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John Colton

@johncolton.bsky.social

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Physicist, BYU. Latter-day Saint. Swiftie. Nerdfighter #DFTBA. Fan of Utah Jazz, Brandon Sanderson, F1, ultimate frisbee. Singer, budding ukuleleist. ADHD, anxiety. #NeverTrump. #StandWithUkraine. Twitter handle was @johncolton70. Be the light of the world

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 28d

My wife crocheted me a small Taylor Swift doll 😊. And added a ring to the pattern 😍.

She's not a Taylor fan herself but loves me and tolerates my obsession, I mean fandom. 🙂

Crocheted Taylor Swift, holding guitar. Being held in my hand

Close up on her ring finger displaying a tiny jewel.

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1h

Ugh. Adulting is the worst.

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1h

Same here!

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1h

Good luck, and i hope you have a great time!

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 2h

Wow! I don't have TikTok, is it something you can post here?

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 4h

It's "cloaked", correct?

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah it was mentioned in passing I think in Taylor's Tonight Show interview so i looked it up!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he'll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 10h

#ImpeachTrump
#NoKings

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 15h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 10h

It's gotten stuck in my head so many times, lol

𝒵𝒶ℯ̈𝓁𝓎🌙 @horpelzaely.swifties.social · 21h

I can’t focus on what I’m doing I’m just dancing to The Fate of Ophelia lol

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21h

Draw on your own experience:

Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?

I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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An American @kittenhawk1.bsky.social · 11h

Trump was complaining to the Prime Minister of Canada about making everyone transgender and windmills everywhere...

There's no way anyone around him thinks he is sane.

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 11h

Am I seriously the only one who didn't know Gracie Abrams is JJ Abrams' daughter???

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 11h

I need to do better 😭

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 12h

Thread

#ImpeachTrump
#NoKings

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 14h

Never before in American history has one state's military force been deployed in another state over its objection.

I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 14h

This is, and ought to be, sobering.

I had not thought about it in quite this way.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 14h

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Norm @nberlin32.bsky.social · 1d

Simple summation. Yes?

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Department of Angela @angelaisms.bsky.social · 12h

“The man who attempted a violent coup—who fomented an actual insurrection—will invent a fantasy insurrection to justify overturning the rule of law and deploying the U.S. military against civilians.”

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 13h

NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 12h

This is a fantastic editorial, well worth reading.

robin~eldest daughter~father figure~I protect the family @robinwaytogotiger.bsky.social · 1d

Good grief. Writer Dan Conway is a hero of our time. Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Speech--- and the Pedo-Nazi-Cheetoad is KILLING it on PURPOSE and they're letting him do it.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CENSORED: “They refused to run my column this week. Too critical of Trump, they said.”

Writer Dan Conway left The Daily Memphian after editors rejected his column for criticizing Trump’s unconstitutional military incursions into US cities.

Read the censored column: www.facebook.com/share/p/16uP...

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❤️‍🔥brandi ⸆⸉ is a bolter @boltingbrandi.bsky.social · 1d

🪩 good morning besties 🪩 hope your day is filled with songs by Taylor Swift! ilysm! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Nothing messes up your Friday, like finding out that it's only Tuesday.

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 19h

Omg those are horrible. 😢😢

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 19h

Yup.

Also one of my favorite songs from the new album.

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1d

I love Cancelled!! Fortunately I haven't seen too many people hate on it.

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John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1d

You have a great ability to express yourself, and friends who care. 🫶🫶

Thanks for your thoughts.

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1d

Works for me in the US

John Colton @johncolton.bsky.social · 1d

I think you should have lots of naps. 🫶🫂 Get well soon. 🩷

I've got a semi formal banquet at work tonight to celebrate people who got promotions. And choir practice after that.