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Wiry

@wiryarky.bsky.social

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Ret med tech, grammy and unrepentant elderly white hippie. Disappointed in my country. Fan of books, blues, science, dogs & the Hogs.🐗 Support PBS & NPR! Oh, and adopt, don’t shop.🐾 🔵 in AR

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · Jul 5

Feeling Sam Cooke-y today.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBl...

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by SamCookeVEVO

m.youtube.com

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 6h

Find an event near you!
🚫👑
NoKings.org#map

Indivisible Little Rock & Central AR🚫👑 @indivisiblelrca.bsky.social · 16d

PROTESTS & MARCHES AR
ARKANSAS PRIDE!
ARKANSAS I
INDIVISIBLE
NO 2.0
KINGS
LiTTLe ROCKI
OCTOBER
18
Federal building corner of Broadway and Capitol St.
SATURDAY
TIME 10:00 AM
In solidarity with Central Arkansas PRIDE, we will begin marching at
11:00 AM down Capitol St.

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Indivisible Little Rock & Central AR🚫👑 @indivisiblelrca.bsky.social · 17h

IT’S ABOUT TIME THE FOURTH ESTATE STEPPED UP! More of this, please!!!

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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50501 Arkansas 🚫👑 @50501arkansas.bsky.social · 14h

🚫👑NO KINGS 2.0

The people of Arkansas are rising. This Saturday, we rally across the state to tell the oligarchs and their government puppets—WE ARE THE CHECK AND BALANCE. Find your city's action below.

#NoKings #Arkansas #50501Arkansas #ThePeoplesProtestsAndMarchesAR #50501Movement

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 8h

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8h

The search on Mar-a-Lago happened in August 2022. Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel in November 2022.

Time, how does it work

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Eric Trump: "Sure enough, we find out that Jack Smith is planting manilla folders on the office of my father ... "

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10h

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 10h

French Hill was sent home by Speaker Johnson on Oct 3rd to avoid a vote on the Epstein files, but couldn’t find the time to hold an in-person town hall with his constituents.
He found the time to meet with the bankers, though.
#arpx

District update from Rep French Hill describing meeting with community bankers about digital assets

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 12h

Hubs rustled up some red beans and rice with tasso ham and linguiça sausage. Pretty damned tasty!

Bowl of red beans and rice with tasso ham and linguiça sausage topped with scallions.

Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 13h

Gurl, ain’t no moisturizer on earth gonna help me now. 😂

Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 14h

You misspelled “decades”! 😂

Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 15h

Living life on the edge:

Me in my 50s vs Me now

Middle-aged woman (me) rappelling in the Ozark National Forest

Lizard sunning itself on the edge of the deck

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 16h

And, despite the wishful thinking of a certain party, we’re not going back.

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Debra Lynn @delphicdeb.bsky.social · 16h

I never stop being startled by what women's lives were like in the 19th century. Thank God time marches on & women stopped putting up with that shit.

Coming Up On TCM @comingupontcm.bsky.social · 18h

#ComingUpOnTCM

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1934) Irene Dunne, John Boles, Lionel Atwill
Dir.: Philip Moeller 9:00 AM PT

A young attorney risks his career for the love of a glamorous divorcee.

1h 21m | Romantic Drama | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 17h

You telling me that Sleepy Joe wrested control of the FBI from the actual sitting president on Jan 6, 2021?
Badass move!

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning!

The government shutdown is 100% on the GOP

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

Same.

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the trailer for the film:

youtu.be/MOWlPV26yCk?...

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink – Official Trailer

YouTube video by Stripped for Parts

youtu.be

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

The wrong people are leaving us. 💔

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for a prolific career in uplifting comedies, has died at the age of 79. More:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Diane Keaton, 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather' Actress, Dead at 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for a prolific career in uplifting comedies, has died at the age of 79.

www.rollingstone.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe because the preliminary injunction blocking the 10 commandments law only applies to certain school districts, not statewide? Not clear on what’s going on, but I hate this.

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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 1d

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Gabi 雪 @gabimccauley.bsky.social · 2d

Literally in tears. People outside of healthcare have no idea how devastating this is.

Like, I had a subscription as part of my job as an infection control nurse.

I feel sick.

Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case: MMWR is a key frontline indicator for outbreaks. The first subtle hint of AIDS was in that publication. This is the pale horse that Death rides.

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Wiry @wiryarky.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry he has to deal with that. I wondered how it was going over with the staff.