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John Autry

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Husband, father, grandfather, film fan, music aficionado, life long learner, and retired member of the NC House of Representatives.

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John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2h

"You Bought It – You Name It" by Joe Walsh released in October 1983.
#JoeWalsh #YouBoughtItYouNameIt #VintageVinyl

"You Bought It – You Name It" by Joe Walsh released in October 1983.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2h

On the island of Okinawa, under heavy Japanese fire, he saved the lives of 75 sick and wounded soldiers by lowering them, one by one, down a 400-foot cliff.

The guest house at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is Doss Memorial Hall in his honor.

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John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2h

October 12, 1945 - Pfc. Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Doss, a Seventh Day Adventist, enlisted in 1942 but refused to carry a rifle or train on Saturdays.

#PfcDesmondDoss #DesmondDoss #MedalOfHonor

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October 12, 1945 - President Truman presents Pfc. Desmond Doss with the Congressional Medal of Honor.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 3h

October 12, 1492 - Natives of islands off the Atlantic shore of North America came upon Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who was searching for a water route to India for Spanish Queen Isabella.

October 12, 1492 - Natives of islands off the Atlantic shore of North America came upon Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who was searching for a water route to India for Spanish Queen Isabella.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 17h

"Roots" by Curtis Mayfield released in October 1971.
#CurtisMayfield #Roots

"Roots" by Curtis Mayfield released in October 1971.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

"The Genius of Ray Charles" by Ray Charles released in October 1959.
#RayCharles #TheGeniusOfRayCharles #VintageVinyl

"The Genius of Ray Charles" by Ray Charles released in October 1959.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

Unless, of course, such photos actually exist.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed there, bringing national attention to the impact of AIDS on gay communities, a tapestry of nearly two thousand fabric panels each a tribute to the life of one who had been lost in the pandemic.

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John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

Many of the marchers objected to the government's response to the AIDS crisis, as well as the Supreme Court's 1986 decision to uphold sodomy laws in Bowers v. Hardwick.

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John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

October 11, 1987 - More than half a million people flooded Washington, D.C., demanding civil rights for gay and lesbian Americans, now celebrated each year as National Coming Out Day.

#NCOD #NationalComingOutDay #COD

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National Coming Out Day - Keith Haring

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

"Back to the Barrooms" by Merle Haggard released this day in 1980.
#MerleHaggard #BackToTheBarrooms #VintageVinyl

"Back to the Barrooms" by Merle Haggard released this day in 1980.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

"If I Could Only Fly" by Merle Haggard released this day in 2000.
#MerleHaggard #IfICouldOnlyFly

"If I Could Only Fly" by Merle Haggard released this day in 2000.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 1d

Twang! It's Friday!
"Sweet Revenge" by John Prine was released in October 1973.
John would have been 79 today. Happy Birthday Johnny.
#JohnPrine #SweetRevenge #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday

Twang! It's Friday!
"Sweet Revenge" by John Prine was released in October 1973.
John would have been 79 today. Happy Birthday Johnny.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2d

"Hot Rats" by Frank Zappa, released this day in 1969.
#FrankZappa #HotRats #VintageVinyl

"Hot Rats" by Frank Zappa, released this day in 1969.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2d

#HenryWallace

“A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends.”
~ Henry Wallace

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 2d

Thoughts & Prayers

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 3d

#MikeLuckovich 10/8/2025

Mike Luckovich 10/8/2025

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 3d

Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" released this day in 1980.
#TalkingHeads #RemainInLight

Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" released this day in 1980.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 4d

49 years ago today, Sara Autry was born. She made me a father. Happy Birthday Sara!
#SaraAutry #LoveYouLikeAir

John & Sara Autry

Sara & John Autry

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 4d

"With so much bad news these days, it’s easy to adopt defeatist thinking. Trump has sent troops into US cities, deployed ICE Gestapo goons to kidnap immigrants, and threatened to jail Democratic politicians. It’s natural to respond to these developments with fear."
#FrameLab

Good News: JD Vance‘s Favorite Blogger Plans Escape from USA

“I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.”

www.theframelab.org

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 4d

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 4d

This is not going to end well. Sooner or later an American citizen is going to get killed.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 4d

"Everything You Know Is Wrong" by Firesign Theatre was released in October 1974.
#FiresignTheatre #EverythingYouKnowIsWrong #VintageVinyl

"Everything You Know Is Wrong" by Firesign Theatre was released in October 1974.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 5d

#MikeLuckovich 10-7-2022
So prescient.

Mike Luckovich 10-7-2022

John Autry @johnautry.bsky.social · 5d

His death helped awaken the nation to the persecution of homosexuals and their victimization as objects of hate crimes.

A play about the incident, and later an HBO movie, “The Laramie Project,” has been performed all over the country.

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