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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 1h

So what now, Trump can find time to visit Mid East (fair enough) but not visit Chicago? 🐔

Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 1h

Duh.

Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 1h

Count me in - and I'm not in any of those silly pigeon holes 🇺🇸

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 7h

I mis-read this question. I was thinking of Winston! I'll have to ponder this 🤔

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 8h

It can't help that on the other hand he's declared war on segments of his own country.

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WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio @gtdradio.bsky.social · 8h

Today's broadcast of Give the Drummer Some celebrates Yusef Lateef's 105th birthday by presenting three hours of his live performances from across the globe. Hear the show, 9am to noon (ET) on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 8h

Boarder...we should track down the landlady who ran the boarding house 🤔

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 9h

And Zappa. I forgot Zappa...

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 9h

Bowie, Springsteen, Aerosmith, Neil Young would also like a word about that era in music...

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 9h

Ass-thetes 😂

Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 10h

Bread and circuses...

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, I think it's worse now. Probably because in the 70's I was more oblivious to our society.

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 10h

Agree 100%. Important stuff there....

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 10h

I'm re-reading after many years (not done yet!). What is striking so far is how many aspects of 2025 align with Orwell's vision. More examples to come.

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Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #BannedBookSkyClub

I'll start sharing talking points for 1984 by George Orwell Thursday morning, Oct 9, 2025. Typically I've started at midnight, but my sleep schedule's changed and now I'm a morning person, go figure.

Looking forward to the discussion! #Read1984 #BookSky #BannedBooksWeek

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10h

⚡️ Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Trump loses out.

The committee described Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as "a brave and committed champion of peace."

Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Trump loses out

The committee described Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as "a brave and committed champion of peace."

kyivindependent.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Post has been honest brokered.

The IPCC is lucky to have @frediotto.bsky.social as a coordinating lead author.

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

www.eenews.net

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10h

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 1d

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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Deb is gonna Deb @debisdeb.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago, my kind of town!

#comeandgetus

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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 10d

Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!

Flat, graphic poster of a Whooping Crane standing in the negative space of many Sandhill Cranes. The poster reads "The Great Midwest Crane Fest - Nov. 15-16, 2025 Baraboo, Wisconsin.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins

The prize, considered the most prestigious literary prize in the world, is worth almost €1 million and has had four Irish winners in the past

www.irishtimes.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 2d

It's the casual fan vs. the baseball fan. For a leader the Brewers have one of the great recent workhorses, Yelich. They have a real star of the future, Chourio. Frelick plays like his hero Pedroia. They grow pitching on trees, and they run/field as well as anybody. They rarely make mistakes.

Quickening Enabler @staledimsum.bsky.social · 2d

As a long time Milwaukee resident I can tell you there are resentments here but sweating Chicago's status in the world is waaay down the list.

People on here seem to be complaining a lot about the Brewers not being 'cool' enough. To them I say: grow up and watch yr money burn this season.

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Dave Coulter @osage2024.bsky.social · 1d

Looks interesting!

www.semcoop.com/natural-hist...

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