Gary Armstrong
@garyarmstrong.bsky.social
Former CMO of Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, & Men's Journal. Other brands touched: Vanity Fair, Glamour, Details, and Adweek.
Palm Springs Public Arts Commission, and Palm Springs Sister Cities Board.
Palm Springs Public Arts Commission, and Palm Springs Sister Cities Board.
I get bruised every day—physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually. Not a confession; an audit. I must be alive enough, open enough, to feel things instead of going numb.
People who never bruise haven’t mastered resilience; they’ve traded sensation for safety.
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People who never bruise haven’t mastered resilience; they’ve traded sensation for safety.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I get bruised every day—physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually. Not a confession; an audit. I must be alive enough, open enough, to feel things instead of going numb.
People who never bruise haven’t mastered resilience; they’ve traded sensation for safety.
📸: @coxpix.bsky.social
People who never bruise haven’t mastered resilience; they’ve traded sensation for safety.
📸: @coxpix.bsky.social
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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This is not a surprise to anyone who was closely following this case. It *ought* to be, however, a moment to reflect upon the responsibility (or not) of media outlets that, deliberately or not, led folks to believe that a grant was a serious possibility (which it never was).
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is not a surprise to anyone who was closely following this case. It *ought* to be, however, a moment to reflect upon the responsibility (or not) of media outlets that, deliberately or not, led folks to believe that a grant was a serious possibility (which it never was).
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Justices decline case seeking to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
Justices decline case seeking to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
The high court turned down a petition from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who objected on religious grounds to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Justices decline case seeking to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Rand Paul talking at length to Warren, Blumenthal, and Klobuchar.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Rand Paul talking at length to Warren, Blumenthal, and Klobuchar.
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Cave bill text is out
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Cave bill text is out
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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I didn't catch this until i saw @intense.wiggling.me 's post but he literally says "I, then say your name, do solemnly swear" oh my GOD
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I didn't catch this until i saw @intense.wiggling.me 's post but he literally says "I, then say your name, do solemnly swear" oh my GOD
Full gym today—Palm Springs Pride weekend always turns it into a kind of gay Grand Central, all pumped chests and pre-parade anxiety. Crowded, yes. But still able to find my light.
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Full gym today—Palm Springs Pride weekend always turns it into a kind of gay Grand Central, all pumped chests and pre-parade anxiety. Crowded, yes. But still able to find my light.
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BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
![ORDER
The applicants are seeking a stay of two orders of the United States
District Court for the District of Rhode Island, case No. 1:25-cv-569. See D.
Ct. Minute Entry (Oct. 31, 2025) and Docket Number 34 (Nov. 6, 2025).
These orders require the applicants to fully fund benefits for the
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program ("SNAP") for the month of
November, and to distribute that funding by the end of the day on November 7, 2025 (today).
Earlier today, the applicants asked the United States Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit to stay the District Court's orders pending appeal, and to
issue an administrative stay to facilitate its consideration of that stay motion.
At 6:08 p.m., the First Circuit denied the applicants' request for an
administrative stay, but stated that it "intend[s] to issue a decision on [the
stay pending appeal] motion as quickly as possible." Rhode Island State
Council of Churches v. Rollins, No. 25-2089 (CA1 Nov. 7, 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibyydayzagrotqzm753km6mib7xxccml3zlxpnonrwd2i6ootfla4@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).
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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.
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holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
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Young women have had it with your shit.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Young women have had it with your shit.
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Abigail Spanberger is carrying young voters by 35-points. Mikie Sherril is carrying young voters 2:1.
They thought Gen Z was MAGA. They were wrong.
They thought Gen Z was MAGA. They were wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Abigail Spanberger is carrying young voters by 35-points. Mikie Sherril is carrying young voters 2:1.
They thought Gen Z was MAGA. They were wrong.
They thought Gen Z was MAGA. They were wrong.
Octavio Paz wrote, “Between going and staying the day wavers, in love with its own transparency.”
Peace, I’ve learned, doesn’t come from arrival or departure. It hides in that trembling space between—the slow exhale when you finally stop deciding who you’re supposed to be.
Peace, I’ve learned, doesn’t come from arrival or departure. It hides in that trembling space between—the slow exhale when you finally stop deciding who you’re supposed to be.
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Octavio Paz wrote, “Between going and staying the day wavers, in love with its own transparency.”
Peace, I’ve learned, doesn’t come from arrival or departure. It hides in that trembling space between—the slow exhale when you finally stop deciding who you’re supposed to be.
Peace, I’ve learned, doesn’t come from arrival or departure. It hides in that trembling space between—the slow exhale when you finally stop deciding who you’re supposed to be.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
In Día de los Muertos tradition, candles guide spirits home, each flame a beacon. Some are for loved ones returning, but others—candles for the lost—are for souls with no altar, and no one waiting. Gestures for the forgotten.
Sometimes the “lost” we’re lighting candles for are closer than we think.
Sometimes the “lost” we’re lighting candles for are closer than we think.
November 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In Día de los Muertos tradition, candles guide spirits home, each flame a beacon. Some are for loved ones returning, but others—candles for the lost—are for souls with no altar, and no one waiting. Gestures for the forgotten.
Sometimes the “lost” we’re lighting candles for are closer than we think.
Sometimes the “lost” we’re lighting candles for are closer than we think.
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RFK Jr: "The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy in the paranatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive."
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
RFK Jr: "The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy in the paranatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive."
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
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Ousted ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy “was expected to raise $100 million but has so far raised just under $11 million towards his national opposition campaign, No on 50—Stop Sacramento’s Power Grab, according to campaign records.” www.sfgate.com/politics/art... #YesOnProp50
Calif. Republicans' big promised push against Prop. 50 is falling flat
Republicans donors appear to have given up on fighting Newsom in California.
www.sfgate.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ousted ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy “was expected to raise $100 million but has so far raised just under $11 million towards his national opposition campaign, No on 50—Stop Sacramento’s Power Grab, according to campaign records.” www.sfgate.com/politics/art... #YesOnProp50