OldManWalkey
@oldmanwalkey.bsky.social
Boston, Urban Ecology, History, Environment, Latin America, wankel rotary engines, prostates, macrame & scotch. Opinions expressed are ludicrous.
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This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing. https://to.pbs.org/3hJeiqq
This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing
When Allison Adelle Hedge Coke wrote her poem “America, I Sing Back,” she considered each word a note in a larger song about the nation. “I thought about America singing. That’s why this poem is a song -- a voice calling for reclamation.”
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing. https://to.pbs.org/3hJeiqq
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TODAY at 12noon, EST. www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p....
This zoom is ALWAYS beautiful and powerful.
#Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingMorning
#NationalDayOfMourning
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This zoom is ALWAYS beautiful and powerful.
#Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingMorning
#NationalDayOfMourning
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
TODAY at 12noon, EST. www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p....
This zoom is ALWAYS beautiful and powerful.
#Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingMorning
#NationalDayOfMourning
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This zoom is ALWAYS beautiful and powerful.
#Thanksgiving #ThanksgivingMorning
#NationalDayOfMourning
@universalhub.com
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A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen. n.pr/4imUCUg
At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.
n.pr
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen. n.pr/4imUCUg
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“They should do it the right way”
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“They should do it the right way”
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Really loved this article on close reading. The art of noticing, and of crafting an argument, is how we begin to inoculate ourselves from so many societal and intellectual ills, especially in a world where disinformation, toxic algorithms, and slop vie for our limited time and attention.
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Really loved this article on close reading. The art of noticing, and of crafting an argument, is how we begin to inoculate ourselves from so many societal and intellectual ills, especially in a world where disinformation, toxic algorithms, and slop vie for our limited time and attention.
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The Founding Fathers also championed the designated hitter rule, alternate side parking
Mike Pence wrote an opinion piece for Fox News. Reading the headline, I was like, "Okay, seems like a normal take."
Then I read the subheadline and... bro, what?
Then I read the subheadline and... bro, what?
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Founding Fathers also championed the designated hitter rule, alternate side parking
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The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.
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Tomorrow marks the first time the federal government has failed to release a jobs report two months in a row. Without these data, unemployment insurance claims provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown drags on, continued UI claims by federal workers hits 30k.
#EconSky
#EconSky
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tomorrow marks the first time the federal government has failed to release a jobs report two months in a row. Without these data, unemployment insurance claims provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown drags on, continued UI claims by federal workers hits 30k.
#EconSky
#EconSky
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I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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When I got started in Virginia politics 25 years ago, I would have laughed you out of the building if you'd suggested to me that this was even possible.
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
When I got started in Virginia politics 25 years ago, I would have laughed you out of the building if you'd suggested to me that this was even possible.
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NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports.
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports.
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
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Breaking: Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election, defeating Andrew Cuomo for the second time to usher in a new era for America’s largest city — and for the Democratic Party.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Breaking: Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election, defeating Andrew Cuomo for the second time to usher in a new era for America’s largest city — and for the Democratic Party.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Facts matter! Boston No Kings!
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Facts matter! Boston No Kings!
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Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
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No Kings, Philadelphia
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No Kings, Philadelphia
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“In Boston every day is No Kings Day”. Mayor Michelle Wu
October 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“In Boston every day is No Kings Day”. Mayor Michelle Wu
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"There's no shortage of reasons these days to be angry or afraid. But look around you right now and you'll see tens of thousands of reasons to keep the faith and keep going. This is the America we know to be possible."
—Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston No Kings Rally 🚫👑 #NoKings
—Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston No Kings Rally 🚫👑 #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"There's no shortage of reasons these days to be angry or afraid. But look around you right now and you'll see tens of thousands of reasons to keep the faith and keep going. This is the America we know to be possible."
—Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston No Kings Rally 🚫👑 #NoKings
—Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston No Kings Rally 🚫👑 #NoKings
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They’re mad at anti fascism because they’re fascists
They’re mad at anti racism because they’re racists
They’re mad at anti racism because they’re racists
September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
They’re mad at anti fascism because they’re fascists
They’re mad at anti racism because they’re racists
They’re mad at anti racism because they’re racists
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Man Still Trying To Find Right Work-Anxiety–Life-Anxiety Balance https://theonion.com/man-still-trying-to-find-right-work-anxiety-life-anxiet-1819575766/
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Man Still Trying To Find Right Work-Anxiety–Life-Anxiety Balance https://theonion.com/man-still-trying-to-find-right-work-anxiety-life-anxiet-1819575766/
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Huge crowd of all ages rallying for democracy #Needham @maindivisible.bsky.social @universalhub.com @clarajeffery.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Huge crowd of all ages rallying for democracy #Needham @maindivisible.bsky.social @universalhub.com @clarajeffery.bsky.social
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.