John Autry
@johnautry.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, film fan, music aficionado, life long learner, and retired member of the NC House of Representatives.
"The United States is short 4 million housing units, with a particular dearth of starter homes, moderately priced apartments in low-rises, and family-friendly dwellings."
How Private Equity Is Changing Housing
In some communities, corporations control more than 20 percent of properties.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"The United States is short 4 million housing units, with a particular dearth of starter homes, moderately priced apartments in low-rises, and family-friendly dwellings."
On this day in 1980 John Lennon was murdered in New York City. I was working that evening in a menswear store in Seattle. There was a TV in the store tuned to Monday Night Football, I heard Howard Cosell make the announcement.
#JohnLennon #RockNRoll #VintageVinyl
#JohnLennon #RockNRoll #VintageVinyl
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On this day in 1980 John Lennon was murdered in New York City. I was working that evening in a menswear store in Seattle. There was a TV in the store tuned to Monday Night Football, I heard Howard Cosell make the announcement.
#JohnLennon #RockNRoll #VintageVinyl
#JohnLennon #RockNRoll #VintageVinyl
"And America itself is not yet lost. Many, and I believe most, Americans still believe in our foundational values of freedom and democracy."
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Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
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December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"And America itself is not yet lost. Many, and I believe most, Americans still believe in our foundational values of freedom and democracy."
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The Blasters released their eponymously titled second album in December 1981.
#TheBlasters #VintageVinyl
#TheBlasters #VintageVinyl
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Blasters released their eponymously titled second album in December 1981.
#TheBlasters #VintageVinyl
#TheBlasters #VintageVinyl
On this day in 1941 the Empire of Japan attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 2,403 United States citizens were killed in the attack and 1,178 others were injured.
#PearlHarbor
#PearlHarbor
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
On this day in 1941 the Empire of Japan attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 2,403 United States citizens were killed in the attack and 1,178 others were injured.
#PearlHarbor
#PearlHarbor
"Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings released in the US on 12/5/1973.
#PaulMcCartney #BandOnTheRun #VintageVinyl
#PaulMcCartney #BandOnTheRun #VintageVinyl
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings released in the US on 12/5/1973.
#PaulMcCartney #BandOnTheRun #VintageVinyl
#PaulMcCartney #BandOnTheRun #VintageVinyl
Happy Birthday to my favorite raconteur, roustabout, provocateur and shape shifter, Tom Waits. Born this day in 1949. A genuine artist.
#TomWaits
#TomWaits
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy Birthday to my favorite raconteur, roustabout, provocateur and shape shifter, Tom Waits. Born this day in 1949. A genuine artist.
#TomWaits
#TomWaits
"The Trump administration’s NSS announces a dramatic reworking of the foreign policy the U.S. has embraced since World War II."
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"The Trump administration’s NSS announces a dramatic reworking of the foreign policy the U.S. has embraced since World War II."
The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" released in the US on this day in 1965.
#TheBeatles #RubberSoul #VintageVinyl
#TheBeatles #RubberSoul #VintageVinyl
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" released in the US on this day in 1965.
#TheBeatles #RubberSoul #VintageVinyl
#TheBeatles #RubberSoul #VintageVinyl
On this day in 1969 the '60's ended. The Altamont Speedway Free Concert.
#AltamontSpeedwayFreeConcert #Altamont
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#AltamontSpeedwayFreeConcert #Altamont
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December 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On this day in 1969 the '60's ended. The Altamont Speedway Free Concert.
#AltamontSpeedwayFreeConcert #Altamont
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#AltamontSpeedwayFreeConcert #Altamont
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
Twang! It's Friday!
Bobby Bare "Collector's Series" 1985.
#BobbyBare #CollectorsSeries #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday
Bobby Bare "Collector's Series" 1985.
#BobbyBare #CollectorsSeries #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Twang! It's Friday!
Bobby Bare "Collector's Series" 1985.
#BobbyBare #CollectorsSeries #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday
Bobby Bare "Collector's Series" 1985.
