Nato (Nate Orshan)
@natosongs.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Nato/Nate Orshan. He/him. #FrankfortKY, #KY. All about: my spouse, progressive public policy, human rights, media, design, evolution, science, psychology, music writing & performance, Beatles-inspired pop.
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Nato (Nate Orshan)
@natosongs.bsky.social
· Dec 15
"Before It's Too Late"
YouTube video by Nate Orshan
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My latest, for a friend whose Momma has Alzheimer's Disease. "Before it's too late, I'm telling you I love you..."
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#Alzheimers
#Dementia
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This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a sandworm.
December 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a sandworm.
1/2: "Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.”
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December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1/2: "Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it.”
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If they can successfully ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors --the vast majority of which amounts to medications such as hormones or puberty blockers-- then they can do it to any other category of people for any made-up unscientific excuse.
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RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
The Trump administration Thursday proposed two rules targeting hospitals that treat transgender children and youth using Medicare and Medicaid as the lever. The move would affect trans youth who have ...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If they can successfully ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors --the vast majority of which amounts to medications such as hormones or puberty blockers-- then they can do it to any other category of people for any made-up unscientific excuse.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie called President Donald Trump’s comments following the deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, “inappropriate and disrespectful discourse.”
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Kentucky’s Massie blasts Trump for comments about deaths of Rob Reiner and wife Michele • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky GOP U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie disavowed President Trump’s comments on the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie called President Donald Trump’s comments following the deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, “inappropriate and disrespectful discourse.”
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In my greatest hour of need, where were you
April 2, 2024 at 5:38 PM
In my greatest hour of need, where were you
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erika kirk and bari weiss considering what the existence of a just god would mean for their worldviews
December 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
erika kirk and bari weiss considering what the existence of a just god would mean for their worldviews
Kit rocked the house (OK, Paul Sawyier Public Library) last Saturday with a lively and information-packed nonviolence workshop for Capital Indivisible. (And I got to play a song, too.)
2025-12-06
#FrankfortKY
2025-12-06
#FrankfortKY
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Kit rocked the house (OK, Paul Sawyier Public Library) last Saturday with a lively and information-packed nonviolence workshop for Capital Indivisible. (And I got to play a song, too.)
2025-12-06
#FrankfortKY
2025-12-06
#FrankfortKY
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Kentucky: We all need to tell our statehouse reps and senators that we need more money to help these kids.
The Kids Count Data Dashboard, released by Kentucky Youth Advocates Thursday, shows about 21% of Kentucky children are living in food-insecure households, 20% live below the poverty level and 44% live in low-income households.
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Kentucky children living with 'unacceptable' levels of poverty, hunger, new data shows • Kentucky Lantern
Many of Kentucky’s children continue to live in levels of poverty that child advocates call “unacceptable.”
kentuckylantern.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
#Kentucky: We all need to tell our statehouse reps and senators that we need more money to help these kids.
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One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
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The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Pro-life my ass.
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the states have not provided data needed to address fraud.
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Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states • Kentucky Lantern
USDA will block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided fraud data, says Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Pro-life my ass.
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Society of Professional Journalists urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage.
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SPJ urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
www.spj.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Society of Professional Journalists urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage.
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_The Diplomat_ - Seasons 1-3 {2023-2025}
A power State Dept couple embodies the collision of idealism and realpolitik with ever-ratcheting stakes. An edge-of-your-seat cousin to The West Wing (including some alums) with an outstanding cast.
(8/10 stars)
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A power State Dept couple embodies the collision of idealism and realpolitik with ever-ratcheting stakes. An edge-of-your-seat cousin to The West Wing (including some alums) with an outstanding cast.
(8/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_diplo...
The Diplomat | Rotten Tomatoes
Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Diplomat on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
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November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
_The Diplomat_ - Seasons 1-3 {2023-2025}
A power State Dept couple embodies the collision of idealism and realpolitik with ever-ratcheting stakes. An edge-of-your-seat cousin to The West Wing (including some alums) with an outstanding cast.
(8/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_diplo...
A power State Dept couple embodies the collision of idealism and realpolitik with ever-ratcheting stakes. An edge-of-your-seat cousin to The West Wing (including some alums) with an outstanding cast.
(8/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_diplo...
_Smile 2_ {2025}
When most of the scary stuff comes from the cliched “Is this real or just a waking nightmare?” trope, it becomes a struggle to care about the demonic curse’s inevitable victims. But Scott, uh, slays.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smile_2
When most of the scary stuff comes from the cliched “Is this real or just a waking nightmare?” trope, it becomes a struggle to care about the demonic curse’s inevitable victims. But Scott, uh, slays.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smile_2
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November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
_Smile 2_ {2025}
When most of the scary stuff comes from the cliched “Is this real or just a waking nightmare?” trope, it becomes a struggle to care about the demonic curse’s inevitable victims. But Scott, uh, slays.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smile_2
When most of the scary stuff comes from the cliched “Is this real or just a waking nightmare?” trope, it becomes a struggle to care about the demonic curse’s inevitable victims. But Scott, uh, slays.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smile_2
I hate myself for sharing this.
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Iwona B. Horyn is DHS acting chief security officer's real name
Horyn was named to the role following her predecessor's retirement, according to LinkedIn.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I hate myself for sharing this.
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When I realized that I’m like the god of my gut microbiome, I started eating in mysterious ways
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
When I realized that I’m like the god of my gut microbiome, I started eating in mysterious ways
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It's important to understand what this ad does and why it is so threatening to the Trump admin. It gets to social identity theory, which posits that we have many identities, and the one which is salient in a given context will dictate how we think/behave in a particular situation. 1/
WATCH: After six Democratic lawmakers posted a video urging members of the military not to follow illegal orders, Trump erupted online, accusing them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Sen. Elissa Slotkin, one of the senators in that video, joins Chris Hayes to respond.
'HANG THEM': Trump melts down, accuses six Dems of ‘seditious behavior’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It's important to understand what this ad does and why it is so threatening to the Trump admin. It gets to social identity theory, which posits that we have many identities, and the one which is salient in a given context will dictate how we think/behave in a particular situation. 1/
1/3: Rare gig alert! Join Dave Keller and me at Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe on Sunday, 11/23, 5:30 PM for a few sets of our original songs. You can't go wrong, and Dave's crossing the country promoting his BRAND-NEW album, "La Brea",...
#FrankfortKY #Kentucky
#FrankfortKY #Kentucky
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
1/3: Rare gig alert! Join Dave Keller and me at Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe on Sunday, 11/23, 5:30 PM for a few sets of our original songs. You can't go wrong, and Dave's crossing the country promoting his BRAND-NEW album, "La Brea",...
#FrankfortKY #Kentucky
#FrankfortKY #Kentucky
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Report shows scandal-plagued Ohio utility made $108 million in errors. It wants customers to pay.
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Report shows scandal-plagued Ohio utility made $108 million in errors. It wants customers to pay • Ohio Capital Journal
Scandal-plagued FirstEnergy wants to make customers pay $108 million it used for things like lobbying but said was for construction.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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