@thegrumpycarpenter.bsky.social
50 something carpenter trying to make any of it make sense.
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The incomparable Willie Nelson, an absolute legend playing at the annual Farm Aid concert they he founded 40 years ago! The man is 92 and he didn’t go on until midnight…and played a full hour!
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Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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"The cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
"AOC exposes Trump's ICE funding scheme.
"AOC exposes Trump's ICE funding scheme.
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"The cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
"AOC exposes Trump's ICE funding scheme.
"AOC exposes Trump's ICE funding scheme.
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In case anybody on Capitol Hill is wondering, the mood right now out here in the hinterlands is for Democrats not to miss votes.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In case anybody on Capitol Hill is wondering, the mood right now out here in the hinterlands is for Democrats not to miss votes.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
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“The President of the United States is a criminal. He’s not just a convicted criminal. He should have been convicted for the crimes he led on January 6th. He is running the government like a mob operation.“
January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“The President of the United States is a criminal. He’s not just a convicted criminal. He should have been convicted for the crimes he led on January 6th. He is running the government like a mob operation.“
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The same old sentence wrapped in different words: look what you made me do. You pushed me. You deserved it. This is your fault. It’s the logic of abuse, a kind of moral alchemy that turns cruelty into consequence and makes a woman responsible for her own pain.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
“Fucking Bitch.”
The cost of telling a dangerous man you’re not afraid
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The same old sentence wrapped in different words: look what you made me do. You pushed me. You deserved it. This is your fault. It’s the logic of abuse, a kind of moral alchemy that turns cruelty into consequence and makes a woman responsible for her own pain.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
With all the horrors taking place in my hometown this week, the Minnesota ice is undefeated 😂😂😂
Even better
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
With all the horrors taking place in my hometown this week, the Minnesota ice is undefeated 😂😂😂
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i believe the photographer who is taking the photo is Christopher Katsarov of the Canadian Press, and here is his photo
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
i believe the photographer who is taking the photo is Christopher Katsarov of the Canadian Press, and here is his photo
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"The notion that Donald Trump claims this is somehow making the country safer is absurd. It’s making the country more dangerous… The domestic terrorists are ICE!"
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"The notion that Donald Trump claims this is somehow making the country safer is absurd. It’s making the country more dangerous… The domestic terrorists are ICE!"
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“Please do not come to the US, we are not the same country we were 4 months ago. It’s not safe here anymore.”
Vid. Credit: danieljlawson88 on threads
Vid. Credit: danieljlawson88 on threads
January 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
“Please do not come to the US, we are not the same country we were 4 months ago. It’s not safe here anymore.”
Vid. Credit: danieljlawson88 on threads
Vid. Credit: danieljlawson88 on threads
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They want us to disbelieve our own eyes and ears.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
We Are Not The Crazy Ones
How power is trying to make us doubt our own eyes and ears
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
They want us to disbelieve our own eyes and ears.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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A woman is dead in Minneapolis after ICE agents opened fire.
I don’t need to be a use-of-force expert to say this plainly: she did not need to be shot.
And no fair investigation is coming from the same system that wanted this confrontation in the first place.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
I don’t need to be a use-of-force expert to say this plainly: she did not need to be shot.
And no fair investigation is coming from the same system that wanted this confrontation in the first place.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
They Didn’t Come to Protect Minneapolis. They Came to Provoke It.
A woman is dead after an encounter with ICE agents in Minneapolis, and the rush to justify it tells us everything about where this country is headed — toward provocation, federalized force, and invest
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
A woman is dead in Minneapolis after ICE agents opened fire.
I don’t need to be a use-of-force expert to say this plainly: she did not need to be shot.
And no fair investigation is coming from the same system that wanted this confrontation in the first place.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
I don’t need to be a use-of-force expert to say this plainly: she did not need to be shot.
And no fair investigation is coming from the same system that wanted this confrontation in the first place.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Winnie and Willie are definitely enjoying their new hideout up at the lake! It’s been so much fun experiencing all the different seasons with these two up here.
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Winnie and Willie are definitely enjoying their new hideout up at the lake! It’s been so much fun experiencing all the different seasons with these two up here.
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Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooo
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooo
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Northern lights visible right now in Minneapolis!
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Northern lights visible right now in Minneapolis!
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