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David Stone

@david-stone.bsky.social

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A proud liberal striving to look on the bright side. Writer of spicy satires about fun couples I'd like to hang with. Big fan of Carbonara, books, & travel. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PNCGCQJ

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · Feb 11

New Release! Yes, I do, in fact, write spicy romantic comedies (adjacent). They're about couples finding their various humorous ways through the perils of desire and marriage. It's all in good fun):

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 4h

For what it's worth, Swalwell is striking a different tone:

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 4h

PROMISING

Eric Swalwell sounds optimistic. I hope he's right. Perhaps MTG is just the first defector with more to come.

Hope

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 4h

PROMISING

Eric Swalwell sounds optimistic. I hope he's right. Perhaps MTG is just the first defector with more to come.

Hope

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 4h

Love her.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

What's their name? Get The Led Out"? "No Quarter" is the best Zep tribute band I've ever heard.

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

Happens to the best of us.... Have you heard about Pacific Palisades?

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

Whoops! "Lamb."

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

Fair and balanced doesn't come to mind.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

Funny Story: As a kid growing up in South Florida, I accidentally burned down a 52-acre island owned by Capone (meaning, left it a sand bar). Now it's a park.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

Anywhere else in the world would be a nice break.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

I knew it! I hope that poor lamp has access to antibiotics.

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

I've said elsewhere, maybe even on one of your earlier threads, that she reminds me of the type you might see lingering in a bar at last call. It could be a dive bar or a swank hotel bar, and she looks woozy and like she's had a hard life. You feel sorry for her, but not tempted. Not in the least.

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 5h

I came across Thoreau's writings and Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in close succession, and quickly became a climate activist. Nixon was still president, and the furies of the '60s were still fresh in my mind. It was perfect timing.

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 6h

The full letter can be read here:

www.salisburypost.com/2025/10/07/l...

Letter: Shouldn't we all be anti-fascists? - Salisbury Post

The day after I declared in this paper that I’m a proud anti-fascist, the president of the United States pronounced “Antifa” a domestic terror organization. Never mind that there is no such organizati...

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 6h

A close relative penned this letter a few days ago to his local paper. It sums it up very well:

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 6h

The war on drugs won't end until the world ends, which is even more unsettling in this context.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 6h

Here's a lonely paragraph, grabbed at random from the 1st draft of WIP ("The Happy Wife"):

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 6h

They're headquartered at the North Pole.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 7h

I've been expecting him to invoke the act since April:

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · Apr 4

I have a feeling Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act tomorrow if the demonstrations have big turnouts.

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 7h

I loathe horror movies. There may be something wrong with me. I'm referring to my first sentence; I don't mean generally.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 7h

Someone help me understand why he's honoring Trump with a visit.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 7h

He shook his fists yesterday.... He's unhinged!

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 7h

This is brutal. They're such idiots.

David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 8h

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

This is very encouraging. I don't understand why our reps weren't confronting their GOP counterparts in Congress from "Liberation Day" on. Fortunately, they're getting into the game now, including Jeffries, as Ben makes clear:

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🚨 MAJOR Altercations BREAK OUT in Capitol as GOP STUNT BACKFIRES

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 9h

What did Candace do? (I'm actually not curious enough to Google.)

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 9h

Things seem to be coming to a head. If Chicago somehow erupts (or it's made to look that way), Trump will finally invoke his beloved Insurrection Act, and that'll be it for next year's elections. No one agrees with me on this point, but I have a feeling I may be right.