Gerard
@gerardbernard.bsky.social
Just another minstrel trying to entertain my friends
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How Much More Can America Take of "Trump Derangement Syndrome?"
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How Much More Can America Take of "Trump Derangement Syndrome?"
Trump calls it “Trump Derangement Syndrome” when we object to cruelty and division. The real story is what that hate is doing to America’s democracy, and when we finally push back…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How Much More Can America Take of "Trump Derangement Syndrome?"
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Trump is a vile disgusting person...I think "thing" fits better. Most should not even need this contrast to see that, I would hope!
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Trump is a vile disgusting person...I think "thing" fits better. Most should not even need this contrast to see that, I would hope!
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Investigators concluded Monday that South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals & monopolize power — Yoon is currently in jail while standing trial
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Investigators concluded Monday that South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals & monopolize power — Yoon is currently in jail while standing trial
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
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1st Movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto as performed by cellist Jacqueline Du Pre with Daniel Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic in 1967. 🎶🎧🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgd...
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ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO, JACQUELINE DU PRE
YouTube video by Allan Marshall
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December 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
1st Movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto as performed by cellist Jacqueline Du Pre with Daniel Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic in 1967. 🎶🎧🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgd...
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Angry Orange Grandpa has the gift of shamelessness and boundless grievance.
Those and all his fortune and his name on a gilt ballroom won't help him when the big weigh-in happens.
Stay strong. Be patient. Help each other. We will get through this and make things better for everyone.
Those and all his fortune and his name on a gilt ballroom won't help him when the big weigh-in happens.
Stay strong. Be patient. Help each other. We will get through this and make things better for everyone.
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Angry Orange Grandpa has the gift of shamelessness and boundless grievance.
Those and all his fortune and his name on a gilt ballroom won't help him when the big weigh-in happens.
Stay strong. Be patient. Help each other. We will get through this and make things better for everyone.
Those and all his fortune and his name on a gilt ballroom won't help him when the big weigh-in happens.
Stay strong. Be patient. Help each other. We will get through this and make things better for everyone.
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How to make nesselrode pudding – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/14/how-to-make-nesselrode-pudding-recipe-felicity-cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/14/how-to-make-nesselrode-pudding-recipe-felicity-cloake
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How to make nesselrode pudding – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/14/how-to-make-nesselrode-pudding-recipe-felicity-cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/14/how-to-make-nesselrode-pudding-recipe-felicity-cloake
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
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December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
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"..When the Secretary of Homeland Security can’t stay in a hearing long enough to answer basic questions and when the public trusts the protesters more than the person running the agency, you don’t have a messaging problem. You have a legitimacy crisis.."
#BlueCrew
"..When the Secretary of Homeland Security can’t stay in a hearing long enough to answer basic questions and when the public trusts the protesters more than the person running the agency, you don’t have a messaging problem. You have a legitimacy crisis.."
#BlueCrew
ICE Melts Under Noem’s Shadow
ICE isn’t just losing support; it’s imploding under its own cruelty, incompetence, and Kristi Noem’s vanishing act, leaving America questioning who the real threat is.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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"..When the Secretary of Homeland Security can’t stay in a hearing long enough to answer basic questions and when the public trusts the protesters more than the person running the agency, you don’t have a messaging problem. You have a legitimacy crisis.."
#BlueCrew
"..When the Secretary of Homeland Security can’t stay in a hearing long enough to answer basic questions and when the public trusts the protesters more than the person running the agency, you don’t have a messaging problem. You have a legitimacy crisis.."
#BlueCrew
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
Indiana Senate Republicans Defy Trump Admin and Reject Gerrymandered Maps
Despite months of mounting and concerted pressure from the Trump administration, the...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Indiana Senate Republicans' rejection of the gerrymandered maps stands as a significant failure for President Trump and his nationwide redistricting pressure campaign.
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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You know, I'm 70 years old, and I've been thru hell, climbed close to heaven, and touched back down here on Earth, which had everything necessary for humans to thrive. Greed has destroyed much. Maybe it's too late to save it. But we need to try.
