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James Trumm

@jamestrumm.bsky.social

Reporter (like a journalist but not as classy). Traveler (like a tourist, but have never taken a tour). Reader (like a bibliophile but not as pretentious).

88 Followers  |  19 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 24.11.2024
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This map shows the countries I've visited or lived in. The white space both torments and motivates me. There are so many more places to go.

10.03.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'd read Macbeth. Or better yet, see it performed. Tyrant seizes throne, kills many, gets his comeuppance in the end, after which the country is ruled by Norway.

20.01.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A warm 'welcome' message for the orange felon 😁

I wish more politicians would say what they mean and be as straight talking as Canadian MP, Charlie Angus...

19.01.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2035    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 40

YES! That has always bugged me due to its deliberate lack of clarity. If you can't get an idea about what a company makes or what service it provides, then it's hard to compare its products or services against those of other companies. "What, you thought we sold software? Nope. We sell 'solutions.'"

20.01.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RESIST.
Don't quit.
Don't stop fighting.
Don't obey in advance.
Don't stop calling them out.
Keep raising your voices as loudly as you can.
Keep organizing your friends, family, everyone.
Keep supporting orgs that are leading the fight.

RESIST.

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This is my first night working on the Rosette Nebula. I hope to double or triple the exposure time over the next couple of nights, sky conditions permitting. #astronomy #astrophotography

19.01.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1408    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 3
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Martin Luther King being booked on a bogus "loitering" charge in Montgomery, Alabama on September 3, 1958. How much have things really changed since then?

19.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CHINATOWN
Bangkok, Thailand

#photography #travel

01.12.2024 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, on what would’ve been my dear friend Shirley Chisholm’s 100th birthday, we honor her life and legacy. When there were few women in Congress, she stood with me during my first run for office. Shirley was a trailblazer who broke barriers, inspiring generations to follow.

30.11.2024 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I served as a US ambassador and know hundreds of others

Never met one before who hired a prostitute to seduce their brother-in-law or sent a videotape of the encounter to their sister

Or who committed 18 felonies & was pardoned by another in-law

I guess the job qualifications are changing…

30.11.2024 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 32900    πŸ” 7131    πŸ’¬ 867    πŸ“Œ 277

Amanda Jones, a/k/a/ "That Librarian," is a bibliorockstar!

01.12.2024 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When rumors of banning LGBTQ+ books hit the library board in a small Louisiana town, @librarianjones.com took action, facing death threats. For her, silence was never an option.

β€œHell hath no fury like a librarian scorned,” she writes. Join us at 11aET for the latest #VelshiBannedBookClub. #Velshi

30.11.2024 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 25029    πŸ” 3181    πŸ’¬ 353    πŸ“Œ 108
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Here’s what Trump’s nominee said on Bannon’s War Room.

01.12.2024 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5970    πŸ” 1493    πŸ’¬ 584    πŸ“Œ 157

Is anyone else faintly irritated that companies no longer sell goods or services? Instead, they sell "solutions."

30.11.2024 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"You must realize that today, in Germany, anything can happen, even the improbable. And it’s just the beginning. β€˜Personal morals are dead. We are an elite society where everything is permissible.’ These are Hitler’s words.”

--Scarily timely dialogue from Luchino Visconti's 1969 film, "The Damned."

30.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

27.11.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10413    πŸ” 1775    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 93

Thank you for articulating the frustration I have felt when cooking from online recipes. They often scatter key information (cooking times, temperatures, quantities) all over a lengthy webpage, which forces me to scroll up and down so I can see more ads. Maddening.

28.11.2024 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lucas County's Conviction Integrity Unit releases results of first case review
YouTube video by Jaden Jefferson Reports Lucas County's Conviction Integrity Unit releases results of first case review

Update to a story I first reported on in early July. | Watch here ⬇️ youtu.be/BPTuFUFWFAw?...

27.11.2024 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The dirty little open secret to writing is that no one will ever know, nor care, how many drafts of a thing were written - people will only ever care about the crafted thing, and will, despite all knowledge to the contrary, assume it came out fully formed that way. No one thinks about shit drafts.

27.11.2024 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4951    πŸ” 377    πŸ’¬ 164    πŸ“Œ 26
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Over on the bird site, I see Elon Musk tweeted this to all his followers. Alexander Vindman is an American hero and patriot. Elon Musk isn't fit to shine his shoes.

28.11.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
With the close of UN's COP29 conference, there's frustration about climate progress
YouTube video by Jaden Jefferson Reports With the close of UN's COP29 conference, there's frustration about climate progress

There are developing nations expressing discontent with the agreement reached over how much they should receive to make climate progress.

Watch my report here ⬇️ youtu.be/7cI5aNDG9PE?...

26.11.2024 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I feel seen

24.11.2024 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 63138    πŸ” 8322    πŸ’¬ 577    πŸ“Œ 418
US right wing hypocrisy

US right wing hypocrisy

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