Karl Grubaugh
@kgrubaugh.bsky.social
Semi-retired K-12 and college teacher (AP econ, journalism); exvangelical; Never Trump; let's all play nice
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ATTENTION CITIZENS!
Have you obtained your mandatory "I ❤️ CHARLIE KIRK" facial tattoo?
You have one (1) week to comply with this celebration of Free Speech or else you will be renditioned to one of President Trump's Platinum Level Resort and Reeducation Camps
Have you obtained your mandatory "I ❤️ CHARLIE KIRK" facial tattoo?
You have one (1) week to comply with this celebration of Free Speech or else you will be renditioned to one of President Trump's Platinum Level Resort and Reeducation Camps
September 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ATTENTION CITIZENS!
Have you obtained your mandatory "I ❤️ CHARLIE KIRK" facial tattoo?
You have one (1) week to comply with this celebration of Free Speech or else you will be renditioned to one of President Trump's Platinum Level Resort and Reeducation Camps
Have you obtained your mandatory "I ❤️ CHARLIE KIRK" facial tattoo?
You have one (1) week to comply with this celebration of Free Speech or else you will be renditioned to one of President Trump's Platinum Level Resort and Reeducation Camps
And he pins it on poor civics education... as a former high school government teacher, let me just say, he can f*** all the way off. (Protected speech, by the way. First Amendment, if you were wondering. Assuming we still have a First Amendment. )
What does "rule of law" mean if you explicitly state that nothing the chief executive does in office can legally implicate him www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
And he pins it on poor civics education... as a former high school government teacher, let me just say, he can f*** all the way off. (Protected speech, by the way. First Amendment, if you were wondering. Assuming we still have a First Amendment. )
I've been checking out options since canceling my Washington Post subscription last fall. Just pulled the trigger and signed up with @meidastouch.com ... thanks for what you guys do!
March 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I've been checking out options since canceling my Washington Post subscription last fall. Just pulled the trigger and signed up with @meidastouch.com ... thanks for what you guys do!
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
About as succinct an indictment of Elon's Stooge as I've ever read. It's not going well ... and it's going to get worse.
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...
America Joins the Jackals
Ukraine is only the first victim.
www.thebulwark.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
About as succinct an indictment of Elon's Stooge as I've ever read. It's not going well ... and it's going to get worse.
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...
Can someone please, using very simple language (maybe pictures?) introduce the current occupant of the White House to David Ricardo?
February 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can someone please, using very simple language (maybe pictures?) introduce the current occupant of the White House to David Ricardo?
This was gut-wrenchingly powerful. Wow.
In the strongest possible terms I encourage you to read this essay in @motherjones.com by my colleague Robert Rosenthal. Powerful, deeply moving, and illuminating. www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
My unexpected healing at San Quentin
I first came to the prison as a journalist. After my son's suicide, I returned.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
This was gut-wrenchingly powerful. Wow.
So would it be ironic if this measure becomes law but a government shutdown prevents it from actually going into effect because all the folks who work for the Social Security Administration and have to implement it aren't getting paid?
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Social Security bill clears first hurdle in Senate
The Senate is plowing forward with consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing its first procedural hurdle on what supporters hope is a path to passage later this week. The Senate v…
thehill.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:14 AM
So would it be ironic if this measure becomes law but a government shutdown prevents it from actually going into effect because all the folks who work for the Social Security Administration and have to implement it aren't getting paid?
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
A medical insurance story ...
I did a year abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the late 1980s. One Saturday, I rode my bicycle around the corner to a "dairy" -- think 7-11, but smaller and less corporate -- for newspapers and chocolate to share with American 1/
I did a year abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the late 1980s. One Saturday, I rode my bicycle around the corner to a "dairy" -- think 7-11, but smaller and less corporate -- for newspapers and chocolate to share with American 1/
December 6, 2024 at 3:30 AM
A medical insurance story ...
I did a year abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the late 1980s. One Saturday, I rode my bicycle around the corner to a "dairy" -- think 7-11, but smaller and less corporate -- for newspapers and chocolate to share with American 1/
I did a year abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the late 1980s. One Saturday, I rode my bicycle around the corner to a "dairy" -- think 7-11, but smaller and less corporate -- for newspapers and chocolate to share with American 1/
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📄NEW: Young men are drawn to the allure of getting rich in cryptocurrency like a moth to flame — but if they actually do, it will be at our collective expense.
"Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them."
america2.news/your-idiot-n...
"Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them."
america2.news/your-idiot-n...
Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them.
Young men are drawn to the allure of getting rich in cryptocurrency like a moth to flame — but if they actually do, it will be at our collective expense.
america2.news
November 25, 2024 at 7:45 PM
📄NEW: Young men are drawn to the allure of getting rich in cryptocurrency like a moth to flame — but if they actually do, it will be at our collective expense.
"Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them."
america2.news/your-idiot-n...
"Your idiot nephews are going to wreck your retirement. Stop them."
america2.news/your-idiot-n...
This letter my students received 30 years ago from Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox is making the rounds here in the happier place.
It still resonates, now more than ever.
It still resonates, now more than ever.
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 3:44 PM
This letter my students received 30 years ago from Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox is making the rounds here in the happier place.
It still resonates, now more than ever.
It still resonates, now more than ever.
Haven't commented on social media about the election ... dumbfounded, of course, that 76 million Americans voted for an adjudicated rapist/felon, but also feeling like my burden will be so much less than others.
I have done some unfriending/blocking, and here for a fresh start.
Feels ... better.
I have done some unfriending/blocking, and here for a fresh start.
Feels ... better.
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Haven't commented on social media about the election ... dumbfounded, of course, that 76 million Americans voted for an adjudicated rapist/felon, but also feeling like my burden will be so much less than others.
I have done some unfriending/blocking, and here for a fresh start.
Feels ... better.
I have done some unfriending/blocking, and here for a fresh start.
Feels ... better.
Un-installed X on my phone but didn't delete the account because I read somewhere that baddies can take it over.
Don't want ID theft (or worse) to happen, but do they care about a non-famous normie like me?
Thoughts?
Don't want ID theft (or worse) to happen, but do they care about a non-famous normie like me?
Thoughts?
November 15, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Un-installed X on my phone but didn't delete the account because I read somewhere that baddies can take it over.
Don't want ID theft (or worse) to happen, but do they care about a non-famous normie like me?
Thoughts?
Don't want ID theft (or worse) to happen, but do they care about a non-famous normie like me?
Thoughts?