Man Rayon @manrayon.bsky.social

Amateur musician. General music nerd, especially #jazz, #bluegrass, #alternative-rock. Contributor to #musicbrainz. Tech skeptical retired techie. Occasional yeast rancher.

I definitely did not have "Eric Adams gets Albanian citizenship" on my 2026 bingo card.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/eric-adams-albanian-citizenship
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Souvenirs, part 3: Paris
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Dems Say Iran Ceasefire Doesn’t Change Fact That ‘Unstable, Unhinged, and Unfit’ Trump Must Go

“Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the president must be removed from office,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We are playing with the brink.”
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Still makes me smile every time.
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Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.

For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com
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I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.
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Souvenirs, part 2: Portmeirion
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Easter messages past and present:

George W. Bush: "May Christ's example of love and sacrifice compel us towards justice and compassion."

Barack Obama: "To all Christians who are celebrating, from my family to yours, Happy Easter."

Donald Trump: "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com
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The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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Souvenirs, part 1: Dublin
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What planet am I even on?
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Donald Trump is a small, petty man, and if not for the office he holds he would be merely pathetic.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social
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I'm seeing a lot of these fake Donald Trump truths being posted on BlueSky (and lesser sites) at the moment. Its pretty easy to check, and you owe it to yourself and other people before sharing it.
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Overturn Citizens United. Now.
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Michele Hornish @hornish.bsky.social
1mo
Yesterday 💙 flipped a 🔴 state house seat in New Hampshire AND forced a runoff for MTG’s congressional seat in GA.

Did you know the woman who flipped that NH seat ran in 2024? And lost by 14. Did that stop her?

No, it did not. She ran again. And this time she won.

This is why we run everywhere.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com
1mo
The US has, in slightly over a year, torched what was once one of the best repositories of legal talent (the DOJ) in favor of...uh...total hacks now struggling under an impossible workload made all the more impossible by an administration that is acting without even the faintest color of law.
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Even if rich people were no more prone to believe stupid shit than you or me, it would still be a problem. After all, I believe in my share of stupid shit (and if you think none of the shit you believe in is stupid, I'm afraid we've just identified at least one kind of stupid shit you believe).

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Marine Corps veteran Janessa Goldbeck: “I wish I could say how cavalier, obtuse and hopeless Secretary Hegseth is at leading the Pentagon. I can’t even muster the words to describe his self-adulation, matched only in scope by his apparent moral depravity.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/pete-hegseth-pentagon-trump-iran
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social
1mo
Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein-victim-fbi-trump/article_21a2149f-f4a1-4351-9ac7-d12746f03a58.html href="/search?t=posts&q=tncms-source=latest_posts">#tncms-source=latest_posts
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Bukele dressing appropriately for a gathering of supervillains.
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Earworm tip: if you get a song that you hate stuck in your head, just imagine it being performed by William Shatner as a recitation.

It won't get rid of it, but the earworm won't seem so bad by comparison.
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I'm all for overthrowing tyrannical anti-democratic regimes run by religious fanatics. Let's start at home.
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“The US stands with all of the children throughout the world,” says first lady of country that just bombed a girls' school.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/melania-trump-un-children-iran-airstrike
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Still true.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby
1mo
Happy last day of the month!

Stand with Minnesota has a lot of rent needs and not enough donors. Can you help adopt a rent?

Extra points if you have Zelle, because we have a lot of Zelle needs and are at our limits.

If you can help: www.standwithminnesota.com/adoptarent
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Jed Hartman @elysdir.bsky.social
1mo
Info about the Kansas lawsuit that ACLU and a law firm filed yesterday “on behalf of anonymous Plaintiffs Daniel Doe and Matthew Moe”: www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms
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I love you. You're perfect. Don't ever change.
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This still makes me laugh.
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@mspwhistles.bsky.social
1mo
It’s day 88 of the ICE occupation of MSP.

The world we are building together is beautiful.

Thousands of our neighbors in hiding are having their rent paid by strangers.

And many of our rent funds are powered mostly by small donations.

Let’s keep our neighbors safe and housed.
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