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George

George

@georgeepley.bsky.social

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Trucker, photographer & storyteller. I haul loads, chase light, and write about the strange beauty of real life. Truth over noise, humor optional. https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeepley/

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George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 1d

Some things you just can’t un see. I’ll have nightmares for years to come. #Trump #King

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans say we can’t afford SNAP for hungry families, but there’s always room in the budget for billionaire tax breaks and defense contractors’ yachts. Guess empathy isn’t on the menu. No soul, just spreadsheets.
#snap #gop #shutdown #politics #hypocrisy #truth

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats say the shutdown’s about saving Obamacare and Medicaid. Republicans say it’s about reining in spending and stopping liberal “wish lists.” Truth is, both sides need to sit down and work out what’s best for the American people. Not what’s best for their party.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 1d

Beef prices keep climbing, but it’s not just drought or inflation, it’s corporate chokehold. Four mega-packers control most of America’s beef. Ranchers get squeezed, consumers pay more, and Wall Street keeps chewing the fat. The cow’s are not the problem, the system is.
#beefprices #corporategreed

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 2d

“No. 2” or “No. 3” pitcher pumps produced by companies like Deming, Monitor, or F.E. Myers in the early-to-mid 1900s (roughly 1910–1940).

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 2d

From my perspective, it looks like it’s sliding closed. Poor pumpkins they didn’t even get due process.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

No one particular car can be evil. However, the person inside the car, can be a entirely different story.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

Golden whispers drift through trees,
Autumn sighs in amber seas.
Leaves like sunlight learn to fall
Even beauty knows the call.
A fleeting fire, soft and mellow,
The world exhales in shades of yellow. 🍂

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a U.S. law that lets ordinary people sue the federal government when a federal employee causes injury, death, or property damage through negligence or wrongful acts while on duty.
#accountability #justice #civilrights #policestate #governmentabuse

Justice doesn’t wear a badge, it enforces one. Even those behind the mask must face the law.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

When an ICE agent violently shoves a woman to the ground, it’s not “enforcement”, it’s assault under color of law. The agent could face assault and civil-rights charges, and the U.S. government can be sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act. No badge should shield brutality. #civilrights

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

Lost in Space wasn’t just a sci-fi show to me, it was an escape hatch. As a kid, those characters made the world feel a little less heavy and a lot more possible. The Robot, Dr. Smith, and the Robinsons carried me through long afternoons when imagination was the only starship I had. #LostinSpace

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s latest rant accuses Canada of faking a Reagan speech on tariffs and vows a 10% tariff hike “immediately.” No evidence, no legal process, just Reagan cosplay for the angry-base crowd. Reagan backed free trade; Trump backs chaos. The only thing “fraudulent” here is his version of history.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 3d

Between worlds they travel, faith in one hand, tomorrow in the other. The train hums, the child stirs, and time moves forward whether they wish it or not. #Black&White #photograph #monochrome #Amish #Missouri #faith #travel #story

The morning air carried the faint smell of iron and oil, that unmistakable scent of travel. The platform hummed, not with chatter but with the low rhythm of steel wheels idling, waiting. She stood there holding her baby close, her arms aching from both the weight and the meaning of it. The child slept, unaware that life was already asking for decisions too large for words, decisions about belonging, about faith, about the thin line between staying and going.

Her husband shifted his pack, eyes fixed on the train as though it were a living thing, a creature that could carry them forward or swallow them whole. Behind them, a quiet procession of familiar faces, sisters, cousins, maybe friends, all wrapped in the soft discipline of plain clothing and older ways. None of them spoke. Words would only crack the surface of what silence already held.

The conductor nodded politely, his uniform starched and gleaming, the contrast almost painful. He represented the world they were entering, one of schedules, systems, and unseen speeds. For a moment she wondered if he could feel it too, the crossing, the tremor between what is known and what waits beyond the next stop.

As the train hissed, she felt her heart hitch with it. Every sound of departure is a question: Are you ready? Are you sure? The baby stirred, a small sigh against her chest. She smiled faintly, not from joy, but from the fragile grace of stillness before motion.

When they stepped aboard, the world outside dimmed, and the hum of the rails began, steady, mechanical, almost sacred. Through the window, trees blurred into streaks, people into ghosts. She pressed her hand against the glass, feeling the cold pane separate her from everything she once understood.

Between worlds they traveled, faith in one hand, tomorrow in the other. And though neither hand felt steady, both held enough to move forward.
Picture and story by George Epley

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

Nothing says “America First” like cashing checks from the same government your family tried to overthrow. Turns out democracy isn’t free, it’s just available for government contract. #patriotismforprofit #darkhumor #trumpjr #nepotism #dronegate #america #satire #truthservedcold

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

In the richest country on Earth, the feast is invisible, unless you’re rich enough to see it. Kids go hungry while Congress argues over crumbs. America, where empathy’s on the menu but never served.
#theinvisiblefeast #snap #hunger #america #poverty #darkhumor #congress #justice #truthservedcold

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

The president tweets at 3 a.m.,
declares himself “stable” again.
His followers cheer, “What a brain!”
as the country circles the drain.
Congress claps, the markets spin,
democracy grins and orders gin.

#Politics #PoliticalHumor #PowerAndMadness #GovernmentGoneWild #Comedy

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

Trump wants to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook because nothing says “sound economics” like turning the Federal Reserve into The Apprentice: Monetary Edition. The sequel to end all sequels. #politics #economy

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

Dark money killed democracy.
The Supreme Court buried it.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 4d

“Ghost in Transit”
He drifts between the yellow and the sun,
a whisper caught in second gear.
Shadows remember what motion forgets—
a ghost passing through the hive of day,
leaving only blur and breath behind.
#photograph #motion-blur #ghost #poem #missouri #spirit #halloween #imagination

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

The court shrugs, the papers sign,
Rights fade in bureaucratic lines.
Justice whispers through locked doors,
ICE patrols and freedom scores.
Even those who want the wall
Should guard the rights that guard us all.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

Out here on the road, I meet folks who work harder than any policy ever written. Rights don’t stop at borders or badge numbers. ICE could learn that between raids, preferably before lunch break.

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

After hours on hold with hospitals and “help lines,” I earned a PhD in billing corruption. Took a break, snapped some photos, played music, read a few Bluesky rants. Turns out art and sarcasm are cheaper than therapy and don’t put you on hold. #reflections #meditation #therapy #calming

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

Turns out “GoFundMe for the Army” isn’t in the Constitution. The Anti-Deficiency Act bans spending unapproved cash, the Miscellaneous Receipts law says donations go to Treasury, and the Emoluments Clause forbids foreign gifts. In short: even patriotism needs paperwork #law #funding #military #donors

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

Chocolate’s gone luxury, so candy makers play dress-up: smaller bars, fake “white creme,” and mystery fillers. Cocoa’s too pricey, honesty’s overrated, and your sweet tooth’s the real sucker in this deal. Death the chocolate and say hello to gummy bears. #chocolate

George @georgeepley.bsky.social · 5d

What are the laws? The president’s “floating firing squad” forgot the fine print: Posse Comitatus says the military isn’t a hit squad, War Powers says Congress gets a say, and maritime law says you need proof before you blow up boats. But hey, why let laws get in the way of a good photo op?