Gary Shirley
@oldhoosierhoopster.bsky.social
The things I love most in life are my family, music, basketball and mountain hikes. I love Senior Olympic basketball and I loathe Donald Trump.
Please no DMs unless we know each other previously. I’m not interested in “how’s your day” pleasantries.
What an egomaniac! Another narcissistic decision and a disparagement to black Americans.
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
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Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.
www.ms.now
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
What an egomaniac! Another narcissistic decision and a disparagement to black Americans.
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
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Remember the whole “Iraq has WMDs” fairy tale?
Insert 'drugs" as the new subject line and here we are all over again.
Insert 'drugs" as the new subject line and here we are all over again.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Remember the whole “Iraq has WMDs” fairy tale?
Insert 'drugs" as the new subject line and here we are all over again.
Insert 'drugs" as the new subject line and here we are all over again.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
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Steve Greenberg cartoon: Once again, Trump disrespects the military and the Constitution, and so does Pete Hegseth.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Steve Greenberg cartoon: Once again, Trump disrespects the military and the Constitution, and so does Pete Hegseth.
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did you know?
FUN FACT:
GOP don't want you to realize there is _another_ election that will tip the balance of power in Washington, ... happening in just days
see? fun, right?
#Resist -ing team on Bluesky, you know what to do!
Tennessee's 7th Congressional district begins early voting Wednesday, November 12th
GOP don't want you to realize there is _another_ election that will tip the balance of power in Washington, ... happening in just days
see? fun, right?
#Resist -ing team on Bluesky, you know what to do!
Tennessee's 7th Congressional district begins early voting Wednesday, November 12th
Maybe you know someone in Nashville, Tennessee
Davidson County, Montgomery County (Clarksville) or Williamson County (Franklin) parts with urban, suburban, rural areas and a large military presence
🚨U.S. Congress TN 7th district special election early voting starts Wed, Nov. 12th🚨
Vote Aftyn Behn
Davidson County, Montgomery County (Clarksville) or Williamson County (Franklin) parts with urban, suburban, rural areas and a large military presence
🚨U.S. Congress TN 7th district special election early voting starts Wed, Nov. 12th🚨
Vote Aftyn Behn
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
did you know?
So why did we have a government shutdown if they want to extend the ACA subsidies? So many people hurt for no reason.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
So why did we have a government shutdown if they want to extend the ACA subsidies? So many people hurt for no reason.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is for Congressional Republicans. From Todd Rundgren’s 2022 album Space Force. Just a fun song we saw him do in Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lpi...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lpi...
Todd Rundgren - Down With The Ship (Akron 4-26-24)
YouTube video by rogsteel
m.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is for Congressional Republicans. From Todd Rundgren’s 2022 album Space Force. Just a fun song we saw him do in Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lpi...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lpi...
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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🩸🩸🩸 NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🩸🩸🩸 NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸
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Chris Murphy: "He wouldn't be going through all of this effort to try to stop the release of these files if he wasn't seriously implicated in those files. This is most likely the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the country. We know that b/c Trump is going to these extraordinary lengths"
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Chris Murphy: "He wouldn't be going through all of this effort to try to stop the release of these files if he wasn't seriously implicated in those files. This is most likely the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the country. We know that b/c Trump is going to these extraordinary lengths"
We’re heading to Santa Fe this evening to see Todd Rundgren at the beautiful Lensic theater. He’s been my favorite artist since 1973. Here’s one of my favorites that he is playing as an encore from the 1974 Todd album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHj...
Todd Rundgren - The Last Ride @ London Palladium 29/10/25
YouTube video by rocklobster
m.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We’re heading to Santa Fe this evening to see Todd Rundgren at the beautiful Lensic theater. He’s been my favorite artist since 1973. Here’s one of my favorites that he is playing as an encore from the 1974 Todd album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHj...
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Tonight’s vinyl!
I saw them open for The Who and Herman’s Hermits in that order i. 1968. The Who before the Hermits? In what reality?
I saw them open for The Who and Herman’s Hermits in that order i. 1968. The Who before the Hermits? In what reality?
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Tonight’s vinyl!
I saw them open for The Who and Herman’s Hermits in that order i. 1968. The Who before the Hermits? In what reality?
I saw them open for The Who and Herman’s Hermits in that order i. 1968. The Who before the Hermits? In what reality?
Tonight’s vinyl!
Despite the Grand Funk cover, both albums are pretty good.
Despite the Grand Funk cover, both albums are pretty good.
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Tonight’s vinyl!
Despite the Grand Funk cover, both albums are pretty good.
Despite the Grand Funk cover, both albums are pretty good.
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Last night’s Super moon over the Sandia Mountains.
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Last night’s Super moon over the Sandia Mountains.
Tonight’s vinyl!
I still remember the day I bought The Soft Parade, late 60s. Maybe the best record buying day ever, at Zayres. I bought The Doors, Soft Parade and The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed for maybe $3.50 an album. Those bands and albums have been so influential in my musical tastes.
I still remember the day I bought The Soft Parade, late 60s. Maybe the best record buying day ever, at Zayres. I bought The Doors, Soft Parade and The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed for maybe $3.50 an album. Those bands and albums have been so influential in my musical tastes.
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tonight’s vinyl!
I still remember the day I bought The Soft Parade, late 60s. Maybe the best record buying day ever, at Zayres. I bought The Doors, Soft Parade and The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed for maybe $3.50 an album. Those bands and albums have been so influential in my musical tastes.
I still remember the day I bought The Soft Parade, late 60s. Maybe the best record buying day ever, at Zayres. I bought The Doors, Soft Parade and The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed for maybe $3.50 an album. Those bands and albums have been so influential in my musical tastes.
We were ready for Halloween! The noon news today mentioned a house the next street over with a great haunted house. We gave out nearly 500 pieces of candy and turned out the lights at 8:30. I had to buy more emergency candy.We had a traffic jam on our little street.
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
We were ready for Halloween! The noon news today mentioned a house the next street over with a great haunted house. We gave out nearly 500 pieces of candy and turned out the lights at 8:30. I had to buy more emergency candy.We had a traffic jam on our little street.