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Richard Lawrence

@secularinthesouth.bsky.social

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USAF vet, Defense Language Institute graduate, grandfather, and degenerate Blues bass player.

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Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 13h

“And I'll close by saying this. Because antisemitism is the godfather of racism and the gateway to tyranny and fascism and war, it is to be regarded not as the enemy of the Jewish people, I learned, but as the common enemy of humanity and of civilization." - Christopher Hitchens

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Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 14h

“Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.”

— James Madison

Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 14h

“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”

— Thomas Paine

Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 14h

“Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.”

— Aldous Huxley

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like a reasonable request

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 2d

Hiring RFKJR as head of The
Dept. Of Health Showed Us How
Little Value Chump Placed on
American Citizens Health and
Healthcare......

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“There can be no progress without head-on confrontation.”

— Christopher Hitchens

Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 3d

Hate America Day was January 6th, 2021.

Today is No Kings Day.

Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 4d

Lots of fun tonight. Videos: www.youtube.com/@pantheist58

Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 5d

Great night tonight in Greensboro. Had the privilege of playing with Gabe, the young phenom at Stage Left. Shon on drums, me, and Roy on guitar and vocals at Stage Right. Video here: youtu.be/oAXedbTfeaE

Ritchy's - Greensboro NC 10-15-2025

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Meidas_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 6d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Trump’s everlasting peace in the Middle East held for 24 hours, so now he has to defend Hamas killing people to keep his Nobel Prize hopes alive.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 7d

"Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small."

-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.

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Daniel Bastiaanse @indodragon.bsky.social · 6d

He warned us!!

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Richard Lawrence @secularinthesouth.bsky.social · 9d

“Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don’t know because we don’t want to know.”

— Aldous Huxley

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 11d

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 10d

Idiocracy……..

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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AB @truth-sky.bsky.social · 11d

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Daniel Bastiaanse @indodragon.bsky.social · 10d

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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