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String Bass Theory

@stringbasstheory.bsky.social

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Anti-violence; anti-racist; anti-homo/transphobia; anti-ableist; pro-creative; against ignorance. Musician, Activist, Hiker, Music Librarian, "Popular" Music History Enthusiast.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 14h

*walks in

You can get anything you want at Alice’s restaurant.

*walks out.

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🦇🧛‍♂️Bram Stoker’s GuitarMoogula🧛‍♂️🦇 @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 21h

Portland is doing the equivalent of walking into the draft office, singing a verse of Alice’s Restaurant, and walking out.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 14h

It’s a hand off to the gas and oil companies who funded his campaign. He doesn’t give a shit about what is best for our country or our citizens.

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 21h

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 14h

Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 20h

It's truly shameful that Hochul vetoed this bill. There is little accountability for government foot-dragging on open records.

NY Aims to Speed Up Public Records Reponses

A New York bill seeks to shorten the time state and city agencies have to respond to public records requests.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 14h

Nobody wants to work anymore these days.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 19h

Slashing special ed staff in the Department of Education and gutting public health agencies is what you do if you are a straight-up eugenicist.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 15h

How do you report on something you just made up?

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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Marilyn Bellamy 🇨🇦 @nagonthelake.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving or, as we call it, Thanksgiving!

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

A Canadian Thanksgiving Tradition in #NovaScotia #Canada 🍁🎃

Credit to the amazing Nathan Coleman at The Weather Network - Canada

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 21h

Or that we’d be this dumb to let them take hold.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 21h

I’m still interested on how the plethora of white supremacist enclaves in Idaho are reacting to this Qatari air base news.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 22h

She needs to press charges

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 22h

I want Bad Bunny’s set to include throwing thousands of rolls of paper towels to the spectators.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

I’d rather block than be baited.

Noticing an influx of bad faith trolls on Bluesky tonight.

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 2d

www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-gov...

#booksky

Campbell County librarian fired after defending LGBTQ+ books wins $700,000 settlement

The long-time library director had sued local government officials for her 2023 termination, alleging they violated her free speech rights by punishing her for refusing to move LGBTQ+ books.

www.wyomingpublicmedia.org

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

No kings is not an I hate America rally, it’s an I hate what is happening to America rally.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

Tremendous read. Would love to see it updated to include where he ends to the present.

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

Why does this administration hate Christians?

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

Are they kiss asses or true believers?

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 1d

No, but it requires him to call Congress back on session and swear in a new member.

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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 2d

List of foreign governments with military bases on U.S. soil in the last 213 years:

Britain, 1812.
Qatar, 2025.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 2d

What pictures and videos are they showing him?

Are they playing episodes of The Wire for him?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 2d

WE still have laws, but according SCOTUS he does not.

String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t think Idahoans are going to be happy about an Islamic air base in their state.

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String Bass Theory @stringbasstheory.bsky.social · 2d

The Qatari’s getting an Air Force base in Idaho is exactly why the emoluments clause was created.

This is impeachable. That plane is a crime.