Joel Goldstein
@joel1965.bsky.social
Currently in West Virginia, I am a Red State Democrat. Husband step father and step grandfather who loves literature and history. Been there, done that, and gotten a few tee-shirts in retail and Higher Ed.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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"Praising what is lost
Makes the remembrance dear."
(AWTEW, Act 5 Sc.3)
#ShakespeareSunday 🎭
#RemembranceSunday
youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM?...
Makes the remembrance dear."
(AWTEW, Act 5 Sc.3)
#ShakespeareSunday 🎭
#RemembranceSunday
youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM?...
Good Luck Everyone - Blackadder - BBC
YouTube video by BBC Studios
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November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"Praising what is lost
Makes the remembrance dear."
(AWTEW, Act 5 Sc.3)
#ShakespeareSunday 🎭
#RemembranceSunday
youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM?...
Makes the remembrance dear."
(AWTEW, Act 5 Sc.3)
#ShakespeareSunday 🎭
#RemembranceSunday
youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM?...
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Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
From Politico. Rubio thinks J. D. Vance will be the Republican nominee in 2028 if he wants it. First, this signals Republicans are mulling Trumpism after Trump. Second Rubio is Vance’s biggest potential threat. If Rubio bows out Vance gets the MAGA vote.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Vance is the frontrunner for 2028, Rubio privately confides
President Donald Trump has repeatedly named Vance and Rubio as his two most likely successors.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
From Politico. Rubio thinks J. D. Vance will be the Republican nominee in 2028 if he wants it. First, this signals Republicans are mulling Trumpism after Trump. Second Rubio is Vance’s biggest potential threat. If Rubio bows out Vance gets the MAGA vote.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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BREAKING: RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.
Findlay is reportedly ok.
Findlay is reportedly ok.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.
Findlay is reportedly ok.
Findlay is reportedly ok.
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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'Embarrassment': Wall Street Journal bashes 'dysfunction' inside RFK Jr.'s health agency
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'Embarrassment': Wall Street Journal bashes 'dysfunction' inside RFK Jr.'s health agency
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November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
'Embarrassment': Wall Street Journal bashes 'dysfunction' inside RFK Jr.'s health agency
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
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Mayoral Contests
Erie (77.2% reporting)
🔵 Daria Devlin 76.47%
🔴 Matthew Thomas 22.83%
Allentown (65.8%)
🔵 Matt Tuerk 72.08%
🔴 Ed Zucal 27.92%
Harrisburg (60.7%)
🔵 Wanda Williams 56.53%
🔴 Dan Miller 42.38%
Scranton (100%)
🔵 Paige Cognetti 56.9%
🔴 Trish Beynon 21.08%
Erie (77.2% reporting)
🔵 Daria Devlin 76.47%
🔴 Matthew Thomas 22.83%
Allentown (65.8%)
🔵 Matt Tuerk 72.08%
🔴 Ed Zucal 27.92%
Harrisburg (60.7%)
🔵 Wanda Williams 56.53%
🔴 Dan Miller 42.38%
Scranton (100%)
🔵 Paige Cognetti 56.9%
🔴 Trish Beynon 21.08%
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Mayoral Contests
Erie (77.2% reporting)
🔵 Daria Devlin 76.47%
🔴 Matthew Thomas 22.83%
Allentown (65.8%)
🔵 Matt Tuerk 72.08%
🔴 Ed Zucal 27.92%
Harrisburg (60.7%)
🔵 Wanda Williams 56.53%
🔴 Dan Miller 42.38%
Scranton (100%)
🔵 Paige Cognetti 56.9%
🔴 Trish Beynon 21.08%
Erie (77.2% reporting)
🔵 Daria Devlin 76.47%
🔴 Matthew Thomas 22.83%
Allentown (65.8%)
🔵 Matt Tuerk 72.08%
🔴 Ed Zucal 27.92%
Harrisburg (60.7%)
🔵 Wanda Williams 56.53%
🔴 Dan Miller 42.38%
Scranton (100%)
🔵 Paige Cognetti 56.9%
🔴 Trish Beynon 21.08%
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This is how a real President is supposed to act
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is how a real President is supposed to act
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
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Once more, for old times’ sake
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once more, for old times’ sake
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If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
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Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
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Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
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Mike Johnson has repeatedly said that he believes the Lord chose him to be speaker to serve a president also chosen by God. I think that’s the simplest explanation for why he’s such a passive do-nothing. Why challenge God’s plan? It’s Jesus’ fault, he’s just aloooong for the ride!
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Mike Johnson has repeatedly said that he believes the Lord chose him to be speaker to serve a president also chosen by God. I think that’s the simplest explanation for why he’s such a passive do-nothing. Why challenge God’s plan? It’s Jesus’ fault, he’s just aloooong for the ride!