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Andrew Donaldson

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Made by West Virginia. Writer, sometimes a talking head, frequent VA patient Writer/M.E. https://ordinary-times.com/ Commentary for WV Watch https://westvirginiawatch.com/ Subscribe to heardtell.substack.com

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · Feb 19

About me:

Editor/Writer @ordinarytimes.bsky.social

Commentary @westvirginiawatch.com, the outstanding @statesnewsroom.com outlet for the great State of West Virginia

Food fun #blueskysupperclub

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Heard Tell | Andrew Donaldson | Substack

Heard Tell: Covering culture and politics, but without all the caterwauling. Writing & media from Andrew Donaldson. Click to read Heard Tell, by Andrew Donaldson, a Substack publication with hundreds ...

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 47m

We are in the the "rinse" portion of the lather, rinse, repeat cycle of violence in the Middle East. The West will now convince themselves all is well and go do something different, until the repeat stage begins again.

Understand now, so you aren't shocked & shaken later...

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 56m

So after three days of midterm practical for community college culinary school Im pretty happy. Got dinged on my bias cut carrots in knife skills for being too fat and my sauce broke and I over reduced it trying to fix it but they like the flavor on my chicken dish. Call it a win

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 4h

From @mendezmovierpt.bsky.social "We’ve officially entered the post major fall film festival period, as awards season’s draft phase comes to a close and we inch toward the pre-season, when critics’ groups and regional guilds begin unveiling their picks for the year’s best in film"

98th Oscars Projection: Post Fall Festivals Update - Ordinary Times

It’s time to update my Oscar projections across Best Picture, Director, Casting, the four acting categories, and both screenplay races.

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 4h

The latest from Clare Briggs ordinary-times.com/2025/10/13/d...

Danny Dreamer Senior - Ordinary Times

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 4h

From @captainkudzu.bsky.social "Trump and MAGA are so securely protected by their bubbles of confirmation bias that they don’t see the growing tide of discontent and domestic problems. Maybe they actually think that they are doing a good job and that voters are pleased despite the polls"

What Is Trump’s Endgame? - Ordinary Times

We are not quite a quarter into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, and the pace of Trump’s overreach

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 4h

From @conservacatgal.bsky.social "What was actually in these magic pills? No idea. Did they contain a dangerous ingredient? Was there a lawsuit? Or did they just not sell well? Who knows? All I know is one day they were gone, and without them I gained weight again" ordinary-times.com/2025/10/13/f...

Fat Girl Diaries: My Favorite Diet of All Time - Ordinary Times

What was actually in these magic pills? No idea. Did they contain a dangerous ingredient? Was there a lawsuit? Or did they just not sell well?

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 4h

There is no phase two

How many times we gonna watch this movie before we stop being surprised by what comes next
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...

Now Comes the Hard Part for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

One person died and two are missing in western Alaska after remnants of Typhoon Halong flooded remote communities, Alaska State Troopers said on Monday, confirming the first death in the state from the powerful storm.

Alaska Flooding Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Missing

The three people had been reported missing from Kwigillingok, a low-lying village along the Bering Sea that was hit by remnants of Typhoon Halong.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 6h

Most predictable thing ever, and WV voters knew it & didn't care

Hell, he didn't want to be in Charleston when he was governor, let alone go to DC. He wants to live in Lewisburg and do the things he always does, and that's how it was always going to be.

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Jim Justice is still commuting almost daily to D.C. from W.Va.

In January, we reported that Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) had the best commute in Washington. Apparently he still does.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 6h

Mornin' you stark raving heathens

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 19h

Evenin'

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 1d

From @captainkudzu.bsky.social "Trump & MAGA are so securely protected by their bubbles of confirmation bias they don’t see the growing tide of discontent & domestic problems. Maybe they actually think they're doing a good job & voters are pleased despite the polls"

What Is Trump’s Endgame? - Ordinary Times

We are not quite a quarter into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, and the pace of Trump’s overreach

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Ordinary Times @ordinarytimes.bsky.social · 1d

From @conservacatgal.bsky.social "What was actually in these magic pills? No idea. Did they contain a dangerous ingredient? Was there a lawsuit? Or did they just not sell well? Who knows? All I know is that one day they were gone, and without them I gained weight again."

Fat Girl Diaries: My Favorite Diet of All Time - Ordinary Times

What was actually in these magic pills? No idea. Did they contain a dangerous ingredient? Was there a lawsuit? Or did they just not sell well?

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Breakfast from earlier: made herb and cheese eggs, red roasted taters, scratched up a garlic paprika aoili for #blueskysupperclub

Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta teach to the lowest level

Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Lifted from my friend & colleague @ogjaybird.bsky.social from his musings @ordinarytimes.bsky.social, but some of you need to tap this to the top of your screen before going off half-cocked

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Must read stuff from @stevenadamswv.bsky.social here www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/loca...

Reporter’s Notebook: To your health!

Last week, I covered the final two days of permanent injunction hearings to block a June directive from the West Virginia Board of Education to county boards of education to continue to enforce the st...

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Ted Hogbin @tedomega.bsky.social · 1d

What’s let of some baked 4 cheese ravioli and sauce. Aldi’s ftw.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Scratched up some tomato basil and parmesan soup for the week
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 1d

Chose your fighter, spice drawer edition

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d

You could nitpick a few things but Shira Efron gives about the best overview of what really is happening with the Gaza "deal" you can get in a short form here.

Namely, Netanyahu is done, and knew this would mean he was done, and there is no "phase two"
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Opinion | Trump’s Peace Plan Dismantled Netanyahu’s Vision for Gaza

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d

Punching down on the most vulnerable not so much as strategy but because it is the path of least resistence

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 2d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d

Latest Ben Sears POETS Day he does every Friday @ordinarytimemag "Most say that he “probably” asked for her hand. I don’t know how much the “probably” comes from a source or because Yeats was a profligate proposer even if you restrict the count to Maud Gonne and family"

POETS Day! Katharine Tynan - Ordinary Times

Katharine Tynan writes about soldiers, their mothers, the world wracked by war, and lost souls. The pot-boilers go on, but poetry is her sink.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d

Scracthed up the vegan kid a roasted mushroom and garlic & herb cheese sauce pizza w/balsamic glaze.
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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 2d

In this house, we are honoring Diane Keaton tonight with some Baby Boom action tonight

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