NJR
@fh5.bsky.social
Reader, current events, medical news, politics, retired US Navy; served in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia
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The 2026 Trump - Kennedy Center Bookings!
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The 2026 Trump - Kennedy Center Bookings!
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Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
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Trump loves to talk about "respect." He doesn't know what respect is. lnk.thebulwark.com/4seItFL
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump loves to talk about "respect." He doesn't know what respect is. lnk.thebulwark.com/4seItFL
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Office Hours: What’s the next thing Trump will rename after himself? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-whats-the-next-thing
Office Hours: What’s the next thing Trump will rename after himself?
His sociopathic, malignant narcissism is boundless
robertreich.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Office Hours: What’s the next thing Trump will rename after himself? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-whats-the-next-thing
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The congratulations to our newest billionaire articles are wild. Please applaud the newest member of the class of people that wrecked your air, or your water, or your wages, or your right to walk down the street.
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The congratulations to our newest billionaire articles are wild. Please applaud the newest member of the class of people that wrecked your air, or your water, or your wages, or your right to walk down the street.
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Trump Tells Supporters to Make a “Personal Sacrifice” Donation
The fundraising appeal comes as households struggle with rising costs
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The fundraising appeal comes as households struggle with rising costs
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Trump Tells Supporters to Make a “Personal Sacrifice” Donation
The fundraising appeal comes as households struggle with rising costs
meidasnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Trump Tells Supporters to Make a “Personal Sacrifice” Donation
The fundraising appeal comes as households struggle with rising costs
meidasnews.com/news/trump-t...
The fundraising appeal comes as households struggle with rising costs
meidasnews.com/news/trump-t...
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Warning‼️ Here are dilemmas you will confront daily when reading this book:
1) Do I spend the next 20 minutes reading or stop now to buy more copies for people I love?
2) Should I share with one lucky person or should I keep my copy for reference?
1) Do I spend the next 20 minutes reading or stop now to buy more copies for people I love?
2) Should I share with one lucky person or should I keep my copy for reference?
Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...
December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Warning‼️ Here are dilemmas you will confront daily when reading this book:
1) Do I spend the next 20 minutes reading or stop now to buy more copies for people I love?
2) Should I share with one lucky person or should I keep my copy for reference?
1) Do I spend the next 20 minutes reading or stop now to buy more copies for people I love?
2) Should I share with one lucky person or should I keep my copy for reference?
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it is even worse than when it thought I wanted Nap Dresses
December 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
it is even worse than when it thought I wanted Nap Dresses
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Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960)[1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance - a non-conforming icon of the 1920s.
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
![Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960)[1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance - a non-conforming icon of the 1920s.
At age sixteen she moved from Philadelphia to New York after being harassed in her community for dressing in boys’ clothes and having feelings for her female teacher. Bentley heard that Harry Hansberry’s Clam House in Manhattan was looking for a male pianist – so she dressed in a tuxedo, auditioned, and got the gig, where she was backed up by a chorus line of drag queens.
With the repeal of Prohibition, and the decline of the Harlem speakeasies, she relocated to southern California, where she was billed as "America's Greatest Sepia Piano Player" and the "Brown Bomber of Sophisticated Songs".
She was a multi-talented musician who also regularly performed as a blues singer and was known to belt songs about male exploitation and domestic abuse.
A black lesbian who often cross-dressed, Bentley famously pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality while creating spaces of inclusivity. Today, she is recognized as one of America’s most successful black entertainers of the 1920s.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kjiakoy625524iwzmhtycqih/bafkreifcoxtyy3oe7cekcggoekmgmziowc6acgobpyhw3nuk2bt2yff7pa@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960)[1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance - a non-conforming icon of the 1920s.
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
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Happy New Year to all who are committed to defending democracy!
May 2026 bring strength & unity as we overcome challenges such as upholding our freedoms, human rights and the power to the people.
The #DefendersofDemocracy wishes you all a safe and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all who are committed to defending democracy!
May 2026 bring strength & unity as we overcome challenges such as upholding our freedoms, human rights and the power to the people.
The #DefendersofDemocracy wishes you all a safe and Happy New Year!
December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Happy New Year to all who are committed to defending democracy!
May 2026 bring strength & unity as we overcome challenges such as upholding our freedoms, human rights and the power to the people.
The #DefendersofDemocracy wishes you all a safe and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all who are committed to defending democracy!
May 2026 bring strength & unity as we overcome challenges such as upholding our freedoms, human rights and the power to the people.
The #DefendersofDemocracy wishes you all a safe and Happy New Year!
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More patriots are refusing to play the Trump/Kennedy Center.
Country Singer Kristy Lee said she cancelled because "losing my integrity would cost me more than any paycheck."
Any artist that performs there will never see another dime from me!
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Country Singer Kristy Lee said she cancelled because "losing my integrity would cost me more than any paycheck."
Any artist that performs there will never see another dime from me!
thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill....
New Year’s Eve concerts among latest Kennedy Center cancellations
A longtime New York jazz group said Monday it will not perform at The Kennedy Center on New Year’s Eve, one of multiple cancellations after President Trump‘s name was added to the performing …
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December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
More patriots are refusing to play the Trump/Kennedy Center.
Country Singer Kristy Lee said she cancelled because "losing my integrity would cost me more than any paycheck."
Any artist that performs there will never see another dime from me!
thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill....
Country Singer Kristy Lee said she cancelled because "losing my integrity would cost me more than any paycheck."
Any artist that performs there will never see another dime from me!
thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill....
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I’m shocked - shocked, I tell you - that refusing FBI criminal background checks likely resulted in… criminals in the administration.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m shocked - shocked, I tell you - that refusing FBI criminal background checks likely resulted in… criminals in the administration.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
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The idea that the Trump administration would assist the foreign founders of an illegally funded media outlet aimed at reaching American audiences with Russian propaganda might seem outlandish.
Truth is stranger than fiction. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pj2vMz
Truth is stranger than fiction. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pj2vMz
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The idea that the Trump administration would assist the foreign founders of an illegally funded media outlet aimed at reaching American audiences with Russian propaganda might seem outlandish.
Truth is stranger than fiction. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pj2vMz
Truth is stranger than fiction. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pj2vMz
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The NYT does all sorts of sane-washing, crypto-conservative cover work. See, for instance, @donmoyn.bsky.social today. But the Draper-MTG piece isn't one of them. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The NYT does all sorts of sane-washing, crypto-conservative cover work. See, for instance, @donmoyn.bsky.social today. But the Draper-MTG piece isn't one of them. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
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I haven’t tried to verify this yet, because I’m still processing, but I just heard that country music back in the day couldn’t have drums, because drums indicated African culture and wasn’t pure country music. 😶😶😶
December 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I haven’t tried to verify this yet, because I’m still processing, but I just heard that country music back in the day couldn’t have drums, because drums indicated African culture and wasn’t pure country music. 😶😶😶
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Your reminder that domestic terrorist not allowed to operate domestically flooded crack into our neighborhoods and the branch of the domestic terrorist launched the war on drugs. Corporate America flooded fentanyl into your neighborhoods and the same branch launched a national health crisis.
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Your reminder that domestic terrorist not allowed to operate domestically flooded crack into our neighborhoods and the branch of the domestic terrorist launched the war on drugs. Corporate America flooded fentanyl into your neighborhoods and the same branch launched a national health crisis.
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The despicable, violent, immoral @ICEgov thuggery is completely rejects the teachings of Jesus. But it is cheered on by right-wing evangelicals. (Shame on them.) @JohnFugelsang.bsky.social thinks he knows why.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/aJ-E2NBZLCY
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/aJ-E2NBZLCY
December 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The despicable, violent, immoral @ICEgov thuggery is completely rejects the teachings of Jesus. But it is cheered on by right-wing evangelicals. (Shame on them.) @JohnFugelsang.bsky.social thinks he knows why.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/aJ-E2NBZLCY
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/aJ-E2NBZLCY
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The We're Still Here folks and the God Squad on the same @johnfugelsang.bsky.social episode!
This is not a Best Of or a repeat!
The John Fugelsang Podcast: 2025 Year in Review
Episode webpage: art19.com/shows/sanity...
Media file: rss.art19.com/episodes/aff...
This is not a Best Of or a repeat!
The John Fugelsang Podcast: 2025 Year in Review
Episode webpage: art19.com/shows/sanity...
Media file: rss.art19.com/episodes/aff...
The John Fugelsang Podcast
The John Fugelsang Podcast... a podcast about politics, religion and pop culture from the host of "Tell Me Everything" on SiriusXM Progress 127.
art19.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The We're Still Here folks and the God Squad on the same @johnfugelsang.bsky.social episode!
This is not a Best Of or a repeat!
The John Fugelsang Podcast: 2025 Year in Review
Episode webpage: art19.com/shows/sanity...
Media file: rss.art19.com/episodes/aff...
This is not a Best Of or a repeat!
The John Fugelsang Podcast: 2025 Year in Review
Episode webpage: art19.com/shows/sanity...
Media file: rss.art19.com/episodes/aff...
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
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MAGA person says Tim Scott will make a great Florida governor
December 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
MAGA person says Tim Scott will make a great Florida governor
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Chump's Heroes.......
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Chump's Heroes.......
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271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
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Neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post published stories about Trump writing 200 unhinged posts on Christmas Day
You almost have to feel bad for an ugly old man with no family or friends to keep him company on Christmas Day that he makes 200 crazy posts ranting about everything under the sun.
Almost.
Almost.
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post published stories about Trump writing 200 unhinged posts on Christmas Day