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Andrew Donaldson
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Made by West Virginia. Writer, sometimes a talking head, frequent VA patient Writer/M.E. https://ordinary-times.com/ Commentary for WV Watch https://westvirginiawatch.com/ Subscribe to heardtell.substack.com
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · Feb 19
About me:

Editor/Writer @ordinarytimes.bsky.social

Commentary @westvirginiawatch.com, the outstanding @statesnewsroom.com outlet for the great State of West Virginia

Food fun #blueskysupperclub

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Heard Tell | Andrew Donaldson | Substack
Heard Tell: Covering culture and politics, but without all the caterwauling. Writing & media from Andrew Donaldson. Click to read Heard Tell, by Andrew Donaldson, a Substack publication with hundreds ...
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 9h
Im eating orange sherbet out of the carton and you cant stop me
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 3d
Watching football after a walk #blueskysupperclub
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 2d
Substitute teacher lunch, Chicago Public Schools with some 3rd grade student self-portraits (posted on their lockers) for you to enjoy #blueskysupperclub
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 1d
@four4thefire.bsky.social I don't know what the #blueskysupperclub rules are about drafting untagged entries, but I saw this and couldn't resist.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d
did i eat this entire plate of ethiopian? yes, i did.
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 16h
Substitute teacher lunch, Chicago Public Schools- First day this year when I didn’t have a sandwich for lunch #blueskysupperclub
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 10h
I want some
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El Coopitan @onaircoop.bsky.social · 11h
As I was saying... #blueskysupperclub
Two pans of freshly baked brownies on a table—one in a rectangular glass dish and the other in a round glass pie dish, both with rich, dark chocolate tops.
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 11h
Old reliable #13 from @jerseymikes Mike's Way add mayo #blueskysupperclub
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 20h
The content machine builds up
The content machine tears down
Content manufacturing for content's sake

Takes conscious effort to opt out-both in creation and consumption-of content grist for the content mill so you dont end up just grinding up your own soul for entertainment.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
From @theathletic.com: Many people are having a bad year in college football, but Arch Manning is having one of the worst. The quarterback has gone from preseason Heisman Trophy favorite and projected No. 1 NFL Draft pick to a man synonymous with failure. nyti.ms/47dNoy3
Arch Manning in an orange and white Texas football jersey tosses a football. Text reads: Is Arch Manning College Football's First Flop?
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 22h
I remember one of my first VA eval appointments and the provider had a chart of all my scars and was like "pull your shirt up so I can verify your surgeries" and explained "people lie, but scars don't"

Guess these guys never met that guy, unfortunately...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.
Post investigation finds VA’s $193 billion disability program has turned into a rich target for fraudsters. Some fake blindness or paralysis to get as much as $1 million.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Big ol' moon up there
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Making soup with sausage in it, which means I can carve up and air fryer a chunk for a snack as I cook with some curry ketchup. Good stuff #blueskysupperclub
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Vegan biscuits and sausage gravy for vegan kid #blueskysupperclub
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 3d
Vegan biscuits and sausage gravy for vegan kid #blueskysupperclub
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 3d
Pancetta & chive eggs scarmbke over sourdough with hertic hollandaise drizzled on

Good quick eats #blueskysupperclub
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My girl dad duty is complete; have listened to the new Taylor Swift record clean through, or as much as I could hear with Youngest Youngin singing over most it...
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4d
Skewered beef wellington at the rodeo
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4d
Evenin'
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4d
Reporting from @caitycoyne.bsky.social "The money is coming from the governor’s civil contingency fund, a pot of money that serves as the state’s main resource for handling natural disasters as well as for the governor to use in any way he sees fit." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/03/w...
WV spending $100K to keep national parks open during federal government shutdown • West Virginia Watch
West Virginia will donate $100,000 to the National Park Service to keep the state’s national parks open amid the federal government shutdown.
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4d
Our friend @erikgunderson.bsky.social on the ground in "war torn Portland" filing dispatches @ordinarytimes.bsky.social

"I’ve little time to post or comment because The Resistance is going to strike back against the Regime and since the weather is about to turn cold, things could get ugly here"
A Dispatch From War Ravaged Portland - Ordinary Times
Here's a short note from Burt Likko about conditions on the ground in Portland, Oregon, where lawyers are arguing about deployment of Federalized National Guard
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4d
Folks that are unfit for office because they are bad people that do bad things do not magically become fit for office because they say magic buzzwords that tickle your ideological priors or further your political goals.

Thank you for attending my TED talk
a man in a suit and tie says obviously in front of a nbc tokyo sign
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says obviously in front of a nbc tokyo sign
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 5d
Friday Night Light eats from the bleachers #blueskysupperclub
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 5d
Meanwhile, in the back yard...
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I answer some questions our Canadian friends have about the government shutdown in this here clip of me talking heading youtu.be/UDpodvLAtkI?...
Layoffs Loom on the Horizon as Government Shutdown Hits
YouTube video by Forum Daily News
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