Wiry
@wiryarky.bsky.social
Ret med tech, grammy and unrepentant elderly white hippie. Disappointed in my country. Fan of books, blues, science, dogs & the Hogs.🐗 Support PBS & NPR! Adopt, don’t shop.🐾
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November 27, 2011.
Scenes from the War on Christmas at Helena, Arkansas.
Scenes from the War on Christmas at Helena, Arkansas.
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
November 27, 2011.
Scenes from the War on Christmas at Helena, Arkansas.
Scenes from the War on Christmas at Helena, Arkansas.
BOTD in 1942 (d. 1970)
Legendary guitarist, singer & songwriter Jimi Hendrix
Widely renowned for his electric guitar work, here’s some rare acoustic footage.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=P701...
Legendary guitarist, singer & songwriter Jimi Hendrix
Widely renowned for his electric guitar work, here’s some rare acoustic footage.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=P701...
Jimi Hendrix On An Acoustic Guitar (only known 2 videos RARE)
YouTube video by Echelon Entertainment
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November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
BOTD in 1942 (d. 1970)
Legendary guitarist, singer & songwriter Jimi Hendrix
Widely renowned for his electric guitar work, here’s some rare acoustic footage.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=P701...
Legendary guitarist, singer & songwriter Jimi Hendrix
Widely renowned for his electric guitar work, here’s some rare acoustic footage.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=P701...
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Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
“There is no place for this kind of violence in our country”, says every politician after every shooting.
Turns out that, since we have more guns than people in our country, it’s exactly the place for this kind of violence.
Thoughts and prayers until next time.
Turns out that, since we have more guns than people in our country, it’s exactly the place for this kind of violence.
Thoughts and prayers until next time.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“There is no place for this kind of violence in our country”, says every politician after every shooting.
Turns out that, since we have more guns than people in our country, it’s exactly the place for this kind of violence.
Thoughts and prayers until next time.
Turns out that, since we have more guns than people in our country, it’s exactly the place for this kind of violence.
Thoughts and prayers until next time.
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He got away with all of it.
Our justice system is a joke.
Our justice system is a joke.
NEW: The prosecutor who took over the Georgia case concluded that he couldn't press forward with it. His decision to drop the charges was quickly approved by Judge McAfee, ending the last remaining criminal case Trump faced.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
He got away with all of it.
Our justice system is a joke.
Our justice system is a joke.
Born 80 years ago today:
John McVie
First bass guitarist with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, then went on to become the Mac of Fleetwood Mac.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYH...
John McVie
First bass guitarist with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, then went on to become the Mac of Fleetwood Mac.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYH...
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by Fleetwood Mac
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November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Born 80 years ago today:
John McVie
First bass guitarist with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, then went on to become the Mac of Fleetwood Mac.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYH...
John McVie
First bass guitarist with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, then went on to become the Mac of Fleetwood Mac.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYH...
BOTD in 1939 (d. 2023)
The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
Tina Turner
Her cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ with Robert Cray hits all the feels.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_1pk...
The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
Tina Turner
Her cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ with Robert Cray hits all the feels.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_1pk...
A change is gonna come, Tina Turner Robert Cray.AVI
YouTube video by Ensaligblandning
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November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
BOTD in 1939 (d. 2023)
The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
Tina Turner
Her cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ with Robert Cray hits all the feels.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_1pk...
The Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
Tina Turner
Her cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ with Robert Cray hits all the feels.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_1pk...
There’s an old saying attributed to ancient conquerors that means to leave the land of your enemies unusable for generations to come.
“Salt the earth behind you.”
That’s what this is.
“Salt the earth behind you.”
That’s what this is.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
There’s an old saying attributed to ancient conquerors that means to leave the land of your enemies unusable for generations to come.
“Salt the earth behind you.”
That’s what this is.
“Salt the earth behind you.”
That’s what this is.
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Adam Watson, one of the activists leading the charge against Gov. Sanders' ill-conceived Franklin Co. mega-prison, qualifies for independent Senate run: “All of the work that I’ve been doing in the district ... is ringing true with the voters."
#Arkansas #arpx
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#Arkansas #arpx
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Independent candidate confirmed to appear on Arkansas Senate District 26 special election ballot | Arkansas Advocate
A staunch opponent of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County will be on the ballot as an independent candidate for the Senate District 26 special ele...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Adam Watson, one of the activists leading the charge against Gov. Sanders' ill-conceived Franklin Co. mega-prison, qualifies for independent Senate run: “All of the work that I’ve been doing in the district ... is ringing true with the voters."
#Arkansas #arpx
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#Arkansas #arpx
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Mystery data center owner supposedly set to build $1B data facility in Clarksville - but local legislator Rep. Aaron Pilkington, won't identify company that could drastically impact his community and his voters.
#Arkansas #arpx
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#Arkansas #arpx
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Data center builder preparing $1 billion project in Clarksville | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas is set to be home to another billion-dollar data center, this time in Clarksville.
www.arkansasonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Mystery data center owner supposedly set to build $1B data facility in Clarksville - but local legislator Rep. Aaron Pilkington, won't identify company that could drastically impact his community and his voters.
