Scott Berndt | Author
@scottberndtauthor.bsky.social
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Check out my author website: www.scottberndt.com for longer blog posts and info about my new book. Here, you can expect book news/events, a lot of nerdy 1980s related history, music, and pop culture with some current events thrown in as well.
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You can buy a house in that neighborhood for a fraction of what it costs in other parts of the city.
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Thanks! I gotta find some more of these videos.
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Just when I thought I couldn't love a song any more! Whew! This video unpacks the multiple layers of an incredible arrangement. Like a favorite dish, if you want to know what makes it so tasty, you gotta know the ingredients!

#TearsforFears #MTV #80smusic #musicsky #GenX
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World: BREAKDOWN
YouTube video by Creating Music and Sound
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Whether they intended it to be a quintessential fall album or not, I've been listening to this every autumn since 1986.
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I've been wishing for a Brewers vs Mariners World Series for years. Have the Baseball Gods heard me?

Brew Crew in Six.
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Congrats! I look forward to adding this to my classroom library for my students.
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Strangeways Here We Come by The Smiths.
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When I first met the woman I'd eventually marry, we formed an immediate bond over music. This was one of the albums that served as the soundtrack to our courtship. Happy 40th birthday to Rain Dogs!

#tomwaits #raindogs #80smusic
Tom Waits - "Hang Down Your Head"
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I forgot about this one! They have a New Order vibe going in the intro.
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Hey, all!
I revamped my author website to make it cleaner and more accessible. I also added a couple of new features. Check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks!

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Scott Berndt
Scott is a proud resident of Saint Paul, MN. It is here where he indulges his passion for history as a public school teacher, drinks an obscene amount of coffee, succumbs to cripp
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Everybody remember when President Clinton dropped the hammer on NBC and forced the low-rated Conan O'Brien off the air for repeated segments mocking him as a horny hillbilly with an exaggerated southern accent?

Me neither.

#fightfascism #stopcensorship #BoycottABC #NoKings #BoycottDisney
Bill Clinton (12/10/98) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
YouTube video by Late Night Archives
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People that demand respect for the flag conveniently have no problem violating the U.S. Flag Code. As I read it, lowering the flag is reserved for prominent elected officials, not for social media influencers and gadflys.
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What's past is present, and what's present is past. Right Wingers stickin' to their script no matter what.
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"We must find the party responsible for this!" Bill Sanders, Kansas City Star, 9/17/1963.
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Herblock is an American treasure.
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The toxic ideology of white supremacy is our problem. It has grown entwined with Christianity throughout our history.
Book recommendation:
White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in America Christianity by Robert P Jones

substack.com/@deanobeidal...
A teenager radicalized by white supremacy shot people at school last week--but media ignores it. This demands far more attention!
Ignoring the cause makes us less safe!
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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this!
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When I saw REM on the Green tour, Bob Mould joined them for two covers: Television's "See No Evil" and Suicide's "Ghost Rider".
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I would say that the ownership is a joke, but that would be a slap in the face to the world of comedy. I won't give them another nickel until they're gone.
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I'm so grateful to have an excerpt from my book included in the new issue of Scribeworth, a MN-based quarterly literary magazine that showcases creative writing and art from all over the world. They do great work! Share and support!

#Scribeworth #writersofbluesky #booksky #memoir #litmag #writesky
Scribeworth Magazine - Volume 1. Issue 2. Summer 2025
Scribeworth Magazine is a literary and arts publication showcasing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art from emerging and established creators.
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