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John

@gemiston.bsky.social

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Eastern Shore, MD; husband(1), dad (5), father-in-law (3), grandad(4), best friend; two-wheeler, stumbling outdoorsman, ocean lover, counter of bluebirds, quondam consultant; haiku sophomore . . . . My tide goes in and out.

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Sophie Gilbert @sophiegilbert.bsky.social · 21h

Are women ruining marriage? (By changing the passwords on their bank accounts when their husbands gamble away their retirement?) www.thecut.com/article/draf...

When Your Husband Spends $300,000 on DraftKings

Four women on how sports gambling turned their relationships upside down.

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John @gemiston.bsky.social · 20h

The FDA is removing a long-standing warning about using hormones and menopause drugs. This risks repeating past mistakes. It downplays real dangers, like breast cancer and stroke, and could mislead women into thinking long-term use is safe, erasing decades of hard-earned public health lessons.

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I think so.

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The U.S. skipping climate talks in Brazil is like missing your own intervention — the world’s on fire, and the biggest polluter just hit snooze. Leadership means showing up, not sending regrets.

John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

“Is he dead yet,“ asked Piglet.
“No,“ said Pooh.
“Fuck,“ said Piglet.

John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

The voices in my head made a starter pack.

John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

Truth Social: where every post feels like it was written by someone arguing with their own reflection. The app crashes more than the stock price, the memes are from 2012, and the “truths” are mostly fiction. It’s Facebook for people who lost their Facebook passwords.

John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

From a Craigslist post: “I am in a relationship but with areas that are missing. It is time to start addressing my looniness and seek the company of other guys in the same situation. Let’s start a conversation or even a support group for ourselves….”

John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

Modern cars are basically rolling data centers — tracking where you go, how fast, what you say, and even who’s in the car. Automakers sell this info to advertisers and insurers, often without clear consent. Your car isn’t just driving you — it’s watching you.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”

Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"

"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."

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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 3d

The government shutdown is all about hiding the Epstein files.

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John @gemiston.bsky.social · 2d

The Berlin Wall fell on this day in 1989.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

This has me thinking about a mahogany box lined in ruffled cream satin.

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John @gemiston.bsky.social · 3d

You take care.

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I.C.E. Application

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-dr. booty @justbrady.bsky.social · 4d

fixed it

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Lady Becky, Baroness of Bunzy, Bestie of Kim, Co-CEO Execubetch™️ @beckybunzy.bsky.social · 4d

You know Joseph Stalin had a massive stroke when he was only 74 at the time. I say this for no particular reason. 😏

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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 4d

Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.