Stuart
@halestuart.bsky.social
Mountains. Art. Growth. In the heart of Appalachia. 🌳🍊 You may remember me from liking all of your posts.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
We’ve been dealing with an authoritarian movement for years… they just did a better job of keeping it mainstream
Whereas other authoritarians eroded institutions and asserted control over the course of years, trying to maintain a sense of normalcy, Trump is acting like a man trying to make up for lost time. His governing ethos simply rejects some of the criteria that experts use to assess authoritarianism.
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We’ve been dealing with an authoritarian movement for years… they just did a better job of keeping it mainstream
As someone who’s also spent their career in the forest, my response to this film was much less positive… suppose I should give it another chance
The film adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella captures the beauty and pain of working in the woods.
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buff.ly/CLdCel7
‘Train Dreams’ is an ode to the lonely labor of forestry - High Country News
The film adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella, Train Dreams, reflects the beauty, and heartache, of working in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
www.hcn.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As someone who’s also spent their career in the forest, my response to this film was much less positive… suppose I should give it another chance
Does choosing the best of the worst lead to better?
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Does choosing the best of the worst lead to better?
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
They seem to enjoy the game with Hayes at the helm… you love to see it!
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
They seem to enjoy the game with Hayes at the helm… you love to see it!
This just seems like a long movie…
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This just seems like a long movie…
“Now tell me why summers fade and roses die…” 🥀
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“Now tell me why summers fade and roses die…” 🥀
They shouldn’t do swings if they don’t know how to do them properly
Hegseth had cameras recording him working out with recruits today at UCLA
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
They shouldn’t do swings if they don’t know how to do them properly
Vulture capitalism strikes again…
A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries
Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it wa...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Vulture capitalism strikes again…
Just saw a guy bare-handed cut the tail off a roadkill raccoon, if you are wondering what’s happening in Appalachia
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Just saw a guy bare-handed cut the tail off a roadkill raccoon, if you are wondering what’s happening in Appalachia
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REMINDER: Trump was convicted of 34 felonies for cheating in 2016 election, was adjudicated a rapist, was charged with more than 30 counts of violating Espionage Act in connection with classified documents and was charged with various felonies for attempting a coup after 2020 election.
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
REMINDER: Trump was convicted of 34 felonies for cheating in 2016 election, was adjudicated a rapist, was charged with more than 30 counts of violating Espionage Act in connection with classified documents and was charged with various felonies for attempting a coup after 2020 election.
How are we cleaning our dog’s feet before they come back in the house? Because I just have towels by every door and it drives me crazy
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How are we cleaning our dog’s feet before they come back in the house? Because I just have towels by every door and it drives me crazy
I’m starting to worry my obsession with these is unhealthy
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m starting to worry my obsession with these is unhealthy
Vote @drannieandrews.com!
Lindsey Graham: "I really do appreciate President Trump. He has got a mess on his hand from Obamacare to a broken border to a war in Russia-Ukraine to radical Islam on the rise, and it all goes back to Obama and Biden. He is cleaning up their mess and be patient with this man."
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Vote @drannieandrews.com!
I often find myself wondering where the corruption stops…
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I often find myself wondering where the corruption stops…
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He cherishes country music everybody.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
He cherishes country music everybody.
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Who’s gonna tell ‘em
Does he not deny because he doesn’t think there’ll be consequences or is it something else?
Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Does he not deny because he doesn’t think there’ll be consequences or is it something else?
Pizza restaurants should have bigger tables than other restaurants
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pizza restaurants should have bigger tables than other restaurants
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Crow 🐦⬛
Mountain goat 🐐
Deer 🦌
Fer-de-lance 🐍
Sloth 🦥
Crow 🐦⬛
Mountain goat 🐐
Deer 🦌
Fer-de-lance 🐍
Sloth 🦥
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Crow 🐦⬛
Mountain goat 🐐
Deer 🦌
Fer-de-lance 🐍
Sloth 🦥
Crow 🐦⬛
Mountain goat 🐐
Deer 🦌
Fer-de-lance 🐍
Sloth 🦥