Craig Stinson
@craigstinson.bsky.social
Tar Heel. Wilmington, NC
God given human dignity
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
God given human dignity
Trumpism is a moral issue.
It still boggles my mind that so many people couldn't grasp last year how significantly more morally depraved a second Trump term would be in comparison to the first. And how so many people still can't comprehend that our national crisis isn't about politics, but simple morality.
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trumpism is a moral issue.
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Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like—because it’s already happening in North Carolina, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine
Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like—because it’s already happening in North Carolina, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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UPDATE: Trump is freaking out about the (very effective) anti-tariffs ad Canada 🇨🇦 is running in 🇺🇸 (during baseball playoffs), saying trade negotiations are now “terminated” — so here it is again 👇🏽
Reagan’s audio is, of course, VERY REAL. He is lying: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...
Reagan’s audio is, of course, VERY REAL. He is lying: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
UPDATE: Trump is freaking out about the (very effective) anti-tariffs ad Canada 🇨🇦 is running in 🇺🇸 (during baseball playoffs), saying trade negotiations are now “terminated” — so here it is again 👇🏽
Reagan’s audio is, of course, VERY REAL. He is lying: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...
Reagan’s audio is, of course, VERY REAL. He is lying: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj6N-...
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Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.
September 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.
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Rs, before the Trump cult took hold, frequently railed (rightly so) against communist and fascist regimes that nationalized industry, indulged in crony capitalism, and substituted propaganda for free speech. (The five-year plan is working!) How times have changed. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Most Communist President Ever
How we lose our democracy and our economy
open.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rs, before the Trump cult took hold, frequently railed (rightly so) against communist and fascist regimes that nationalized industry, indulged in crony capitalism, and substituted propaganda for free speech. (The five-year plan is working!) How times have changed. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
10,000 Maniacs in Wilmington, NC. @10000maniacs.bsky.social it was wonderful and we really appreciate y’all stopping here. #10000maniacs #wilmingtonnc
August 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
10,000 Maniacs in Wilmington, NC. @10000maniacs.bsky.social it was wonderful and we really appreciate y’all stopping here. #10000maniacs #wilmingtonnc
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Powerful and poignant from Ambassador Fried: “Vance’s argument would overthrow the meaning of the Gettysburg Address, the speech that restored America to its original principles from the Declaration of Independence after its bloodiest war.” nationalinterest.org/feature/jd-v...
JD Vance’s Dangerous View of American Nationhood
The power of the American ideal comes not from Americans being a “particular people” with a common heritage—an ethnically-rooted nation like others—but from its being different.
nationalinterest.org
July 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Powerful and poignant from Ambassador Fried: “Vance’s argument would overthrow the meaning of the Gettysburg Address, the speech that restored America to its original principles from the Declaration of Independence after its bloodiest war.” nationalinterest.org/feature/jd-v...
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“The stunning reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere confirms the global climate system has entered a catastrophic phase>'
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
Southern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse
A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what climatologists are calling a ...
www.intellinews.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“The stunning reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere confirms the global climate system has entered a catastrophic phase>'
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
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Be their fruits you shall know them.
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Be their fruits you shall know them.
New dog alert. I got Beau from the New Hanover Country Animal Shelter a few weeks ago. Turns out this guy is just wonderful.
June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New dog alert. I got Beau from the New Hanover Country Animal Shelter a few weeks ago. Turns out this guy is just wonderful.
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"Our lives...are meant to attain fulfillment through a network of relationships, friendships, and love, both given and received." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis assisiproject.com/podcast
June 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Our lives...are meant to attain fulfillment through a network of relationships, friendships, and love, both given and received." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis assisiproject.com/podcast
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If you treasure honesty, integrity, the rule of law, and decency, you must be prepared to reject whataboutism and to risk mockery by insisting that no, not everybody does it, and we don’t want to accept the kind of society in which that is assumed.
Whataboutism Is Rotting Our Brains, Our Consciences, and Our Politics
It’s easy, reassuring, and wrong.
www.thebulwark.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If you treasure honesty, integrity, the rule of law, and decency, you must be prepared to reject whataboutism and to risk mockery by insisting that no, not everybody does it, and we don’t want to accept the kind of society in which that is assumed.
I got a new dog at the country shelter and I think he looks like Rowlf from The Muppets. @weratedogs.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I got a new dog at the country shelter and I think he looks like Rowlf from The Muppets. @weratedogs.com
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“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”
A Permanent Stain on Our History
The Trump administration’s embrace of nativism is as shameful as it is self-destructive.
www.thebulwark.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”
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Opinion: Trump budget cuts threaten to kill Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park System
www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...?
www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...?
Opinion: Trump budget cuts threaten to kill Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park System
Without the National Park Service, the Blue Ridge Parkway in N.C. would not exist. We must ensure national parks are not slashed by Trump cuts.
www.citizen-times.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Opinion: Trump budget cuts threaten to kill Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park System
www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...?
www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...?
Worth your time.
April 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Worth your time.
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It's striking how much Trumpists hate what's made the United States great: immigration, trade, medical and scientific research, the rule of law, an enlightened patriotism, a willingness and ability to correct past injustices.
At the end of the day, Trumpism is Third Worldism.
At the end of the day, Trumpism is Third Worldism.
April 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's striking how much Trumpists hate what's made the United States great: immigration, trade, medical and scientific research, the rule of law, an enlightened patriotism, a willingness and ability to correct past injustices.
At the end of the day, Trumpism is Third Worldism.
At the end of the day, Trumpism is Third Worldism.
Hey, I got your book on Doc Watson @eddiehuff.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Hey, I got your book on Doc Watson @eddiehuff.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social
@jonrauch.bsky.social your conversation with Matt Lewis was great. Thank you so much.
February 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@jonrauch.bsky.social your conversation with Matt Lewis was great. Thank you so much.