Dan Ray
@danray05.bsky.social
music librarian, retired military musician, recovering music teacher, bicycle enthusiast
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Dan Ray
@danray05.bsky.social
· Aug 20
It’s important to remember when I share opinions and thoughts on politics and the military, it is with the expertise of a trombone player in the National Guard. And I read a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Hey friends, our child’s dog Doom has spent the day in emergency care at the vet. Please offer a positive thought or prayer for his recovery. A financial contribution would be appreciated if you have the means at this time.
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Donate to Help Doom Get Lifesaving Vet Care, organized by Zoe Ray
Doom has been my closest companion for 5 years and means the world to me. He has the biggest… Zoe Ray needs your support for Help Doom Get Lifesaving Vet Care
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December 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Hey friends, our child’s dog Doom has spent the day in emergency care at the vet. Please offer a positive thought or prayer for his recovery. A financial contribution would be appreciated if you have the means at this time.
gofund.me/9d8449c64
gofund.me/9d8449c64
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) features songs by Jule Styne and is better than I expected.
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) features songs by Jule Styne and is better than I expected.
“I wish we could trap the president in some kind of terrarium and make him do this sort of thing exclusively. If only this were all just entertainment, and the only men with their faces hidden by masks were doing tributes to Michael Crawford.”
@petridishes.bsky.social goes dark. Couldn’t agree more.
@petridishes.bsky.social goes dark. Couldn’t agree more.
but seriously if you want to know how the Trump Kennedy Center Honors went here’s my report from the night-of
Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors
The president and I both got our heart’s desire. But something felt wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“I wish we could trap the president in some kind of terrarium and make him do this sort of thing exclusively. If only this were all just entertainment, and the only men with their faces hidden by masks were doing tributes to Michael Crawford.”
@petridishes.bsky.social goes dark. Couldn’t agree more.
@petridishes.bsky.social goes dark. Couldn’t agree more.
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NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen
(MORE)
Can’t wait to spend all day watching marginally Christmas-related movies, eating chips and queso, and drinking eggnog and Pepsi until my face goes numb.
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Can’t wait to spend all day watching marginally Christmas-related movies, eating chips and queso, and drinking eggnog and Pepsi until my face goes numb.
Watch and share
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Watch and share
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Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is what a person with a soul does when they have the good fortune of monetary wealth and privilege. What a gift! What an example! I hope I can do more in the future to acknowledge the worth and dignity of my unhoused neighbors.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is what a person with a soul does when they have the good fortune of monetary wealth and privilege. What a gift! What an example! I hope I can do more in the future to acknowledge the worth and dignity of my unhoused neighbors.
Maybe if they rename it The Donald J. Trump January 6th Plaque Congress will display it as required by law. @thejan6plaque.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Maybe if they rename it The Donald J. Trump January 6th Plaque Congress will display it as required by law. @thejan6plaque.bsky.social
I personally can’t wait to visit The Donald J. Trump Washington Monument, The Donald J. Trump Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Donald J. Trump Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I personally can’t wait to visit The Donald J. Trump Washington Monument, The Donald J. Trump Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Donald J. Trump Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
I forgot how good Bodo’s deli egg on everything is.🤓
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I forgot how good Bodo’s deli egg on everything is.🤓
Uhhhhh… the problem ain’t the green cards. (It’s the guns)
President Trump ordered the suspension of the U.S. green-card lottery program that authorities said was used to gain entrance to the U.S. by the gunman in the recent shootings at Brown University, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem said.
Trump administration suspends green-card lottery after Brown shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem said she is pausing DV1, a lottery that lets people from low-immigration countries gain green cards.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Uhhhhh… the problem ain’t the green cards. (It’s the guns)
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
Because I can’t stand to hear that voice I just read a transcript of the speech and… wtf was that? Declaring war with Venezuela would have made more sense. In Army leadership training we are taught characteristics of toxic leadership, and this was a textbook example. 1/3
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Because I can’t stand to hear that voice I just read a transcript of the speech and… wtf was that? Declaring war with Venezuela would have made more sense. In Army leadership training we are taught characteristics of toxic leadership, and this was a textbook example. 1/3
Gonna keep listening to the podcast because those songs are just going to remind me of her and I’ll lose it.
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gonna keep listening to the podcast because those songs are just going to remind me of her and I’ll lose it.
Joanne Freeman in Cville? Count me in! Already have my tix. Can’t wait!
Hey folks!
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
I don’t think ACHS is on here, but a very exciting announcement just landed in my inbox, and it’s free! We get to hear from the great @jbf1755.bsky.social 🤩
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mailchi.mp/dcdb4cb730a2...
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Joanne Freeman in Cville? Count me in! Already have my tix. Can’t wait!
Another day I see flags flying half-staff and think, which one?
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Another day I see flags flying half-staff and think, which one?
Looking for my library’s cassette tapes and came across a stash of mini books including a darling little collection of odes to big daddy Lenin.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Looking for my library’s cassette tapes and came across a stash of mini books including a darling little collection of odes to big daddy Lenin.
Snow day at the library
December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Snow day at the library
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
I’m glad they arrested someone for the attempted bombing on Jan 6. This means Trump is one step closer to pardoning everyone involved.
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m glad they arrested someone for the attempted bombing on Jan 6. This means Trump is one step closer to pardoning everyone involved.
Costco is doing more to stand up to the Trump admin than elite universities.
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Costco is doing more to stand up to the Trump admin than elite universities.
Almost 4 weeks since broken rib incident and sneezing has become my most feared enemy.
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Almost 4 weeks since broken rib incident and sneezing has become my most feared enemy.
Sickening to hear anybody describe Trump as taking a bullet for this country when there are two National Guard members, one dead, one in the hospital, who actually took a bullet while he dismantles democracy and further divides us as a country.
Lee Zeldin: “Thank you, Mr. President, for being willing to take a bullet for this country…He is willing to take a bullet for all of you tuning in at home…I'm grateful this holiday season for you, Mr. President. You're willing to take a bullet for all of us.”
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sickening to hear anybody describe Trump as taking a bullet for this country when there are two National Guard members, one dead, one in the hospital, who actually took a bullet while he dismantles democracy and further divides us as a country.