Gary Funk
@garydfunk.bsky.social
Steadfast advocate for public schools, environmental stewardship, and democracy. Thinks people should read John Dewey. Also keen on bridges, real and imagined.
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The two most prominent politicians in America who compared Trump to Hitler are not Democrats but members of his own administration: Vice President Vance and HHS Secretary Kennedy.
September 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The two most prominent politicians in America who compared Trump to Hitler are not Democrats but members of his own administration: Vice President Vance and HHS Secretary Kennedy.
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Let's say it again:
1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.
2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.
It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.
1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.
2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.
It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.
(CNN) - President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops .. could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Let's say it again:
1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.
2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.
It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.
1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.
2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.
It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.
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Yeah, if you're in the media and someone insists that "they" were celebrating his murder and therefore "they" have to suffer some sort of retribution, you have an obligation to ask who "they" are and what, specifically, they did to celebrate this.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
Keep seeing/hearing news reports of MAGA fury at people celebrating Kirk’s killing (just now, NPR cited Stephen Miller’s outrage about this). But I have yet to see/hear a single example reported of such “celebration” —nothing close to Kirk’s own vile celebration of Paul Pelosi’s hammer attacker.
September 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yeah, if you're in the media and someone insists that "they" were celebrating his murder and therefore "they" have to suffer some sort of retribution, you have an obligation to ask who "they" are and what, specifically, they did to celebrate this.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
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"Let's put [Liz Cheney] with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
September 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"Let's put [Liz Cheney] with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
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September 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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No matter how much I downgrade my opinion of US institutions, they somehow are always worse than I expect.
Top *eight* articles on NYT devoted to Charlie Kirk, top one asks if he will be remembered like MLK. This is a man who only a tiny percent of Americans had even heard of before his death, whose views are too nasty for NYT to detail. But they are trying so hard to turn into martyr.
September 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No matter how much I downgrade my opinion of US institutions, they somehow are always worse than I expect.
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I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
September 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
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1 WEEK until Sun Day when 400+ events will kick off across to celebrate clean energy. These are just a few of the things you have to look forward to from events with snow cones made on an electric school bus to sunshine filled picnics. 🗺️ Visit sunday.earth/events to see what’s in store near you!
September 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
1 WEEK until Sun Day when 400+ events will kick off across to celebrate clean energy. These are just a few of the things you have to look forward to from events with snow cones made on an electric school bus to sunshine filled picnics. 🗺️ Visit sunday.earth/events to see what’s in store near you!
Figure it out, folks. They’re outraged because it WASN’T a left-wing radical. Enraged because he came from a gun worshiping family of Trumpers, and he was apparently engaged in an ugly online world that trivializes violence. Stay calm, but remain attentive. Offline is the true reality. Get outside!
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Figure it out, folks. They’re outraged because it WASN’T a left-wing radical. Enraged because he came from a gun worshiping family of Trumpers, and he was apparently engaged in an ugly online world that trivializes violence. Stay calm, but remain attentive. Offline is the true reality. Get outside!
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There goes his shot at a job on MSNBC.
Spencer Cox: "Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web that's all that people have heard"
September 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There goes his shot at a job on MSNBC.
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My most surreal teaching experience years ago was mentioning Gamergate to a student who didn’t think anyone could argue about video games and immediately having a random Gamergater who was walking past the room come in and start ranting about female game journalists pretending to be victims.
As a colleague mentioned yesterday, Gamergate is one of the five most significant developments in US politics since the Cold War
September 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My most surreal teaching experience years ago was mentioning Gamergate to a student who didn’t think anyone could argue about video games and immediately having a random Gamergater who was walking past the room come in and start ranting about female game journalists pretending to be victims.
Check this out!
September 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Check this out!
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A comprehensive climate action plan to achieve net-zero emissions covering 13 counties in the Chicago area is nearing completion.
Transportation plan casts wide net for zero emissions in Chicago region
A comprehensive climate action plan to achieve net-zero emissions covering 13 counties in the Chicago area is nearing completion.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A comprehensive climate action plan to achieve net-zero emissions covering 13 counties in the Chicago area is nearing completion.
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Reminder 🌻
☀️𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (many locations) Sun Sept 21
☀️𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 at Powell's Wed Sept 17
Here Comes The Sun☀️Energy we can count on
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Here Comes The Sun☀️Energy we can count on
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Save the Date
𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗗𝗫 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Sunday Sept 21 12-6PM
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
We're expecting the sun to make an appearance☀️
@350pdx.bsky.social @sunrisepdx.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social
(also @billmckibben.bsky.social speaks at @powells.bsky.social Sept 17)
𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗗𝗫 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Sunday Sept 21 12-6PM
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
We're expecting the sun to make an appearance☀️
@350pdx.bsky.social @sunrisepdx.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social
(also @billmckibben.bsky.social speaks at @powells.bsky.social Sept 17)
Sun Day PDX
SunDay is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We’ll come together to showcase the power of the sun and wind, the energy sources that can p...
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September 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reminder 🌻
☀️𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (many locations) Sun Sept 21
☀️𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 at Powell's Wed Sept 17
Here Comes The Sun☀️Energy we can count on
@350pdx.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @sunrisepdx.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @powells.bsky.social
☀️𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (many locations) Sun Sept 21
☀️𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 at Powell's Wed Sept 17
Here Comes The Sun☀️Energy we can count on
@350pdx.bsky.social @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @sunrisepdx.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @powells.bsky.social
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Keir Starmer should be old enough to remember that we didn't use to call them patriots, we called them football hooligans.
September 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Keir Starmer should be old enough to remember that we didn't use to call them patriots, we called them football hooligans.
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This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
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I’m tired of being pitted against my neighbor.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
September 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m tired of being pitted against my neighbor.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
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@billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We only care about now—the president has an attention span of three minutes, and corporate executives can’t see past the next quarter. Whereas the Chinese are clearly thinking many decades into the future, which they plan to own"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
"We only care about now—the president has an attention span of three minutes, and corporate executives can’t see past the next quarter. Whereas the Chinese are clearly thinking many decades into the future, which they plan to own"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A Tale of Two Countries
Two superpowers, one behaving pathetically
billmckibben.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
@billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We only care about now—the president has an attention span of three minutes, and corporate executives can’t see past the next quarter. Whereas the Chinese are clearly thinking many decades into the future, which they plan to own"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
"We only care about now—the president has an attention span of three minutes, and corporate executives can’t see past the next quarter. Whereas the Chinese are clearly thinking many decades into the future, which they plan to own"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
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VW on track to once again disappoint the many op/ed prophets predicting its imminent demise
Good morning with good news: Sales skyrocket 38% of fully electric vehicles (BEV) in Europe in the first 7 months of 2025, compared to same period of 2024! Wow!
VW up 90.2%
Renault up 58.9%
BMW up 31.7%
Chinese up 19.1%
Tesla down 38.7%!
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ev-... #energysky
VW up 90.2%
Renault up 58.9%
BMW up 31.7%
Chinese up 19.1%
Tesla down 38.7%!
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ev-... #energysky
September 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
VW on track to once again disappoint the many op/ed prophets predicting its imminent demise
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The Chinese dominance of clean-energy industries is “creating the conditions for a decline in fossil fuel use,” according to a report by Ember, a research group focused on the prospects for clean-energy technologies. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/c...
‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Chinese dominance of clean-energy industries is “creating the conditions for a decline in fossil fuel use,” according to a report by Ember, a research group focused on the prospects for clean-energy technologies. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/c...
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A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.