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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · 10d

My new mini-doc 'FROM #ITALY WITH LOVE' portrays the historic roots of my #Italian born dad's odd first name: Dulio. It's not so odd when you track it back to Gaius Duilius, who won the first big sea battle for the #RomanEmpire in 260 B.C. westvirginiaville.substack.com/p/from-italy...

FROM ITALY, WITH LOVE

How the Roman Empire Took to the Sea & My Italian-born Dad Got His Odd Name | October 14, 2025

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Sep 22

COMPARE & CONTRAST: A Presidential Acid Test:

douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Sep 22

That is a serious alternative reality portal he gazes into when he shaves in the morning looking into his bathroom mirror. He sees 'One of the Greatest ...' We see: 'Handmaiden to Fascism ...'

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Sep 22

At least Trump stands in a long line of American presidents who have spoken their truths ...

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Sep 22

COMPARE, CONTRAST & SHARE.
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From the 'Quote | Unquote Works' of westvirginiaville.substack.com
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#trump #jfk #lincoln #Washington #jefferson

douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 22

In Part 2 of my article on 'Hanging out with the #DalaiLama in #Belfast after the bombs fall' the #Buddhist monk meets victims and perpetrators in #TheTroubles in #Ireland and then walks 'The Peace Line' in Belfast. westvirginiaville.substack.com/p/part-2-aft...

PART 2: After the Violence, a Reckoning

Hanging out with the Dalai Lama in Belfast after the bombs fall silent. | August 22, 2025

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 22

In honor of the #Dalailama turning 90 this Summer I'm reprinting this profile that lifts up a specific instance of the Buddhist monk’s inspirational work in the world in addressing 'The Troubles' in #Ireland in a peace conference in #Belfast in 2000.
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PART 1 | A Lighthouse in Ireland

Hanging out with the Dalai Lama in Belfast after the bombs fall silent. | August 21, 2025

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 11

WHY IS THIS STEADY STREAM of people on two and three wheels and on foot crying out "Happy Thursday!!!" to me recently in #Sandusky, Ohio? Here's why (read to the bottom, where you'll find this video): westvirginiaville.substack.com/.../looking-...

douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 10

A key phrase in this excerpt from the above @meidastouch.com exclusive about #Trump, #Epstein and #PrinceAndrew is the phrase "the cover-up that is still ongoing."

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 10

The Trump-Epstein connection is the gift that keeps on—disgustingly—giving. Check out this @meidastouch.com exclusive about the ... ahem, 'Pussy Committee' of which Trump was allegedly a part with Jeffrey #Epstein to procure women for #PrinceAndrew www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Trump Biographer on Trump, Epstein, and the ‘Pussy Committee’

Michael Wolff’s MeidasTouch exclusive reveals a grotesque bet, royal connections, and the depravity at the heart of Trump’s circle

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Aug 10

My roadtrip began with the biggest version ever of Mona Lisa in Columbus & ended with an inspiring community bike ride in Sandusky, Ohio. In between are photos of Middle America & musings on the thugs, bullies & abominables trying to hijack the place.

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LOOKING OUT on AMERICA

Snapshots from criss-crossing Middle America while fearful it's coming apart at the seams | August 9, 2025

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 25

In other words ...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 24

CNN: INTEL ASSESSMENT CONTRDICTS TRUMP
MSNBC: CEASEFIRE HANGING BY A THREAD
FOX NEWS:

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 25

#thoughtoftheday

douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 24

I am an inveterate Turtle Rescuer when they start trying to cross #Appalachian roads in the Springtime, stopping and ferrying them to safety. So I fully support this #turtle salvation measure.

Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · Jun 24

Fun fact.

So to save turtles' lives Japanese railway workers built the turtles their own tunnels under the tracks.

These U-shaped concrete tunnels sit beneath the railroad tracks near the switch points, giving the turtles a much easier means of crossing.

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 24

We somehow must counter Trump’s onslaught of mis-rule & trauma w/protest & solidarity while ALSO leading rich, anti-traumatic lives. A frontline report from hanging out with pointy-eared medieval fairies & harps at the #WestVirginia #Renaissance Fest.
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GETTING INTO CHARACTER(S)

Three short videos & some snapshots of the alternative medieval timeline on view one recent Saturday at the 2025 West Virginia Renaissance Festival. | June 24, 2025

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Jun 23

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 14

If you need a mental refresher on a day when Donnie Trump burns $45 million of our dollars on tanks, helicopters, soldiers & planes to crush the asphalt of DC while fan-boying himself as a god-emperor, here's a #babygoat in rural #WestVirginia. I stand with the baby goat. #NoMoreKings

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 13

DEAR DONALD: What does a nobody like me think of tomorrow's grotesque Viagra Strongman Pump-up #Parade? I defer to Percy Shelley and his #Ozymandias. Those lone and level sands await, sir.~Sincerely, Douglas PS: Can you please post the poem in the Oval Office. Thanks, man!

douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 13

DEAR DONALD: What does a nobody like me think of tomorrow's grotesque Viagra Strongman Pump-up #Parade? I defer to Percy Shelley and his #Ozymandias. Those lone and level sands await, sir.~Sincerely, Douglas PS: Can you please post the poem in the Oval Office. Thanks, man!

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · Jun 11

This beautiful 1,000-foot rainbow flag was displayed in the WorldPride Parade in Washington, D.C., this weekend.

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · Jun 11

And This Trumps wants a 45 MILLION dollar parade...🐂 💩

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douglaseye @douglaseye.bsky.social · Jun 12

Veritas.

#meme #thoughtfortheday

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jun 9

One of the most immediate climate tipping point dangers is an abrupt cooling of the subpolar gyre, with major impacts on 🇪🇺 climate possible in the next decades. 🌊
Great how @swinda.bsky.social Falkena et al. use advanced causal inference methods to tease out the mechanisms!
arxiv.org/html/2408.16...

Map of deep convection locations across models

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