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Jamie44

@jamie44.bsky.social

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Great Grandmother living in Northwest. Lover of books, genealogy, animals, music, art, theater, and issues of the world. Collects owls. 🎭🎶 🇺🇦

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 9d

I got a Fela - "Slava Ukraini!

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 2h

It's October. It would be nice if the 25th season of #MidsomerMurders appeared sometime in 2025

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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 4h

Chris Anderson: #shutdown #randyerwin

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 4h

Sunday Afternoon News Wrap-Up: Trump’s Midnight Breakdown, Vance's Terrible Morning, + More
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Sunday Afternoon News Wrap-Up: Trump’s Midnight Breakdown, Vance's Terrible Morning, + More

By Ben Meiselas

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 7h

AI Overview
The total national debt of the United States is approximately $37.88 trillion as of early October 2025. The GOP insists on larger cuts for billionaires. We need a wealth tax rather than an income tax.

Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 9h

I'll have to get the book.

Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 9h

The silent stars who had a Broadway background i.e. The Barrymores or good voices were able to make the transitions.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 9h

(1,2) I have often stated my belief that the Current Occupant of the White House lies about everything. Last night he posted this. He is either knowingly lying, senile, or both. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 6TH. Biden was still a private citizen.

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 9h

www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/a...

Art of This Century | Mike Wallace

Peggy Guggenheim’s Manhattan project.

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 10h

Sunday Serendipity trailmix.cc/home/sunday-... A very special grouping of American native compositions.

Sunday Serendipity – Trail Mix

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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is offering $50K sign-on bonuses while our military waits in food banks.

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Jamie44 @jamie44.bsky.social · 10h

#CarlsChallenge
October 12
Wildcard🃏: Any song, your choice.
Naturally it's from a musical
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Silent Movie Actors

YouTube video by Seth Michael Donsky

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

This Is Fascism

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.