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NYC raised CT dweller. Mark Twain and Gandalf stan. Occasional Dad energy. Xennial lib. Coalition politics. YIMBY. He/Him. Stand with ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. History is watching.

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Latest posts by connecticut-yankee.bsky.social on Bluesky

Youโ€™re a โ€œleftist?โ€ Hold on a minute. It says here you used to offer โ€œrunning lessonsโ€ in EverQuest where youโ€™d convince newbies to /follow you and run them directly into a goblin cave to harvest their gear. I donโ€™t seem to remember Marx mentioning that in Das Kapital

04.11.2025 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 506    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Real ones (Rallos Zek OGs) just straight ganked them for their gear.

I've been waiting 26 years to post this, Ceej.

04.11.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone know of a Gamergate explainer that a normie can absorb without too much trouble?

04.11.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Something Dems (especially natsecs types) need to get through their thick skulls is the only way we might come back from this internationally is if the accountability for it is swift, broad, and punishing

Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry

03.11.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 679    ๐Ÿ” 208    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

This should be legal to build on every lot in Connecticut

04.11.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With an anime avatar.

Fascinating.

04.11.2025 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone know of a Gamergate explainer that a normie can absorb without too much trouble?

04.11.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.

03.11.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 151    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I really like the idea of this system without seeing how it plays, yet.

1 more day, I'm officially hype!

03.11.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The political factionalism is far deeper than revolutionary/counter-revolutionary. It's layered with the personal interests of those involved and the tensions created in that space are very recognizable, albeit with magic and demons.

03.11.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just finished "City of Last Chances" by @aptshadow.bsky.social and just, wow. I've been a fan of his sci-fi but this is the first time I've dipped into his fantasy efforts.

Wonderful world building that doesn't feel rehashed, political intrigue that's realistic. Excellent writing. Strong recommend!

03.11.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The English civil war was about oil
The Seven years war was about oil
The Punics wars were about (olive) oil

03.11.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, but what the actual fuck is a "non-militarised European security framework"?

Ok, I'm not sorry, I just want to know what the fuck you people think you're doing over there.

03.11.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's HOLY FATHER, waifu heretic

03.11.2025 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well great, now I won't sleep unless I go and check to make sure my box of cords (2001-2025) is okay.

03.11.2025 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm sorry you didn't know about the Obama corollary to the unitary executive doctrine, didn't you go to some fancy school or something, buddy?

We're running him for a third term and that term is going to last 32 years.

03.11.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo. 

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo. At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25 Then beneath it TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

03.11.2025 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29889    ๐Ÿ” 5449    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 880    ๐Ÿ“Œ 642

This is what I want my Senator doing down to the wire, here; every Democratic governor possible is required right now.

03.11.2025 04:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm supporting Feeding America! To feed Americaโ€™s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger

Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself.

Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.

02.11.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 690    ๐Ÿ” 455    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
From the Ring of Fire Anthology 1 by Eric Flint:

"Hey, Stoner!" Stearns called, when the hoofbeats and the creaking of the cart were getting pretty close. "Are you dead?"

Tom sighed gustily. "No," he admit-ted. "Catastrophically crushed, yes. Defeated, depressed, and debilitated. Out-of-time, out-of-luck, down-and-out. Bewitched, bothered, bereft and be-wildered. But not dead."

From the Ring of Fire Anthology 1 by Eric Flint: "Hey, Stoner!" Stearns called, when the hoofbeats and the creaking of the cart were getting pretty close. "Are you dead?" Tom sighed gustily. "No," he admit-ted. "Catastrophically crushed, yes. Defeated, depressed, and debilitated. Out-of-time, out-of-luck, down-and-out. Bewitched, bothered, bereft and be-wildered. But not dead."

Bro, same

02.11.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the dodgers go for it like George's Yankees did, his son is a pale imitation

02.11.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*chuckles nervously in middle aged bladder*

02.11.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks like he finally got waifu fuckbot 5000 to hand out the political answers he wants

02.11.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œIโ€™ll chase him round Good Hope, & round the Horn, & round the Norway Maelstrom, & round perditionโ€™s flames before I give him up. And this is what ye have shipped for, men! to chase that white whale on both sides of land, & over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood and rolls fin out.โ€

02.11.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Naugatuck approves $19 million for solar upgrades at schools; 'A no-brainer' Naugatuck High School had solar panels installed on its roof 15 years ago, but they stopped working.

โ˜€๏ธโšก
www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

02.11.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(I think you mean Charles I but it's the correct analogy)

02.11.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like that whenever I search for an athlete's political views the AI is like:

"Biff Strongarm is a football player, not a politician. Therefore he is focused on playing football, not politics."

02.11.2025 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

well, at least Drake lost a ton of money tonight

02.11.2025 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1904    ๐Ÿ” 381    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

Smh, this is why we can't have nice things. EVER.

02.11.2025 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Squabble Up Dodgers Nike commercial ready to go, eh

Lemme find out Drake went to the game tonight

02.11.2025 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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