Seeking shelter
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Seeking shelter
@blikesbikes.bsky.social
· Apr 16
it is in the shelter of each other that the people live
ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine
Pádraig Ó Tuama
ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine
Pádraig Ó Tuama
David French had compassionate thoughts about next steps for the USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
David French had compassionate thoughts about next steps for the USA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Are there a few cracks in the Unified executive theory? Or growing pains?
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Are there a few cracks in the Unified executive theory? Or growing pains?
This section packs a punch the photo intro is haunting humanity is dark and questioned war when we dont see each other is living human bodies whitmanweb.iwp.uiowa.edu/song-myself/...
Section 37
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November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This section packs a punch the photo intro is haunting humanity is dark and questioned war when we dont see each other is living human bodies whitmanweb.iwp.uiowa.edu/song-myself/...
All the president’s men in motion!
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
All the president’s men in motion!
“Bloom how you must i say” Lucille Clifton
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Bloom how you must i say” Lucille Clifton
Feels a bit like Feb 2020 before everything shut down
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Feels a bit like Feb 2020 before everything shut down
Will flights to and from blue states be targeted for reductions?
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Will flights to and from blue states be targeted for reductions?
Who supports communism and who supports common sense? I’m confused
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Who supports communism and who supports common sense? I’m confused
I feel like the term polarizing has lost its meaning. I’m going to replace it with antagonizing. I think it better reflects what we’re seeing about political differences
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I feel like the term polarizing has lost its meaning. I’m going to replace it with antagonizing. I think it better reflects what we’re seeing about political differences
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For no particular reason, reminding y'all that Brown U scholars estimate that U.S. led post-9/11 war & violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, & Pakistan from 2001-2023 resulted in a total death toll of at least 4.5-4.7 million people & counting, mostly Muslim civilians.
Still no WMDs though.🤔
Still no WMDs though.🤔
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For no particular reason, reminding y'all that Brown U scholars estimate that U.S. led post-9/11 war & violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, & Pakistan from 2001-2023 resulted in a total death toll of at least 4.5-4.7 million people & counting, mostly Muslim civilians.
Still no WMDs though.🤔
Still no WMDs though.🤔
I voted early today. I travelled by bike to my county auditors office. Democracy.
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I voted early today. I travelled by bike to my county auditors office. Democracy.
Ashes of American Flags (Live in The Studio)
YouTube video by Wilco - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A great evening with Yo-Yo Ma dailyiowan.com/2025/10/30/r...
Review | Yo-Yo Ma’s music told a breathtaking story
Storytelling doesn’t just happen through words. As Yo-Yo Ma proved through his performance at Hancher Auditorium on Oct. 30, sometimes the best stories are told through music. Ma began his performanc...
dailyiowan.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A great evening with Yo-Yo Ma dailyiowan.com/2025/10/30/r...
Will the US seek a UN resolution to intervene in Venezuela, Colombia, and Nigeria? What’s status of international law?
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Will the US seek a UN resolution to intervene in Venezuela, Colombia, and Nigeria? What’s status of international law?
A reminder of how poorly the lead up to the 2003 Iraq invasion was conducted.
Official Secrets (2019) ⭐ 7.3 | Biography, Crime, Drama
1h 52m | R
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November 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A reminder of how poorly the lead up to the 2003 Iraq invasion was conducted.
Crypto sports betting AI legal weed fentanyl drones. Tech just gets better and better
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Crypto sports betting AI legal weed fentanyl drones. Tech just gets better and better
Talked to a group about my work with Amnesty International in the 1980s and 1990s. Human rights was a growing and popular concern in part bc of concerts with stars like these
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Talked to a group about my work with Amnesty International in the 1980s and 1990s. Human rights was a growing and popular concern in part bc of concerts with stars like these
Oh, you wired me awake
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
Yeah, you tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil youtu.be/9CrBqRb3VGM?...
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
Yeah, you tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil youtu.be/9CrBqRb3VGM?...
Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage
YouTube video by JohnnyCashVEVO
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Oh, you wired me awake
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
Yeah, you tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil youtu.be/9CrBqRb3VGM?...
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
Yeah, you tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil youtu.be/9CrBqRb3VGM?...
Man has invented his doom youtu.be/HRrlFYg2QkI?...
Bob Dylan - License to Kill (Official Video)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Man has invented his doom youtu.be/HRrlFYg2QkI?...
Its interesting to read this Congressional hearing about China's human rights record. Especially the fealty expected from the country's leader. THE PRC’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW AND THE REAL STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA www.cecc.gov/events/heari...
The PRC’s Universal Periodic Review and the Real State of Human Rights in China
The vast inconsistency between the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) official participation at United Nations human rights reviews and its actual record of gross human rights violations are once agai...
www.cecc.gov
October 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Its interesting to read this Congressional hearing about China's human rights record. Especially the fealty expected from the country's leader. THE PRC’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW AND THE REAL STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA www.cecc.gov/events/heari...
Nixon peaked too soon
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Nixon peaked too soon
What countries are in the present Axis of Evil? Losing track.
October 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What countries are in the present Axis of Evil? Losing track.
Everyone should get a few get out of jail cards for saying something stupid
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Everyone should get a few get out of jail cards for saying something stupid