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Richard L Pastore ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
@rlpastore.bsky.social
Joined: Jun 11, 2023

Author of the fantasy comedies:
- The Devil and the Wolf
- Perseus Kills His Grandfather
Author website: https://rlpastore.com/

I post humor, writing stuff, & photos from my yard.
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As a 37-year old man, I cannot imagine assaulting teens, and teen girls at that, for any reason, let alone peacefully protesting something, and I didn't agree with them. What a cowardly loser. If anything, those kids let him get off too easy.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Cathartic bird scream meme of the day

(This is a song sparrow doing their thing in a park in Ottawa)
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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"No, you're thinking of my cousin Edward."

- Gus Spoonhands
February 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are โ€œa waste of money,โ€ having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year.

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February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I don't see this brown thrasher often but when I do, that name always makes me imagine it's thinking, "Why I oughta..."
๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ทโ„๏ธ
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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I hear they (Aaron Siri, adviser to RFK Jr for one) are now after the polio vaccine. I'm feel gut-punched thinking of children who will be affected by this for their entire lives

It's sad the only solution will be massive, multiple lawsuits against them for misleading the public by people affected
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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So frustrating (and heartbreaking) to see preventable diseases surging again.
apha.org APHA @apha.org ยท 12h
โ€œMeasles is a bad bug,โ€ APHA CEO Georges C. Benjamin, MD, tells CNN. During a usual outbreak, โ€œmoney would flow, resources would come in, there would be a big national educational campaign, and quite frankly, a large vaccination campaign across all areas of our country.โ€
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
That's also a wonderful going away gift.
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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"What he lacks in intelligence he makes up for in stupidity."
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Courtesy requires an amount of caffeine I have not yet consumed. Be warned.
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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You can do anything you put your mind to, but if it takes any effort whatsoever don't bother.
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Bands are just not hot like this anymore
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
What corporations don't get about the desire to opt out of targeted ads is it's better for one's mental health to think, "Why the hell am I getting an ad for this?" as opposed to, "What the hell??? I was just talking about this in a private phone call."
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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This is dangerous, giving me pics to meme-ify. Ok, photos by Richard!
February 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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I knew I was putting them in more than capable hands. ๐Ÿ‘
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
If you ever need a couple of more squawkers, feel free to use these:
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Sometimes I take a pic of a squawking bird and give them stuff to say

There are worse hobbies
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Grokket science
I dunno how you look at this as anything other than Musk hiding debt inside SpaceX and making the government pay to prop up xAI and Twitter with government space contracts.
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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We had the good fortune to participate in a panel with the poet Mary Mackey at the SOLCHA (Sociedad Latinoamericana y Caribeรฑa de Historia Ambiental) conference in Rio de Janeiro in July 2025.

www.journals.uchicag...

#PoetrySky #PoetryNews
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Yes, yes, I know what day it is but I still don't want to watch the movie yet again and no, that isn't irony.
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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A wee spot to rest on the timeline. Throwback to last summer, when I caught two herons and their reflections early one morning in Nova Scotia. ๐Ÿชถ
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Sounds like a naked bar.

(Seriously, this dive bar mustโ€™ve had some wild fights lately as they posted these signs everywhere. And everyone was clothed, btw.)
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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I just visited a ranch. It tasted nothing like the dressing.
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM