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Dave Haldiman

@opposablethumbs.bsky.social

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Must have liberal democracy and progressive policies. Nature is my church. Science, art, humor, Tao, Zen, kindness, acceptance. Ret'd ad producer and motion camera. Here to learn, laugh, meet, interact, care. And to fight the MAGA oligarchy and AI.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · Aug 24

In a land of granite
an acorn finds a fissure
Boulders tumble

(A reminder that big changes often grow from small seeds.)
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Poetry #Haiku #Mountains #Yosemite #Resist

A black and white photograph of an old, gnarled oak tree growing improbably out of a rugged mountain hillside of massive, weathered and lichen-dotted granite boulders. The thick trunk seems to have moved boulders aside to make room for its growth. Picture was taken on the trail from Yosemite Valley to Vernal Falls.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 9m

Being a generally hopeful person, I wonder if an inflection point will finally come from all this, when a critical mass of society will take a full enough measure of the trump depravity to rise and rebel. Maybe be 10/18 will help move that along?

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 19m

The state Attorney General can bring felony assault charges against that thug. That way, trump can't pardon him.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 22m

This gorgeous Yo-Yo Ma interpretation of Bach expresses to me Autumn, the most dignified of the seasons.

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude

YouTube video by Yo-Yo Ma - Topic

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 12h

Oh good gawd yes please.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 12h

If I had more ambition and a business degree I'd try to get the official NFL and NCAA rights for inflatable animal costumes at pre-game tailgate parties.

eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 13h

Super Bowl 🏈
Straight up
No ICE! 🧊🧊

No masked men stalking tailgates.
🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♂️

MAGA doesn’t get to choose the music.
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Kristi Noem doesn’t get to wreck the Super Bowl. 🧊🧊

Football 🏈
Not ICE 🧊🧊🧊
In the Super Bowl.

Aerial view of a stadium filled with football fans

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 12h

If I had more ambition and a business degree I'd try to get the official NFL and NCAA rights for inflatable animal costumes at pre-game tailgate parties.

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Nurse RoRo @nurseroro.bsky.social · 1d

Dear WH Press Corp
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Start demanding answers. Portland isn’t on fire. Chicago isn’t at war. Seattle isn’t thanking him.
ANTIFA isn’t assaulting ICE agents
Hold him accountable for the lies.
Refuse to ask anything else until he answers these.
Demand the proof

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 13h

Yes indeed.

This is beautiful.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 13h

Government of, by and for sociopaths.

Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH @ralsadoon.bsky.social · 1d

These are not simply employees, they are the scientists, field epidemiologists, and outbreak responders who form the backbone of our nation’s public health defense.

The damage being done tonight will echo far beyond what you are reading. These are the people who protect this nation #CDCMassacre

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There Is No Spoon @neumahn.bsky.social · 18h

Ice Recruitment Video...

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 20h

Kawase Hasui, Japanese (1883-1957), Autumn at Fukuroda Falls, Ibaraki Prefecture, 1954, color woodblock print, paper: 39.7 x 26.3 cm, block: 36.3 x 24.1 cm, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 18h

A Monty Python fan = immediate follow.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 19h

Yes he is.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 19h

Mock the immorality-afflicted. This is the way.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 19h

Mock the immorality-afflicted. This is the way.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 19h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 20h

A woodblock print. Just incredible craft as well as art.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Franklin Carmichael (Canada, 1890-1945) :

Autumn in the Northland, 1924

Oil on canvas | 39 x 48 in

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 21h

An authoritarian mindset, expecting all the “others” to submit.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 21h

I agree.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 21h

trump, miller, noem, homan have given free reign to the worst men in our society, to brutalize anyone who defies their personal need to inflict their authority. This has blown up into a nation-wide, critical illness for which there is one cure - defiance of their authority.

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 This is a video for Tizzy. Where is this? Who is this “man?” I have never seen a cop punch a woman or slam her into the ground. And the brazenness of doing it in front of children and passersby’s. Fuck this.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 22h

In so many ways.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 22h

And learned how to dance like no one's watching.

Dave Haldiman @opposablethumbs.bsky.social · 22h

That's a real strawberry, not a pumped-up grocery store facsimile.