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You know, I'm 70 years old, and I've been thru hell, climbed close to heaven, and touched back down here on Earth, which had everything necessary for humans to thrive. Greed has destroyed much. Maybe it's too late to save it. But we need to try.
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344 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Hydroxylapatite:
- A phosphate mineral
- A major component of bones and teeth
- Forms in some talc schists
- Its name comes from "hydro" because it contains hydroxyl and the Greek word "ἀπατάω/apatao" (to deceive) since it's often confused with other #minerals
Hydroxylapatite:
- A phosphate mineral
- A major component of bones and teeth
- Forms in some talc schists
- Its name comes from "hydro" because it contains hydroxyl and the Greek word "ἀπατάω/apatao" (to deceive) since it's often confused with other #minerals
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
344 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Hydroxylapatite:
- A phosphate mineral
- A major component of bones and teeth
- Forms in some talc schists
- Its name comes from "hydro" because it contains hydroxyl and the Greek word "ἀπατάω/apatao" (to deceive) since it's often confused with other #minerals
Hydroxylapatite:
- A phosphate mineral
- A major component of bones and teeth
- Forms in some talc schists
- Its name comes from "hydro" because it contains hydroxyl and the Greek word "ἀπατάω/apatao" (to deceive) since it's often confused with other #minerals
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Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host @heyira.bsky.social to describe efforts to restore agaves in the Southwest and Mexico, which has consequences for more than the bats that feed on their nectar.
📷 : Bat Conservation International
🧵 3/4
📷 : Bat Conservation International
🧵 3/4
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host @heyira.bsky.social to describe efforts to restore agaves in the Southwest and Mexico, which has consequences for more than the bats that feed on their nectar.
📷 : Bat Conservation International
🧵 3/4
📷 : Bat Conservation International
🧵 3/4
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John Cassavetes guest stars as a ruthless music orchestra conductor who murders a gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case in the episode “ÉTUDE IN BLACK” (1972) dir. Nicholas Colasanto with co-stars Peter Falk, Bythe Danner and Myrna Loy
📺 Universal Television
📺 Universal Television
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
John Cassavetes guest stars as a ruthless music orchestra conductor who murders a gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case in the episode “ÉTUDE IN BLACK” (1972) dir. Nicholas Colasanto with co-stars Peter Falk, Bythe Danner and Myrna Loy
📺 Universal Television
📺 Universal Television
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Accountability for ICE is not a prediction....
It's a PROMISE.
It's a PROMISE.
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Accountability for ICE is not a prediction....
It's a PROMISE.
It's a PROMISE.
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Steve is nagging at the universe's unanswered fruit-related questions again.
Stop it, Steve. It's a fruitless endeavour.
[#SteveThoughts](https://bsky.app/hashtag/SteveThoughts)
Stop it, Steve. It's a fruitless endeavour.
[#SteveThoughts](https://bsky.app/hashtag/SteveThoughts)
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Steve is nagging at the universe's unanswered fruit-related questions again.
Stop it, Steve. It's a fruitless endeavour.
[#SteveThoughts](https://bsky.app/hashtag/SteveThoughts)
Stop it, Steve. It's a fruitless endeavour.
[#SteveThoughts](https://bsky.app/hashtag/SteveThoughts)
Pathological, narcissist ego maniac fascist pedophile
So tired.....
So tired.....
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pathological, narcissist ego maniac fascist pedophile
So tired.....
So tired.....
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Phish bassist @mike-gordon.com loves the transcendent experience of his band syncing up in an improvised jam—so much that he’s funding research to better understand these moments. 🎶
Investigating 'Flow State' With The Bassist From Phish
Phish bassist Mike Gordon is teaming up with neuroscientists to try to understand the transcendent experience of musical flow state.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Phish bassist @mike-gordon.com loves the transcendent experience of his band syncing up in an improvised jam—so much that he’s funding research to better understand these moments. 🎶
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov