Stately Plump Buck
@statelyplumpbuck.bsky.social
Retired High School English Teacher. Born in Seattle, living in Raleigh, summering at Crystal Lake. Married to whip-smart beautiful French woman with a wonderful and generous family. Father to two beautiful and outstanding daughters.
So sad.
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So sad.
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In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
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If the photos are too gross to release, they need to be described.
Garcia: "Just last night we received about 95,000 photographs from the Epstein estate. We've gone through maybe about 25,000 of them so far ... we will continue to put out more photos in the days and weeks ahead."
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If the photos are too gross to release, they need to be described.
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That's a republican right there.
NEW: The RNC Chair is calling the 2026 midterms a “pending, looming disaster” for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
That's a republican right there.
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Unearthed audio reveals RNC Chair describing the upcoming midterms as "a pending, looming disaster"
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Unearthed audio reveals RNC Chair describing the upcoming midterms as "a pending, looming disaster"
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The U.S. has seized a large tanker
Not long after it had weighed anchor
With so much to fire at
Trump acts like a pirate
To the rest of the world he's a wanker
Not long after it had weighed anchor
With so much to fire at
Trump acts like a pirate
To the rest of the world he's a wanker
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The U.S. has seized a large tanker
Not long after it had weighed anchor
With so much to fire at
Trump acts like a pirate
To the rest of the world he's a wanker
Not long after it had weighed anchor
With so much to fire at
Trump acts like a pirate
To the rest of the world he's a wanker
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When a President threatens people,to get his own way,then he is not a President. He is behaving like a mob boss.
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
When a President threatens people,to get his own way,then he is not a President. He is behaving like a mob boss.
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I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
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WALKINSHAW: Are you familiar with the Proud Boys?
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
WALKINSHAW: Are you familiar with the Proud Boys?
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
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After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
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He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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“What explains this dramatic increase in how many hands he shakes?”
“Did President Biden get bruises on the back of his hands?”
“Why hasn’t he considered taking a break from shaking hands so that he can let his body heal?”
“Did President Biden get bruises on the back of his hands?”
“Why hasn’t he considered taking a break from shaking hands so that he can let his body heal?”
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“What explains this dramatic increase in how many hands he shakes?”
“Did President Biden get bruises on the back of his hands?”
“Why hasn’t he considered taking a break from shaking hands so that he can let his body heal?”
“Did President Biden get bruises on the back of his hands?”
“Why hasn’t he considered taking a break from shaking hands so that he can let his body heal?”
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“Karoline, I’ve shaken lot of hands in my lifetime. I’m sure you have too. And I can’t figure out how shaking hands can bruise the back of one’s hand. Can you demonstrate how that would happen?”
“Does it happen because he’s frail or because he doesn’t know how to shake hands?”
“How many per day?”
“Does it happen because he’s frail or because he doesn’t know how to shake hands?”
“How many per day?”
Of course, normal handshakes don't involve the back of your hand in any way, shape, or form, so this is an obvious lie even by Trumpian standards.
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“Karoline, I’ve shaken lot of hands in my lifetime. I’m sure you have too. And I can’t figure out how shaking hands can bruise the back of one’s hand. Can you demonstrate how that would happen?”
“Does it happen because he’s frail or because he doesn’t know how to shake hands?”
“How many per day?”
“Does it happen because he’s frail or because he doesn’t know how to shake hands?”
“How many per day?”
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It appears within a couple of weeks more bills will be passed via discharge petition than by the majority party which.. yeah. What this means is Johnson is speaker in name only and has lost the house.
Congress scholars, is it a good sign for the incumbent majority party's chances of staying in power when the minority is able to pass legislation repeatedly using discharge petitions?
I've staffed two impeachment trials...
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It appears within a couple of weeks more bills will be passed via discharge petition than by the majority party which.. yeah. What this means is Johnson is speaker in name only and has lost the house.
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I've staffed two impeachment trials...
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I've staffed two impeachment trials...
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
I've battled a Rule 19 fight....
But never have I ever been a part of a successful House discharge petition... UNTIL TODAY.
Thank you, Congress, for passing the Protect America's Workforce Act to restore fed workers' union rights.
Senate, it's your turn.
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Mike Johnson makes Kevin McCarthy look like Nancy Pelosi
Wow: 13 Republicans just joined all Democrats to force action on a plan from Rep. Jared Golden D-ME to nullify a Trump executive order that stripped labor rights from federal workers. “You don't see that kind of vote every day in the House.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mike Johnson makes Kevin McCarthy look like Nancy Pelosi