

173 Followers  |  291 Following  |  66 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.8949

Latest posts by irongavel.bsky.social on Bluesky

It’s on.

27.06.2025 00:39 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Why Joe Mallahan Thinks He's Right for the Mayor of Seattle?
YouTube video by KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM Why Joe Mallahan Thinks He's Right for the Mayor of Seattle?

Check out this radio interview youtu.be/6JOVLUZ8bCw with @joemallahan.bsky.social. You can follow Joe here on BlueSky and learn more about his plan to deliver progressive outcomes for Seattle at www.joemallahanforseattlemayor.com

04.06.2025 09:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What I’m saying on the Book that is Face about recent Pentagon firings www.facebook.com/share/1Pc9mY...

22.02.2025 19:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi (Gift Article) Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

13.02.2025 22:58 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s game played by the powerful since time immemorial. Divide the masses. Make them believe the “others” are the enemy. The few benefit.

06.02.2025 05:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This, Our Second Nadir - Boston Review We need a restoration of historical thinking.

Is it really necessary to repeat the late 19th Century post Reconstruction/Gilded Age?

www.bostonreview.net/forum_respon...

06.02.2025 03:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NOBODY VOTED FOR ELON MUSK

PASS IT ON

06.02.2025 03:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion.

Society does not provide by default. It requires conscious effort. Not trying leaves obstacles to diversity in place, perpetuates inequality, and perpetuates the privilege and exclusion. It’s absurd to suggest efforts to promote fairness and inclusion are unfair.

06.02.2025 03:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amen.

22.01.2025 21:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

22.01.2025 01:20 — 👍 13240    🔁 3999    💬 196    📌 297
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Rescue Shelter Cats Flown in from California to Seattle Humane Already Complaining About the Mexican Food Within 24 hours of landing in Seattle, animal shelter workers are confirming that all 19 rescue cats flown in from California are already complaining about the Mexican food here. “You know how tran…

More of Seattle’s Only Real Fake News from @theneedling.com theneedling.com/2025/01/13/r...

21.01.2025 14:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

19. Be a patriot.
20. Be as brave as you can.
- Credit “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder

21.01.2025 13:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

11. Investigate.
12. Make eye contact and small talk.
13. Practice corporeal politics,
14. Establish private life.
15. Contribute to good causes.
16. Learn from peers in other countries.
17. Listen for dangerous words.
18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.

21.01.2025 13:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1. Do not obey in advance.
2. Defend institutions.
3. Beware the one-party state.
4. Take responsibility for the face of the world.
5. Remember professional ethics.
6. Be wary of paramilitaries,
7. Be reflective if you must be armed,
8. Stand out.
9. Be kind to our language,
10. Speak truth.

21.01.2025 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The 14th Amendment is long & begins, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

20.01.2025 20:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you Carol King!

We may not all see the promised land but we’re going just the same.

1095 Days to Go until January 20, 2028.

20.01.2025 20:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is a fascinating turn of events

12.01.2025 01:01 — 👍 38298    🔁 7303    💬 4649    📌 2349
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Mark Zuckerberg Insists Anyone With Same Skewed Values And Unrelenting Thirst For Power Could Have Made Same Mistakes

Mark Zuckerberg Insists Anyone With Same Skewed Values And Unrelenting Thirst For Power Could Have Made Same Mistakes

Mark Zuckerberg Insists Anyone With Same Skewed Values And Unrelenting Thirst For Power Could Have Made Same Mistakes
theonion.com/mark-zu...

10.01.2025 23:00 — 👍 5168    🔁 682    💬 50    📌 13

Vote fraud is the scam. Disenfranchisement & voter suppression is the goal.

10.01.2025 00:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bluesky Holdout Just Not Sure If It’s Controlled by Shitty Enough Rich Asshole Yet Today longtime Instagram, Facebook and X/Twitter user Haleigh Perkins said she’s still holding out on joining new social media alternative Bluesky because she’s just not sure it’s run by a misogyni…

@theneedling.com Seattle’s Only Real Fake News, examines why some are not yet on Bluesky.

theneedling.com/2024/11/21/b...

09.01.2025 13:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bill Nye Makes History as First Speed Walker to Earn Presidential Medal of Freedom Years of only celebrating the achievements of athletes in every other sport at the White House came to an end this weekend when Bill Nye made history as the first speedwalker awarded a Presidential…

National Fake News from @theneedling.com Seattle’s Only Real Fake News

Bill Nye, the Speed Walking Guy! theneedling.com/2025/01/06/b...

08.01.2025 12:46 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Heritage Foundation Report: Price of Freedom is $1.05 - Political Americans: Satire for the End of Democracy A report from the Heritage Foundation reveals that Americans destroyed our democracy because eggs were too expensive.

politicalamericans.com/heritage-fou...

05.01.2025 21:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

An important principle at stake. open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

04.01.2025 20:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Negligent Landlord Treats Tenants to In-Unit Polar Plunge Today tenants of local negligent landlord Roy Nauhart were spared trekking all the way to Alki, Golden Gardens or Matthews Beach after he graciously treated them to an in-unit New Year’s Day polar …

Another classic from Seattle’s Only Real Fake News @theneedling.com

Happy New Year!

theneedling.com/2024/11/14/n...

04.01.2025 17:57 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Learn to love, celebrate, & teach this process. Be curious.

04.01.2025 16:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Observing his lack of empathy & self awareness is breathtaking.

04.01.2025 15:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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