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P.L. Rock

@plrock.bsky.social

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Writer of silly screeds, accountant of some renown, musician of dubious talent, Junior Master of Ceremonies, and lover of fairy tales, folklore, animals, gardening, and music.

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · Jun 20

Here's a link to my podcast about the Brothers Grimm!
brothersdimm.com

And here's a link to my book, which you should consider buying. The perfect gift for that special someone!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-devil-...

The Devil and Judas Iscariot (A Comedy)|eBook

Consider, if you will, the curious case of Judas Iscariot. Was history's quintessential betrayer truly an evil man? Or do we not know the real story? Perhaps he was actually a friend of Jesus. Conceiv...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1h

Maria Greeley is a U.S. citizen who was detained by ICE and told her passport “isn’t real” and that she “doesn’t look like” her last name.

What do they think an American should look like?

This racial profiling happens every day under Trump’s lawless regime. It’s un-American.

US citizen says ICE detained her, said her passport "isn't real"

Maria Greeley was reportedly detained by agents, despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship.

www.newsweek.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3h

Also the standard gap between the president's own comments and what his staff is saying elsewhere

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Aug 1

Real! www.whitehouse.gov/visit/

The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, it's theme and architectural heritage will be almost identical. The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits. The East Wing was constructed in 1902 and has been renovated
and changed many times, with a second story added in 1942

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☆ Steve Levine ☆ @steve-levine.com · 4h

While Kenny Loggins demands that tRump removes his song Danger Zone from an AI video, an adjustment has been made to the video. Please refer to the bald eagle defecating on tRump’s head.

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Allison @smallsquall.bsky.social · 23h

Update: I am indeed two weeks into my Quaker era and it rules

Allison @smallsquall.bsky.social · 15d

I’m genuinely thinking about going to a Quaker meeting
What if I start my Quaker era

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

Missed this

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials...

www.404media.co

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/tips perhaps they don't know about it. We should leave them a tip.

Tips

The New York Times is providing ways to get in touch and share materials with our journalists confidentially.

www.nytimes.com

P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Times isn't reporting about No Kings. Perhaps they don't know about it. Leave them a tip!

Tips

The New York Times is providing ways to get in touch and share materials with our journalists confidentially.

www.nytimes.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Swung by one more time at this MAGA event that was happening 200 yards away from Salem’s No King’s rally. I’d estimate the crowd at under 100.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings protest aerial view in Boston.
🚫👑🇺🇸🐸

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 2d

Edgewater, Unfuckwithable.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

A helicopter shot of No Kings protesters marching to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Our Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves over what we have allowed America to become under the fascist authoritarian rule of Trump. 🙌💪👏✊️🇺🇸👇

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago - no kings

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly.

Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested.

Stay safe out there.

This picture is from about 5 minutes after being hit. A visible bruise is forming on my right cheekbone and by my right eye.

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 3d

He found himself a bit of a workaround.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 4d

A grain bin filled with soybeans collapsed in Iroquois County, Illinois, taking out power lines but causing no injuries.

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 4d

Last night's Sunset over the Hudson Valley.

Picture of a sunset over a river and a bridge

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 5d

I think Bibi needed to destroy as much as possible before implementing anything.

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 5d

Is anyone really surprised by the racism running rampant in the young republican group chat? The future just imitating the current 😕🥴

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 6d

Parosmia is real! And it's taken the thing I love most in the world. (Family aside, although...) Oh gods. Oh, I don't know what I'll do if this turns out to be the case. I don't want to have to tell every restaurant I can't eat aioli.

P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 6d

Oh god, everyone. I went and smelled everything in the kitchen to see what I'm not tasting correct. It's vinegar! Oh I hope this clears up. Vinegar is my favorite condiment and cooking ingredient. I can't eat tomato. I need it for the acid! Also it's delicious! And helps with colds in the winter!

a man wearing a black shirt with an eagle on it is cooking

Alt: a man wearing a black shirt with an eagle on it is cooking with Apple Cider Vinegar.

media.tenor.com

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P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 6d

Ironically, Kushner running all over the Middle East bribing everyone for the last 7 years might have actually worked a bit.

Now I don't think this cease fire will last more than a week, but credit where credit is due.

P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 6d

Old Man and the Sea doesn't have any deeper meanings. It's great, but it's just an unsuccessful guy goes fishing and has one last big hurrah to prove why he wasn't particularly successful at fishing.

P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · 7d

Johnson needs the subsidies to end to pay for Trump's tax cuts. This will hurt the poor, but also kill rural hospitals in primarily Red districts. But he also can't bring the house back because if he did, He'd need to sit a Dem who would force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

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