Steve
@smcoles.bsky.social
Social Worker (ret). Investigator. Poet. Grampa/Grandpappy. Politically depressed. Neurodivergent. Post rarely. Just here to support creators who make me think or smile.
“the only permanent danger to the hope that is America, comes from within.”
On this day I’m grateful to have endured a republican presidency w/o anti-depressants.
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-nation-b...
On this day I’m grateful to have endured a republican presidency w/o anti-depressants.
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-nation-b...
‘A Nation Built on a Universal Claim to Human Dignity’
[In 1986, President Ronald Reagan marked Independence Day on the deck of an airraft carrier in New York Harbor, where he had helped rededicate the Statue of Liberty the day before.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“the only permanent danger to the hope that is America, comes from within.”
On this day I’m grateful to have endured a republican presidency w/o anti-depressants.
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-nation-b...
On this day I’m grateful to have endured a republican presidency w/o anti-depressants.
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-nation-b...
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Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
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NO KINGS Quakertown · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Let’s just hope for the sake of the Union, this type of Liberal political violence doesn’t escalate into an all out strongly worded message in a bottle!!!
May 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Best possible endorsement of Pope Leo
May 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Best possible endorsement of Pope Leo
"The death of Pope Francis silences a powerful — and increasingly solitary — voice for peace, equality, and disenfranchised people in the face of a growing threat from authoritarianism and climate change,"
~Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board.
~Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board.
April 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"The death of Pope Francis silences a powerful — and increasingly solitary — voice for peace, equality, and disenfranchised people in the face of a growing threat from authoritarianism and climate change,"
~Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board.
~Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board.
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Not even gonna try to confirm this is real; to preserve my last thread of hope I need to believe this is fake.
Trump is the neediest little bitch in the entire world.
April 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Not even gonna try to confirm this is real; to preserve my last thread of hope I need to believe this is fake.
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Fascinating paper argues that all cognitive bias can be traced back to 6 fundamental beliefs.
Fascinating paper argues that all cognitive bias can be traced back to 6 fundamental beliefs.
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April 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Fascinating paper argues that all cognitive bias can be traced back to 6 fundamental beliefs.
Fascinating paper argues that all cognitive bias can be traced back to 6 fundamental beliefs.
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here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8j8QnVv/
‘ The most economically illiterate speech in my lifetime. ‘
‘ The most economically illiterate speech in my lifetime. ‘
Sharen Gaffeney Speaks About Trump Announcement Of 'Trump Tarrifs' | Trump Has Taken Economically Damaging Actions Trump's speech on liberation day. #sharengaffeny #trumptarrifs #speechanalysis #impa...
TikTok video by What's Trending Now News
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April 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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‘ The most economically illiterate speech in my lifetime. ‘
‘ The most economically illiterate speech in my lifetime. ‘
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This is what corruption looks like.
March 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is what corruption looks like.
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“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell…”
“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell…”
The Stories Fascism Fears Most
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
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March 31, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell…”
“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell…”
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From Germany.
March 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
From Germany.
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here's footage of AG Bondi warning Jasmine Crockett today to "tread very carefully" with her anti-Elon Musk rhetoric
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
here's footage of AG Bondi warning Jasmine Crockett today to "tread very carefully" with her anti-Elon Musk rhetoric
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I’m not gonna lie, all of this is a painful loss for me & the field
Which brings me to u, dear reader
Life takes away some relationships but it brings others, like our wonderful Contrarian community, almost 600,000 strong in just two months. Join us👇
Thx for considering. FIN
Which brings me to u, dear reader
Life takes away some relationships but it brings others, like our wonderful Contrarian community, almost 600,000 strong in just two months. Join us👇
Thx for considering. FIN
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March 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I’m not gonna lie, all of this is a painful loss for me & the field
Which brings me to u, dear reader
Life takes away some relationships but it brings others, like our wonderful Contrarian community, almost 600,000 strong in just two months. Join us👇
Thx for considering. FIN
Which brings me to u, dear reader
Life takes away some relationships but it brings others, like our wonderful Contrarian community, almost 600,000 strong in just two months. Join us👇
Thx for considering. FIN
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“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government…the strategy is to create an illiberal democracy or an authoritarian democracy or a strongman democracy. That’s what we’re experiencing.”
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government…the strategy is to create an illiberal democracy or an authoritarian democracy or a strongman democracy. That’s what we’re experiencing.”
Bollinger discusses Khalil detention, campus antisemitism with Chronicle of Higher Education
Former University President Lee Bollinger, Law ’71, discussed Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/09/palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-sipa-24...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government…the strategy is to create an illiberal democracy or an authoritarian democracy or a strongman democracy. That’s what we’re experiencing.”
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government…the strategy is to create an illiberal democracy or an authoritarian democracy or a strongman democracy. That’s what we’re experiencing.”
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“This past Sunday, at the music center at Strathmore, near Washington, 22 students who had lost their chance to play tuned up with the military band veterans for the concert that was not meant to be heard. “
“This past Sunday, at the music center at Strathmore, near Washington, 22 students who had lost their chance to play tuned up with the military band veterans for the concert that was not meant to be heard. “
What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration
After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color. Veterans stepped in to mentor the aspiring musicians.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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“This past Sunday, at the music center at Strathmore, near Washington, 22 students who had lost their chance to play tuned up with the military band veterans for the concert that was not meant to be heard. “
“This past Sunday, at the music center at Strathmore, near Washington, 22 students who had lost their chance to play tuned up with the military band veterans for the concert that was not meant to be heard. “