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Nato (Nate Orshan)
@natosongs.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Nato/Nate Orshan. He/him. #FrankfortKY, #KY. All about: my spouse, progressive public policy, human rights, media, design, evolution, science, psychology, music writing & performance, Beatles-inspired pop.

My music:
https://natosongs.com
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My latest, for a friend whose Momma has Alzheimer's Disease. "Before it's too late, I'm telling you I love you..."
#AlzheimersDisease
#Alzheimers
#Dementia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFfl...
"Before It's Too Late"
YouTube video by Nate Orshan
www.youtube.com
Pro-life my ass.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Society of Professional Journalists urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage.
www.spj.org/spj-urges-wh...
SPJ urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
www.spj.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
_The Diplomat_ - Seasons 1-3 {2023-2025}
A power State Dept couple embodies the collision of idealism and realpolitik with ever-ratcheting stakes. An edge-of-your-seat cousin to The West Wing (including some alums) with an outstanding cast.
(8/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_diplo...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
_Smile 2_ {2025}
When most of the scary stuff comes from the cliched “Is this real or just a waking nightmare?” trope, it becomes a struggle to care about the demonic curse’s inevitable victims. But Scott, uh, slays.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smile_2
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November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Commentary by Teri Carter

Kentucky deserves better than ‘jokes’

kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/k...
Kentucky deserves better than 'jokes' • Kentucky Lantern
As we approach the 2026 General Assembly and election season, we have yet another example of Kentucky Republican officials and/or candidates behaving badly.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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When I realized that I’m like the god of my gut microbiome, I started eating in mysterious ways
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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It's important to understand what this ad does and why it is so threatening to the Trump admin. It gets to social identity theory, which posits that we have many identities, and the one which is salient in a given context will dictate how we think/behave in a particular situation. 1/
WATCH: After six Democratic lawmakers posted a video urging members of the military not to follow illegal orders, Trump erupted online, accusing them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Sen. Elissa Slotkin, one of the senators in that video, joins Chris Hayes to respond.
'HANG THEM': Trump melts down, accuses six Dems of ‘seditious behavior’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
1/3: Rare gig alert! Join Dave Keller and me at Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe on Sunday, 11/23, 5:30 PM for a few sets of our original songs. You can't go wrong, and Dave's crossing the country promoting his BRAND-NEW album, "La Brea",...

#FrankfortKY #Kentucky
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]

THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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First, let's back up.

Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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(Coughs)
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
_Task_ - Season 1 {2025}
Poignant drama; suspenseful procedural; and existential, even soul-hazarding stakes. The writing, cast, editing, and cinematography: perfect. This is what a solid novel written for video looks like.
(9/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/task/s01
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November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
_The Monkey_ {2025}
Hackneyed, unrealistic characters written ham-handedly. By neither committing fully to the comedy (unlike, say, _Evil Dead_ movies) or to the horror (unlike, say, _It_ movies), it doubly disappoints.
(6/10 stars)
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_monkey
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November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I’m writing an obituary. Does ‘boytoy’ have a hyphen?
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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US President yesterday: "I don't want to hear about affordability."
I learned long ago - document, document, document. 💁‍♀️

11.09.2024 v 11.07.2025

(Federal family though, so no Thanksgiving dinner for us this year because Trump is in the Epstein Files & 2025 is all fun.😠)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Justin, from librarypunk, said AI has given people “absolute impunity to ignore reality […] AI is a direct attack on the way we verify information: AI both creates fake sources and obscures its actual sources.”"

C @caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com
"It's part of a fascist project to offload the work of thinking... If we can offload that cognitive work, it's far too easy to become reflexive and hateful, while having a robot cheerleader telling you that you were right about everything all along.”
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
1/3: #FrankfortKY! Come out today* to Thorn Hill Education Center** for the Kentuckians For The Commonwealth event "Voices Raised for Voting Rights".
(* Saturday, 11/1, 2-4 PM)
(** 700 Leslie Ave, Frankfort, KY 40601)
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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3. Utter Horror!
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM