Martin Begnal
@mbegnal.bsky.social
Journalist. Cyclist. Executive Director of Friends of Riverside Cemetery. Curious about things. “That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.”
Summer Concert at Riverside Cemetery on July 19 at 6 p.m., 496 Riverside St., in Waterbury.
The Neybas return to Riverside Cemetery’s great lawn.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic and beverage of choice.
Admission is a $20 suggested donation.
The Neybas return to Riverside Cemetery’s great lawn.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic and beverage of choice.
Admission is a $20 suggested donation.
July 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Summer Concert at Riverside Cemetery on July 19 at 6 p.m., 496 Riverside St., in Waterbury.
The Neybas return to Riverside Cemetery’s great lawn.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic and beverage of choice.
Admission is a $20 suggested donation.
The Neybas return to Riverside Cemetery’s great lawn.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic and beverage of choice.
Admission is a $20 suggested donation.
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The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
@wired.com: “6 young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24 who have little to no government experience are now playing critical roles in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” & are heading up Musk’s hostile takeover of our government
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
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“For the typical American household, the tariffs will mean a loss of about $1,200 in purchasing power, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University, a nonpartisan research center.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump signs order imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
American importers will pay a new 25-percent tax on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10-percent levy on products from China.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“For the typical American household, the tariffs will mean a loss of about $1,200 in purchasing power, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University, a nonpartisan research center.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Fortune was an enslaved man owned by Dr. Preserved Porter in Waterbury, Conn., in the 1780s and ‘90s. Fortune, his wife Dinah and their children lived and worked on Porter’s farm while the “bone setter” attended his practice. When Fortune died at around age 55, Porter dissected his body, and then
February 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Fortune was an enslaved man owned by Dr. Preserved Porter in Waterbury, Conn., in the 1780s and ‘90s. Fortune, his wife Dinah and their children lived and worked on Porter’s farm while the “bone setter” attended his practice. When Fortune died at around age 55, Porter dissected his body, and then
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A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
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ICE in Waterbury CT
January 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
ICE in Waterbury CT
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“The level of anticipatory obedience we’re seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime”
— @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
— @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency (Gift Article)
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“The level of anticipatory obedience we’re seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime”
— @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
— @brendannyhan.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u...
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Not just some people, but all people—on Earth—must watch this video and share it as widely as possible.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not just some people, but all people—on Earth—must watch this video and share it as widely as possible.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Every word of it is true, and it confirms that Elon Musk is a white supremacist leader stoking violence around the world.
His two televised Nazi salutes were exactly what you thought they were.
Reposted by Martin Begnal
As Trump pardoned almost all of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists, lest we forget that President Andrew Johnson pardoned almost all Confederates. And in due time, they regained power, framed antiracist Reconstruction policies as anti-White. . .1/2
January 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As Trump pardoned almost all of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists, lest we forget that President Andrew Johnson pardoned almost all Confederates. And in due time, they regained power, framed antiracist Reconstruction policies as anti-White. . .1/2
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For anyone interested in the history of birthright citizenship, here was my piece from 2018 about the man whose case protected the right for everyone.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Birth of a Birthright
Meet Wong Kim Ark, the Chinese-American whose Supreme Court case changed the country.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
For anyone interested in the history of birthright citizenship, here was my piece from 2018 about the man whose case protected the right for everyone.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Elon Musk throws a nazi salute at Trump’s inaugural parade and it is ignored by main stream media.
January 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Elon Musk throws a nazi salute at Trump’s inaugural parade and it is ignored by main stream media.
Nearly an hour after Trump’s inauguration, current and former Pentagon officials say they don’t know who is currently in charge of the Defense Department. It is unclear to them who is serving as Acting Secretary until Pete Hegseth gets confirmed, or whether one has even been appointed.
January 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So my daughter, a sophomore in college, just texted this. We’ve been talking about the SCOTUS decision and she is not happy about it, as you can see.
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January 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So my daughter, a sophomore in college, just texted this. We’ve been talking about the SCOTUS decision and she is not happy about it, as you can see.
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For people to admit racial inequality exists would be an admission that change is needed in themselves and across our systems. Accepting the lie maintains comfort and the status quo.
With MLK Day on Monday, a quick reminder of America’s history of white supremacy that’s too often ignored.
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January 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For people to admit racial inequality exists would be an admission that change is needed in themselves and across our systems. Accepting the lie maintains comfort and the status quo.
Today I learned about Vernon Dahmer, an American hero.
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵He was one of the most successful and influential Black men in Mississippi that you never heard of. Vernon Dahmer, a farmer, was murdered by the KKK for his civil rights activism. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
🧵He was one of the most successful and influential Black men in Mississippi that you never heard of. Vernon Dahmer, a farmer, was murdered by the KKK for his civil rights activism. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966) •
Vernon Dahmer, one of the most powerful racial justice leaders in the Piney Woods of southeast Mississippi, was killed in 1966 for his civil rights activism. Born on March 10, 1908, Dahmer’s parents w...
www.blackpast.org
January 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today I learned about Vernon Dahmer, an American hero.
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This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
President Biden just now made a brief statement before the sugar bowl in New Orleans, talking about resilience of the city and the country. The message was typical Biden optimism but boy does he look old and tired.
January 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
President Biden just now made a brief statement before the sugar bowl in New Orleans, talking about resilience of the city and the country. The message was typical Biden optimism but boy does he look old and tired.
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This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.
December 28, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This is the lash photograph of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh, taken as he walks, unflinching, towards the Israeli tanks. An absolutely harrowing image.
A curious kit just as a reminder there is so much beauty and wonder in the world. And cuteness. There is a lot of cuteness.
December 27, 2024 at 12:23 PM
A curious kit just as a reminder there is so much beauty and wonder in the world. And cuteness. There is a lot of cuteness.
You’d think something like this couldn’t happen but it’s not hard to imagine in overworked and understaffed local newsrooms. Or complete news deserts. And I can say it’s only getting worse.
A U.S. Congresswoman disappeared for the last six months of her term. Nobody noticed.
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home - WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680
In a startling revelation, Rep. Kay Granger, missing for six months, has been found living in a dementia care home. Discover the details behind her sudden disappearance and the implications for her political legacy. The post ‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
wcbm.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:07 PM
You’d think something like this couldn’t happen but it’s not hard to imagine in overworked and understaffed local newsrooms. Or complete news deserts. And I can say it’s only getting worse.
Happy Winter Solstice. The noon sun, low in the sky, is casting long shadows.
December 21, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Happy Winter Solstice. The noon sun, low in the sky, is casting long shadows.