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Gary Manning
@solwrker.bsky.social
Episcopal priest. Reader. Walker. Old guy trying to learn new things.
One of the things I enjoy this time of year are the great flowers all around my town.
August 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@hotdogsladies.bsky.social : Please forgive the tag…but if you haven’t seen this guy, his content makes me happy. youtube.com/shorts/sXvHp...
HOW TO CHEAT AT UNO
YouTube video by Jeremy Tan
youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I haven’t been here in a while. Trying it again.
July 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
First walk of 2025 in SHORT SLEEVES! I’m sure cold air will be back, but for today, REJOICE!
March 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“To control people, make them believe they are responsible for their own misery and present yourself as their savior.” — Noam Chomsky
March 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The most revolutionary thing you can do is to become a slightly better version of who you already are.

Let's worry about all the other stuff once you've really nailed that first one.
March 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
During Lent, I produce a daily audio diary. This is my 12th year. Here’s today’s entry if anyone is interested.

audioboom.com/posts/866449...
March 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I really need to commit some time to this platform if I’m ever gonna have fun with it.
March 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
@maryharris.bsky.social Thank you for the #WhatsNext episode today. It reignited the anger I felt during the Act10 episode here in WI, and reminded me of the importance of protest (even when such efforts “seem” to fail). Sorry to hear about your spouse’s job. #Solidarity
February 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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3rd day in a row on the golf course while Musk runs the country. He didn’t even know yesterday that the head of the Social Security Admin resigned, and didn’t know SpaceX employees were working at the FAA/DOD, and claimed Medicaid wasn’t being cut when it’s being cut massively.
February 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🚨 Elon Musk is trying to buy another election. The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is just over a month away, and Musk will spend over half a million dollars to support a MAGA extremist who wants to enforce a 175-year-old abortion ban.

We can't match Musk's money but we have the power of the people. 🧵
February 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A sermon I needed to hear!

youtu.be/9OhzvvCsUuE
So Much is Unknown. Do What You Know. - Rabbi Sharon Brous | B'shallakh 5785 / 2.8.2025
YouTube video by IKAR
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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A Green Heron on a break
#birds
February 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Resistance is the protest of those who hope, and hope is the feast of the people who resist." — Jürgen Moltmann (also the opening line of today’s sermon.)
February 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’m trying to manage my anxiety. It’s not going very well.
February 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This episode of “What’s Next,” offered a good deal of insight! Thanks, @maryharris.bsky.social!

slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Trump’s South Africa Fixation
Donald Trump has found a minority he thinks is wrongfully oppressed.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I found this piece by @rbreich.bsky.social to be especially helpful in giving me concrete actions to take instead of just stewing in panic. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What you can do
Revised and expanded
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Cyndi Lauper playing in the background as I’m sitting in a coffee shop, watching people go about their daily lives. Everything seems completely normal. And me? I’m trying to figure out how to strike the balance between “staying informed” and being “perpetually anxious.”
February 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a compelling and timely read.
January 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Curious Red Fox
Lucky photographer! #photography by Litur Lopatin
January 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM