Bruce Jones
@graybeard1957.bsky.social
Retired MSN RN, Navy vet. Husband, father. Wife & I are cancer survivors. Sober since 1991. Lifelong Democrat. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally. Unapologetic, unrepentant, patriotic flaming liberal in PA. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽
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Bruce Jones
@graybeard1957.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Several people have followed me in my absence. I’ll do my best to follow back, but it takes me considerable time. I don’t want bots, closeted chickenhawks, AI (even if I agree w/the thoughts expressed), or scammers associated with my account. I vett each follower before following back. 🇺🇸
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How many of those "white people" in 2021 or 2025 have ancestors who raped Black/brown women yielding offspring that passed as white and whose descendants identify as white? What would a DNA test on Musk reveal?
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How many of those "white people" in 2021 or 2025 have ancestors who raped Black/brown women yielding offspring that passed as white and whose descendants identify as white? What would a DNA test on Musk reveal?
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the U.S. government illegally killed him. His relatives say Alejandro Carranza was on a routine fishing trip, and his wife told reporters he left home to fish and had no ties to drug trafficking.
Colombian killed in U.S. strike was on a fishing trip, wife claims: "Why did they just take his life like that?"
Alejandro Carranza's family is questioning U.S. claims that he was carrying narcotics aboard a small vessel targeted last month.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
the U.S. government illegally killed him. His relatives say Alejandro Carranza was on a routine fishing trip, and his wife told reporters he left home to fish and had no ties to drug trafficking.
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As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
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"When senior leaders disparage legal oversight, sideline JAG officers, impede the ability of the press to report, or treat accountability as the enemy, they do more than risk unlawful action. They weaken the moral foundation that makes our military credible in the eyes of the American people...
@markhertling.bsky.social warns the gravest threat to the U.S. military is the erosion of the values that keep our forces lawful and legitimate. He implores Congress to investigate whether unlawful orders were issued in the Caribbean, and hold every official to account.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"When senior leaders disparage legal oversight, sideline JAG officers, impede the ability of the press to report, or treat accountability as the enemy, they do more than risk unlawful action. They weaken the moral foundation that makes our military credible in the eyes of the American people...
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In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
‘The government is subsidizing corporate profits’: Who employs the most SNAP recipients in Massachusetts? - The Boston Globe
In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age SNAP recipients have jobs.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
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It's probably past time to expect any mainstream media to call out this crazy ass shit.
We need to keep sharing it to make sure it's being seen.
We need to keep sharing it to make sure it's being seen.
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's probably past time to expect any mainstream media to call out this crazy ass shit.
We need to keep sharing it to make sure it's being seen.
We need to keep sharing it to make sure it's being seen.
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America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
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Every US military officer swears an oath when commissioned.
That oath is to NOT to obey all orders.
It is to preserve, protect & defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign & domestic.
Their 1st obligation is to obey the law & the law prohibits the deliberate killing of unarmed citizens.
That oath is to NOT to obey all orders.
It is to preserve, protect & defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign & domestic.
Their 1st obligation is to obey the law & the law prohibits the deliberate killing of unarmed citizens.
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Every US military officer swears an oath when commissioned.
That oath is to NOT to obey all orders.
It is to preserve, protect & defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign & domestic.
Their 1st obligation is to obey the law & the law prohibits the deliberate killing of unarmed citizens.
That oath is to NOT to obey all orders.
It is to preserve, protect & defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign & domestic.
Their 1st obligation is to obey the law & the law prohibits the deliberate killing of unarmed citizens.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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On December 5, 1945, five naval jets disappeared over the area that came to be known as the Bermuda Triangle, helping establish an urban legend that has endured to this day. So this week on the blog I’ll AmericanStudy five such urban legends & the many fascinating histories they help us remember! 🗃️
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On December 5, 1945, five naval jets disappeared over the area that came to be known as the Bermuda Triangle, helping establish an urban legend that has endured to this day. So this week on the blog I’ll AmericanStudy five such urban legends & the many fascinating histories they help us remember! 🗃️
Fascinating article about Pittsburgh’s black theaters.
It's [almost] impossible to write about organized crime history without also wading through some entertainment history. My latest about some forgotten Pittsburgh cinemas for @pghcitypaper.com originated in my research into gambling & bootlegging history. 🗃️ www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/histo...
The forgotten history of the Hill District's silver screens
The Hill District once had several popular cinemas that doubled as jazz clubs and indoor golf courses.
www.pghcitypaper.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fascinating article about Pittsburgh’s black theaters.
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🏺 Love this: "one dog who accidentally walked his way into history" - that must definitely have been a good boy! 🐾
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
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Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Merry Christmas!🤢
Ok...sure. You NEED eels at your Christmas feast. But what *else* do you need?
In 1245, Henry III ordered his sheriff at Cambridge to deliver the following to him by Christmas:
2 cranes
24 swans
10 boars & their pickled heads
50 bitterns
6 peacocks
And 10,000 eels. Of course.
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In 1245, Henry III ordered his sheriff at Cambridge to deliver the following to him by Christmas:
2 cranes
24 swans
10 boars & their pickled heads
50 bitterns
6 peacocks
And 10,000 eels. Of course.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Merry Christmas!🤢
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#OnThisDay, 3 Dec 1910, Emmeline Freda Du Faur becomes the first white woman to climb Aoraki (Mount Cook) in New Zealand.
If other women climbed it earlier, their climbs were not recorded.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
If other women climbed it earlier, their climbs were not recorded.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 3 Dec 1910, Emmeline Freda Du Faur becomes the first white woman to climb Aoraki (Mount Cook) in New Zealand.
If other women climbed it earlier, their climbs were not recorded.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
If other women climbed it earlier, their climbs were not recorded.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
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439 years ago, on the 3rd of December 1586, Thomas Harriot introduced potatoes to England after returning from Columbia. The Spanish had previously introduced it the the European mainland. Other accounts suggest others, for example Francis Drake, introduced the potato. #otd #history 🗃️
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The Dutch traded live eels to London starting in the mid-15th C., & quickly won a monopoly on eel sales in the city.
How do we know?
Well...by the 16th C., English regulations started calling ALL eel sellers in the city "palingmen" from the Dutch word for eel: paling. 1/2
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How do we know?
Well...by the 16th C., English regulations started calling ALL eel sellers in the city "palingmen" from the Dutch word for eel: paling. 1/2
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December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Dutch traded live eels to London starting in the mid-15th C., & quickly won a monopoly on eel sales in the city.
How do we know?
Well...by the 16th C., English regulations started calling ALL eel sellers in the city "palingmen" from the Dutch word for eel: paling. 1/2
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How do we know?
Well...by the 16th C., English regulations started calling ALL eel sellers in the city "palingmen" from the Dutch word for eel: paling. 1/2
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Naval movements in the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Iwo Jima, come amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
Satellite Photos Show Trump’s Military Options in Caribbean
www.newsweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Naval movements in the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Iwo Jima, come amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office.
@mckennahorsley.bsky.social
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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker to run again for U.S. Senate seat • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office.
@mckennahorsley.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentu...
@mckennahorsley.bsky.social
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Morning Brenda, Jaye, and Crew. Happy half-way there day. Hope everyone is having a good week so far. Looks like we are going to have a dry day today, cold but dry. I'll take it. Have a wonderful day!
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Morning Brenda, Jaye, and Crew. Happy half-way there day. Hope everyone is having a good week so far. Looks like we are going to have a dry day today, cold but dry. I'll take it. Have a wonderful day!