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Nate Huffstutter
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Writer/Editor. Marketing professional @coachsvision.com. Coach. Multisport & LTAD advocate. San Diegan. Host "Truth In The Arena Podcast."

Use your voice. Be Fearless. Create Joy. Live your principles.
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"WHEN I WAS 17 my goal in life was to run headfirst into a brick wall. Literally."

Wrote this almost exactly 10 yrs ago, one of my best.

About the banality of evil, misplaced longing for a bygone era, the *golden age* of youth sports, Twin Peaks & 80s punk ⤵️

lareviewofbooks.org/article/tree...
The Trees, The Trees | Los Angeles Review of Books
“Entering the town of Twin Peaks. Five miles south of the Canadian border, 12 miles west of the state line. I have never seen so many trees in my life."
lareviewofbooks.org
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In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing

"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."

Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Let's start calling it the "Trump Murder Memo."

#TrumpMurderMemo
It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!

It gets even darker than that. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes.

DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.

It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.

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Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"True leaders have to lead everyone in their stead"

🎙️ NEW w/ longtime @padres.com & @mlb.com S&C Coach Jim Malone—in addition to Hoffy Hells Bells stories we talk:

➕ Meritocracy & honesty as 🔑 values
➕ Unifying vs divisive leadership

🎧 📺 Apple, Spotify, YouTube ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-8...
Episode 16: Jim Malone—"True Leaders Lead Everyone”
YouTube video by Truth In The Arena
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The US government: Well, we might have zip-tied children and/or shot them with rubber bullets, but not the young ones! (not a joke or an exaggeration)
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:
October 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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The most Minnesotan protest sign. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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You’re right, Mike, Americans are super free to speak their minds right now, which is why I’m currently coaching freshman football at my local high school
Mike Johnson: "The last time I checked, Americans have more freedom right now to express themselves and speak their minds after Republicans took over ... it is the Republicans who restored your right to share and speak your mind."
October 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I went to war to defend our nation.

Now a wannabe dictator is trying to tear it apart—defying court orders, censoring the press, intimidating peaceful protestors and misusing our troops.

Speak up. Speak out. Stay peaceful. Be safe.

No kings.
October 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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This Saturday, millions of people will once again mobilize for #NoKings protests across the country.

AFSC endorses this nonviolent day of action to stand up for democracy and reject authoritarianism. We hope you can join us.
No Kings · Mobilize
Create an event to bring together local No Kings supporters.
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“If you can change the room, you can change the community, change the city. Change the city, you can change the state, change the country.”

🎙️Fire it up! Coach Todd Hamer brings 🔥 on a new EP, we discuss:

💥Connections
💥Athlete development
💥Community leadership

🎧⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJ_...
Episode 14: Todd Hamer—"Change the Community, Change the City, Change the Country”
YouTube video by Truth In The Arena
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM