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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)

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Introverted environmental planner in the Mile-High City | Lay Anglican of the TEC variety | Cathedral verger, one mile up | Mainly just trying to be a decent husband & father | All views are mine! Mine I say! 😀

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · Nov 16

So, this is #BlueSky. Interesting. I left the Chaos Bird Site about 2 years ago for Mastodon and haven’t really looked back. But there’s been so much noise in the media about BlueSky, so I thought I’d check it out. Are #hashtags a thing here? I find them useful, but if not, I’ll adapt.

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 19h

Only the Muppets could do bluegrass like this. 🤣🪕

World Bluegrass Day @worldbluegrassday.bsky.social · 19h

Something to make you smile to break up the day. #bluegrass #funny #comedy #muppets

Funniest Bluegrass You'll Ever See

YouTube video by World Bluegrass Day

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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 1d

Trump is canceling bike lane and trail funding because he thinks they are “hostile to cars,” but he’s the one bombing I-5.

John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 1d

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸🐝🦄 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 1d

Love these #nokings signs!

Sign says, I caught the woke mind virus and all I got was empathy and critical thinking skill. A frog sits on a crown drinking coffee.

A young Latina holds a sign that says, I should be learning my colors, but instead I'm defending my colors.

A pink inflatable axolotl says "more salamander, less gerrymanders!"

A pickle costume holds a sign saying "democracy is in a pickle."

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with this and also we should be outraged with tech companies for directly enabling the decline of society. phone speakers have been getting better because they literally think this is what we want

tinybaby @tiny.baby · 1d

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

StatesmanJournal.com
SERVING SALEM, KEIZER
AND THE MID-VALLEY
"If you don't say anything, you're accepting it."
Mari Jensen, McMinnville resident
OUT OF MY
LOUR
WALLET
CHOICES
LIMIT GOVERNMENT
Oregon Taxpayers United
FREEDOM
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TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | Statesman Journal
Alan Grosso (center) of Happy Valley joins in chanting under the window of the speaker of the House on Wednesday during the Salem Tea Party protest at the Capitol.
Protesters slam Fed spending
Hundreds gather at Salem Tea Party to rally against bailouts, state-level taxes
BY DENNIS THOMPSON JR.
Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people uneasy over the future of their country gathered on the state Capitol steps on Wednesday to protest federal spending and state-level taxation.
Oregon State Police estimated more
SCRAP THE CODE
than 1,000 people attended the Salem Tea Party protest, which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers placed attendance at more than 2,000 people.
The rally was passionate but peace-ful, although many people carried handmade signs bearing stark and angry messages. A fake wooden pitchfork read "Politicians take note. We the people are about to revolt." Anoth er sign read "200+ years to build the Republic, 3 mos. to destroy it."
Many attendees said they were motivated to protest by the billions in stimulus spending and bailouts that have been doled out in recent months.
Willy Lowman of Falls City wears a label on his head that reads "Scrap the Code" at the tea party protest.
West Salem resident Steve Albin said he
came to protest federal bailouts of banks and automakers.
"They need to fail. That's what capitalism is all about," said Albin, who had a tea bag dangling from the brim
See Protest, 2A
Inside
Protesters take part in Tea Party events across the nation, Page 2A
Supporters to push for immigration reform, Page 2A
• ONLINE: See photo galleries and a video from the protest at StatesmanJournal.com.

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think the video identified our guest preacher: The Reverend Deonna Neal, Director of Faculty, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. She’s a seminary classmate and good friend of our Dean who joins us at the cathedral on occasion.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d

October 18, 2025

Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an ...

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 1d

🕯️ At my parish today, the 19th Sunday after Pentecost featured a sermon about persistence, the faithfulness of God, & the spiritual discipline of “just showing up” in life and in prayer. It was a message I very much needed today, on many levels. (Starts at approximately 22:30)

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The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Eucharist, Rite II - October 19, 2025

Welcome to Saint John's Cathedral! We are so glad you are here. We pray that you encounter God as you participate in today's service. Our presider this…

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 2d

… Graciously continue in your Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 2d

🕯️ Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: …

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St. Luke the Evangelist

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Seventh Circuit rejects Trump admin's request to deploy National Guard in Illinois while litigation over the effort continues, holding Trump likely did not follow the law for doing so. The unanimous ruling keeps a TRO in place blocking deployment but allows troops to remain federalized.

The administration argues that the President's federalization of the Guard under § 12406 is not judicially reviewable at all. Alternatively, it contends that the factual predicates of
§ 12406(2) and (3) are satisfied in light of the deference due the President's decision to federalize the Guard. We conclude, at this preliminary stage and given the district court's factual
ase: 25-2798 Document: 26
Filed: 10/16/2025 Pages: 1€
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No. 25-2798
findings, that the federal government does not appear likely to succeed on either argument.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4d

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

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Enemies of Fascism @dagrtnpwrflmrfixit.bsky.social · 4d

First, kill all the watch dogs.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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Conrad 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸✝️📿 @conradelliot.bsky.social · 5d

We have been having memes lol

If you find this and are interested in episcopalianism check out the Narthex feed for episcopalian posts and occassional memes ⚓️

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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 6d

I love Tulsa.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Mark Kelly @mark4212.bsky.social · 6d

I just was thinking this before while walking. The average American makes $77k.

The old rule was the car you could afford is 1/5th your yearly salary.

So that would be: $15,500.

And yet all these yokels are financing $65k pickups to drive to and from work.

It’s going to collapse

A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · Aug 5

AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 6d

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him) @guynamedbrian.bsky.social · 6d

I somehow never realized that all of these iconic movie posters came from the same artist.

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Drew Struzan, Iconic STAR WARS, BACK TO THE FUTURE Poster Artist, Dies at 78

Drew Struzan, arguably the greatest movie poster artist of all time, with work for Star Wars and Indiana Jones, has sadly died at age 78.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6d

Unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crimes - things that make Nixon's presidency-ending crimes look like harmless high school pranks - now happening daily:

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is no longer even pretending to have any kind of argument that his murdering of people in the Caribbean Sea has any kind of statutory validity. Just straight up declaring that he has quasi-unlimited power to execute people based on (nominal) suspicion.

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Martin Luther King III @officialmlk3.bsky.social · 7d

Indigenous history is American history. On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recommit to justice, respect, and restoration, remembering that truth and reconciliation are ongoing work. Healing begins when we listen, learn, and stand together.