Donovan
@drlambright.bsky.social
A dad & survivor of suicide loss. Librarian & IT manager. Homebrewer, amateur Civil War scholar, Star Trek & KC Chiefs fan in MN. Proud liberal Democrat.
I've been re-listening to The History of Rome podcast by the great @mikeduncan.bsky.social . Does the website still exist? The last link I found was at Typepad and is defunct (along with the platform itself).
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I've been re-listening to The History of Rome podcast by the great @mikeduncan.bsky.social . Does the website still exist? The last link I found was at Typepad and is defunct (along with the platform itself).
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i read stuff like this and can genuinely angry at guys like jd vance who insist that this country belongs to some narrow vision of the "native born"
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
i read stuff like this and can genuinely angry at guys like jd vance who insist that this country belongs to some narrow vision of the "native born"
Republicans don't actually hate socialism. They hate socialism that helps anyone that they don't like.
finally! the government is sending a big fat check to farmers. how was trump the first person to come up with this amazing idea?
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Republicans don't actually hate socialism. They hate socialism that helps anyone that they don't like.
Democrats seem unable to conceptualize how to fight MAGA in today's media environment. Or even that they should. Sticking to their economic message is important but it can't be the only message. The nasty stuff that they don't want to engage with is important too. Even if it is distasteful.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Democrats seem unable to conceptualize how to fight MAGA in today's media environment. Or even that they should. Sticking to their economic message is important but it can't be the only message. The nasty stuff that they don't want to engage with is important too. Even if it is distasteful.
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Tim Walz and other democrats should claim that Trump’s growing dementia is causing him to verbally attack female reporters. Make the media debate whether it is Alzheimer’s or whether Trump is just an asshole.
The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tim Walz and other democrats should claim that Trump’s growing dementia is causing him to verbally attack female reporters. Make the media debate whether it is Alzheimer’s or whether Trump is just an asshole.
Wonka Stop don't come back
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November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What the fuck is he talking about? The FCC's Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to "devote time to contrasting views on public importance issues" was repealed in 1987 when, wait for it... , Ronald Reagan was President and Republicans controlled the Congress. Seriously, fuck this guy.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said broadcast TV licenses could be revoked if stations don't serve their public interest obligations.
The FCC has never defined the term "public interest," and critics say Carr has weaponized that requirement to fulfill political agendas.
The FCC has never defined the term "public interest," and critics say Carr has weaponized that requirement to fulfill political agendas.
FCC Chairman Carr issues veiled threat against TV broadcasters
FCC Chairman Carr says broadcast licenses could be revoked if TV stations fail to uphold their public interest obligations.
thedesk.net
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What the fuck is he talking about? The FCC's Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcasters to "devote time to contrasting views on public importance issues" was repealed in 1987 when, wait for it... , Ronald Reagan was President and Republicans controlled the Congress. Seriously, fuck this guy.
As soon as Democrats get back into power, one of our first tasks should be to tear down the Trump ballroom and restore the East Wing. Is it the most substantial thing we can do? No. But it will send a strong signal that we are taking the country back.
October 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As soon as Democrats get back into power, one of our first tasks should be to tear down the Trump ballroom and restore the East Wing. Is it the most substantial thing we can do? No. But it will send a strong signal that we are taking the country back.
Really, @nytimes.com You can't say feces? For god's sake, isn't it time to stop being so cutsie with MAGA? It is what it is and you do the country a disservice when you won't name it openly.
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Really, @nytimes.com You can't say feces? For god's sake, isn't it time to stop being so cutsie with MAGA? It is what it is and you do the country a disservice when you won't name it openly.
This is really not true. Jefferson actually owned slaves. Kirk just thought slavery was a good thing.
Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is really not true. Jefferson actually owned slaves. Kirk just thought slavery was a good thing.
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A lot smarter than the centrists vs leftists chatter: data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...
The Democrats' Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party
But to reform the system they first need to reform the Democratic Party.
data4democracy.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A lot smarter than the centrists vs leftists chatter: data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...
The Fed is independent of the President so they can make decisions for the long-term success of the economy. Makes sense. But how do they define "success"? Who wins & who loses in their successful economy? Does anyone know? Have we traded one controlling interest for another, less transparent, one?
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Fed is independent of the President so they can make decisions for the long-term success of the economy. Makes sense. But how do they define "success"? Who wins & who loses in their successful economy? Does anyone know? Have we traded one controlling interest for another, less transparent, one?
Memo to Democratic officials: Action needed now. Like, today!
August 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Memo to Democratic officials: Action needed now. Like, today!
Some corporations have said they are absorbing the higher costs that result from Trump's tariffs but they're not sure how long they can do so. I'd like to know why they didn't display this same community spirit when inflation drove costs up during Biden's administration. 1/2
August 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Some corporations have said they are absorbing the higher costs that result from Trump's tariffs but they're not sure how long they can do so. I'd like to know why they didn't display this same community spirit when inflation drove costs up during Biden's administration. 1/2
FFS. I watched the interview. That headline is 100% misleading as a description of what the man said. WTF, @nbcnews.com? Democracy dies in bullshit corporate news.
Welker asks: "Do you condemn that phrase, 'Globalize the intifada,' which a lot of people hear as a call to violence against Jews?"
"There's no room for antisemitism," Mamdani replies. But "I don't believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech in the manner especially ... of Donald Trump."
"There's no room for antisemitism," Mamdani replies. But "I don't believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech in the manner especially ... of Donald Trump."
Zohran Mamdani says, ’I don’t think that we should have billionaires’: Full interview
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his campaign promises, criticisms over his tax plan and charges of antisemitism, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.
www.nbcnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
FFS. I watched the interview. That headline is 100% misleading as a description of what the man said. WTF, @nbcnews.com? Democracy dies in bullshit corporate news.
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A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper
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You win by running on, not from, your values.
June 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You win by running on, not from, your values.
This is bad history. There were 8 Colonels from Virginia in the pre-Civil War US army. Robert E. Lee was one of them. Of those 8, only Lee resigned to join the Confederacy (after a brief stint in the Virginia state militia). The other 7 stayed true to their oaths and fought for the union.
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is bad history. There were 8 Colonels from Virginia in the pre-Civil War US army. Robert E. Lee was one of them. Of those 8, only Lee resigned to join the Confederacy (after a brief stint in the Virginia state militia). The other 7 stayed true to their oaths and fought for the union.
This is the best idea I have heard yet. The "Joe Rogan of the left" idea is bad because influencers like Rogan aren't made in advance. They grow organically--I don't think Rogan consciencely set out to be a voice on the right and that's not what his fans wanted originally. It just evolved that way.
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
May 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is the best idea I have heard yet. The "Joe Rogan of the left" idea is bad because influencers like Rogan aren't made in advance. They grow organically--I don't think Rogan consciencely set out to be a voice on the right and that's not what his fans wanted originally. It just evolved that way.
Once again, what the actual fuck?
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Once again, what the actual fuck?
What the actual fuck?
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What the actual fuck?
"Icelandic reports show that productivity has remained stable, and even increased in some sectors... ...The reduction in stress, combined with a better work-life balance, has had a significant positive impact on employee well-being."
Iceland approved the 4-day workweek in 2019: nearly 6 years later, all the predictions made have come true.
In 2019, Iceland made headlines by becoming one of the first countries in the world to adopt the four-day working week, not through a general law, but through agreements allowing workers to negotiate ...
farmingdale-observer.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Icelandic reports show that productivity has remained stable, and even increased in some sectors... ...The reduction in stress, combined with a better work-life balance, has had a significant positive impact on employee well-being."