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@pdxs.bsky.social

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Portland punk rocker. History nerd. Hablo un poco de español - y português. Nazis are always the bad guys for a reason. Actually, many reasons.

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*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1h

I know I made this joke before, bit Columbus can Falk himself.

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve always said Tolstoy nailed the only way anarchism could work. Has to be based on love. That’s why libertarianism could never work, as it’s based on selfishness.

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 13h

Life long Portland punk too. Made me think of a book I read as a kid. Murray Rothbard I think. It was called “Anarcho-Syndicalism or Lifestyle Anarchism”. Or something like that.

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 13h

🔱 🔱 🔱 ‼️

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 14h

Nice! And technically, it’s Calvin. But what’s a couple extra letters?

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 14h

There’s a reason I named my son Cal 32 years ago.

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*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 14h

CAL!!!!!!!! 🔱

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting. I didn’t know where the word came from. But also, I think more discussion should make reference to the Dreyfus Affair. I’ve probably peppered a half dozen “J’accuse!”’s into my dialogue the last year. Thank goodness for growing up with Barbara Tuchman.

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1d

I was getting there, then dated a Brazilian and switched to Portuguese. Now I suck in two languages!

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*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1d

Ha ha! Good one. Thanks though. (And btw, I have a mandolin, so you can take that too)

*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1d

I have this strange thing with Spanish. I always understand the first sentence and think “I’ve got this!” And then the second flummoxes me and I have to hit the translate button.

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*Colombia @pdxs.bsky.social · 1d

I just got this yesterday. You can borrow it so everyone just thinks you’re a guitarist.