JAL
@1833.bsky.social
Recently retired professor of history and philosophy of education; social studies education. Former middle and school social studies teacher.
Full-time old time, bluegrass, acoustic musician. I play clawhammer banjo and guitar. Learning fiddle.
Full-time old time, bluegrass, acoustic musician. I play clawhammer banjo and guitar. Learning fiddle.
Ice in Brighton, New York take 2 people from 7-11.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Ice in Brighton, New York take 2 people from 7-11.
Human beings lost their lives. They are dead. The LEAST that should happen is she loses her job.
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Human beings lost their lives. They are dead. The LEAST that should happen is she loses her job.
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Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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Why do media companies print obvious lies from the propagandists in the Trump admin as if that is the “other side” of the story when you have objective, irrefutable evidence to disprove it? Traditional norms/practices don’t work with this regime. Why do you spread their lies?
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Why do media companies print obvious lies from the propagandists in the Trump admin as if that is the “other side” of the story when you have objective, irrefutable evidence to disprove it? Traditional norms/practices don’t work with this regime. Why do you spread their lies?
OK, so when the Mayor and Gov ask ICE to leave and they say, “no,” what next? THIS is what question needs to be answered. Stop asking over and over.
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
OK, so when the Mayor and Gov ask ICE to leave and they say, “no,” what next? THIS is what question needs to be answered. Stop asking over and over.
The lack of leadership as this unfolds is stunning and mind-boggling.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The lack of leadership as this unfolds is stunning and mind-boggling.
Reminder: Trump ran on mass deportation.
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Reminder: Trump ran on mass deportation.
As you hear the statements released by ICE and Border Control - which were just read on tv by a talking head - keep in mind, there has been no investigation yet.
January 24, 2026 at 5:46 PM
As you hear the statements released by ICE and Border Control - which were just read on tv by a talking head - keep in mind, there has been no investigation yet.
What exactly are the local police doing?
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
What exactly are the local police doing?
Notice who is NOT in the fray: politicians. Common folk are the heroes.
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Notice who is NOT in the fray: politicians. Common folk are the heroes.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons, rare Live
YouTube video by Dave HJ
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest American songwriter that no one remembers, Blaze Foley.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Give him two minutes and he might change your life.
Historically, how do dictators leave office? Talk them out of office? Sue them out of office? Congressional hearings? Large groups of citizens standing in the streets with posters? A strongly-worded letter from Chuck Schumer? They are voted out in fair elections?
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Historically, how do dictators leave office? Talk them out of office? Sue them out of office? Congressional hearings? Large groups of citizens standing in the streets with posters? A strongly-worded letter from Chuck Schumer? They are voted out in fair elections?
Stop giving Trump a live audience.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Stop giving Trump a live audience.
I wish people would start walking out during his speeches. Just leave the fucking liar standing in an empty room. Turn off the cameras and the lights. Send a fucking message that you won’t sit for lies.
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I wish people would start walking out during his speeches. Just leave the fucking liar standing in an empty room. Turn off the cameras and the lights. Send a fucking message that you won’t sit for lies.
He is such a fucking liar.
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
He is such a fucking liar.
McDermott will make it to a Superbowl before Beane and the Bills.
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
McDermott will make it to a Superbowl before Beane and the Bills.
The subjectivity of what counts as pass interference is off the charts and ridiculous. Serratore said yesterday when a Bronco clearly was holding the reciever’s arm down that it “was just a tug.” Is that the rule book language - “tugs” are ok? By the fourth quarter the “just a tug rule” had changed.
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The subjectivity of what counts as pass interference is off the charts and ridiculous. Serratore said yesterday when a Bronco clearly was holding the reciever’s arm down that it “was just a tug.” Is that the rule book language - “tugs” are ok? By the fourth quarter the “just a tug rule” had changed.
I can’t stand Jake Tapper. Why do we give a shit about Pence right now? Pence all behind Trump. He loves that D up his A, apparently.
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I can’t stand Jake Tapper. Why do we give a shit about Pence right now? Pence all behind Trump. He loves that D up his A, apparently.
Don’t be fooled and normalize Alyssa Farah Griffin.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Don’t be fooled and normalize Alyssa Farah Griffin.
Countdown until Trump dumps Noem? Has it started?
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Countdown until Trump dumps Noem? Has it started?