#BobbyBare #CollectorsSeries #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday
"No, Democrats didn’t lose because they use big words, or advocate for open borders, or talk too much about trans rights. None of those things actually happened to any significant degree, regardless of what Trump or the self-defeating wing of the Democratic Party says."
MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
And Trump’s numbers will continue to slide
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December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"No, Democrats didn’t lose because they use big words, or advocate for open borders, or talk too much about trans rights. None of those things actually happened to any significant degree, regardless of what Trump or the self-defeating wing of the Democratic Party says."
The eponymously titled debut album by Buffalo Springfield released on this day in 1966.
#BuffaloSpringfield
#BuffaloSpringfield
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The eponymously titled debut album by Buffalo Springfield released on this day in 1966.
#BuffaloSpringfield
#BuffaloSpringfield
12/5/1955-The American Federation of Labor, which had historically focused on organizing craft unions, merged w/ the Congress of Industrial Organizations, an organization of unions largely representing industrial workers, to form the AFL-CIO with a combined membership of nearly 15 million.
#AFLCIO
#AFLCIO
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
12/5/1955-The American Federation of Labor, which had historically focused on organizing craft unions, merged w/ the Congress of Industrial Organizations, an organization of unions largely representing industrial workers, to form the AFL-CIO with a combined membership of nearly 15 million.
#AFLCIO
#AFLCIO
“An old political poison is growing on the new right, led by podcasters and internet opportunists who are preoccupied with the Jews,” the conservative editorial board of The Wall Street Journal wrote.
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“An old political poison is growing on the new right, led by podcasters and internet opportunists who are preoccupied with the Jews,” the conservative editorial board of The Wall Street Journal wrote.
December 5, 1955 - Five days after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, the African-American community of Montgomery, Alabama, launched a boycott of the city's bus system.
#MontgomeryBusBoycott
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#MontgomeryBusBoycott
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December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
December 5, 1955 - Five days after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, the African-American community of Montgomery, Alabama, launched a boycott of the city's bus system.
#MontgomeryBusBoycott
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#MontgomeryBusBoycott
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December 4, 1970 - Cesar Chavez was sentenced to 20 days in jail for refusing to call off the United Farm Workers’ consumer boycott of Bud Antle, Inc., the country’s second largest lettuce grower.
#CesarChavez #DoloresHuerta #UnitedFarmWorkers #UFW
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#CesarChavez #DoloresHuerta #UnitedFarmWorkers #UFW
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
December 4, 1970 - Cesar Chavez was sentenced to 20 days in jail for refusing to call off the United Farm Workers’ consumer boycott of Bud Antle, Inc., the country’s second largest lettuce grower.
#CesarChavez #DoloresHuerta #UnitedFarmWorkers #UFW
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#CesarChavez #DoloresHuerta #UnitedFarmWorkers #UFW
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December 4, 1969 - Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police officers with cooperation from the FBI.
#FredHampton
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#FredHampton
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
December 4, 1969 - Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police officers with cooperation from the FBI.
#FredHampton
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#FredHampton
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Me and Rebecca got to spend Thanksgiving with these two.
Oh, and their mom and dad.
#JudeAutry #BenAutry
Oh, and their mom and dad.
#JudeAutry #BenAutry
December 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Me and Rebecca got to spend Thanksgiving with these two.
Oh, and their mom and dad.
#JudeAutry #BenAutry
Oh, and their mom and dad.
#JudeAutry #BenAutry
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Frank Zappa died on this day in 1993.
The graphic is a page from a 1967 Spiderman comic.
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
~ Frank Zappa
#FrankZappa #FZ
The graphic is a page from a 1967 Spiderman comic.
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
~ Frank Zappa
#FrankZappa #FZ
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Frank Zappa died on this day in 1993.
The graphic is a page from a 1967 Spiderman comic.
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
~ Frank Zappa
#FrankZappa #FZ
The graphic is a page from a 1967 Spiderman comic.
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”
~ Frank Zappa
#FrankZappa #FZ
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
