Shepard Kollock
@shepardkollock.bsky.social
First Amendment fanboy, avocational historian and radical moderate.
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Um, excuse me, I thought I was buying an America the Beautiful Pass??? 🤡
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Um, excuse me, I thought I was buying an America the Beautiful Pass??? 🤡
Somebody needs to do a version of Struwwelpeter but with Trump administration figures.
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Struwwelpeter book by Heinrich Hoffmann
Buy a cheap copy of Struwwelpeter book by Heinrich Hoffmann. First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as slovenly or shock-headed Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the ...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Somebody needs to do a version of Struwwelpeter but with Trump administration figures.
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At year end, the dividing line in politics today is defined by dignity. Dignity is something that can't be taken away. It can only be surrendered voluntarily. We saw the most powerful business leaders willing to surrender dignity while everyday Americans stood tall.
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
At year end, the dividing line in politics today is defined by dignity. Dignity is something that can't be taken away. It can only be surrendered voluntarily. We saw the most powerful business leaders willing to surrender dignity while everyday Americans stood tall.
"Good night... and good luck."
Murrow.
Murrow.
WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"Good night... and good luck."
Murrow.
Murrow.
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So poignantly haunting yet heartening. Chag Sameach.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So poignantly haunting yet heartening. Chag Sameach.
I'm not Jewish, and I'm placing a menorah in my window this Chanukah, as I have for several years now. I invite you to do the same.
Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm not Jewish, and I'm placing a menorah in my window this Chanukah, as I have for several years now. I invite you to do the same.
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
Imagine how incredibly brain addled he has to be - he can't stay awake for dump trucks full of the fawning praise he's yearned for all his life.
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Imagine how incredibly brain addled he has to be - he can't stay awake for dump trucks full of the fawning praise he's yearned for all his life.
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George Will goes on to state: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
George Will goes on to state: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Beautiful.
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Beautiful.
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"Hell no. We don't agree w/ each other about finance, we don't agree w/ each other about immigration, we don't agree w/ each other on foreign affairs – but by God, we can agree we don't want to be ruled by a hand full of rich men who think they're better than the rest of us."
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Hell no. We don't agree w/ each other about finance, we don't agree w/ each other about immigration, we don't agree w/ each other on foreign affairs – but by God, we can agree we don't want to be ruled by a hand full of rich men who think they're better than the rest of us."
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson
I've been boycotting both companies, but hey, doesn't everyone love setting aside their principles to overpay for a high-calorie drink?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I've been boycotting both companies, but hey, doesn't everyone love setting aside their principles to overpay for a high-calorie drink?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
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Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
"Hey, what do ya wanna do for lunch?"
"That place we raided last week looked reaaaaly good. Let's go there!"
Morons.
"That place we raided last week looked reaaaaly good. Let's go there!"
Morons.
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"Hey, what do ya wanna do for lunch?"
"That place we raided last week looked reaaaaly good. Let's go there!"
Morons.
"That place we raided last week looked reaaaaly good. Let's go there!"
Morons.
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
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🦬 Hello 911, I’d like to report a murder.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🦬 Hello 911, I’d like to report a murder.
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🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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I can’t support this bill. It doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment and deliver actual relief that can pass both chambers of Congress.
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I can’t support this bill. It doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment and deliver actual relief that can pass both chambers of Congress.
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
@booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com is up for reelection next year.
Will he vote for a bill that serves the needs of his constituents, or his campaign contributors?
It's not too late to find a viable primary challenger.
Will he vote for a bill that serves the needs of his constituents, or his campaign contributors?
It's not too late to find a viable primary challenger.
Senators: your votes, donations, and endorsements are conditional on your actions in office. Your (D) does not make you safe.
Caving to Trump with only "concepts of a plan" to vote on the ACA is UNACCEPTABLE.
Traitors deserve competitive primaries.
Caving to Trump with only "concepts of a plan" to vote on the ACA is UNACCEPTABLE.
Traitors deserve competitive primaries.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
@booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com is up for reelection next year.
Will he vote for a bill that serves the needs of his constituents, or his campaign contributors?
It's not too late to find a viable primary challenger.
Will he vote for a bill that serves the needs of his constituents, or his campaign contributors?
It's not too late to find a viable primary challenger.
A true Chris Christie at the beach moment.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A true Chris Christie at the beach moment.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.