#Arkansas #arpx
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#Arkansas #arpx
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It's really remarkable the extent to which Arkansas Republicans have tried to end direct democracy in Arkansas. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Arkansas lawmakers’ grand plan to crush the ballot measure process has a First Amendment problem - Arkansas Times
Despite Republican legislators' assurances that the attorney general said their anti-democratic bills were legal, several Arkansas laws that hamstring ballot measures are likely unconstitutional accor...
arktimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's really remarkable the extent to which Arkansas Republicans have tried to end direct democracy in Arkansas. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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I was honored to tour the construction of Providence Park!
Tiny homes, mental health support, job opportunities, and community care come together to create real solutions to homelessness.
Arkansas needs more innovative models like this in every county.
#housing #endhomelessness #homelessness
Tiny homes, mental health support, job opportunities, and community care come together to create real solutions to homelessness.
Arkansas needs more innovative models like this in every county.
#housing #endhomelessness #homelessness
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I was honored to tour the construction of Providence Park!
Tiny homes, mental health support, job opportunities, and community care come together to create real solutions to homelessness.
Arkansas needs more innovative models like this in every county.
#housing #endhomelessness #homelessness
Tiny homes, mental health support, job opportunities, and community care come together to create real solutions to homelessness.
Arkansas needs more innovative models like this in every county.
#housing #endhomelessness #homelessness
A gross overreaction, to say the least.
Hello insomnia, my old friend.
Hello insomnia, my old friend.
State enforcement agents have seized more than 8,000 hemp-derived THC products since last summer, as #Arkansas' new ban sweeps products from shelves, leaving medicinal patients and providers scrambling. Jacqueline Froelich reports in @arktimes.bsky.social
#arpx #arleg
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#arpx #arleg
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State ban nips medicinal CBD industry in the bud - Arkansas Times
The ban on synthetic recreational hemp intoxicants is causing significant collateral damage to Arkansas’s blossoming medicinal CBD industry, with retailers clearing shelves and boutique CBD shops clos...
arktimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A gross overreaction, to say the least.
Hello insomnia, my old friend.
Hello insomnia, my old friend.
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For Trump to succeed he needs an uneducated electorate who will believe his lies. Pay attention to what he’s doing.
The Dumbing Down of America
It’s as easy as G-O-P
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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
For Trump to succeed he needs an uneducated electorate who will believe his lies. Pay attention to what he’s doing.
BOTD in 1940 (d. 2015):
R&B, soul singer Percy Sledge.
Best known for the song “When A Man Loves A Woman”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
R&B, soul singer Percy Sledge.
Best known for the song “When A Man Loves A Woman”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman (Live)
YouTube video by PERCYSLEDGEVEVO
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November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
BOTD in 1940 (d. 2015):
R&B, soul singer Percy Sledge.
Best known for the song “When A Man Loves A Woman”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
R&B, soul singer Percy Sledge.
Best known for the song “When A Man Loves A Woman”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EYb8...
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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Jamaican Hall of Fame reggae singer Jimmy Cliff has died at 81. He helped popularize the genre by starring in films such as THE HARDER THEY COME and with songs such as the film’s title track and “Many Rivers to Cross”. Cliff live in 1984. #RIPJimmyCliff m.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSJ...
Jimmy Cliff• “Vietnam/Wild World” • LIVE 1984 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66
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November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Jamaican Hall of Fame reggae singer Jimmy Cliff has died at 81. He helped popularize the genre by starring in films such as THE HARDER THEY COME and with songs such as the film’s title track and “Many Rivers to Cross”. Cliff live in 1984. #RIPJimmyCliff m.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSJ...
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After ignoring us for a decade, Tom Cotton showed up to an Arkansas farm in loafers and wrote an article. I know what it looks like when a farm dies. He doesn’t. He only “found” us because there’s a camera.
#arkansas #farmtok #tomcotton #farmcrisis
#arkansas #farmtok #tomcotton #farmcrisis
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
After ignoring us for a decade, Tom Cotton showed up to an Arkansas farm in loafers and wrote an article. I know what it looks like when a farm dies. He doesn’t. He only “found” us because there’s a camera.
#arkansas #farmtok #tomcotton #farmcrisis
#arkansas #farmtok #tomcotton #farmcrisis
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Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
New slogan for the Trump administration:
“It ain’t easy being so sleazy.”
Yet, somehow, they manage.
“It ain’t easy being so sleazy.”
Yet, somehow, they manage.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New slogan for the Trump administration:
“It ain’t easy being so sleazy.”
Yet, somehow, they manage.
“It ain’t easy being so sleazy.”
Yet, somehow, they manage.
Lee Michaels is 80 years old today and, holy shit, I remember watching this on The Midnight Special.
This whole ‘time flies’ thing is getting out of hand.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4l...
This whole ‘time flies’ thing is getting out of hand.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4l...
Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
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November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Lee Michaels is 80 years old today and, holy shit, I remember watching this on The Midnight Special.
This whole ‘time flies’ thing is getting out of hand.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4l...
This whole ‘time flies’ thing is getting out of hand.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4l...
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November 23, 2025
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
November 23, 2025