Kirby
@clkirby.bsky.social
UNC Tar Heels, GB Packers, MKE Bucks. I know, it’s weird. Native to NC, transplant to WI. Music, traveling, nature, books, and the Oxford comma.
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Kirby
@clkirby.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi Bluesky! Like many of you, I’m giving this a whirl. Husband, father of 2 young adults, believer in kindness, sports fan, and music aficionado. Often more of a lurker but will occasionally chime in.
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When I talk about the negative consequences of the internet, I don’t mean the internet is fundamentally bad or that it should be destroyed or that people shouldn’t be able to connect at scale. What I mean is that the most popular internet platforms have been weaponized to incentivize bad behavior
April 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When I talk about the negative consequences of the internet, I don’t mean the internet is fundamentally bad or that it should be destroyed or that people shouldn’t be able to connect at scale. What I mean is that the most popular internet platforms have been weaponized to incentivize bad behavior
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Hey Elon,
We will take your money, but you can’t buy our votes.
Love,
Wisconsin 😘
We will take your money, but you can’t buy our votes.
Love,
Wisconsin 😘
April 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hey Elon,
We will take your money, but you can’t buy our votes.
Love,
Wisconsin 😘
We will take your money, but you can’t buy our votes.
Love,
Wisconsin 😘
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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
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Wisconsin gave Elon Musk and Donald Trump the finger tonight.
Time for every state to follow suit.
Time for every state to follow suit.
April 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Wisconsin gave Elon Musk and Donald Trump the finger tonight.
Time for every state to follow suit.
Time for every state to follow suit.
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Tonight, between Booker and the Florida results, is a night to remember that the unraveling of American democracy is not inevitable. Trumpism’s vision for the future is not inevitable. We have a voice—and a vote too.
April 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Tonight, between Booker and the Florida results, is a night to remember that the unraveling of American democracy is not inevitable. Trumpism’s vision for the future is not inevitable. We have a voice—and a vote too.
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Walz: "It's so obscene that he would put a mock classroom -- we all know he's never been in one. He wouldn't last for a minute. He's surrounded by people who know nothing about education. They want to make this about bureaucracy and cutting. This is about children."
March 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Walz: "It's so obscene that he would put a mock classroom -- we all know he's never been in one. He wouldn't last for a minute. He's surrounded by people who know nothing about education. They want to make this about bureaucracy and cutting. This is about children."
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Closing the Department of Education would send power back to the states, but not in the way they want you to think.
States have always set their own curriculum.
The power they want is the power to discriminate based on special needs, income level, and LGBTQ status with no government oversight.
States have always set their own curriculum.
The power they want is the power to discriminate based on special needs, income level, and LGBTQ status with no government oversight.
February 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Closing the Department of Education would send power back to the states, but not in the way they want you to think.
States have always set their own curriculum.
The power they want is the power to discriminate based on special needs, income level, and LGBTQ status with no government oversight.
States have always set their own curriculum.
The power they want is the power to discriminate based on special needs, income level, and LGBTQ status with no government oversight.
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Listen friends - gather your hope where you can. People showed up in all 50 states on a moments notice. Voicemail boxes of senators are filling up. Lawsuits are being filed.
Look at all the good people.
And do not forget to take care of yourselves. Seriously. This is a long haul.
Look at all the good people.
And do not forget to take care of yourselves. Seriously. This is a long haul.
February 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Listen friends - gather your hope where you can. People showed up in all 50 states on a moments notice. Voicemail boxes of senators are filling up. Lawsuits are being filed.
Look at all the good people.
And do not forget to take care of yourselves. Seriously. This is a long haul.
Look at all the good people.
And do not forget to take care of yourselves. Seriously. This is a long haul.
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Repeat after me.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
February 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Repeat after me.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
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Normalize being nice.
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Normalize being nice.
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Jessica: He had a campaign rally in the middle of what should have been a somber occasion. And these DEI policies were put in place in 2013. He had every opportunity through his first administration to revoke them if he thought they were terrible, but he didn't.
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Jessica: He had a campaign rally in the middle of what should have been a somber occasion. And these DEI policies were put in place in 2013. He had every opportunity through his first administration to revoke them if he thought they were terrible, but he didn't.
“See you in two weeks” didn’t exactly hold true did it? 🤪
January 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“See you in two weeks” didn’t exactly hold true did it? 🤪
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Your weekly reminder that they have been saying we’re broke for decades. Both parties. Yet somehow there’s always money for war, and they found $31 TRILLION.
Why? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BROKE.
Let’s talk about how to invest in ourselves, not fearmonger about the debt as rich people get richer.
Why? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BROKE.
Let’s talk about how to invest in ourselves, not fearmonger about the debt as rich people get richer.
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Your weekly reminder that they have been saying we’re broke for decades. Both parties. Yet somehow there’s always money for war, and they found $31 TRILLION.
Why? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BROKE.
Let’s talk about how to invest in ourselves, not fearmonger about the debt as rich people get richer.
Why? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BROKE.
Let’s talk about how to invest in ourselves, not fearmonger about the debt as rich people get richer.
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A Times Square billboard showing squid game footage over the woman singing Imagine is probably the perfect way to ring in 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A Times Square billboard showing squid game footage over the woman singing Imagine is probably the perfect way to ring in 2025.
But but but they were so good against GA Southern, Portland St, and Hawaii
January 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
But but but they were so good against GA Southern, Portland St, and Hawaii
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OH MY GOD BOISE COACH YOU DO NOT NEED TO THANK JESUS FOR BEING DOWN TEN TO PENN STATE
UNLESS YOU’RE THANKING HIM FOR NOT BEING DOWN MORE
UNLESS YOU’RE THANKING HIM FOR NOT BEING DOWN MORE
January 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
OH MY GOD BOISE COACH YOU DO NOT NEED TO THANK JESUS FOR BEING DOWN TEN TO PENN STATE
UNLESS YOU’RE THANKING HIM FOR NOT BEING DOWN MORE
UNLESS YOU’RE THANKING HIM FOR NOT BEING DOWN MORE
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Christian Watson might just be that important to the success of the other receivers
December 29, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Christian Watson might just be that important to the success of the other receivers
ESPN airing OH State vs TN on all 17 of their networks (and ABC) and almost the whole country changing the channel.
December 22, 2024 at 2:00 AM
ESPN airing OH State vs TN on all 17 of their networks (and ABC) and almost the whole country changing the channel.
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The two party system is difficult when one party is successful in aggressively destroying democracy, and the other party is unsuccessful in timidly defending it.
December 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The two party system is difficult when one party is successful in aggressively destroying democracy, and the other party is unsuccessful in timidly defending it.
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Whoever said, "Out of sight, out of mind" never
had a spider disappear in their bedroom.
had a spider disappear in their bedroom.
December 12, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Whoever said, "Out of sight, out of mind" never
had a spider disappear in their bedroom.
had a spider disappear in their bedroom.
Six-time Super Bowl champion coach coming to Chapel Hill to lead my UNC Tar Heel football program? This changes everything for Carolina. Wasn’t sure how I’d feel but holy shit I’M LOCKED IN now that it’s real.
December 12, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Six-time Super Bowl champion coach coming to Chapel Hill to lead my UNC Tar Heel football program? This changes everything for Carolina. Wasn’t sure how I’d feel but holy shit I’M LOCKED IN now that it’s real.