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Ray Woodruff Music

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Songwriter. Guitarist. Instrumentalist. Visuals. Lost writer. Underdog Routing, Community Believing, Left Leaning (to the point of falling over). #RVA https://www.raywoodruff.com https://raywoodruff.bandcamp.com/

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · Dec 7

I’m mainly a singer/songwriter with the occasional divergence into improvised instrumental tone-poem-y kinds of stuff. Along the way, a lot of other interests come into play.
raywoodruff.bandcamp.com

Ray Woodruff

Songwriter. Guitarist. Instrumentalist. Visuals. Lost writer.

raywoodruff.bandcamp.com

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 14h

When will they finally take grandpa’s phone away for the good of the nation and the world?

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19h

Portland is ... right there. It's a real place. People live in it. People can go look at it. You could call someone there right now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

Republicans 2026: "We took the freedom of speech away."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 1d

“Hey Siri, what is an economic bubble?”

Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 1d

It’s odd, innit: if you were honestly proud of the job you were doing and how you were doing it, would you need to point a gun at someone taking a video of you doing it? Hummm.

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 2d

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 1d

“Daaaamn, being an over the top, entitled dickhead was a lot more fun when I had a job and could afford beer,” one of the Rogan fans we interviewed said.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

"None of what Trump has done since retaking office should come as a shock... It’s a shame that many of the content creators who helped put him back in office only seem to be realizing it now."

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

There it is

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 2d

Evensong #rva.

Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 2d

Classy.

Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 2d

“If only he had given me all his money peacefully, I wouldn’t have had to shoot him…” — and, sadly, I suspect he would agree with framing it that way.

stardust melody @karenparish.bsky.social · 3d

“…we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

Kevin Roberts president, Heritage Foundation, July 2024

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

In their own words the Republicans declared war against the United States and now they are waging it.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

The entire country is walking on eggshells because a madman is hallucinating about crime sprees and burning cities.

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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 2d

Every square inch of the forest floor is a work of art. ✨

A variety of leaves in various stages of decomposition on the forest floor. There's a red leaf in the middle of the photo. It is surrounded by yellow and brown leaves and tiny bits of greenery.

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 2d

Somebody is caught up in his own fantasy world. And his fantasy is to get people killed.

Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 3d

Sad to hear of Ken Parker’s passing. Even if you know me, you may not know that my most vintage guitar is Parker Nightfly. I’ve literally owned it for half my life now. It played every note on the track that accompanies this post. Peace be with you, maker. #rva #music

Shoot the Moon | 2003

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

The ICE agents deploying these are people without necessary training, those who couldn’t cut it in police training or didn’t want to join the military.

They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4d

Remaining feds left the scene in a large caravan, deploying more tear gas straight into the crowd - and right at my feet - as they left.

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 4d

Did some foraging in Church Hill. #rva

Chinese Chestnuts piled up on a possum themed bag.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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pstr (Jusqu'ici tout va bien) 🇨🇦🇨🇵 @philstr.bsky.social · 5d

This is going to keep getting used until the American people find some maturity.

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 8d

That and a Nobel peace prize. Irony is dead.

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 8d

The NY Times runs a poll which shows why they shouldn’t capitulate to the asshole and then will continue to publish stories that do just that.

Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 8d

NYTimes Trump job approval by age/race/gender

18-29: -36
30-44: -20
45-65: -23
65+: -4

White: +6
Black: -73
Hispanic: -43

Men: +3
Women: -23

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Cross-Tabs: September 2025 Times/Siena National Poll of Registered Voters

Results of a nationwide New York Times/Siena poll of 1,313 registered voters conducted from Sept. 22 to 27, 2025.

www.nytimes.com

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 8d

Our queen Mavis, dropping a line filled with the hope that makes me love Chicago. New print, two different color options, now in the shop. #letterpress www.starshaped.com/chicago

Close up of a print with shades of blue ink on white paper. Cityscape build from modular metal type ornaments. Shows a tiny plane pulling a banner that says ‘it’ll be better in Chicago -Mavis staples’

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Ray Woodruff Music @raywoodruff.com · 8d

I mean, he has proven his experience at incompetence in everything he has ever touched. When will he finally receive the recognition and credit due? Sad!