David (he, him)
@davidmt.bsky.social
Proud Dad, and husband, merchant mariner, left of Gene Debs, cheap whiskey connoisseur, avid reader, especially Herb Caen, Martha Gellhorn, Kerouac, Jack London, Steinbeck, Hunter Thompson...
I do a lot of shopping at used bookstores, Harbor Frieght...
I do a lot of shopping at used bookstores, Harbor Frieght...
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How your Christmas gifts really arrive, not a sleigh at all.
Just Merchant Mariners away from their families
Just Merchant Mariners away from their families
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"The President is extremely frustrated with both sides of this war"
Sorry that Ukraine rudely got invaded, and now rudely are refusing to capitulate to all the invader's demands.
30 hours of talks sounds like such hardship for you.
Sorry that Ukraine rudely got invaded, and now rudely are refusing to capitulate to all the invader's demands.
30 hours of talks sounds like such hardship for you.
December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"The President is extremely frustrated with both sides of this war"
Sorry that Ukraine rudely got invaded, and now rudely are refusing to capitulate to all the invader's demands.
30 hours of talks sounds like such hardship for you.
Sorry that Ukraine rudely got invaded, and now rudely are refusing to capitulate to all the invader's demands.
30 hours of talks sounds like such hardship for you.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 DECEMBER 2025
THESE APPALLING TIMES
TODAY IS
WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
LADY LIBERTY WEEPS
As we do also
For the first time the
UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHLIST
Added by the org. CIVIVCUS
due to TRUMP faltering civil freedoms
DAY 10 DECEMBER 2025
THESE APPALLING TIMES
TODAY IS
WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
LADY LIBERTY WEEPS
As we do also
For the first time the
UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHLIST
Added by the org. CIVIVCUS
due to TRUMP faltering civil freedoms
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 DECEMBER 2025
THESE APPALLING TIMES
TODAY IS
WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
LADY LIBERTY WEEPS
As we do also
For the first time the
UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHLIST
Added by the org. CIVIVCUS
due to TRUMP faltering civil freedoms
DAY 10 DECEMBER 2025
THESE APPALLING TIMES
TODAY IS
WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
LADY LIBERTY WEEPS
As we do also
For the first time the
UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHLIST
Added by the org. CIVIVCUS
due to TRUMP faltering civil freedoms
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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If you make a billion dollars — or $500 million or even $100 million dollars — and you keep trying to make more, then there is something seriously wrong with you. It's a mental illness akin to hoarding or drug addiction.
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If you make a billion dollars — or $500 million or even $100 million dollars — and you keep trying to make more, then there is something seriously wrong with you. It's a mental illness akin to hoarding or drug addiction.
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This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
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This is the second time I have photographed one of my favorite Mycena species - this one is found on leaves and has regular water droplets along the stem for a reason which remains a mystery to me.
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is the second time I have photographed one of my favorite Mycena species - this one is found on leaves and has regular water droplets along the stem for a reason which remains a mystery to me.
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
From the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador.
#mycology #fungi #mycena #fungifriends
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
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I wonder if Donald would notice the difference if he finally had food that *hadn't* been spit on.
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I wonder if Donald would notice the difference if he finally had food that *hadn't* been spit on.
Assuming, of course, that there is actually an election, and that it's fair.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social : "Susie Wiles is saying she wants to put Trump on the ballot. Please, God, put that guy on the ballot because…people that turn out in midterms, they despise Trump…If we go into 2026 with an economy like this or worse, it's going to be a bloodbath."
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Assuming, of course, that there is actually an election, and that it's fair.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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For medically complex kids, Hepatitis B isn’t abstract; it’s the difference between stability, irreversible liver damage, or worse. Decades-proven protections are being rolled back for politics. Children need evidence-based care, not experiments. Their health is nonnegotiable.
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
For medically complex kids, Hepatitis B isn’t abstract; it’s the difference between stability, irreversible liver damage, or worse. Decades-proven protections are being rolled back for politics. Children need evidence-based care, not experiments. Their health is nonnegotiable.
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Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
www.reuters.com/world/us/bro...
www.reuters.com/world/us/bro...
Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
About half of respondents - 48% - said they opposed conducting the strikes that have killed 87 people without first getting authorization from a judge or court.
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
www.reuters.com/world/us/bro...
www.reuters.com/world/us/bro...
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Feeling guilty about something? Or are you planning something else that would constitute a war crime?
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Feeling guilty about something? Or are you planning something else that would constitute a war crime?
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Well, now I know how the people of Russia and China feel about what their government does. I have never been so embarrassed to be a citizen as I do now.
Trump's mafia-style diplomacy is not winning friends and influencing people.
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well, now I know how the people of Russia and China feel about what their government does. I have never been so embarrassed to be a citizen as I do now.
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The European democracies have to make the right noises and play for time in the face of American MAGA abuse so that they can, firstly, rearm: and secondly, make alternative arrangements so they're no longer as exposed to and reliant on US companies.
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I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The European democracies have to make the right noises and play for time in the face of American MAGA abuse so that they can, firstly, rearm: and secondly, make alternative arrangements so they're no longer as exposed to and reliant on US companies.
bsky.app/profile/rafa...
bsky.app/profile/rafa...
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other98
It turns out Donald Trump doesn't need a pandemic to destroy the economy.
It turns out Donald Trump doesn't need a pandemic to destroy the economy.
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
other98
It turns out Donald Trump doesn't need a pandemic to destroy the economy.
It turns out Donald Trump doesn't need a pandemic to destroy the economy.
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the last year has been transformative. my life looks radically different now, and so do i. spending a few hours as a rockette forced me to contemplate how i was going to talk about this, and to confront my greatest fear — being seen.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
I spent the last year transforming my life. Becoming a Rockette for a day made me confront a fear I couldn't shake.
The Rockettes, known for their athleticism and precision, let me join them for the day. No pressure, right?
www.yahoo.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
the last year has been transformative. my life looks radically different now, and so do i. spending a few hours as a rockette forced me to contemplate how i was going to talk about this, and to confront my greatest fear — being seen.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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I really wish people could get it through their fool heads that "The Cloud" is really just a euphemism for "somebody else's computers."
LOL. No.
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I really wish people could get it through their fool heads that "The Cloud" is really just a euphemism for "somebody else's computers."
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Who had stealing oil or starting WW3 on their bingo card? 😐
Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
a man in a suit and hat is standing on a set of stairs surrounded by pieces of broken glass .
ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing on a set of stairs surrounded by pieces of broken glass .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Who had stealing oil or starting WW3 on their bingo card? 😐
Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
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Trump is an infirm, sundowning grifter owned by a collection of notorious criminals and it's not even a secret. If this were a functioning country we would have already ended this.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump is an infirm, sundowning grifter owned by a collection of notorious criminals and it's not even a secret. If this were a functioning country we would have already ended this.
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ICEBlock App Maker Sues Trump Administration Over Its Pressure On Apple To Remove App
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An App That Flagged ICE Sightings Is Suing The Trump Administration For Free Speech Violations
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December 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ICEBlock App Maker Sues Trump Administration Over Its Pressure On Apple To Remove App