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Dan Ray

@danray05.bsky.social

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music librarian, retired military musician, recovering music teacher, bicycle enthusiast

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Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s important to remember when I share opinions and thoughts on politics and the military, it is with the expertise of a trombone player in the National Guard. And I read a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 18h

With guest artist Gloria Gaynor?

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 19h

I’m no fan of AI slop, but I might watch a machine generated video of the Lee Greenwood halftime show.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 22h

Declaring insurrection like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy. Perfect!

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 23h

That’s exactly what the administration wants to happen.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 1d

Go Mariners!

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of words to say, “because I’m a racist prick.”

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 2d

Go Mariners!

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 2d

Crisp, clear Fall morning commute.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Mariners Monday to all who celebrate. (Photo from 2012. I’m the good looking one.)

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

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Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 3d

This is unacceptable language from the Commander in Chief. Navy leadership should demand better from the speaker and the audience.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 4d

Same here. What an amazing speaker!

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 4d

Can we just have this choir sing at every session of every #generalconference?

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 5d

What’s not clear about it?

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 6d

Finishing my #weekwithoutdriving taking the bus to work. When the weather is nice I like to get off a couple stops early so I can walk across the bridge by the Dell and Contemplative Commons.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 6d

90s country was wack

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 7d

Scoring some free ice cream at the UVA employees bike social

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 7d

Morning commute finally feeling like Fall

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 8d

I’m glad we have buses, but the current inefficiencies make it hard to rely on.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 8d

Reading this and realizing how little I have emotionally processed the events of last weekend. Still feeling mostly numbness, but I’m thankful for friends who have reached out and expressed sympathy and solidarity.

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins.bsky.social · 8d

On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Shooter and the Prophet

Russell M. Nelson, the Latter-day Saint prophet who preached the need for peacemakers in an angry world, died over the weekend. Then a gunman opened fire on a church in Michigan.

www.theatlantic.com

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 8d

Drizzly by unseasonably warm bike commute

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 9d

And encouraged his supporters to violently attack the Capitol when he lost the election.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 11d

I hope not, but I believe an excuse to escalate its violent response what this administration wants.

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 11d

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